The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-23

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r has many enthusiastic friends
b Kansas, who hope to see demo-
e strated, in the success which the
b predict for the present manag
: ment of the agricultural colleg
D the praeticability of the systel
Y and the good results which, the
: claim, should flow from it to til
t laboring classes.
The regents report that 9Th
, present buildings are entirely il
: adequate" and insist that 18th
: time has come when prudence an
; economy, as we'll as honor, and
] just regard for the interests of th
: industrial classes of Kansas, in
, peratively call for the immediat
erection of suitable buildings an
! shops"
Those in charge of this institu
ton have unertaken q great WORK
and it is hoped that they will re
ceive proper encouragement froI
the legislature. a
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The regents of the state nor
NAL school, at Emporia, report tn
number OF students in attendance
during the year at 21S, against 1O'
for the previous year. Twenty
eight counties in the state hav,
been represented at this school
and students have been preseni
from nine different states. -. s.
The Leayenworth normal schoo
has had enrolled in its classes
ninety-nine, and nine hundred
have been in attendance at the
model school connected with it
Sixteen counties in Kansas are rep.
resented in the institution, and the
names of students from Missouri,
Illinois, Ohio, New York and
Pennsylvania are found on its
rolls.
The success of the normal
schools speak we'll for their man
agement.
INSANE ASYLUM.
The trustees of the insane asy-
lum report one hundred and TWEEN
ty-one patients in that institution.
The present building affords &C
commodation for but eighty pa
tients, and, endeavoring to care
for the unfortunate ones who ap-
ply for admission, those in charge
have allowed the asylum to be-
come unduly crowded. Many
have, however, been refused adj
mission for want of room, and the
trustees report that there are more
than two hundred insane people in
the state, for whose accommoda-
ton there is no provision. Moth
ing more need be said to show the
necessity for action, by you, in
providing for additional room in
this institution. It is a shame
that it has been so long neglected.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
The average attendance at the
deaf and dumb asylum, for the
past year, has been sixty. There
are fifty-two people now in atten-
dance, and seventy-seven have
been enrolled during the year.
The Aew building provided for
by the last legislature is nearly
completed, and will, it is antici-
pated, be ready for occupancy by
the first of February. The appro-
priation for that purpose has been
judiciously and economically ex-
pended.
BLIND ASYLUM.
The trustees report the blind
asylum in q prosperous condition.
The number of pupils is rapidly
increasing. There are ample &C
commodations, however, for all
who are likely to be present for
several years.
PENITENTIAkY.
The warden reports three hum
dred and fifty conVicts in the peni.
Tertiary. Or this number one hun
dred and forty-seven were received
since the last report. Seventy-five
boys, ranging from fifteen to TWEEN
ty years of age, have been inmates
OF this institution during the year.
The penitentiary is not q suitable
place for these young malefactors.
They should be sent to house of
correction or reform school, and I
hope that the legislature will, ere
long, provide for such an institu-
ton.
There has been some doubt as to
the power of the directors to let, by
contract, the labor of convicts. The
experience of other States proves
that the contract system is the best.
In some instances, where the peni-
heavy burden upon the the COM
mOnwealth, by the adoption of this
system they are made to yield to
the State q large revenue.
recommend the passage of q
law to give to the board of direc-
tors of the penitentiary the power
to let, by contract, the convict
labor.
The law for the re-orgsnizat
of the State institutions also pro-
vi3es for the creation of a commits
sion to visit and examine them.
The commissioners, consisting of
Hon. j. G. Wilson, e. s. Broad
bent, Esq, and Hon. Charles Puff
fer, have devoted much time and Ia
Dor 10 the performance of the duty
imposed upon them by the law.
Their labor has been productive of
good, and the wisdom of the legis-
lature in providing for the ap-
pointment of the commissioners
has been amply demonstrated. The
report of the commissioners is
herewith submitted for your consid-
Grafton.
THE COMMON SCHOOLS.
The cause of education continues
to received its due share of atten.
ton. New school houses are being
erected, new districts formed, and
the number of schools are rapidly
increasing. The safety of our re-
publican Institutions depends
mainly upon the education of the
masses of the people. In our gov.
eminent the voter is the ruler. He
makes the laws and executes them
1t is of the fret importance, there
fore, that he should be prepared Il
perform his duties in an intelligent
manner, The education of thu
masses of the people is the educa
lion of the governing powers o
the nation. The degree of intelli
gence which prevails in that Cover
ming power is felt in every brancl
of the government. The action q
} the legislature is but the echo of
Justice is administered by it. /
. is exceedingly gratifying, therefor
to note the progress made in on
State in the cause of popular ed
ucation.
The superintendent of public in
strucIion reports 1904 school dil
, tricts, an increase during the yea
of 585; 12l $50 persons enrolled j
: the public schools, an increase G
; 1902 3,l33 school houses, an il
crease of 696 the value of scho'