The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-24
THE BLIND.
REPORT OF THE INSTITUTION FOR
THE BLIND.

1dE bLlND.
THE TRUSTEES, SECRETARY AND SUPERIN-
TEKDENT's Il GooD SHOWING
THROUGHOUT.
The trustees begin the report. The board
of trustees in charge of the state institute
for the education of the bind have the honor
to submit TO your excellency and through
youto the general assembly, their 18th an
nual report upon the progress and condition
of the institution named. Then follows res
olutions passed on the death of John Beard,
a member of the board OF trustees. The
trustees then introduce the communications
of the secretary and superintendent. From
their reports the trustFees abstract q
few particulars. They invite the ~strictes {
scrutiny OF their acts at the hands of the
general assembly. 1t is signed by
p. ii. Jameson, president; Cas-. Bayfield, and
Carter Ewing, trustees. In the rec0mmen-
dations of the superintendent in regard to
engagements, etc., they heartily concur.
THE ~sEcRETARY's REPORT
follows in the classiications of the ex-
peDses. in all $685. 8 55. Then follows
the long list of warrants issued, giving
the name and amount of each one.
SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT.
There has not been a single case of severe
illness during the past year, which fact
argues we'll for the situation of the institu-
ton and its by gienic regime.
ASSISTANT OFFICERS.
The corps ofassistants is the same as last
year, and is divided into literary, musical,
handicraft and household departments.
PUPILS.
During the year which began Sept. IL, 1873
and ended June "a, 1874, there were enrolled
ffty-two males and sixty-one females; total,
one hundred and thirteen. OF this num-
Der twenty-nine terminated their connec-
ton with the institute at the close of the
late session. This leaves eighty-four
pupils entitled to admission. Eighty-two
of these nave already been received, and in
addition q new pupils. AS our building
was originally designed for the accomods-
ton of only so persons, it is unnecessary to
say that there is a great need of legislative
appropriations for its enlargement.
DEPARTMENT OF
The routine of exercises pursued in the
several departments of instruction, literary,
musical and industrial, as we'll as the dis.
tinctive features of their organization and
management, has been so frequently de.
Callou TO you IN FORMER reports LnaC nothing
more seems to be called for In this connec
ton than to assure your board that the
wonted satisfactory results of previous
years were repeated during the year just
passed. Under our plan of
C~oNDUOTIN THE SHOPS
in which the male pupils receive their in,
structions in handicraft occupations, We
have, as you are aware, no exhibit of theil
business transactions to make. Those O
the industrial department for females
which is differently organized, is given il
the following table: Pieces of bead work
1876; aprons, 80; chemises, 30; drawers, 81
handkerchiefs hemmed, 534: napkins, 226
night dresses, 20; pillow cases, "a; repairs
119; skirts, 9: shoe bags, z; sacques, 20
sheets, 6; towels, go; table cloths hemmed
II; tidys, s; toilet mats, II; underwaists, 4
Receipts by manufactured articles, S319 05
by value of manufactured articles on hand
S29S 80; Dy value of material on hand
Sl93 80. Total. $50 70.
The debt is as follows: To value of manu-
featured articles on hand at the beginning o
the year, $21S IS; to value of material OIL
hand, s95, l49; to amount paid for materia
S26 80; to amount paid pupils for worl
$3.50 %, making a balance in favor of the
department OF S24 81. After speaking of thu
grounds and the improvements needed, thu
superintendent goes on to give the estimate
for the consideration of the legislature
He asks for an extension Of the building
and asks the governor to press 1t
importance upon the legislature.