The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-01-16

turo ana Ooo19us ana Of DENTAL Dur
Gery, he's alroady accomplished more
Than IT, most earnest sdvocatee antici-
pated. The Dental School has 20
many students that an additional pro-
lessor 10 needed. The class in Mining,
Architecture and Design numbers
twenty-five. An impetus has been Civ
en- to technical education that must in
time be Of great practical value 10 the
State. The appropriations for these
new branches made in 1875 were for
two years only. Their success de-
mands their renewal, with an addition
OF 1000 for another professor in the
Dental school.
The Board Of Regents desire 10 fur
ther increase the usefulness of the
University in this direction, and 10 this
end suggest the creation Of chair in
Physics and Geology. The amount re-
ally for the salaries OF two professors,
and g., 500 for apparatus for physical
and physiological laboratory.
Were the times more auspicious, and
other demands not SO pressing, the
Regents would earnestly urge upon
you the necessity Of new literary
building; they now suggest it only.
The University has outgrown the pres
ent building. There is not room in il
for reading purposes or for books. The
library is SO important an element in
the success of the University, impor-
tant as an aid in educational work, i'm
portant in its governing power over a
body of students in furnishing mental
recreation, that beg to commend the
suggestion OF the Regents to your con-
sideration. Our University occupies
position in the front rank OF education
al institutions; II is giving 70 Michigan
a reputation all over the world; it is
drawing hundreds OF families to the
State yearly, as permanent residents,
and we onght TO foster il in all ways,
not with extravagance, but with per-
sistence. economy and care.
EASTERN ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
Work was begun upon this building
in 1875, by Messrs. Coots aud Topping
who were the lowest bidders, for the
sum of S306, 1884, and has progressed
very favorably up to this time. The
brick and stone work is completed and
the roof nearly finished. 1t is expect
ed that it will be ready for occupancy
by February 1st, 1878. The plans
were prepared by Z. L. Myers, archi-
tect. DIR. Van Duesen gave us the ben
eft of his large experience in the gen.
eral internal plan and arrangements.
The style Of architecture is that known
as Norman, and the building will be
one Of the best for the purpose in the
country. The contractors have per
formed their work very satisfactorily
TO the Board, under the faithful super
intendence OF G. NJ. Wells.
Very full details Of all the expendi-
lures will be found in the report Of
the board and superintendent Esti-
mates have been made by the board
for furnishing the Asylum ready for
occupancy, amounting TO 109,70 IL
is estimated that there will be remain
ing S27, $50 from the building fund,
leaving the sum OF SSl $50, for which
the board ask your appropriation.
These estimates have been very care
fully prepared in detail, and / judge
with due regard for economy and
simplicity. i recommend an appropri-
alton OF the amount, or so much there
of as may be necessary, divided equal
ly in the tax-roll OF 1878 and 1879.
As this Asylum will be ready for the
reception OF patients before another
meeting Of the Legislature, il will also
be your duty to provide for its main
tenance, management, aud government.
The present law only applies to the
Asylum at Kalamazoo.
MICHIGAN ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE.
The completion OF the new depart
ment has enabled this institution to
extend its kindly care to every new ap-
plicant. The number OF inmates Sep
tember 80, 1874, was 4S1; September
80, 1876, 61S. The total number treat
ed in the past two years was l.0l6, an
increase OF 45 per cent over the pre-
ceding bienial period. Toe weekly ex-
penses for each patirui inr the two
years ending September -. 1876, was
81 81, decrease Of 4j cents from the
two previous years.
The Board of Trustees ask special
appropriations to be- expended in 1917
s, as follows:
For erection Of three detached build
inRs-male Experimentation shops,
recreation room, &c &c................. ta3 coo 90
For extraordinary repairs, renewals. 1900 %
Woven wire mattresses. $500 90
| For new nOsr In basement-fomale
department. ............ 100 90
Deficiency in appropriation for con-
meeting building and stone nAgs--
female department. nt.........-....... 2s6 DC
Deficiency In appropriation OF 1873 for
rebuilding laundry, boiler house, .
new boiler, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500 %
Deficiency In amount OF appropriation
for laundry apparatns. ..........:. BOZ 81
made for stone porc6e. -. -. s.sco 90
other sun All items ........'..... ASIA 60
$4,000 %
All these requests are for necessary
\ objects, some Of them absolutely so.
In view OF the necessary expenditures
in furnishing the new asylum at Ponti-
&C, il may be wise TO defer the building
of the porcbes for the present, though
they are really needed; and the cree
tion Of one Of the three buildings pro-
posed should perhaps be postponed.
The balance OF the items asked for are
| imperatively necessary, and in my
opinion should be granted.
The usual annual appropriation Of
! s17, 5000, for deficiency in current ex-
penses, will also be required. The re-
port OF the superintendent and board
Is very full in its detail and replete
with information on the subject of the
treatment OF the insane. i need not
ask for this institution your generous
consideration, as its work is its ablest
advocate.
The report Of the superintendents oi
the poor gives ,006 as the total mum.
Der Of insane in the State i'm 1875. The
number in 1876 is 1,l93. As this esti.
mate includes those in n private asy.
lum in Wayne county, and few that
are more properly imbeciles, IL is the
opinion Of DE- Van Deusen that the
real number Is between ten and clever
hundred.
The completion Of the Insane Asy
lum at Pontiac will enable us TO pro
vide suitable care in State asylums fol
every one OF those; aud / trust IL,
opening may be celebrated by the i'm
mediate transfer from our count,
houses and jails of all their insane oc
cupants To their shelteripg care.
earnestly urge Legislation TO this end
and 10 provide further, that so long n
the two asylums have room, no inssn,
person-not q crimnal--shall hereafte
be placed in any poor-house or count,
asylum, jail or prison. Every consid
Grafton Of humanity and Of real econo
my demand this. and I-feel assures
that no argument need be made o
statistics shown 10 ensure the passag,
Of such Law. :
The liberal provision made for Oh,
care Of the insane shows that the Stat.
hss indeed adopted them as its wsrds