The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1876-01-20

/ For tins purpose recommend that YOU
/ levy tax sufficient to cover all appro-
priations, so that there shall i>e no def
| ciency at the close. of the year, and 40
! occasion of reso.ting to the very doubt
+; ful practice Of borrowing from the trust
| funds OF the state
STATE y,IIVERsdrY.
You are referred TO the Report Of the
| Board of Regents for a statement on the
condition and wants of the State Univer-
| sity. [ cannot donbt that that institTl-
ton is performing acceptainly its impor-
tant part in the educational system OF
the state. The completion Of Science
Hall viii greatly enlarge the facilities
for instruction in 3 department possess
| ing great interest and value 70 students.
The death of the lalnented DE-. Lapham
| has caused his large and valuable colIec-
ton of specimens to be offered for sale,
and it is submitted to yonr considera-
ton whether it ought not to be secured
by the state, and added to The cabinet of
the university.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
It would be waste of yonr time and
a reflection upon your intelligence if /
were to urge any considerations upon
you in support of the proposition that
sacredly preserved, ard steadily devel-
oped, to the end that it may more fully
secure the vital purposes for which it
was established. Your deliberations can
be dedicate to no higher purposes than
the divising of means that viii visit the
advantages of our public schools upon a
greater number of the youth of the
state.
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punish crime. is not in accordance with
the spirit Of our institutions. and is OBJ
nOxiOus to the American people. But
refiecting how essential it is to our po-
iitical and social welfare, that oItrinhab-
itants should be educated men and wo-
men, it is submitted to your candid con-
sideration whether some penalty should
not be imposed upon parents who deny
their offspring that, without which, they
inevitably become a danger and dis
grace to society There is one object
which we may certainly promote, that
viii at once guard our educational sys-
tenn and extend lis benefits. Excessive
| cost is, perhaps, the only thing that
could impair its foundation in the hearts
of the people, and that part Of the cost
which falls Immediately upon the parents
| IN the form of text books Is undoubtedly
an obstacle that prevents many children
| from gaining the rudiments of an edI-
| cation. Hence there is great reason
that economy should be practiced in the
erection Of school buildings, and that
the need Of many, rather than the ad-
vantage OF few, should be considered in
| the selection o&i,rancheS to be taught.
| Your attention is also invited to the
| question whether it would not be prac-
ticable and desirable to establish uni
| for1nity of text books throughout the
state, and thus effect & considerable re-
duction in the expense to which parents
are subject on this account.
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
There have been added to the library
of the State Historical Society, during
the past year, books, pamphlets aud do
cumcnts to the number Of 4, ,316, making
| the present strength of the collection
| G4.7O1. 1t is everywhere recognized as
| the most valuable and useful library
| in the Northwest, and ranks among the
| best in the Union, in the department of
| history, statistics, science, genealogy
and American and English literature
| The Perkins Collection of Wisconsin an
| tiqJities, Of the stone-copperage, has
been received, and it is hoped that the
society may be able to retain it.
THE GEOLOGICAL SURvEY
There has been expended during the
| last fiscal year, for the GEOLOGICAL survey,
I S13, 900, and [ am advised that the work
| has been executed with due expedition.
The expenditures that have been made
on this accORnt cannot afford any return
| TO the people of the state until the sur
vey is completed and the results pub
iished. L therefore recommend that an
adequate appropriation for that purpose
be made during the present session. "
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Tie reports of the trustees Of the sew
eral charitable institutions Of the state
will place you in possession of such in
formation as you may desire concerning
their condition .and needs. The two
Hospitals for Insane were accommoGlat-
ing at the close of the fiscal year an a2-
gregate of G51 patients IT is represent
ed that there IS need OF more capacious
Accommodations, and / invite your atten-
ton to the recommendation of the
for the Insane at Madison, that two
wings be added to the building, in ac-
cordance with the original plan
tuition for the Education of the Deaf
and Dumb, on the 30th of Sept, 1875,
147 pupils, AN appropriation of IS. 600
is asked for the erection of a kitchen
and laundry on tside of the present build
ing.
The number of pupils in attendance
at the Institution for the Blind at the
year was &c. The trustees ask for an
appropriation sufficient for the erection
OF the main building, to replace the one
destroyed by fire, dis the west wing al
ready constructed is entirely Inadequate
to accomplish the purposes of the insti-
tute:
/ recommend that you appropriate to
the state charitable institutions such
sums as may be necessary for the main
tenance and for the care and education
Of the afflicted wards of the state that are
entrusted to their keeping.
The number of inmates of the Indus
triel School for Boys On the 30th of Sep
temher Was 300, and the expenses of the
institution for the year ending on that
day were $40, l56. 20. I recommend that
an appropriation Of S3, 600 be made in
accordance with the request of the Board
OF Managers, to make up the deficiency
in The building fand. and to complete
the building. / cannoS uniic in the re-
commendation of the Board that Il law
be passed proFiding that boys may be
received on application of parents OF
guardians for incorrigible or vicious con-
duct. or grancy. Sucha course, it seems
10 me, would be serious departure
from the purpose of that institution, and
one that would require alarae addition
to the accommodations, aal 3 correspond
ing increase of the expenses.
STATE PRISON.
The report OF the warden of the State