The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-02
MAY HAVE ONLY
ONE REGIMENT.
The Governor Wants to Keep Militia
Up to Highest Standard.
GOOD SHOWING FOR THE BOARD.
Mr.. Maupin Makes an Encouraging
Report for the school for the Deaf
and the Blind-Ihe War
ON Smallpox.
GOOD SHOWING FOR THE BOARD

Tho Governor. having cleared the decks
for the reorganization OF the militia. DC
Is now ready 10 receive The applications
Of companies that wish 10 enter the
service. Several have already APPLIED.
No order for tho decentralization viii
be issued. After 30 has been determine
how many companies can be equipped
If there are enough for two regiment
they Will be properly assigned ard of-
ders issued for the election of field oil
GERS.
The Governor favors having only one
regiment of twelve companies lie fears
that two regiments cannot he properly
equipped. ii will. in his opinion. be- far
more creditabie TO the State to have
one crack regiment instead OF two or
three very Indifferent ones.
The Governor yesterday received The
invoice az certain equipments for the
troops furnished by the Federal Govern
or
TO FIGHT SMALLPOX.
Mayor Moss. Commonwealth Attor-
ney Newton and DIT. John r.. Bagby. OF
Newport News conferred with Governor
Tyler and DR. Paulus A. Irving Pre-i-
dent Of the state Board of Health. with
reference 10 the adoption Of measures
looking TO preventing the spread OF
smallpox in Warwick county The state
Board OF Health viii meet az Newport
Nows and consider the matter. The
Board has no funds bat IL has annie
power to enforce quarantine regulations.
MR. MAUPINS REPORT
Mr. Addison Maupin. President Of the
Board Of Visitors Of the Virginia School
for the Deaf and The Blind. has present
ell 10 the Governor his quarterly re-
port.
II viii be recalled that MI J. y stubbs
the former president. On the report for the
preceding quarter said il was necee-
sary 20 go into debt I'm order 90 keep the
institution mp. Mr. Maupins report IS.
Therefore, Of special interest. il Is as
follows:
Richmond. Va, April %. 1900
Hon J. Ioge Tyler
Governor Of Virginia
Richmond Va:
Dear Sir.-On behalf Of the Board of
Visitors Of the Virginia School for the
Deaf and the Blind AZ stanton. Va.
I have the honor 20 hand you this the
first quarterly report for 1890. ending
March slst as required hy section 22l. OF
the Code Of virginia
Disbursements for the quarter 1902 90
Receipts from the Commonwealth
Tor quartor....... ............ Ii9 81
which is due 10 having settled in this
quarter bills contracted i'm the previous
quarter
Our constant care is 10 run the school
on the amount appropriated hy the Leg
islature. which we expect TO accomplish.
although We have large number Of pu
pills than az any time iu tho history
II the institution the number OF pupils
having Increased 81 rer cent since
there has been any increase On the am
nual appropriation.
The health Of the school is excellent.
only two deaths having occurred in the
past three years
NEW BUILDINGS.
The completion OF the new buildings
for which an appropriation Of 5000 was
made Dos the last Legislature. has enabled
us TO ACCOMMODATE am increased number
of pupils and we look for a larger en-
rollment next session.
We have mos, efficient supcriutend-
ent. 10 whose wise and economical mani
agement IS largely due our ability 20 run
so large a school ON smaller appr0pria-
ton than when 10 numbered many less
than 10 does az this time Tho Officers
and teachers are efficient and deeply in-
terestod in their work for which peculiar
qualification is required and considering
the sum available for This work. we d0
not believe better showing can be made
by any school iu the country
We have very recently made the course
of study ten instead OF eight years. that
when our pupils graduate they may enter
the National COLLEGE at Washington y.
c. which they were not sufficiently adj
vanCed TO do under the completion Of
a course OF eight years
IL would be q source of much gratinca-
a.