The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-12-23
STATE CHARITIES.

Reports and Recommendations of tbs
state Board The Improvements Needed
at the Various Institutions Throughout
the state.
The following summaries and sugges-
tions regarding the state charitable in
situations are embodied in the biennial
report of the state board of charities:
INsvEE ASYLUM
The last legislature made an appropriation
for the erection Of building at the Osawatomie
Insane asylum calculated to accommodate 80
patients While this will afford great relief TO
this unfortunate class it will, when filled, still
leave in the homes, private ssylums and poor
houses OF the state from 80 to 400 insane peo-
pie To provide for these, and for the natural
increase in the number Of insane people in the
state, is an imperative duty OF our legislators
and both sonvenience and economy indicate
that provision should be made for the compile
ton Of the Topeka asylum and for the erection
OF another asylum In The central western part
Of the state. The chapel ct the OsawatOmie
asylum now has 3 seating capacity of 90 With
the prospective addition to the population. an
enlarged or q new chapel to accommodate a
least 800 persons, will be required, and we rec
ommend that an appropriation be made for this
purpose.
The average number Of inmates for the bien-
NAL period was, for Topeka insane asylum,
74s5f; Osawatomie insane asylum. 5lO5i
STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
We strongly recommend that an Industrial
building he erected, and equippe with proper
machinery for the education of the boys in use
full trades, that they may be enabled to earn
livelihood upon leaving the school We also
recommend that buildings be erected OF surh-
Client capacity to accom- mOdate, not only thos5
who ore sentenced to the institution as punish
ment for the commission Of crime, but also the
incorrigibles of the state. That the work OF
iraf fffrfip has hRa
and beneficial, Is substantiated by the state
ment Of the superintendent that more than 10
per cent Of the inmates become useful and
honored citizens, and that only II per cent be-
come criminals.
The ave rage number Of inmates for the period
was PA; average per capita cost for support
t14S5O
DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE
An appropriation was made BY the last legis-
ature for Al Industrial building which has been
erected under the direction Of the board of pub
lie works and is Row occupied as an industrial
school by the pupils who are learning printing,
cabinet making, shoe making and harness max
ing. A number of graduates are now employed
by manufacturers in the state who express
themselves as not only satisfied but especially
pleased with their efficiency as skilled work
men. A number of improvements are asked Tor
by the superintendent
The average number Of pupils for the biennial
period was 22s; average cost per capita, sl665O
BLIND INSTITUTE
The board is thoroughly Impressed with tbs
idea that industrial training for the blind Is OF
prime Importance, for, with literary educa'
ton alone. the graduate is thrown upon the
world with en- intelligence that is unavailable
in the common pursuits of life, while with an
industrial training he can earn livelihood, and
instead OF being an incubus to his friends ana d
burden to the state. become an independent,
sclf-sustaining, happy citizen. At this instit
ton there should be an addition to the boiler
house, to properly provide for the electric Light
plant and an industrial building to replace that
burned in 1899, and we recommend an appropri-
alton by the legislature for this purpose
The average number Of pupils for the period
was 81: average per CAPITA cost, S2'l.l'.
ASYLUM FOR INBECILE YOUTH
The future of this institution IS subject thas
demands both careful study and prompt and
wise action While Il is doing everything pos
sible 10 care for all Of the unfortunate children
committed to its care. its capacity IS made
duate to the demands that are constantly made
upon it. The number of applications that are
on file awaiting vacancies more than equals the
number of inmates. Humanity imperatiyeiy
dictates that the state should no longer delay
to fully provide for all this class. Those who
cannot gain admission to the ASYLUM are gen.
orally sent 70 the pOorhouse, where they re-
ceive land this is especially true OF the re-
mules) inefficient control and improper
at the age Of q, tho inmates snail be returned
to the counties whence they came Iu1smuch
as this, to many, only means the county poor
house with al its degrading influences, pro-
vision should be made at this as ilum for the
proper custody Of adult idiots and imbeciies,
and the statutes should be SO amended that
adults belonging to these classes my be sent
to this institution. Many are able with proper
SUPERVISION. to perform considerable physical
labor. aud as the land now owned b. the state
consists Of Ouly forty acres, AMI That OF poor
Quality more land should be purGh lsed, that
they NAV not only be removed from the demon
alizing effects OF idlenesS, but in part mIde to
contribute 10 the support of the Institution
The average number OF inmates for the PERIOD
was IOI: average per capita cost. 1896.
SOLDIERS ORPHANS HOME.
The home during the biennial period has been
crowded with children, and many have una
voidably been denied admission This institu-
ton is as nearly a real home as tits possible
for il to b. made, with the addition Of careful
enthusiastic school training An appropriation
was made By the last legislature for he cree
ton Of an addition TO the building. which has
been completed and is now in use. well
planned and carefully constructed hospital
building mas also been constructed Although
the addition to the building increased its capac-
fty, the institution is still crowded and there
are on file man applications that must neces-
sarily be rejected, or long delayed, until sum
ciept provision shall be made by the legislature
for their reception The boilers in Use for heat
ing and laundry purposes are worn out and il is
doubtful if they will. with all poss bic repairs,
last through the coming winter. The purchase
CT new boilers and the erection OF n suitable
boiler house are imperative and appropriations
should be made BY the legislature for these
purposes, to be available at as early date as
possible.
The average number Of inmates was i2O, aver,
age per capita cost SlA5 81
INDUsTRIAL SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.
The idea that was quite prevalent at the tins
OF the erection OF this institution that the e5-
adjustment thereof was unwise and unneces-
sary, is controyerted b. the fact that the in
stitution is filed with girls many OF
whom would, without the refOrmatory In
huence OF the school, become Outcasts
and that others who have gradu
ated appear to have reformed and become lifted
to fill honorable and respectable positions in
life. We recommend that an appropriation be
made for the erection OF a cOttaEe 10 aceommo'
date a family OF fifty girls, with provision for
the necessary additional heating and lighting,
and an appropriation be also made for connect
ing the sewerage system with that Of the city
Of Beloit
The average number Of pupils was So; aver
age per capita cost, tl.1iO.
Freight Cars Ditched.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. IA dis
astrous freight wreck occurred yester-
day morning at 1880 o'clock on the Mis-
souri, Pacific, five miles east of indie
pendence. Eleven loaded cars out OF
the nineteen which composed the train
nlunoed down an embankment Head