The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1892-11-19

no uOuOt keep Inem cOmlOrtaDle
while in bed, but to compel these
little people to stand on these ice
cold floors barefooted, while pre-
pairing for bed and while dressing
in the morning is mistake that
should be corrected as soon as pos
sible. a modern system Of heating
should he adopted, by means of
which every part of the building
could be heated and thus the com
fort of all subserved; what that
should be, whether steam, hot wa
ter or furnace, we leave the .Au-
thorities to decide, but we do urge,
that one of these be put in. Not to
do so is false economy and sacri-
fee of the comfort of those unfortu-
mates who have become subjects of
official care in the Home.
We would again call attention to
the education of these children.
This we fear is being in great
measure neglected. True, we did
not subject them to an eXamina-
tion, but from the absence of many
of the necessary facilities for sue
cessful school work, we judge, that
this matter is not receiving proper
attention. The schoolrOom should
be supplied with modern desks and
good blackboards should be placed
on the walls, thus enabling those
who are appointed to instruct them,
to do so to the greatest advantage.
These chilren are entitled to all
the privileges of an education, that
their more fortunate brothers may
have, hence those who for the time
have charge of them, are failing in
their duty, if they do not provide
them with every facility for their
advancement. We understand that
by some kind of legislative manip-
ulation the Infirmary Trustees can
draw only from the State School
Fund for the education of these
children and are not entitled to
any share of the Township School
Fund in which the Home is situa-
ted. Thus the State School Fund
is the only source from which the
Authorities can get money to pay
Il teacher and this does not afford
enough to enable them to employ
regular teacher. Hence, they are
compelled to make a teacher of
the Matron and pay her higher
salary per week, and require her
to teach until the additional salary
per week eXhausts the amount
drawn from the State School Fund
as above stated. This is not as it
should be at all. If a sufficient
amount of money can not be secu-
red in any legitimate way from
funds now belonging to the Home,
petition should be presented to
the Legislature at it's coming ses-
sion for an appropriation, sufficient
to meet all wants in this direction.
Good papers are great educators
and we suggest that such papers
as the Youths Companion and
Harper's Young People be placed
in the hands of the older children,
and The Nursery, or some other
paper of equal merit for the small
er ones. Then also book case or
library should be placed in the
schoolroom, in which the books
and papers could be kept when not
in use. This we think almost in
spensable.
di We intended to emphasize
strongly this time what we said in
our first report in regard to bathing
facilities being supplied, but, as We
understand that the Authorities
are taking steps to supply at once
this much needed apparatus, we
find that 1t is not necessary to refer
to it, only in the way of commen-
ding them for their progress in the
right direction.
Leaving the Home we next Wis.
tied the Infirmary Buildings and
inspectedtthem.
Supt. Keller was away at the
time Of our visit, but we were met
by his excellent wife, who occupies
the responsible position of Matron
of the Institution and by her pilot
ed through all its various depart
ments. Evidences of thoughtful
and thorough care on the part of
both Superintendent and MatrOn
were to be seen on all sides. In
deed we can hardly see how any
Improvement can be made by them
with the appliances on hand and
under the circumstances by which
they are surrounded.
We examined the rooms, beds,
bedding and clothing provided by
the Authorities for the inmates
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