, 1877-12-04

ara In st.sInn nine months In tic rear, arc stays
in tlte work. and five lluurs eac1s tlay. Dne hnur
IN the chapel twice carh sunday, and PRAYER
mcrtinr Tne.ttay evening. Tire library consists
~ 1,:pN weil..r!cctci volumes.
The mans,a! i.l,or department Is un'er The
care Of snpcrn.e''.lcnt ant Matt.s'. md !. 70
work las something To 10 every day.
Tln giis 10 indoor work a!r'it the
house, make and mend clothing, and
eook. Tic hoys tnake their own
care "a u iivs? .trk, ani cultivate tlc iartn aud
ras,!en. null make hrtHmt. They !lavc during
tic rast year cultivated thtrty,6ve ncres with
great s,lcccss, ami nroviding largely for the sup
'*,r: q tne i,'.!it.tlon. T.. e., a., ,~,o,o ,,u,.
hcr III uys received since the srlItx,l opened Is
5Dt: gfrf., 81. Frunl Nor. |, 1siG, to Sav
/. 1877, admitted 147 tn,ys. Present
Soy ~ 1.ys, ~ ftr': csssss ::,'.ss
rfse2 a 2'fSs:Y g. Yiss,ssx atS y: Il "e sttept to o. p @
/: malt.tou4 mischief. !: forgery, y: ttordcrly
es'n'iMet, |; ai'lfn9 prisoner. to cs,pc, L ar.
present Indebtedness Of 3Ntfi departments Is
af,ot G1,ftr,, ca,.cd ttv loss nj rents. tcl3n-
qucncy af !ate Treasurer, aud bad erhps u
ls7'' 10Th departments srs : improving ltf1,r ~.
ncnt IS 1orascd ut salem, Henry County. spcr-
intentlclt lnhnso,'. al tho slose nf l!ia report,
r:signs Its o!llcc, and ''e Hey. 4; u. Winans, Of
Mt. iscnsaut, ims been nprntnte,l llis fucccssor.
The Deaf aud Dnmb Asylum has been must
unfortunate Institution. 1t had just Fcacfcd q
roint where tts tmtictts wcro appte:inbo
u tho State at large. and return IT.
eclrel for tho expenditures necessary 70
establish IT., when tlsastrons fire on The night
Of Feb. 2J, lsi', swept away the t'laln l'usl.ln1
aud east wing, driving fro'n their bc'ls
oycr 30 pctsons. and Mrely es.
caplng viii! their liycs. This caused
partshl abandonment OF the school, hut tctE-
purary prorislun WAS ina'ic fnr ab'ut
seventy pupils, In and about the. Prc,n-
lscs. and tho setloo! was continued. The
wctt wing hav!1E fecil begun. Il was
| \ fearful tHrnndo I'll Aug. u nearly demolished
It,, THIS loss. has, however, been nearly It,, re.
paired n'nl tl!e wing nearly completed. lhe
Legislature this ~iutcr VII bc ask. .
to. rep1ace the -, man building M
aud cast wing. which will bc about S70,00'
under rune disadvantages, WHICH are elccrfuils
;p'ss 'S Sg pus Ss f9s' ssss ass..., .rt'
excluded for tic present. Had no ai.a,ts, q
colnc, the school would now have not les thar
ooo0 pupils. There arc not less Than ,0To deal
sa satc dqa or n sdts ts ssnd n fe Stale who Should 'S
The ATTENDANCE of pupils Soyy;, !, 1872, ~
15s. During ls5tl, III; males, 81; femsles, =
During 1s11, 15t; males, s2; 1ctnalce, n; rcpre
senting ~ coslptIes ot tho statc.
Iho prtn!res5s a. OF tl!e pnp!'s tu studles L. yer!
eatlsfaetury. The branches taught arc tllost
belonging 70 . good Englisi, education. up te
tue tac of the fire the meclan'eal aGpartmcn
wss progressing well. the work being dosit
mostly for tho institution, u furniture, upl!ol
stcryt mattresses, hFuons, boots and ttlocs' ant
cloth!ng..
Tho Superintendent refers to thc GreaI
propoftlonate, inereaso Of accidental deaf
ness, resulting from diseases afIeeti',t
tiEo ncryuus sy,tem. q worthy the atten
tton Of the medical profession, From l0 K
q per cent OF tho 1nutes have kone speech &c
maintng, whiei, It ls believed will be SO restored
as TO facilitate their intercourse with others.
Tho current expenses OF tho school for th'
b!cnnIal tertn were s65.18aH:
Al the October term Of the United State.
Circuit Court for this State, ttle safo OF tha
Central llaiirtau Of 1owa under q decree .
foreclosure for tho heuef1t Of bomllluldere, wa'
eonlsmed,nnA l.. II. Fisher was appointcl! specia
i!iaster to aacertaln tac Will Of tue bhnuhol1er
' assG''ng{ yI;te atea 1a poa