The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-17
The Romney Institution.

We have a copy Of the Principals report
10 the Board Of Regents OF the West Viz
pinian Institution for the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind. at Romney, for the year ending
September SOth, 1870. The report was
printed by the inmates OF the institution,
and is a creditable piece OF workmanship.
By It we learn that the average number
persent during the last session was 81,
viz: SO deaf and 10 blind, and the greatest
number 81, viz: 85 deaf and % blind. The
average cost per pupil was s267 III. The
gross expenditure was s2s,4SS 50, viz:
curreut-expenses s97,775 SO, pupils
travelling expenses 1904 70, and insurance
ssl774. Among the expenses We notice
the following items: Bacon, s5449S; but
ter. $500 OF; coffee, $40 70; fresh meats,
sl,el5; fuel, sl,06s 4S; freightand express
age, s472 OF; fruits, $40 4s; lights, sS7l 81;
molasses, slss 80; postage, $1,000; poult-
ry, Sill 81; sugar, s49s "a; servants
wages, s., 600 Il; soap, laundry and house,
s2S7 50; travelling expenses Of the Re-
gents, s4s2; vegetables, Sis "a; wheat,
s72O; %provender, s2O7 0s: furniture,
s270 28; repairs and improvements, ST.
o52 COZ.
Ohio county has eleven inmates OF the
institution, viz: D. Beckendorf, G. L. S.
Cannan, H. E. Marsh, Herbert stoehr,
Tilda Breemer, A. v. Hitchcock, Kate Mil
Ter, Emma Wisner, NJ. j. MCGEE, W. Il.
Mooney and E. F. Dunayan.
Marshall county has three pupils in the
institution, viz: Mary A. Sine, Cora Way
man and Bessie Wayman.
Brooke county has one representative,
viz: Il. Merryman.
One reason why there is not a larger at
tendance from the various counties oil the
State is thus set forth by the Principal:
Although provision is made by the In:
stitution to pay the travelling expenses oil
the INDECENT deafmute, and blind children,
seeking admission within its walls, yet, In
most instances, II is quite impracticable to
do this, excepting from the station on the
railroad nearest to them. For, as 1t gen.
orally happens that their homes are TWEEN.
", thirty, and even fifty miles distant
from the station, and they are without
the means to overcome this portion OF the
Journey, so the Institution finds no plain,
safe and practical way to meet this diff.
culty,-the one at the very threshold.
This Is indeed one Of the main cause Of
non.attendance, after all else has been
done.
Another principal cause is the inability
Of parents to provide the child with even
the most necessary articles Of clothing for
the journey, a difficulty, however, which
might be met In q number OF instances, il
due and timely notice OF this inability
were given to the principal. Besides the
causes OF n~on.attendence mentioned, we
are confronted with others, such as the
doting fondness OF parents; their indiifer-
ence to the education Of their children,
and the sordid %selishness OF some in re-
quiring their children TO intermit every
other year OF their pupilage and render
service'at home.
In view OF all these causes operating to
hinder the attendance Of the deaf and
dumb, and the blind at the Institution, it
Is, moreover, painful to note the fact, that
there are nearly %two-thirds as many OF
these classes, Of suitable age, and healthy,
and s%prightly, who have never been at the
Institution, as Of the greatest number ever
present in. It. This fact has been more
effectually brought to light, during the.
past summer, by the faithful and energetic
efforts OF Mr.. Henry White, our State can
vasser, In the Third District oithe State,
who, besides filling up, and sending in
thirty applications, heard OF many others,
whom he could not reach in the time
allotted him, but concerning whom he
had definite, though meagre Information.
In view OF the facts, 1 may safely assert,
that not less than one hundred and thirty
pupils would be at school to-day, were
there accommodations for 50 many, and
and were the causes Of Of non.attendance
removed.