The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-14
SUBM|TSIT III
Continued from First Pase)

territories OF the Union. The total schoi
astic population of the territory for tn
year 1895 is given at 1855, an increas
over the preceding year Of 1856. or abou
| ten per cent For the year ending Jun
| 30,1S96, the scholastic population is re
ported at SS,507, an increase of 2,s71, o.
about three per cent over that for 1895
The superintendent estimates that th'
increase from now on will average abou
five per cent per annum.
In the matter of attendance on tht
public schools the data given indicate!
that much porgress has been made. Dur
ing the year 1895 1854 pupils were en-
rolled in the public free schools, tfi:
number representing about IS per cent o.
the scholastic population. During the
year ending June 30. 1896, 1855 pupil:
entered the public schools, representing
II per cent of the number of children oil
school age in the territory. During the
year 1893, SO per cent were enrolled and
during 1894. 65 per cent. These figures
speak for themselves and indicate very
clearly the progress that has been made
TERRITORIAL UNIVERSITY.
The report from the board OF regents
of the territorial university is transmit
ed herewith, marked Exhibit e. 1t is
a matter of congratulation that he terri
tory has thus early in its history an ed
ucation institution of such proportions,
being, as it is, thoroughly equipped with
buildings and laborato tories and having a
corps of able and learned professors.
The cause of higher education should
always be kept well to the front and the
university receive, as 1 feel assured il al
ways will, the hearty support of the legis-
lature and the people.
TERRITORIAL NORMAL SCHOOL.
The raror: Of the territorial normal
school may be found with the report of
the superintendent of public instruction,
to whom by law the president of the nor
NAL school is required to report. The re-
port shows the normal school TO be in a
Furnishing condition, well equipped. hav-
ing an excellent faculty and large at
tendance of young men and women pre-
pairing fer work in the schools Of the
territory. No effort should be spared 10
make the normal school the best in the
land ard through it TO ultimately sup
ply teacher, thoroughly trained, for
every school district in the territory.
The colcred students of the territory
have not attended the normal school, not
desiring 70 cause friction by presenting
the n1ixed-school question, and / deem
il no. only just and right but an imper-
ative duty incumbent on the territory
to provide proper facilities for educating
colored students and supplying the col
ored Echocls OF the territory with we'll
trained and efficient teachers. I would,
therefore, earnestly recommend that
branch normal school for their educa-
ton be established at some convenient
point in the territory, and that an appro-
priaticn ample to put the same into i'm
mediate operation be made.
AND MECHANI-
CAL COLLEGE.
herewith transmit the report of the
beard of regents of the Agricultural and
Mechanical college Of Oklahoma, which
is marked Exhibit G." from which it
viii appear that the institution has made
com;nen1able progress in the two years
past and is serving very useful pur-
pose, rot Only educating the sons of far
mers TO better knowledge of literature,
but has been a great aid to the practical
farmer. Every effort is being made to
bring the institution into closer relations
to the farmer and put the results of sci
entiiic investigation in his hands for use
in his everyday work.
l desire to cali the attention of the leg
isla:ure ID the important fact that the
United States has not undertaken to sup
ply all the funds which are needed in in
in agriculture, buildings. etc;
and as the Institution now stands in
need of rooms for botanical, chemical
and geological laboratories, a suitable
greenhouse, and possibly a few other
buildings. and as the Hatch act provides
for the expenditure of only $3.50 per year
for the buildings, which is obviously in
adequate for the needs Of the growing
station, I would recommend that at least
$4,000 be appropriated for these purposes.
TERRITORIAL LIBRARIAN.
The report of the territorial librarian
which is herewith transmitted, marked
Exhibit H, makes very careful show
ing AMI IL entitled to careful considera-
sued on the library fund is a matter
" hich will need attention at your hands
since the proceeds from the sale Of sta
lutes and reports have fallen far below
what was anticipated and the proceeds
have proven inadequate to meet the nee
essary expenses of this department.
Your attention Is invited TO joint reso-
luton now pending in congress for the
appropriation of $1,000 for the purchase
Of books for the territorial library. /
trust that an appropriation adequate to
meet the growing needs of the library
and to provide rooms for the same, may
be made by the legislature.
MILITIA.
No report having been flied by the ad-
jutant general, / am not prepared to
make a. extended a report of our mill
tia as l would like and believe them en-
titled 10. We have one regiment, well
equipped and we'll drilled, as was fully
at the territorial encamp-
ment he'd at Guthrie in October last. l
feel assured that, with their splendid
they will prove equal to
any emergency which might arise at any
time within the territory.
VETERINARY SURGEON.
BY act OF the third legislative assem-
bly,. published as chapter so OF the ses-
.lon laws OF 1898, veterinary surgery was
made a department of the Agricultural
md Mechanical college and an expert
anced person was elected to fill that
place. The principal object OF this en-
actment was t. provide for the estab-
isnment OF a quarantine line and TO pro-
tect the sIock-growing interests of the
territory This enactment has in the
main proved satisfactory and great good
has resulted therefrom, still the law is
imperfect and should be remodeled so as
u provide adequate punishment for its
violation. The report of the veterinary
surgeon is herewith transmitted mark
ID Exhibit J."
COAL OIL INSPECTOR.
By act OF the third legislative assem-
ply the office OF coal oil inspector was
created. herewith transmit the first
biennial report OF the inspector appoint
ID under SAID act, marked Exhibit X.
L seer,s that he working OF this law has
leen terefcial in the main. still there IS
serious defect in the statute, in that oils
hat have been inspected and found be-
ow the test prescribed by law, are per
nitted 10 be sold, although they are
branded by the inspector as rejected II
: recommended that section IL OF the act
De amended so as 10 prohibit the sale ~
:. jected oils and prescribe proper penal
les for its violation.
BOARD OF HEALTH.