Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-05

attention has been given TO the several sub
Itcts connected with the Department OF AR,
culture Satisfactory results have foIlo"td
tle distribution OF seeds. and the EFFORTS OF tne
Flsh Comm iss oner TO stork the waters OF the
y &c WIN h-h have been rewarded with rea-
! sonable success,
Zoe comm issIoner repeats the recon- men
uatloh made Tor the establishment OF an e1-
berimental station for the benefit Of agrIcul-
ere. In my last biennial message TO me
| General Asse mhlv 2 similar recommend atlon
| was made. The farmers Of Georgia, repre-
seated BY the state A agricultural Soclety,
nave r. ade repeated demands that portion
OF me none collectet from Their peculiar
| catilhg should be devoted TO the Improvement
OF agriculture.
More than $4,000 has been raised this year
from the char2e Of fertile .rs-paid, Of course,
~ the consumers on the farms Without
discussing this tax, il would seem that b. re-
guesI maze Tor the Application OF part OF the
revenue derived therefrom for the benefit Of
| agriculture Is not unreasonable.
EDUCATION.
The enrolment OF white scholars in 1885 was
1886; colored, ll9.24S. The average attend
ance IN lss5 was 2G9,lS4 which Was An in
| crease over the preceding year of 4.!49.
The amount raised by the state for common
school purposes in 1855 was sos IS, which
| was N excess OF the amount raised in 1872,
sio,5l4 70. The aggregate OF the school fund
Tor 4Ss6 cannot yet be determined with ac-
curacy. as the sum to be derived from poll tax
| Is unknown
Ihrre was appropriated to schools in 1885 bv
| cures ana counties, under local laws, S2O9.-
400 ~, so that the entire amount available for
school purposes last year was Is, i9 81. This
| gives an average per capita on enrolment oil
SI,4Of, and on average attendance, $342l.
he total cost OF operating the system in
1888 vas $2S.0ll u, which was only 5.53 per
c"htum OF the entire state appropriation.
| leaving 9i.41 per cent. paid 10 teachers. This
e onomy in the management explains the
| gratifying results OF the adm lnletratlon OF
our school laws, when Contrasted with the
mined means at the disposal Of the Commits
sloner and his subordlnates. The report
shows that lev of one tenth of per cent.
on the taxable property Of the State would
yield net S306, 1882 which, added to the school
tGnd OF lScj. would make $sl2Sl7, or nearly
enough to keep uD the schools four months.
Inc Com missioner recommends the levy of
| TINS one-tenth OF per cent, ana also the pass
age As Il general law cOnferrng upon grand
Jurles the power to supplement this amount
ny an additional levy IN the several counties
| II dc- red.
For improving and making more efficient
the teachers now employed In the public
schools, the Comm ssiou er rec mmends that a
small sum, say $1,000 or $780, be approprl-
ated annually from the school fund. which,
| ADDED TO the usual amount generously con-
trlhuted by the trustees of the Peabody fund.
would MAINTAIN teachers institute, from
which valuable aid to education would be de-
rived. 1t Is probable that this aid, heretofore
furnished by the trustees OF the Peabody fund,
| VIII be WITHDRAWN, unless 1t IS supplied by
an approt rlaton. The amount of money re-
CURED cannot be used TO better purpose in
any otner direction.
The sing ,eness of purpose with which the
Commissioner has labUred in behalf of our
school system entities uls views 10 the care
1ul consideration OF the General Asse mby.
STATE UNIVERSITY.
The report of the Trustees of the State Uni
ver-IJy SHOWS that there was, during The past
| collegiate year, the following number oil
students each of the CompositlVe branches
| of the University:
| Franklin College. ...........-....... l45
state College OF Agriculture and Mechanic
AIts'.'. .''''' ''''''.'.'.'. a.
| Post Graduate....... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Law Depar ment ........... ............... II
Total numb Der at Athens ..... ........2 04
In Medical department at Augusta &c. =. 13e
In North Georgia Agricultural College. =. 1875
In Middle Georgia Military and Agricul-
tural college -.........-...... ........ 4O7
In south Georgia A Agricultural College,. So
TOTAL in all the departments of the Univer-
sty system. go. This does not include Cuth-
bert, no report having been received from this
department of the University.
1t appears from the report OF The Trustees
that there - an aggregate gain Of thirteen in
all the departments, Cuthbert being ex-
cepted.
The report of the Finance Committee shows
that there was received during the year in l.
Guiding $2,30l 65 on land July !, 1885, $50 223 49,
The expenditures for the same per Cd amount
| TO S40,223 81. AT their last meeting The Trus-
tees elected DR.. w. l., Jones TO ill the vacant
chair OF Natural History and Agriculture.
the Trustees deem the past wear in many
! respects d prosperous one. 1nere was au in =
| crease in the number OF students; the Young
| men were unusually well behaved and studi-
Gus. and there were more graduates at the
recent commencement than at any time in
the history OF the University.
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.
The demand for education Of the youth OF
the state in such industrial arts as would fl
| them for scientific and mechanical as well a.
pro iesslVnal ana business pursuits, induced
the Legislature to provide in the act of Oct
-, 1885, tor the es ablishment of a Technology
cal school as branch of the State University
| The duty Of locating and establishing the
school was lntrusted to Board of Commls-
slOners. The Commissioners have been APP
polnte and have entered upon their duties
In pursuance of the provisions OF the act they
nave submit ted report ofthe progress made.
The proposition OF the city and citizens of At
lanta mas been accepted on condition that the
terms are complied with by Nov. 10. OF which
the Commissioners entertain no doubt. They
report that, after a careful examination In
detail OF all the requisites necessary TO the
establishment of the school, in accordance
with the provisions of the act, and cacula-
ton tsed upon the cost of the buildings and
equipments of the school at w Orcester. Mass.
| and other like schools in the North and West
| they find tn amounts within their control
are sufficient 10 pay all the cost Of grounds
building, machines, tools and appliances nee
| e-sary Tor the establishment OF said school
ana It's operation for one year." as required
by the act.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
| Inc report OF the trustees Il nQ OIlCera OF the
Lunatic Asylum shows that on oct. |, 1855
there were in the institution ], %. patients
or these S92 were white and 345 cOlored. There
has been received during the year ending
oct. /. 1856. IA white and III colored. max ine
a total OF 39l Discharged, removed. returned
to counties, and died during the year, white
ana CotOred, 39O-leaYlng in the Asylum Oct.
l, 1856, .23S. The average number in treat
ment during the year was ], 237; whole num-
! Der receiving treatment, 1923. Daily cost OF
, each patient $3.50.
The completion of extensive mprovem ents
| and additions to the buildings, together with
| the return to the c ,uutles and relations of q
! large number of harmless I'm ecilcs las pro-
| Yidcd by act of Feb. IS, 1884 has 10 a large
degree relieved the crowded condition of the
| Asylum. The action of the Trustees. under
the authority conferred by that act, has met
, | with very little opposition from the public.
I respectfully recommend that the qpprO-
priaton for support OF the Asylum asked for
| by he trustees, $4,000 per annum for 1881
, and 1855 be made. The report includes the
We've OF the efficient superintendent. DR.. Il
| -. Powell, on the Increase Of Insanity and
| Its Suppi sed Causes" given in compliance
with resolution Of thu last General Assem-
bly,. The subject Is ably anh exclusively
treated. and the paper will repay perusal
Since my last communication 10 the Gene
raj Assembly, the institution has suffered Sc
rious loss n the death of Hon. l.. y. White
Pr, sident Of the Board OF Trustees, and John
Hammond, for many years steward of the
Abylum. BOtn were steadtast friends OF the
in-titution--ahle. Jealous and efficient public
servants. and the rlpss ispro ounuly dep ored
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