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4 ncter between these two extremes. In order TO
adjust this question, the advisabllity OF reorSan-
| izing the prisorl under one board must be con-
sdered, 80 that authority to transfer from one
| TO the other can be conveniently exercised The
Governor says thai there is n importan % In the
plausible phrase that a board should be non
! partisan. majority OF one OF the important
State boards has for years been compsed OF gen.
| tlemen attached to the minority political party
| in the State And ye5 the fish propagatod under
directions OF this board are foun1 to be strictly
non.partisan in their character. SO with the
| work OF all our boards. Political favoritism
never enters into thsir proceedings.
| THE REFORM SCHOOL
Unusual efforts have been made during this
| biennial term to secure homes for The boys sent
| TO tho institution, and these efforts have been
crowned with great success. While IL is not
| true of oil tho boys that to tho Reform
School, yet it is true that many OF them go out
| and become active, industrious and honored
citizens. The management in every respect is
working wisely and harmoniOusly. IL Is fully
answering the expectations OF its founders, an /
TO that school Is fairly att ibuted the credit for
a portion OF the reduction In our prison popula
| tion.
INDUSTRIAL HOME FOR GIRLS.
This is one Of the youngest o. our charitable
an reformatory institutions Some OF the
| problems connect6 with the care and control OF
! this class OF girls have been solved. They ha Q
availed themselves OF the oprortunitieI afforded
them by this % home. and and many % Of them have have
| others are doing credit TO themse and the
| institation in the homes OF others. There is no
longer difficulty in finding places for the good
1HE STATE SCHOOL AT coLpwATER.
This school is SIN realizing all Of the expecta-
/ tions of its most sanguine friends. The boarl
| asks for an amendm snt to the law permitting
| them to take children in certain cases where
| they are not dependent upon the public for sup
| port The truth is there are cases where chill
| dren are cruelty treated by their parents 1t is
| true punishment may be inflicted upon such
parents, but even this does not protect or gener-
| ally benefit tho child Under such rsumstances,
| IL seems wise to permit the authorities to send
| the innocent children to this scho VI, whsre
kinder AMI more humane treatment will be az
| corded them.
| SCHOOL For THE DEAF.
| This in ititution Is in a very prosperous and
| satisfactory cond ton There has been a mod
| crate in creaso in the numb of pupils I'll ,
| board estimates the same ratio OF increase 4 r
| the next two years. The health OF tho pupils
has besn exec lent
This school is judicously and we'll acc mn
plishing the purpose for which 1t was estab-
| llshed and Is maintained.
| MICHIGAN ASYLUM Foa THE INSANE
| On the lst day Of December there were $40 pa
| tients being cared for ut this asylum an In.
| crease OF ninety six in two years. Two years
| ago We found our asylums all full. The rapid
| increase OF inmates in the institutions led to
| inquiry, and the construction OF cottages in the
| vicinity of the main buildings was suggested
| ana tho plan adopted and recomm endel by the
| managers of the asylums 1t was believed that
| cottages sufficiently commodious to accommo-
| date fifty patients could be constructed at an
| expen 10 not exceeding $3.50 to eao patti nj,
while the large institutions cost about ~, % to
a patient. appropriations were male for the
! construction Of two cottages Mt Kalamazoo, two
| at Pontiac and one at Traverse City. Most OF
these have BEEN completed and are occupied by
| patients.
EASTERN MICHIGAN ASYLUM AT PONTIAC.
| This was second In construction as well as in
| size OF our insane asylums. There were ITo
patients in this institution on tho st day OF
July, 1873. This is an increase Of 30 durin, the
last year, AMI l25 in two years. The board asks
for NJ direct appropriation. Tho cottages have
been constructed aud ar1 proving ea.irely salts
faO reault.
THE NORTHERN MICHIGAN ASYLUM AT TRAVERSE
| CITY,
This asylum had on the first day OF July, 1888,
| $50 patients. There has been a rapid inc-e Use
within the last two years. The territory allotted
! to it comprises most OF tho mower counties, and
| these ure rapidly increasing in population with
| IA more than CORE spending increase OF insane.
| The report OF the boa will indica the ne ses-
sity for additions and mt oit the proposed
plan for enargng the capacity OF the asylum.
ASYLUM FOR CRIMINAL AND HonIcIDAL PA
TIENrs.
! This was located few years ago In connection
| wit the House of Correction at lonia. Two
| wears ago l earnestly recommended its removal
| to some more favorable lint, an the con-
| version of the present institution into prison
for females. ! hope that no money will DO APP
propriate TO extend tho building or in crease its
| capacity whore now located. Several plans have
been suggested to meet thu emergency. The
most 70 tsible ono that now suggests itsof is for
the State to procure proper site wi hin O short
distance OF the pres sent in tuition. 4 nd erect
ther a suitable building for tine harmless in
Il
I've erected with the ultimate d dtsign and pur-
pjse OF romoying the whole institution away
IRON the House OF Correction.
The increase Of insane patients In our several
asylums would aeem to indicate rapid growth
in in sanity but close investigation will satisfy
the inquirer that this Is moro apparent than
ing mind nnd strength, peevish and fretful, per
hnps, whom no one would have thought Of call
syium S MsnV of them can re rloeiVe more COM
Portable care and treatment there than they
could In their homes. Perhap' it "a as well or
better that they should be tn re, but II accounts
in part, for The rapid increasI in asylum popu-
lation. Another thing that may have slight
bearing upon this is tho method adopted re-
Gently IrJviding for their support. Until within
a few year5 the counties supported the INDECENT
insane In the asylums Now the State
assumes their support after they have been
other system the Suporintendents Of the Poor,
frequently under the direction OF the Board OF
Supervisors removed patients from the as ylums
the county. Now that 1t Is paid out OF the State
treasury Inducements TO pursue this course do
not exist In the appropriations made for 1881
and 1899 5000 900 was estimated and appropri.
ated for the oupl ort OF State patients and the
payment of officers OF the asylums. And while
this was quite largely in excess OF the amount
expended for the purpose, yet no other item
added so much to the taxes OF those two years
as this sum. About ihree-fifths OF the 2, 400 pa.
tients in the different asylums are supported
by the State better pan, in my Judgment
would be to estimate the amount required fol
, each asylum and appropriate IL, or so much o
| 1t as should be needed, TO that purpose
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Board OF Regents have submitted me-
mortal, giving detailed 9 ntement OF needs for
the next two years. The special appropriations
suggestel aggregate Sll9, 289. The permanent
appropriations made under the existing laws
are SlJ7.0oO. making total o: S326 2s9.
Every int telligent citizen OF Michigan shares IL
q common pride In this great educational 1. sti-
tuition All desire to see II prosper, but there II
no denying the fact that its con stantly increas
ing demands are somewhat disturbing the peo
} pie. While its benefits are appreciated there
disturbed The taxes for it, support
protest. pre- '1 We S Would be glad to SEQ some
pan adopted that would remove 80 far as possl-
! BILE this feeling. Tue sentiment is not conhne,
to the ignorant, but learne and thougntful mel
Z ars snxiously inquiripg what can be done to SO
cure The prosperity OF thls great university enS %
0 they are real and not imaginary. IL some
0 method could be adopted that would indicate .
gradual reduction In taxation for its support Il
10 believed thqt the public would be satisfied Il
moo it's demands for a season In ORDER to main
tain its prosperity. Nearly or quite one half OF
9 the students are residents OF other States. i
Q seems TO me that n mo lerate fncreaB) OF thu
4 amount required OF these would infict no wronl
o upon them nor interfere with the gjneral pros
: perity OF the institution. And this would be II
harmony with the vell settled educationa
: policy OF the State. II nonresident pupils at
tend graded school they are by law aud custom
Q required To pay the expense Of tuition. We ar
Q glad that the reputation and character OF ou
: univs rsity is such as TO attract students from
o other countries and States; We ire pleased b
= have them come TO u.s. And IL is believed tina
a q very moderate additional charge to each on
q Of the nine hundred students from abroa'
u would not be objected 70 by them
II And again, II ia not customary through
Q out large portion OF the countr
: inal plan OF our University did not contemplate
! supporting IL so largely by this means and th,