The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-13
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Another important matter that came
before the board yesterday was a di
gest presented by DR. Folwell Of let
terS received from officers Of state in
stltutlOnS with reference to residence
OF oEHcers outside the public institu-
tlons, and the eight-hour law. AS to
OUTSIDE residence Of superintendent
ana other officers, twelve correspond
ents favor it, but in nearly all cases.
with conditions, Summarized briefly
the opinions are as follows
MOTT, Secretary Board of Education. Fari-
ieui ihsutoe-Where convenient and econon1-
Crandall. President Board State Public
scnools.Eaeh institution to act for itself
DOW Superintendent School for Blind-For
heads Of departments. Presence Of some
school official necessary.
Knapp, St. Peter hospitaI-Theory ell right.
Wouion;t amount to much in practice
mason, trustee Hospitals-No change at
| present. -
Phelps, Assistant Phisycian, Rochester-No
| sweeping change.
WEIGH Superintendent Fergus Falls Hos
pital-Not feasible at present
Lewis. Agent State Public Schools-Present
time not favorable. Better let each institu-
Titus, Board Trustees Insane Hospitals-For
| the future.
Five officials express unfavorable opinions
Houlton Superintendent st. Cloud Reform
| atory-Impra
Werner Impracticable for state training
! school
Petit, Board Training school-roo expens-
live. 'pe'-'
Brown, Superintendent State Training schoo!
| Not feasible now.
Willard, Secretary State Training School
| Not advisable Too expensive
AS to e1ght-hOur day. Byers. Lewis.
Pettlt and Willard express no opinion.
Tomlinson cannot speak with conf
dence and remarks that his nurses oh
| Ject. Chilgren believes hours for nur-
ses could be advantageously shortened.
put not till homes are provided. Re-
| marks that better nurses object
Inc remaining eleven persons are
| opposed, declaring the. eight-hour dav
to be inpracticable
Houlton-Objeets to fixing day by law.
neutrality-suspicious.
Motif won't work.
DoW-Would favor If practicable
Werner-Would increase expense
Mason-Don't believe ii. -
Phelps-Dont favor it at ALL
Welch-Don't believe in it.
T1tuS-Not practicable.
knapp-Wholly unwarranted.
Brown-Not wise.
DR.. Folwell then introduced the two
following resolutions, the consider
alton of which was continued until the
quarterly meeting in next April:
Resolved, That in the judgment Of this
board the efficiency OF the charitable and
intendents and officials and employees where
| practicable were requested to reside in dwell
ings detached from institution buildings
Resolved, That in the judgment Of this
| board the efficiency Of the charitable and
penal institutions of this state would be pro-
| NOTED II the principle Of the eight-hour day
were introduced in conservative manner and
applied where practicable
Before the questions come up for
| consideration, Secretary Hart will cor
| respond with the proper officials and
| learn the result of the operation Of the
| eisht-hour system in other states and
| in the service of the general govern
ment.
| Plans for county poorhouse in Ohm
sted and one in Itasca county We're APP
proved. The board advises against the
proposed change in system in caring for
the poor in Wadena and Kittson coun-
| ties.
| Mr.. Admunson was reelected as vice
| pre- sident and chairman of the board
The consideration of the question of a
civil service law was postponed until
the meeting in July, 1897.
| Secretary Hart reported that a per-.
sonai examination of the result of the
work of the Minnesota Children's Home
| society showed that it was satisfac-
| tory.
In his quarterly report, Secretary
Hart embodied the results of his visits
| to all the state institutions. At St
Peter, Supt. Tomlinson called attention
| to the large amount Of repairs indis-
pensable to the continued efficiency of
| that institution. He estimates that
| 1t will take 100000 for the work At
| Rochester hospital the new domestic
| building has afforded great relief. At
| the Soldiers home the population Is
| larger than ever at this season of the
year, but the board expects to care for
| the necessary increase without any in
crease in their accommodations. The
number of inmates at the opening Of
| the school for the deaf was 80 in excess
of the number last year, but at the
present time it is a little less than
/ year ago. At the school for the blind,
| the attendance is about the same as
a year ago Supt. Rogers resigned
| some time ago. having received a bust
ness offer, but the directors have asked
| him to reconsider his resignation. The
| state public school has suffered from
an epidemic Of diphtheria without loss
of life. The training school is to have
much needed additional shop facili-
| ties, and it is expected that the techno-
/ logical work will now be established
on an efficient basis The board Of
managers will renew their request OF
| a few years ago, for a separate school
building. At the state prison the result
| of the Irvine business Of the past year
has been much more satisfactory than
heretofore. The aggregate business for
| the past two years shows net gain OF
| s11 800. During SO, "a and 95, about
1 $4,000 worth of Irvine was sold, most
| ly to the farmers. OF this debt, all has
been paid but $4,000.