Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1890-01-15

! the court. The freeman right TO q trial by his
peers 10 believed to owe its value as much to
| this principle as to the determination OF the
| question of his guilt.
II would seem the peculiar and fitting prov
| ince Of the jury to tx tho term Of punishment
| upon the sliding scale which must ever modify
| judi fal sentaiGes. Ii is believed such verdict
/ is more readily acqGie .ced IN by the criminal
! that punishine I is thus rendered more uni
| fnrlu bud more in accord with the popular is j.
/ Ing sentiment whose sanction Is So necessary
| to the support of criminal statutes.
| The reform school ut plankintoH IL In its
ond year of ops ation 1T Is believed that Ia some
| instances ITS ininates have been comluittad
| rathtr as to al orph n Oh fonudiioS asylum
/ than to @ penal reyormatory.
II may DO Il proper subject OF inquiry whether
| the management has not erred in this direction,
| tending somewhat to divert the institution
| from Il penal reiornatory school, and whether
| 4 material reduction ot expenses may not be
ia de witaout serious detrimept TO its origin Al
| design. The building WAS constructed ct .
| reckless expenditure. and more than one-half
| OF i1 has been fitted and extravagantly fur
| nisheG as q homo for the management. Upon
4 the advice OF this surerlni endent ii i, recon-
| mended that the building be rem 'deled 30 as to
furnish shop room aud necessary accoiumo-
dntionS for the inmates.
| Ihe insane hos itsl at Yankton Is being ad-
! ministerol ia luIl aeso,d with the purpose Of
/ its cceati, a. he new wing Of the building has
| been completed during the past year, and the
| entire structure Is but little beyond the needs
/ OF its present 90 upaney. 1t IS sad duty o
| iilfoYm You thai the past year hA Witnessed u
/ iSige fncrctsS Iii i:s rrt0rtutate Inma. %.
! Tn re is uo bicct fraught with more seri ous
| inn ort than tho trole mama ement this i'll
/ sEltution to the ,. Ject desired, TIE inhH-
| man aud murGer1,is rrdrt css 81. wn 10 have
| existed III siLniar ns 'lt,i ions of other states
| hav called gunerAi attention to this subject,
| which deserves your special consideration
| ! he minis of its irnntrs are dsrkened. and
| there $ no eye to detect or ear To hear or
| tongue to report the secrets of those snmher
waH!. and too much care cannot be given this
| subject By you as The representatives OF those
| helpless people.
| u is ST egesscd Il a proper sub icct for inquiry
| whether he expenses of the inmates OF he in
| sane ASK vinm, ,efuiin school, end deaf aud dumb
| ard bind pupils might not more justly be
charged, either wholly or in part, 10 the county
| where the reside
| IL is earnestly recommended that the pres
| Ont law be modified with reference to the trans
| portation Of prisoners and inmates to these in
stitutions. 1t is believed if officer Of such in.
stitution, under regular salary, male or female,
! as required. should be sent to bring the in
| mates, that ut least one half of the pr sent
enormous expenditure in this behalf would be
curtailed.
| The Soldiers Home.
The territorial legisl ure at its last sess
passed an act TO establish at the famous Hot
| springs, IN Fall River county, a home for tho
| defenders Of the nation who may be compelled
| ia their declining years TO accept the bounty OF
the state SO richly merted. The sum of Sal, 900
| WAS appropriated for building, and the terri
| toriAl executive III accordance with the pro-
| visions of the act, and after the donation OF
| eighty acres OF land for its location, appointed
| five gentlemen Of distinction and high charac-
| ter. who have served their country gallantly in
| the field, rs n board for tho building and man
| agement Of the home The board organized and
entered ut once upon its duties, in pirei with
| full sense of the high responsibi titles in.
| vulyea, and it is pleasing to inform you
| that the building Il well advanced toward oom-
plet!on. Ii will be IN ornament to the state as
well as Il monument II the integ ity and fidel-
| Ivy OF the board OF managers. 1t VIII be ready
| tor occupancy during the present year aud II
| becnln es your duty 10 provide suitably for it's
| naint nance. The healing qualities OF these
medicinal waters will be utilized i'll the restor-
| alton to health of those diseased, and It IL
| hoped that the institution 50 favurAbiy located
| VIII become IL home in as true as Il
| home for the homeless is possible 10 those in
| their declining years who have so richly earned
| the gratitude of patti ctic people. In view of
| its proper location for n national home and
| SAINT ariuu and 10 increase its share of usetul-
ness in a cause which should recognize no state
| boundaries. il Is suggested that it would be
| fitting to inrito the L ot Sta es government
! to take up the work so Erdndiy begun by the
young state. .s ii is he !eved the health giving
| waters here found will lrngthen for many
| Years lives rrematursly succuubng TO the
| special di eases originating in the hardships
and priVatluns of soldier life.
Educational Institutions.
The state university at Hermillion met with
| sad loss in the death of its president Dr. Ed
| ward Olson.
| DIR. Olson had strongly Impressed hims If
| upon the state. and his rugged honesty, pure
| morals and enthusiastic devotion to his pro-
| fession have left an enduring monument to his
| fair name in the educational annals of the
/ state, His succoSsors in office can safely emu
/ late his example for all time.
| The financial report Of this institution to-
| Gether with those Of the state normal schools
| ut Madis on and Spcartish, the agricultural col
| lege at Brookinss, and the school Of mines at
| Rapid City. are herewith submitted all of
| which are In a prosperous condition.
| 1t Is is suggest ed as matter of serious in
| quiry by the legislature whether those institu-
| tions arc not being maintained at cost beyond
! what Is warranted by the resources and needs
| W st Mt In 10 inn, esih In to
| innate too highly the advantages to accrue
| from the higher departments OF education it
must be remembered that the child must walk
| before it can run, and that South Dakota, with
| all her wondrous development, cannot
| hope to accomplish in decade what
| has been the work of century to the
| older states. In view Of the fact that some
years must eiapse before the state can realize
| to any grent extent upon her lands set apart for
| educational endowment purposes, and that she
| cannot afford to reduce the efficiency Of the
| common schools, il is suggested that decided
reduction Of expenditures for the inst itutions
| devoted TO higrier education might lie safely
| made for the rtsief of our orerburaened tax
payers aud still preserve their substantial ben.
| eiits to the state.
| Board OF Charities and Corrections.
| The constitution. 10y article IA, sections aud
., places the penitentiary. the insane hospit al
| the school for the deaf and dumb and the reform
| school under the control Of stare board OF
charities and corrections, tn consist of not less
than FIVE members aud makes il your duty to
| provide by law for their com pensaton together
| with rules and rest rictons for their government
| The wisdom of this single system of manage
| ment tor these institutions is apparent to all
| who have had experience in such service, and
| ought to result in the saving of many thousands
| OF dollars annually to the state, besides marked
| benefits to the public service.
| 1t Is based upon the principle OF definitely To-
| eating the responsibility for failure and the
credit for success which is found to apply alike
| public affairs disregarding methods and de-
| manainS results, facts and figures constituting
| the sole test OF success. Through an efficient
| clerk and supervisor the board can keep thor
| ouIhly informed Of the inner management OF
| each institution and 10y a rigid system Of COM
parison level them all up TO the highest state
OF efficiency and economy possible.
| The Regents of Education,
| as provided by sections aud Of the same ar.
| ticle, consist OF u board OF nine members, who
| shall have control Of the state university, the
| agricultural college the normal schools and
| other educational institutions OF the state
| which includes the school OF mines as at pres
ent constituted. These regents appoint board
OF five trustees for each institution under their
than actual expenses. The constitution par.
| tally explains the relations and duties OF these
| two boards and the legislature should define
| them thoroughly. 1t was evidently the intent
and object to make the board Of regents the
| agency responsibie to the state for the proper
| conduct Of these Institutions, The trustee =
| are mere sub agents subject to their control 1t
| is the duty of the legislature to hx the compsn.
| sation OF each Of these two boards, and Ia
| urgently recommended that he pay be not
| such as 70 be tho attraction for the position.
| 1t is believed that good and efficient business
| and educational men may be obtained to serve
the state for brief terms IN these positions be.
| cause OF the duty each citizen owes the state
| and for the honor Of such service, rather than
| for their einoinmeuts
| In fnct it is believed that there should be no
| pocuniary compensation whatever to the re-
gents OF education, in order TO prevent the sus-
pioion that the sacred trust is being discharged
| for other than the highest consideration OF
| honor and oitizenship. These boards are nom
! mated by the executive and confirmed by the
| senate. and it Is desirable that the Legislation
| pertaining to their duties and compensation be
| had prior to their nomination. Their sphere il
preeminently higher than person and claee,
| being for the care OF tho states criminals and
| unfortunates on the one hand and for the high
! er education of her sons and daughters on tha
| other. Administration OF these trusts should
ever he distinction Of the highest honor and