South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-06-27
The d. ID. & b. Institution.

Meeting Of the Board OF Regents Last Thursday
They Find the Apparent Discrepancies and
Difficulties Suscepiible Of Satisfactory Ex-
PLANTATION.
Roxxxr. W. Va, juno 20, 1879.
Editors Wheeling Inteliigenccr
The Board OF Regents for The Institu.
ton for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind
met a, the Institution yesterday. All
the members were present except Col.
Campbell. All the old teachers aud Of.
ficers were reelected. The Institution
seems to be in aourishing condition.
There is very marked Improvement in
the pupils generally.
1t is understood that the Board gave
considerable attention To the charges
made nv the ''lutclligenccr" against the
Principal OF the Institution The Board
prepared specific answer TO each Of
the charges submitted by the 'lnselli-
gencer." on the 18th inst, and will send
the same 10 the Governor.
To the charge that the Principal re-
ported more pupils than were in actual
attendance. it is answered that by tho
rules OF the Institution so soon as the
application of person is received and
approved such person is enrolled and
provision made for his admission.
To the charge that the principal in his
last report gave tho number l05 as on
the rolls. tended TO misiead the Cover
nor and Legislature. it is answered that
said report on page "a expressly preclu-
des any such conclusion. It does not
seem possible that any one could be
misled Ivy the language used ny the
Principal in that connection. While los
were enrolled at the beginning OF last
year, only 50 Of them we're present Mt
any one time during the year. Hut the
Principal could mt poss bly, know who
would or who would not he pressnt, and
therefore it was clearly his duty TO ask
Tor an appropriation sufficient TO sup
port all IL present.
The Principal receives salary. and
could have no possible motive in mis-
lea'ling the Legislature as to the number
OF pupils present or money necessary
TO support them. Neither could affect
him in the least. At the meeting of the
Board last October, when tho Principals
report was male. there being los on
the rolls il was thought hest To ask for
enough money from tho Legislature to
supply their wants. but during the $685.
ion OF the Legislature, and after il was
ascertained that not more than 50 had
been or would likely attend during hat
session, the resident members OF the
Board after consultation * advising with
the Principal.came to the conclusion thai
Go1 Otln would i.a ,tli r.
the $685. 900 originally asked for. and
thereupon Dir. Pierce. n member OF the
Board. wrote tn memher Of the Senate
saying that $4,000 would cover the
wants of the Institution. This il the
letter referred TO 10y Capt. Wilson in his
letter TO DIR Hullihon.
lo,i are in error in your estimate of
the costs per capita Of the pupils Of the
Institution. IL you take the last repor,
(Which gives al itemized statement or
the receipts and expenditures for the ses.
sion OF 1857 and 1917 -S) g. innate from
the aggregate expenditures. the items
for permanent improvement and clothing
which is paid for by the committees, and
other things not properly charg cable To
any one year. you will see tha, the costs
per capita for 1867 upon AN average
Of 80 pupils is S277 o.. and FIR The year
1878, upon an average OF 80 pupils. is
$3.50 ~. And even this calculation in
clu1es several items which might with
propricty lie charged to extraordinary
expenses.
Are you not also in error in charging
that it costs more to educate pupils at
ltomney than in Virginia or North Caro-.
lina9 by re ference TO the last repor,
OF the Virgi MIA Institution you will see
that for the year 49, IS, the current ex.
penses of that Institution was So. 524
81, with an actual attendance OF 100
pupils. while the West Virginia Institu.
ton with an actual attendance Of o. on.
~ spent 21.536 % in all. Virginia paid
during that time $Il.74i for aala-
ries, while West Virginia paid So
39l 20. SO il ia believed that npun
fair comparison Of the two Institutions
that the West Virginia Institution costs
much less. The reports OF the North
Carolina Institution do not furnish the
| necessary data with which to make q
comparison.
The Board repealed the order permit
ting pupils from other States TO entor
the lnstitntion ny paying 5000 per sess
ion anil fixing tho sam at $500. This
rate Was fixed by the first Boari OF Ro
gents. No persons have ever been al
mitted under it
1t is hoped that the answers given by
the Board to the questions propounded
ny you will be satisfactory. and that tn,
Inst triton may continue prosperous ant
useful.
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