The Irish standard., 1899-01-07
THE STATE UNIVERSITY

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Increase ii atiendance has been i more rapid
The enrolment in the year 1878 was a's $50,
~; ~ Increase OF 1873 over the previous year.
buIldngs ana aGitionai faelites. The .r rev.
port OF the president and the board should
%c Gaf va Sesn ,pKen b. Th hs
opd "a Of IeEents locking to higher stand
hs pyey viii I pee cont is 20 o and ns spp
nbhe PIC hia,, ny your co-operation SO that
struetors The time has come When VII, l. it is is
important single institution OF learning.
IL It's 9 work to huIF a b as well as Huanty II
barra ssment to the University and chasrn
to Its friends, that it has lost many of its
s shtrnng men In the last few Years, This
tlerests alike dictate that there should be
the same Inducements for, talent in our
engaged in the like work. The EXPERIMENT,
a al STATION and school, and college of agrt
sty. will be discussed later.
HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE
.,, On July 81 last. the insane. population in
~ hs Tafe !!
r9a # " was -, not ar from per cent he
that ms rate Of increase vii! e pr"baby
e ,1s nue., untii the percentage of insane in
yailins in the country Which, Is about isai p one
r nsaHe also efss nrsss to each $50 nhabians
To-, 70 excel 9ne in iso careful study of
yenls the fact that the suppositI"n ' which
mas gained prevelancy to some extent
state an N T oEer M in @
Increase has been greater hsre Of late
and this would naturally be the tendency
so ar S,te wh nmr Formulation Is made Up
problem ,,;hI Of providing tor our insane pop
different from hose that surro SSr''St tie
subject in the other states. so far as the
population is concerned. There iese' IS IS one
he nsane IS in ssrm Of eon srnf
, Of siates and which. in ny Judgment, IS
onT sa %nd might b add emoradzng
the maintenance and treatment Of those
a pemsa TO m9 onr h3oSptss at state eY
insane are maintained at the Joint ex:
which they were residents. IN some, the
estate Of the patient, or relatives, bound
tribute portion OF, ths, expense, This is
of wd ha Sa's xs f that rh h
our law by which the state assumes the
Of Tho insane has a tendency to unduly ine
Grease l me e numher Of tommltmen's to our
anSH IN our wno va as
Gus counties Tor q period Of time: cannot
simply suffering from scnilty or some
stmr%rarTy disorder not at y; all Of dam an;
tsxe inaa II an in, ,nsaas hospIsat In iaet.
rs eG 5s Tor Gaans SH%n lie s'H A.
INDECENT, who are suffering, from :, any
mental disorder !,, or weakness in the slight.
and shSsd be reformed Such shcr rG ree
o ,rat' as ! may submit. being
ms1eS ns Es"s efsH"s vt fF' n
great weshl IL your cSnsidera!{on: but
Oh this one question my convictions are
clear and positive, and tie result OF, years
Of observation, 1t Is my Judgment that
IS y'isj5 70 re prensr sSlutIon ,s q lie nroh
%A o We S''f ~ .hs fsy
most :" earnestly mes vi; recomlnsnd that. as a
first step to the solution t., Of the question ~
each county or municipality. he required
to contribute to the state at the rate of
ienance of all settled patients committed
from 1t, The figure named Is selected
simply because that is the amount mostly
IN Vogue under the legislation, In our sis.
ter states. On this point; both the board
OF corrections and charities agree. which,
venture to r say; WI, commend n,tInm TIT It
salutary effect that such a law would have
upon county au!hHri,ies In making COM
other feature that desire to call to your
attention is the lack OF method aud etli-
cheney In the d!Scharg s; Of patients fr ,sn3
session enacted law giving the super
intendents of our several hospitals the
power to discharge. but the last clause
Of the act provides that such discharge