The advocate., 1891-01-21

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stated By Superintendent Eastman, 1876 ap-
phcatiOns for admission have beBn either
rejected for want OF room, aco0Dted upon
removal OF other patientB, or suspended.
Hundreds OF insane are being kept IN cpup-
ty iails and Door hOuaO8 for lack OR room im
the asyums. Though the demands Wofo
then urgent, the last Legislature made no
provision for additional buildings for Tho
insane Tho needs In this direction have
grown with time, and there should bO no
further delay In tho discharge OF our mani
fest duty 10 these unfortunate people,, J,..
Tho board recommends additional oct
tag0s no OsnwatOmi0, and an executive
building no Topeka. The additional cot
tagea no Osawatomi0 would give more im-
mediate relief no less cost than tho 0K00utlv9
building suggested for tho officers 40 TOpe-
ka; but in any event, / heartily ind0r80 the
recommendation OF tho board that a third
asylum for tho insane bo provided for, hO DO
located farther west, where water, drainage
and all the conditions necessary may bo
found. F
Matter Ia given on the "Deaf and
Dumb Institute;" "Reform SCHOOL, Idi-
otlc and Imbeclle Institutions" "Tbs In
dustrial School for Girls" "school Tor the
Blind" "Soldiers' Orphans Home, " and
the estate Soldiers Home"
The following appears on the school
for the blind;
This school, for Che past two years, has
boon In charge OF Col. Allen BuOkner, with
John u. Waller as master OF handicraft,
Tho latter position has beOn abolished by
order of the board 10 take effect January
Let, instant.
The following appears on the Ellis
worth reunion grounds;
The Legislature OF 1889 appropriated $780,
600 Co be used by the trustees OF tho Grand
Army OF tho Republic In tho improvement
OF tho reunion grounds near the city Cf
Ellsworth, and the money has been accord
ingly expended The plan adopted By the
trustees, In conjunction with the state board
OF charities, was TO erect buildings for the
use OF annual reunions and such Othor pub-
lilo gatherings as 10 might be desirable 10
hold la the interest OF the soldiers and sail
ors OF the war for the union. Accordingly an
auditorium has been erected with q seating
capacity OF 1900; dining hall with Culi-
nary department attached, and RcQOmmO-
datiOns for 800, has been constructed; also a
hoAdduArterB building, with separate apart
monts for the Grand Army, WOmGn'B Re-
lief Corps, Sons OF Veterans and Loyal Le-
giOn. In addition TO these, fifteen brick
cottages, OF three rooms and cellar each,
have been completed, and some Of them oO-
Cupied by INDECENT soldiers and their fami-
lies. ..J
Enough OF the money appropriated ro-
mains unexpended 30 pay for the ConstruO-
tion of a system OF waterWOEkB, which 10
was expected would DO secured foT use dug
ing the present winter.
There 10 considerable space devoted TO
the state penitentiary and 70 the Indus
trial reformatOry. The following Is CIV
en- on the last named institution: ("
Il ia estimated that $4,000 more viii be
required TO complete for occupancy ell the
buildings now begun, with 200 cells. The
probable cost and prOpriety Of preparing
140 cells for use at an earlier period 10 also
considered In the report. st...
The question Of changing tho character
OF the institution by converting II into an
asylum for the insane is presented IN the
report OF tho board. The objections 20 Ruch
change are suggested, and dispassionAtely
discussed. There can bo no doubt Of th0
wisdom Of the original design Of the LeRin.
lature In the creation OF an ing6-
tuition of this kind, wherein, Hth0
ahOrt-torm conviCts OF the mildeF type may
bO separated from the hardened criminals,
and 80 far as possible reclaimed by proper
influences and useful instruction.
Over against this is put the practical fact
that our prison population has not increased
during the past three yearg, and 10 yet
within tho capacity OF the penitentiary; end
the further fact chat there Is pressing
need for more room 20 accommodate our
important, however, ia the question whether
the GAO aores OF land, donated 10 the state 90
site for an industrial reformatoTy, would
or not, by the terms OF tho grant, revert 30
the dOners by such proposed change In the
character OF the institution The land has
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