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

The GLOBE this morning presents an ab-
stract from advance sheets of the sixteenth
annual report of the board of directors OF
the asylum for the deaf and dumb and blind
of the State. The report will pay perusal
by every tag payer and humanitarians gen
orally,
70 His Excellency Gov. Pillsbury.
SIR: We recommend to yonr attention the
accompanying reports of the officers of the
several departments of our institution.
The appropriation made last winter of
SI5- 600 for building purposes was inadequate
to the com oIetion of the main curtex, which
then under contract for the sum of 4l7,-
Sl2. 1t became necessary also to meet the ex-
pense of superintcnding the work and intro
ducing the pipes and fues necessary for heat
ing and lighting tho building before its com
pletion. We therefore made arrangements
with the contractors to leave out the compile
ton OF the basement story, dcducting from
the contract the sum of $4,000 and proceed
with the balance of the work.
With the exception above mentioned, the
contractors, Messrs j. M. 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
Eirst-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.
Tho cost of these several items were est-
mated as follows, to-wit: First, So 600; sec
ond S5 ,000 third SIT 900 making Il total of
las
makes the sum asked for il our last report.
We propose to introduce steam into the en-
tire building, and thus dispose with the eight
wood furnaces which are used to heat the
wings, and we hope to combine tina direct
and indirect methods of radiation az 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 reasonably expect material addition
to our numbers and d corresponding increase
IN the necessary expenditures. Notwithstand-
ing the prospect, ask increase for the
current expense.
We call particular attention to certain stale
ments fouod iii the superintendent's report,
which we think fully warranted by the history
or the institution relating tn 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.
We attribute these favorable conditions
primarily to the systematic hygenic
discipline to which the pupils are
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 q 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
sadne How many literary schools and col
leges in land show better record?
Acknowledging the uniform courtesy and
continued interest manifested by the several
departments of the State government toward the
institution, We respectfully submit this record
of another years work. On behalf of the
board. IL. E. BARRON,
r. A. MORT, Secretary President,
Faribault, Mimi, Dec. 49, 1878.