Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-11

HENAAEHADAANAA HAHAAA W AHHE 70
said Institution. The Board fuFtheFF recon.
mended that. should an appropriation Be-
made, Il sh uld be as . supplement- 70
what 10 beIng done by the American Ais
eionaFy Society, aud that the Law creating
q State Board Of Trustees be repealed, 10.
asmuch as the Board Is not allowed 20 eR.
eF0ise any Of The powers conferred upon IL
By the statute IL occurs TO me that, in.
steal OF supporting the Normal Depart.
ment at TougalOO, u would be better 70 90.
tablish q Normal School in Cen raj Mis-.
sissippi, or on the line NJ the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad, the property OF which
should be owned by the state. and the
affairs manage entirely by 4 state Board.
upon the plan Of the Normal School at
Holly Cprings, which is doing faithful
work In the education OF our colOfed you b,
and 10 training them for teachers
Through the efforts Of the state Super.
iBtendent OF Education and District Al.
tOrney Boo b, OF llth District the sum Of
500 has been realized fromIone OF The sure.
tie' on the bond o T. W. Card9zo, who
was Treasurer Of ths Normal Department
Of TOuga 'OOunlveraity and Whp had appFO-
priated ~ his own use the sum OF f.
out OF the appropriation Ter 1874.
At the beginning Oi the past scholastic
ear, many OF the counties we're deeply 10
debt, and their school warrants greatly
deprecated In value, In many Instance,
not commanding as much as hfty cen on
the dollar. This indebtedness was caused
m Ainly by The spirit OF speculation In.
dulged in by many persons whose POSI-
tons furnished opportunities for specula.
ton. The State Iperintendent has en-
cOurAged policy looking 10 The adoption
by the school system OF the cash basis.
Much has been accomplished by him. In
all the counties the school debt has been
greatly reduced, and In many entirely
Ilquidated. At the same time, II Is be.
lIeved that the schools have been as Of.
fectiye, or more 80, than in any former
year.
Section ., OF the Act Of February /, 1877,
entitled IAN Act in relation TO the ap.
pOintment OF County Superintendents OF
Public Education" makes II the duty ( {
tue state Board OF Education, when the
term OF Office Of County superintendent
shall expi e during the recess Of the leg.
islature, or between the regular sessions,
to appoint Successors during the sessions
preViOns 10 the expiration OF such t"rm, to
take effect after the expiration OF the term
OF the incumbent. As the Leg stature, al
ter It's present session, will only meet bi.
ennially, and as the effect Of the section
mentioned will be 10 require the ap OInt
ment oil Superintendents, in m any lnstan-
ces, for terms to begin two years after ap.
pointment, some IN dihcation Of the Sec
tton may be proper.
CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The reports Of the supt trlntendents OF
the Lunatic Asylum, Deaf and Dumb In.
stitute, and Institute for the Blind, will
sh W that the past year has been one Of
unusual prosperity with the charitable In.
stitutiOns OF the State, zach Institution
haa HitaA nj Nn "a
ily, and the aiiAirs have been we'll and
economically managed.
Lmalic -1SylRm,
The number OF patients 10 the Lunatic
Asylum, at the beginning Of 1871, was 335;
number admitted during the year. los; to.
tai numher present, 4i4 number discha'g.
ed recovered, 81; discharged improved, /;
died, IL; number remaining at the end OF
the J ear, males, les; females, 20S; total at
present In the Asylum, S9i. The number
OF Tecoverles Is equal TO, II not above the
average Of other years, while the number
Of deaths lie much below, being less than
four per cent. Of those under Treatment
In almost every instance death was caused
by incurable diseases, chiefly consump.
tiOn, epilepsy, etc. The health Of the In.
stitutiOn has been most excellent, there
having been very few cases OF acute die.
gAhEs un AuI lDt Il lOE Inc
support OF the Asylum, amounts n sos.
9O0, leaving balance on hand, December
3lst, OF Sl,2l987. The balance on hand
January /, 1871, was t2,4l9 ST. the apprO.
prfaIi0n Tor 1871 was $4,000; and duTinE
the year 81, 30 was received from pay pa.
tlents. The expenditures were far below
the average Of other State institutions TOR
the insane, each patient having cost the
state $lbs for the year, including board,
me dlcine, fuel, and wages. This
result has been accomplished by The pTac-
ttce OF the most rigid &c nOmy, and by
supplies In the cheapest mar
kets At wholesale prices. A saving Of
from % TO 40 per cent. has been made by
purchasing In the way menti med.
The new wing was opened tor the re cep.
ton Of patients on the 18th Ot August last,
and has been supported out OF the general
fund, no appropriate IN having b .en made.
The full capacity u the Asylum wi ac.
c0mmOdate ! y patients. There are now
39l present. II 10 thought that, within a
few weeks, the lull number that can be a.
commodated will be In tho Asylum. For
the present year, II will be necessary to
Increase the appropriation for the support
Of the Asylum.
In view OF the tact that the Asylum will
soon b. crowded 70 It's utmost capacity,
the ! legislature, at its present session,
snDuld devise some . an TO pr vide tor
those who will seek admi sion during the
next two years. II II should be deemed In.
expedIent to erect additional buildings,
the Act Of March I, 1875, entitled IAN Act
TO amend the law regulating the admission
oI patients into, and their discharge from
the State Lunatlc Asylum" should be so
amended as TO make II compulsory upon
the officers named therein to discharge the
duties imposed upon them. There are now
10 the Asylum m iny chronic, harmless aud
lncurable patients whose places should be
taken BY those who are durable and viO.
lent The Superintendent reports that
Boards Of Supervisors and SheTifs gener.
ally ignore the notification provided for In
section 3 Of the ct mentioned. Unless
something be done at y0urpresent session,
the day Is mot far of when the insane viii
necessarily be denied admission into the
Asylum,
Deaf and Dumb Institute.
During 1877, tho average attendance oil
pupils At the Deaf aud Dumb Institute
was 50. There are at present IL In attend.
ance, with almost absolute certainty that
the number will be increased IN 10 during
the present mOuth The institute 10 great.
ly Strengthened Tor room. The Trustees
may ask for an appropriation for the cree.
tlon OF new wing for the better accom-.
mediation OF the female pupils. II they
should do 80, commend their request to
your Considerable n. The Legislature
should authorize the Public Printers to
publish two or three hundred copies OF the
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