St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-05
CARING FOR STATE WARDS.
Interesting Details Submitted to the
Governor.
FACTS ABOUT FAMILIES.
Methods Pursued in the Treatment OF
Helpless and Unfortunate
Humanity.

Reports were yesterday presented to
Gov. McGilI by the directors and super
intendents of the institute for the deaf
and dumb and blind, and the school for
the Predetermined at Faribault. The
directors believe the school for the deaf
to be model school of its kind, but
urge the need for additional room. A
new school building to cost $4,000, or
new dormitories and living apartments
to cost $4,000, are suggested. The
school for tine blind continues to
be the scene of profound in
terest to visitors and patrons. The
school for the feeble-minded opened
in 1879 with fourteen subjects. and dur
ing the past year there were 1872 III at
tendance Secretary Mott states: "The
industrial accomplishments of the MEM
bers of this school excite the admira-
ton of philanthropists and the wonder
of all visitors" A general recommends
ton is made that in all the departments
electricity sho&d be substituted for gas,
as matter of economy. The plant will
cost $4,000. The directors place on
record, by resolution. the faithful SER
vices rendered by the late Rev. George
b. Whipple. His co-laborers bear tes-
timony to his exalted character as
man, his kind and genial bearing as a
fellow worker. and his unselfish
DEVOTION TO HUMANITY.
The most interesting departmental
report is that of j. l.. NOyes, A. M,
superintendent of the school for deaf.
Mrs. Adeline Hale and Miss Marion 5.
Coe are the matrOns of this school,
which in 1SS6-S7 contained 165 pupils,
So boys and SO girls, and in 1SS7-SS ia
pupils, los boys and 20 girls, This is
the largest number in attendance dur
opened. The number of males in at
tendance exceeds tie number of fe
males by thirty-SiX. which is no uncom-
mon occurrence in schools of this kind.
1t is we'll recognized Ill the profession
that in providing for a school like this
from one-quarter to one-third more
room should be provided for boys than
for girls. More boys than girls become
deaf by sickness and accidents. Two
pupils were killed on the rail
road during the two years Gov
cred by the report, and Prof.
Noyes says: There seems to be an
eager curiosity, charming fascination
or peculiar ambition on the part Of
deaf children to walk on the railroad
track in order to show that they can do
what hearing persons often do. The
desire of parents to have their children
speak even few words OF sentences is
great, and more requests are made in
regard to instruction in speech and lip
reading than on all others combined.
The study in this school covers a period
of ten years, and taking the nationality
of the 201 pupils, so are are Scanda-
navianS, ~ Americans. Al Germans, and
81 Irish, Of the causes for the deafness
66 are found to be cOngenltal, 35 cerebrO
spinal meningitis, % scarlet fever. and
II brain fever. Supt. NOyes demon
StrateS the danger of cOnsanguiRt0us
marriages, and gives the following in
stances: "In Is families there are 20
deaf children whose parents were first
cousins; in families there are deaf
children whose parents were second
cousins; in families there are + deaf
children
WHOSE PARENTS WE'RE THIRD COUSINS"
In striking contrast with this, Prof.
Noyes states: ''Fifty-one graduates
from this school have married, and of
the thirty-SiX children who are the off
them has inherited tie deafness of the
parents"
Supt Dow, in his report of the school
for the blind, shows that fifty-nine
pupils were in attendance during the
years 1SS6-S7 and 'S7-SS. The work OF
this school covers teaching the alpha
bets, spelling, elymology, grammar,
English and American literature, United
States history, general history, physical
geography, physics, botany, zoology,
physiology, mental and practical
arithmetic, algebra, point writing,
typewriting, harmony and singing.
The musical department is. perhaps.
the main feature of the institution, and
in this connection thirty-siX pupils have
been taught the piano, seventeen the
organ, twenty-four the violin, two
the viola, two the violoncello.
ionette, one the flute, two the piccolo.
among the recommendations The hos
pital accommodation is entirely mad
eQuate, and new building is requisite.
The school for feeble-minded, reported
by Arthur c. Rogers. NJ. D., in 1861,
contained 167 subjects, and in 1SS7-SS
there were 1872. Since the organization
of the school BIT applications for admis-
sion have been received, of which S1.9
per cent were American born and 1871
foreign born. Of those who were
American born in 49.4 per cent of the
cases one or both parents were foreign
born. The following shows the nature
of the work done by the school: 70
pupils can read. 81 write OF copy, 81
know something of geography, II know
something of numbers, II tell time. 20
know of weights and measures, So know
something of music. Industrial train
ing is also given.
Hudson Wilson, treasurer of the
board of directors, supplies detailed
estimate of the cost of maintaining the
institutions, the totals of which have
appeared in the statements made by
Secretary Hart, of the Correctional
Board, together with the appropriations
required.
AGREEApl,V ENTERT lTNEn