Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-01-08


ready transferred. The collections are
large, and furnish a very satisfactory
representation of the mineral wealth
and fossil contents of the rocks of Ohio.
The value of the gift would be greatly
enehanced by some provision for its
proper display. Suitable cases for the
exhibition of so large an amount of
material would probably cost $500.
By the appreciation of such sum the
collection could be Immediately utilized
in an impressive and instructive display
of both the economical and scientific in
terests of the geology of Ohio.
OHIO AND MIAMI UNIVERSITIES.
The Miami University has temporar-
lily closed its doors for want of adequate
support, and the Ohio University is far
from being in prosperous condition.
Unless assistance is rendered by the
State to both, they will soon be obliged
to suspend altogether. 1 renew the
suggestion made in my message last
year, that one of these institutions be
changed to normal school of the higher
grade, and the other to a preparatory
tural and Mechanical College. Or, if
thought best, Normal schools could be
substituted for both. Unless this, or
something equivalent to this, is done,
the funds heretofore donated to these
Universities will be lost 20 the educa-
tional interests of the State. Fer the
benefit of our common schools, we
want, most of all, normal instruction;
and if the Ohio and Miami Universities
were devoted to this purpose, with very
little help from the State, 1 have no
doubt they would be abundantly sup
ported.
OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Ohio is justly proud of her benevo-
lent, reformatory and penal institutions.
In no part Of the werld, it is believed,
are the asylumns, reform schools and
tprisons better conducted than with us.
Our unfortunate, and even our criminal
classes, are watched ever with tender
sslicitude, are surrounded with health
full influences, and are furnished with
the luxuries of life; they are well fed
and clothed and sheltered; they are
provided with mental and moral culture,
their lives are rendered as contented
and happy as their situation and condi-
ton will permit. Moreover, it is graft
flying to know that the yearly cost per
capita for maintaining the inmates of
these public institutions is from forty to
one hundred and fifty dollars less than
in the corresponding establishments of
other States east and west of us, rank
ing nearest to Ohio in size, wealth and
| population.
commend all these charitable enter
prises to the fostering care of the Gen.
eral Assembly, with the recommends
tion that the Central Lunatic Asylum
and the Northern Asylum at Newburg
be pressed forward to completion as
quickly as possible, since our work
houses, infirmaries and jails are now
filled with aemented persons who can
not be accommodated otherwise.
REPORTS.
Your attention is invited to the very
full and comprehensive reports of the
various State officers, heads of depart
ments and superintendent of public
institutions. They will be found to
contain much valuable information and
many important suggestions. You are
especially referred to the request of the
Secretary of State for an act defining
his duties in passing upon the legality
of certificates of Incorporation; and
also to his suggestion that contracts for
paper should be awarded by the Com
missioners of Public Printing, and not
as now by the Secretary of State.
THOMAS CoRwIN. ..
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tor ] and one of the wisest Statesmen
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