Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-15

schools show satisfactory degree of
prosperity.
LINCOLN INSTITUTE.
The number of pupils at this insti-
tuition is rapidly increasing. and their
advancement is marked. The ap.
preparation for it should be commen-
surate with it's wants. There are
nearly 200 stuients. Thirty-three
students have graduated, of whom
twenty-four are now teaching.
THE UNIVERSITY.
The last catalogue of this institu-
ton shows 573 students and sixty-fve
graduates. The improvement of the
main University building, for which
100000 was appropriated at the
last session, is nearing completion.
The governor urged an ample and
permanent endowment, by setting
apart an interest-bearing certificate
of endowment.
| SCHOOL OF MINES.
This school is not in as prosperous
a condition as could be desired.
From some cause it has not been pat
lronized a.s was expected. 1t is eligi-
bly, located at Rolla, Phelps county,
whose citizens are intelligent and en-
terprising, and is presided over by an
accomplished president. The legis-
lature should consider the propriety
of removing the school to Columbia,
creating a separate professorship for
that branch of learning, and substi-
tuting in its place at Rolla a normal
school, which would be Of more util-
|ity to that part of the state, and es-
|pecially SO to Rolla. There are sixty
students in attendance.
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
The rich resources Of Missouri re.
quire skillful wo,kmen for their full
development. The hands of our
youth should he educated by manual
training schools. Handicraft is an
efficient ally of science. Manual
training should be incorporated in
our system of public instruction.
| TEXT BOOKS.
On this subject the governor says
several of the leading publishers have
formed pool, so that whatever series
is adopted the result is the same te
all. There are but two remedies fol
this evil: to provide for the selection
of text books by school directors il
each district separately, or for the
state to adopt and publish series o.
elementary books. Gov. Crittender
favors the latter course.
! LUNATIc AsYLUMs.
/ The Fulton asylum is in excellent
condition. Both this and the st
Joseph asylum are overcrowded, eacl
having one hundred more patient!
than it can care for properly. In ad
diticn there were about two Thousand
five hundred insane in the stale out
side of asyIums, confined in jails o
poor houses, Or not cared for at all
The capacity of the several asylum
is: st. Louis. 800; Fulton. 450
St. Joe, 250; total, 1000. "Attend
ed" respectively as follows: S,
Louis, 900; Fulton, $50; St. Joe
, 270; total, l,720. The legislatur
should provide another asylum ant
enlarge those already built.
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM.
At this asylum at Fulton 284 pu
pills have been taught in the last tw'
years, 208 being there now. A reas
onahle appropriation is suggested fo
, carpets and other necessaries.
: MISSOURI SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
Satisfactory progress of the pupil
OF this institution is shown. An un
expected balance of Slips remain
Of the last appropriation. Ffty-tw
thousand dollars is asked for 1885
3 S.. 900 less than the last. In 1883
r 81 147 pupils attended.
TYPOGRAPHICAL SURVEY.
, Nine thousand dollars was appro
' priated by the last legislature for
1 survey of the Southeast sunk an
q overflowed lands. Jas. F. Brooks
e the engineer, has drawn ss.142, bu
made no report of his work. TIL
q governor would have removed him
q he possessed the power. He trust
a action will be had to insure prope
4 survey, and an investigation mad
= into the conduct of the engineer.
t COUNTY ROADS.
+ The present road law should be rt
Q viewed and the contract systel
. adopted, boarding for the employ
II ment by the county court of as man
l. laborers as may be necessary to wor
IS under an experienced road builder
10 this force to be paid in money by
It tax levied for that purpose.
WORLDS FAIR.
" Whatever sum has been advance
: by Maj. F. F. Hilder, whom the GO
y ernor appointed Missouri's COMM
=. sioner to this exposition, should
returned with reasonable intere
- by legislative act upon sufficient e'
:. dence of such advancement.
"a FOREIGN LOANS.
. Governor Crittenden recommen'
l. that section 4.193 Of the Revise
N Statutes of 1879 lie repealed. Th
re section of the law adds nothing
se the material wealth of the state. al
Is has been recently the source of SUI
at an apprehension in financial circl
ye that large amounts of money ha
k been withdrawn, by foreign corpor
re tions, from the state. thereby seriou
s. ly affecting its commercial interes,
ne EXECUTIVE MANSION.
We This building is in better conditi
Ut to-day than it has been in for nul
II Der of years. In order to make 1t
Us pleasant and comfortable home I
the outgoing aud incoming govern
number of bills have been unavoi
ce ably made, which should be pal
is They will be presented before I
is proper committee. 1t is now one
r. the handsomest executive mansio
o, in the United States. which has he
to as carefully managed and presery
u