Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-22
BENEVOLENT INSTITUTIONS
ANNUAL REPORTS.
THE EASTERN LUNATIC ASYLUM,
Institution for the Deaf Dumb and Blind,
Ahe Military Institute, and the Uni
Sersity Of yirgimia.
MI OUNT VERNON ASSOCIATION

RICHMOND, Nov. %. The following is a
synopsis OF the various annual reports readv
Tor presentation at the meeting of the General
Assembly 90 the lst Of December:
EASTERN LUNATIc ASYLUM.
Ihe report OF the Board Of Directors of the
Eastern Luuatic Asylum, at williamsburg
shows the rumber Of Patients present at the
beginning OF the fiscal year to have been BOD
lol males and 1853 females the NUMBER ad
mltted dunng the year 72-39 males and 81
iemes; the total number under treatment
curing the year was 566-l7O males and 1866
irmairs' or these were discharged as recovered
OIL males AND - females; as improves, s..
malps aoC 4 females; as stationary, | female:
aud ~ dle,!-l4 males and 5 females There
are remaln,Dg under treatmeDs 3U5-l4l males,
and l64 females. The average number present
was 5O2. Ot the inmates of the asyium IL
Only paid III full or 10 part Tor their support.
ire receipts Tor the fiscal year were S65,-
9o-.9o, and the expenditures SOS. O94 2S. The
superintendent recommends, ana the Board OF
Visitors approve the recommendation, as the
most expedltlous and economic method of bro.
wang Tor the Insane Of the State DOW awaiting
asylum treatment, the enlargement Of the ex-
lS''ug a>yumS, believing that the addition of
loO patients EACH To the Western and Eastern
A>ylum> Slil relieve nrnSeut necessities. The
appropriation OF $4,000 will so far enlarge
this tasy!uuA liz TO enable II t. accommodate
lOO ad1t:oAal patients W thcut in auv wav in
t2reriDg with the rtfisieI.cy Of us ARRANGEMENT.
Inc rutuher Of plteus 10 the insti,ut
from AlcxNuttra c,y and couary are l4-l2
nlaies and females; Culpapcr, :; FredcrckS.
burg, ,; Fauquer. 5; Frei"rl,k, ,; Lrulsa, 5:
houdoun, s; Orange, y Prince William, A.
hapoahanM'ck, ); Rockingham. 3: Stafford,
i Sporsylvanla, ); Warren, 3: W.stmore-
land, >
DEAF DUMB AND BLIND
The report Of the Board OF Visitors Of the
Asylum for the Deaf Dumb and Blind, at
StauutoD. gives COMPREHENSIVE. view of the
progress aod present condition. Of the institu-
ton, with minuc dulaiis Of the schools. work
shops aud the Whole lnreruai nc1H0uy Of the
establishment. The number OF pupils at date
OF la'l report was l2l--Sl mutes aud 81 blind:
hnhoer adm tied duuDg the year 1913
mutes aud bltud; discharged during the wear
III niutes end bhud ulcd, ! mute. There
are 10 che institution pupils from Alexandria
city, VIZ: Ferdinand Pattersou, mute. aud Ma
thauiei Boush, Frank Goodrich, Lewis B
Mapkiu, and Margaret Taylor, blind one from
t~roloe county, one from Culpeper TWO from
tauquIer, iva from Fairfax, three fran Fred
crick, three from Louisa, Que from /. udoun,
one frou Orange. une from Rockingham four
fr"m Shenandoah, TWO irom Sputsylvania, two
from Wareo, aud one from We>moreiaud.
lhe hnanccs are IN healthy condition. All
onlgatlons have beer promptly met, and there
is d balance 90 hand Of 81 l6l So The total
a 4
disbursements S47.7S759.
MILITARY INSTITUTE.
The Board Of Visitors OF this institution, at
Lexington, report that all the buildings erected
by the State at cost Of sl66,250, and which,
with the exception Of the superintendent |
quarters, wereall destroyed, have been restored;
the Iauded estate has been Increased fourfod |
AND greatly improved; a commodous hospta |
building has been purchased; the barracks !
have been supplied with gas and steam heating |
hxures: chemical laboratory has been built |
aud fully quippea; philosophical apparatus
aud cngIuecIlng instruments and models have
been provided meteorological laboratory and |
cablnet have been esta DIlshed; the library has
been built up, aud now numbers as many VOL
umes az were destroyed by General Hunter;
the mess hail. with all the necessary appurteD-
ances aud appliances, is more complete than
before the war; aud gallery of valuable
paintings have been collected, all contributing
to illustrate the character and to perpetuate
the virtues SO dear to every Virgoao.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
The report of the rector shows that there
were 373 students 10 attendance on the session
OF 1915, against s53 90 that of 1884, with
still brighter prospect in the future.
The revenue for 1915 was So, l47.77, OK.
elusive OF 81 63l.50 from he Miller fund, and
the disbursements $37 1891, Measures have
been takcu to CONSOLIDATE the debt of the
University. The SUN of S25 600 is necessary
Tor repairs, and an appropriation is asked of
IS 900 a year for the library
During the last winter and spring quite
number of cases Of fever were DEVELOPED in
certain localities at the University The ear
nest attention Of the faculty and the executive
committee was directed to this sutiec,, and
energetic measures taken with marked success
to remove the cause, which appeared to be
defective sewerage. The prompt arrest of the
disease indicated that the causes had been
rightly devlnad, and that the remedies applied
Will be permanently effective
MOUNT VERNON !
Judge H. W. Thomas, pres:de of the
Board of Visitors to Mount Vernon, reports to
the Governor that the laws Of the State, under :
the administration Of the ladies Of the Associa-
ton, have been scrupulously observed and /.
tha, through the energy, zeal, and patriotism {
of the Association the home and grave of
Washington will be preserved for all future
time. The house, the buildings the tomb, and :
the grounds adjacent have been restored, as :
were In when last occupied by Washington, s
and the residue of tue land has been highly {
i'm proved aud adorned. The enterprise, 10 ,
the opinion OF the Board, challenges the adm
ration aud approval of the whole country, and =
should receive the cordial appreciation and sup
pert of Virginia. t
ln c,uciuslon the Board submit the follow .
mo order of thp commit h;ob ,,o,,, ~ q