The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-10

ers from districts taxes, So, O75 ,S67 81;
from state and county school funds.
1868 ,390-28; from sale of school bonds.
$500 ,597 .SS; from all other Sources. S202.-
Estimating total of S., 265 ,613. So.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES paid for
teachers wages and supervision, 81
677 ,513.29. for rents, repairs, fuel and
incidentals, 1886 ,567; for district librar-
les and school apparatus, S62 1893 As;
for sites, buildings and furniture. SL-
051 ,124. "a; and for all other purposes.
1915. 649. 16-making total of 81 ,703,-
647.S4, and leaving in the hands of dis
trict treasurers, July 81, 1888, bal
ance of 1851 1856. OF.
Your attention is respectfully in
vited to the suggestions made by the
state superintendent concerning
changes in our school laws and other
questions involving the improvement
of our public school system.
HIGHER SCHOOLS.
The report of the regents of the
State university, State Agricultural
college, and State Normal school, give
full detailed information concerning
the present condition, future prospects.
and needs of these great institutions
of learning. Every citizen of Kansas
must feel a just pride in their rapid
growth and extending reputation, and
Will cordially approve any measures
you may adopt to promote their well
fare and increase their usefulness.
Very large appropriations have, how
ever, been made, during the past four
years, for buildings and other perma-
nent improvements, at each of these
schools, and cannot approve some of
the recommendations made by their
boards, advising additional apprOpria-
| tions for similar purposes. / have no
doubt that all of the suggested i'm
prOvements are desirable; and it is
natural that the regents, Zealously
anxious to promote the efficiency and
usefulness of the institutions in their
charge, should regard all as necessary.
| But appropriations for such objects
ought to be considered not alone with
reference to the needs of the institu-
tions; the ability of the people to pro-
vide the necessary revenues. and the
pressing necessities of all other public
! institutions supported by taxation,
must also be considered. The past
two years have not been, i'll many sec
tions of our state, seasons of prosper
| ity. Crop failures, epidemic diseases
among stock, and other calamities
of nature, have impoverished
many of our people. Public
expenditures should, therefore, be
carefully guarded, and no appropria
ton that is not absolutely necessary
should be made. Increased salaries,
at such time, are especially obnoxious
and should not be allowed.
The State University now comprises
six NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., literature
and arts, law, music, pharmacy, AIT
and medicine. The Preparatory de-
partment has been recently discontin-
ued, as the Normal department was d
| few years ago, and advanced tests for
admission have been established, so
that the institution may be devoted to
legitimate university work, leaving
secondary education with the high
schools and academies OF the state.
These changes have largely reduced
the number of students qualified for
admission, but Notwithstanding this
fact. the number in attendance shows
a steady and gratifying increase. On
the first of January, 1885. the students
enrolled numbered 419; and "a profess
sors, assistants and instructors were
employed. On the first of January
last, 493 students were enrolled, and
the corps of professors, assistants and
instructors numbered 30. -
During the past four years several
important additions have been made
to the buildings of the University.
These include the 'Snow Hall of Nat
ural History" costing $50. 900; a new
boiler house. built for $16 600; and an
| EXPENDITURE
Ling the foundation walls of the south
wing of the main building.
The State Agricultural College has,
at present. $50 students enrolled, AN
increase of u since the close of the fall
term of 1884. Its instructors i'll all de-
partments number 25, an increase OF
four during the past four years. The
improvements in buildings and fix
lures, since January 1st, 1850, have ag-
| IN, hG in.
crease in the value of the farm, furni-
ture, stock and apparatus is over
$40, 900.
The. State Normal School had 44C
students enrolled on the first of Janu-
airy, 1885. and $50 are now enrolled.
Fourteen instructors are now en-
ployed, an increase of three i'll foul
years. The expenditures during that
period include $26, 200 for buildings
"a 800 for museum and apparatus, and
SIS 900 for furniture and miscellaneous
improvements.
The buildings of all these institu
! tions are commodiOus, handsome, sub
stantially built, and admirably adapted
for their purposes. and 1t can be fairly
, said that the reputation of the Uni.
7 Versity, the College and the Norma
School, for thorough and exact work
in their several departments. has more
| than kept pace with their improved ia
cilities and attendance.
: THE STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
! ! The board of trustees of state char
l liable institutions has discharged Its
arduous duties with credftable indus
try and ability, and it's biennial report
embodies detailed information con
corning the condition and needs of the
institutions under its supervision
These are all in healthy and prosper
Gus condition. Their management il
4 in excellent hands, AID each is doing
: the work assigned To it with greatel
efficiency and vigopthan at any pre-
Vious time in Its history. This judg
ment is confirmed by the universe
; testimony of the communities where
they are located, and by all who have
), visited them. The state has just rea
z son TO be proud of the work accom-
! plished by these institutions, and O
the high reputation they enjoy among
. | public charities of similar scope ant
7 aim throughout the Union.
. Large and valuable additions hav,
been made during the past two years Il
the institution for the blind, institution
d for the Deaf and Dumb and State Re
Q form school, and the accommodation
t for the pupils of these institutions
o with the possible exception of the Re
: form school-are now ample to NEE
:. all demands for several years to come
{ The Institution Tor the Blind had II
9 attendance, on the LIST of January
3 1885, 60 pupils; at the present time
, has SO pupils enrolled. During tn
t year 1885 boiler house and laundry
+ costing 81, coo, were built, and durinI
J. the past two years large addition t
= the main building. costing SIS. 900. wa
n completed. The training of pupils a
l. this institution is judicious and thor
s ough, and the school is, in every sense
o doing good work.
g Dumb had, on the Ist of January, 1885
n III pupils. It now has 321 enrolled. Tw
3 large school buildings and laundF
have been erected during the past fou
years, at cost of So, 900. The Kan
= sas Institution for the Deaf and Dunn
Is now ranks in size as the eighth in tn