Telegram-herald., 1891-11-21
MORE 1HAN EVER BEFORE
The Insane Asylums Arc Being
Unduly Taxed.
xR. SlKTER SUGGESTS 4 REYEDl
Olives College EsJsyiag orses Pres-
psrtty-big Rapids On the Advance.
Gsssip of the Hotels aaa
0snsion Of Gassss.

J. Z. Sawyer, Of Pont &C, one OF tne
trustees Of ths Ea tern Michigan In
sane asylum, WAS ~ the Norton. YES
tefdsy. 81 have just returned from
Traverse City," ne said ~ . reporter
for the TELEGRAM. HERALD. I'VE foan d
thin = tnsre Just the same ~ they a-e
at Pm isc--overcrowiei. There are
7s9 patients at Traverse City and 40 1t
1000 at Pontiac. At Pontiac, We have
issued notices AMI sent them to the
various probate judges, ak ns them
not 70 send any more paien.s there,
beciuse there isn't u single vacant cot
IN the asylum; but it doesn't do aay
good. Every few days an officer drives
up there in hack with patient We
II refuse 10 receive the patieat. be
cause the law makes 1t obi satory Ior
Us To receive them. The pres Mt over
crowded condition isn't due 10 els.
Ir)I ortionats increase of in sanity. Tne
per cent Of Increase on the con-
trary, is less than the iu-
crease of population; but we haven't
adequate provisions for taking care of
the patients We asked the last legis-
lature for more cottages. They gave
Us one. Now, We have to keep the
patients separate; so We shall have to
| use this for either male or female
patients and exclude those of the other
sex. The male and female patients are
about equal i'll number. SO it makes II
very difficult. My idea of the matter
would be this: There is no discrimin-
alton made between state, county and
private patients. IL = millionaire drives
| up there WITH IN insane relative whom
he could afford to keep in = private
asylum just rs we'll as not, We nave to
receive that patient just as We would
\ an insane pauper. Now, after y patient
\ has been there two years he becomes 4
4 state charge, and the county is nc
1 longer liable for his support. My idea
would be to make this class the favored
/ class to the exclusion Of others. But,
then, there is another side TO the mat
ter. Most state patients are rendered
permanently insane because their cases
weren't attended to soon enough.
They're allowed to remain at homo Oh
under the immediate charge of the
county until they get to be violent
cases. and then they are brought to us
Whereas, If they had been brought to
us in the first place, they might have
been cured in less than two years and
not become . state charge for life Al
we'll as to endure the awful life which 4
shattered mind brings"
| Boom as Oiives
The Rev. Leroy Warren, one of the
trusteer of Olivet college, was 1T the
Eagle yesterday. "Olivet has more
| students than it has ever had BEFORE -
he said. 1--WE have made q few changes
III the curriculum, some advanced sci
ence and some work in mechanics hsv.
inc been added to the courses. We are
looking for president now to succeed
Bntterfcld, who resigned some time
ago. He is still filling the char, but
only until successor can be found.
| We havn't hit upon anyone yet. We
have been celebrating in regard to the
appointment of DIR. Fairchild, president
OF the agriculsural college at Manhat.
tan, Kansas. He was formerly con-
nected with the agricultural college in
this state. Since he went to Manhat.
tan, the attendance there has doubled.
| Prof. Cook, of the Michigan agrIcul-
tural college was at Olivet the other
day, ant very warmly advocated the
| appointment of DIR. Fairchld. There
mas been some talk about the appoint
ment of professor at Williams college
/ am quite certain that no Michigan
man Will be selected for the position