The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-01-15
direct the necessary changes and adj
ditions to be made.

OHIO AND MIAMI UNIVERSITIES.
/ The Miami University has tempo-
rarily closed its doors for want of ad
equste support, and the Ohio Uuiyer-
slty Is lar from being in q prosperous
condition Unless assistance is rem
derea by the State to both, they will
soff-be obliged to suspend altogether.
/ lkneW the suggestion made in NV
message last year, that one Of these
s9nstitutiOns be changed to q normal
school Of the higher grade, and the
( other to a preparatory department,
auxiliary to the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College. Or, ifthought best,
normal schools could be substituted
for both Unless this, or something
equivalent to this, is done, the funds
heretofore donated to these UnIyersf-
/ ties Will be lost to the educational in
terest9 OF the State. For the benefit
OF our common schools, we want.
most OF all, normal instruction: and
/ II the Ohio and Miami Universities
were devoted to this purpose, with
very little help from the State, Ihave
no doubt they would be abundantly
supported.
OTHER PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Ohio is justly proud Of her benevo-
lent, reformatOry and penal institu-
tions. In no part Of the world, 1t is
believed, are the asylums, reform
schools and prisons better conducted
than with Us. Our unfortunate, and
even our criminal classes, are watch
ed over with tender sOlicitUde, are
surrounded with healthful influences,
and are furnished with the ueeessa-
rles, comforts aud some of the luxu
rleS OF life; they are well fed and
clothed and sheltered; they are pro-
vided with mental and moral culture:
their lives are rendered as oOntented
and happy as their situation and con-
dItion will permit. Moreover, il is
gratifying 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, ranking neaIest to
Ohio in size, wealth and population.
/ commend all these charitable en-
terprises to the fostering care OF the
General Assembly, with the recon-
mendation that the Central Lunatic
Asylum and the Northern Asylum at
NeWburg be pressed forward to cOm-
pletiOn as quickly as possible, since
our work-hOuse, infirmaries and jaIls
are now filled with demented persons,
who cannot be aec0mm plated other
wise.
REPORTs-
Your attention is invited to the
very full aud comprehensive reports
Of the various State officers, heads of
departments and superintendents Of
public Institutions. They will be
found to contain much valuable in
formation and many important sug-
gestions. You are especially referred
to the request Of the Secretary of State
for an act defining his duties in pass.
ing upon the legality OF certificates OF
Incorporation; aud also to his sugges-
ton that contracts for paper should
be awarded by the Commissioners Of
Public Printing, aud not as now by
the Secretary OF State.
THOMAS CoRwTN.
In q little graveyard at Lebanon,
Warren county, OHIO, marked only
by bed Of myrtle, .reposes the dust
OF Thomas COrEin, the most brilli ant
orator, and one OF the wisest states
men whose lives grace the history of
the nation. No man has held larger
place in the hearts and minds of the
people, nor has any one contributed
more TO the welfare Of the State of
Ohio than did he. His public utter
ances will inspire the elOquence Of
other men long years after all who
knew him and heard him shall AfTa-
passed aWaV. Tha--A-S@y, - q, -
eI and - <rrSiid success will cheer 10 re-
doubled effort tbs JOlling sons OF gen.
in- auu poverty generations hence.
1t is one of the sweet privileges OF
the living to honor the distinguished
dead. It is especially becoming that
the State which Thomas Corwin
served so long and so well, should tes-
tiiy its appreciation Of his public career
hsS Araatin< An appropriate monument
to commemorate his name and fame.
There are several other matters to
which had expected to call the at.
tention Of the General Assembly, but
they involve the expenditure OF con-
siderable sums OF money, and 1 do
not feel at liberty, in the present eou-
dition of affairs, to suggest them.
In conclusion, permit me to express
the earnest hope that your present ses-
sion may be pleasant to yourselves and
profit able to your constituents.
EDWARD F. MOVES, Governor.
January 5, 1874.