The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-01-21

VISIONS ior thelr educatlOn or development
tr iu wnhe pto'lsion mas 3een made lor tnt
tHI ,umR.inS OF the same generous ana Phlian-
.,.ao impulses shOuio nave squat mnuence
aiS comss ~ ~ frop .oa ano
s.iu concs 70 US from SO large y LUMBER OF Q
snSl'sI zen tess CLASS OF un,ortunates. Inc
ScnooI ZOE IeeDie- minded cnlidren1s no longer
~ sSAperltneht. Inc most sangulne antlci-
k as o. oa ,me success 9. what were estao.
tonsands have h"sI hro,,eh. f,, s.a. any ~
almost utter heIpIessness to a Condition that
enables them to care for and sustain them.
selves. 1t is evident that, gathering these un.
fortunate children into m institnfion where
their peculiar necessities could he fnIlv met
would really make but little. if any. additional
cost to the people for their maintenance md
care, but merely transfer it to more Competent
hands. While the parents of this class of
children are compelled to pay their proper
ton of the common school tax. no portion of
this tax can be set apart and used for the
can only be educated by sending them to in.
States. at such an expense as but few are able
therefore recommend that provision be made
for the establishment of a school for the eGu-
cation and DEVELOPMENT of feeble minded
children.
Tho .,,,an.io,,. &c .,,n So TI;..ao
etY are ,he .. inc staae Histoncai Soa
WS,i WortSyp nt its Sar ua ' nsaS anu are
h;
n,"Md Old M s; ns St.hs may Men oo
~ ~ I .l Az, SOCIeIy - aaaInuiy satner1nS
,a,; S,o ,%Sof anu anu
tory so necessarV for the infoSmation and in.
generations The iibrarv which the soc;ctt, "a
making up is attracting much attention, and
Is receiving valuable donations, and l re-
specially recommend that the miscellaneous
historical collection.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ITndar onr n,hl;c sot,ool s1,-.o,,, -,,;.,
Times and deserves tn he {be 1,ridn az e III
State t%a,,a o," r9s ~ Oo w Hrlue vi !ne
$40 School ho,SaS ~ %;i Soa .,,p VIII
dnrinS the mast fxv1 ve"ra o. V ooSt ;ne,;s
furnitnre' of sSl7 40 70 The t"tai Wsiua -
81 6sS al The wSoia n'wa sc of r samaS, Is
fwean tho COOS "f T,,s a.,d t. ". PERSONS PC
is $40 sx7: sSowinn an ann incrsesa J,y years ts
smnioVed was 10 Of ,IIn ne oa seacne.s
and 81 we're famoiies '''0o ~ in"leS'
The school revenne for tho ,,er,,,o, ,,o,,,,a
closing lime AZ iss0 incIndin~ haiance IN
hand June 30. 1873 of S5SI 467 ID and S91S Ss7 ~
at close of June 80, 1879, amounted to 81 $685.
O69. 70; while the expenses during the same
period aggregated $3,40S, 1870. The perma-
nent school fund invested in interest bearing
securities at the close Of the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1880, amounted to 81 ,6S3 2s959 to which
may be added sos, 828.35 cash in the Treasury,
making grand total at said date of 81, 1872
05794; being the largest school fund
proportion to age and population; and it must
be remembered that to this sum will be added
from time to time the receipts from the sales
OF Oh the very large BODY OF school lands yet I'M
o''po'e"o i "
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The State University, under its wise and
efficient management, Is an honor to the
State, and is Justly regarded as among the
try. 1t has fairly kept pace with the very rap
i'd settlement and development of the State.
1 respectfully call your attention to the sec
taeS the 81
tuition, and various departments thereof,
showing a substantial growth in the fourteen
years since the organization of the faculty,
which is believed to be unprecedented in the
history of any like institution Fourteen years
ago four instructors were employed and fifty.
five students were taught. During the past
43S students, 500 volumes have accumulated
in its library, and q museum of over 1000
specimens, illustrating botany, zoology, min
" ~opS,I ns scu LOO '''eu
nu N, So,, -.
g u ne ,.t1 ScnOol DuliuinS' Iestroyeu Dy
piaGGea Dy another , Dulldiing equally as com.
y au LII vi III tnan the nIst az
q 20 cSSS VI $500, Szo,oH Sa Mnncn sum was
t%a h ~ io,S ~ th %
e enne Daialce ~ Tue otaIe. Two nunureu anu
loIIy seven SeuuenIs were IN at1en9ance NO
y eiuDcs =, IooO, anu inc scnooi - N very
noui lssnS SDnI.ion 1Oui ".IeM I - Ie-
spec1iuiy caIieu 70 Ine repcIt OF the Eegents
anu trSslueht oI the INSTITUTION, WHICH Is
nore"iIAIrahsni'Ieu'
PUBLIC LANDS.
In reviewing the recommendations con.
tanned in my last biennial message. in re.
latiOn to the management of all the school
ianGs OF tne Sta1e, lnciudng the lands OF the
11gu:u Normal scnool anu otate
= JuNe rslty, uesire 70 say, IN aootlOn 20 Wnat
l .neh snu, Una! nasng taken consloeraDle
pains ~ nNGGssl,ga.e tntS Whole questi0n,
nave nOt tne suShest uouDI Dut that the pest
, ,i OF the State require tne estaD-
lslInent OF oIate Lang Department,
u ! Iue Sontr0i oi Commlsr
ssloner, tnrCugn which uepa5tmenC an
business relatng 70 sucn Ianus, anu IN
wlcn tne state ~ IN any manner inteIesteo,
snoulo DC transacteo; Inere Snoul4 also De
an aPpraiseIhent OL ~ Oi salu Ianus Dy acOn-
MISSION Guly cIeateo Ior tnaG p9Tpose, wnlcn
COMMISSION sno9lo peIsonaliy insPect every
Iract Oh sucn Ianus, anu make reP0It, glvinS
minute uescLlLP.iGn VI eaGl suou a!I Oi
Lorty ACRES, enpIacnS quaIty OI SOL, sIone,
WaIer, tlinDeI, ioCsa.lon, xaiue, eG; ouGn IN
ISlhS en:tIely leu nUua Iocai ,
lnnuences, woulu Ds unuoIh IN HAlng tne Ieal
vAue' De HnOre lenaDle: anu w equal gustice
20 an cOnceInea. an ny tnus concenIraang sne
management Oh al JANUS suDgecS 70 the con,
eroi Oh tae STATE 1n0usanas Oh ooiiars coaio
ZONE. daHS tut sac VI sc a1' aaHus IN INC
Present System: dne recoroS VIII snow tnat,
uuIlhg tne pASt HNe years, l,otO acres nave
Oeen SOLO, AZ an average price OF JAW per acre,
5OIc VI ILLS lbuu wltu1u Two dnu OuS" uau,