Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30

The GLOBE this morning presents an alb
stract from advance sheets of the sixteenth
annual report of the board of directors o
the asylum for the deaf and dumb and BLIND
of the State. The report will pay perusa
by every tax payer and humanitarians gen
orally.
TO His Excellency Gov. Pillsbury.
SIR We recommend to yonr attention thu
accompanying reports Of the officers of the
several departments of our institution.
The appropriation made last winter OF
$4,000 for building purposes was inadequate
to the completion of the main curtex, which
was then under contract for the sum of S17,-
BIZ. 1t became necessary also to meet the ex-
pense of superintending the work and intro
ducing the pipes and hues necessary for heat
ing and lighting the building before its COM
pletion. We therefore made arrangements
with the contractors to leave out the com pie
ton of the basement story d odo from
the contract the sum of 90. 800 and proceed
with the balance of the work.
With the exception above mentioned, the
contractors, Messrs. j. nj. Babcock & Co., under
the efficient superintendency of Gen. Levi Nut
ting, have finished their work, and we point
with pride to the permanent and beautiful
house thus furnished by our generous common.
wealth to her unfortunate children.
There is still wanting to fit the building for
use-
First-The completion Of the basement.
Second-The water and gas connections. gas
fixtures, sewerage and school and household
furniture.
Third-Engine house and steam machinery
for heating the entire building
The cost of these several items were esti-
mated follows, to-wit: First S3, 900; sec
ond, $4,000; third, $4,000, making total of
$4,000. This, with the last appropriation,
makes the sum asked for IL our last report.
We propose to Introduce into the en-
tire building, and thus dispose with the eight
wood furnaces which are now used to heat the
wings, and we hope to so combine ths direct
aud indirect methods of radiation as to secure
thorough ventilation, and at the same time to
hold control of the heat against strong winds
coming from any direction.
When the new center is ready for occupation
and use we reasonably expect material addition
to our numbers and corresponding increase
IN the necessary expenditures. Notwithstand-
1ng the prospect, ask no increase for the
current expense.
We call particular attention to certain stale
ments found i'll the superintendents report,
which we think fully warranted by the history
OF the institution relating to the general good
health of the pupils in the Institution since it's
organization, and to their uniform physical
improvement and development, which is q
marked feature of the work.
primarily to the systematic hygenio
discipline to which the pupils are
subjected, and also very largely to the fact
that those hours during the entire school year
not devoted to eating and sleeping are nearly
equally given to intellectual training, indus
trial work and amusements, so work follows
study, and each day ends with play. The pur-
suits of each division of time seems to whet
the appetite for those which follow, and the
result IS a congregation Of happy, healthy and
robust boys and girls, astonishing to visitors. a
large share of whom when first approaching
the institution expect to enter the regions of
sadness. How many literary schools and col
leges in our land can show d better record?
Acknowledging the uniform courtesy and
continued interest manifested by the several
depar tments of the State government toward the
institution, we respectfully submit this record
of another years work On behalf of the
board. Fl. e. BARRON,
r. A. MORT Secretary. President.
EarihauIt Mimi I)ao "a 1878