The Worthington advance., 1899-01-12

should insist upon attaining. IS not neceS-
ssseI eas aife% IN ali pubc thaa
efficiency and the largest possible returns
for the money expended: pen Ihis IS :; as l., true M
Institutions.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Our university has continued to prosper.
work. 1 tnH IT'S sTtsRt
in has been rapd
an Increase Of 4zs Owe over the 1p previous year. year
budneP and sFs%Sdi The nsS
port Of the president and the board SHOULD
you6 Saefu H. TIE
ara Of attainments for ad%issioSh in Ssr are to Be
that this policy viii Be bee continued N in az and d SUP
Ebe SrS by fSr that
sstructors:. The time has come when it is
incumbent upon this 44E largest and most
to look to quality as well as quantity IN
its work. It has been a source of EN-
It's frend to a It S ds anS ana h o
fhould n9t be So Our pride AND in
| the same Inducements for talent in our
institution that It., are affoMEded M by others
al station, and school, and; college of agri-
culture, though part of the state uniVer-
sity, will be discussed later.
STATE TEXT BOOKS
In addition, to the specific recommenda:
tionS submitted by the superintendent OF
gflIs+ public +instruetion. all Of which merit the
| and executive. I would SDeciallv commend
to your considera ton the subject Of pre-
pairing and publishing on state account ths
| schOol books required in connection with
our free text book system. 1t seems to me
that thai the there ar are many eonsiderations that
f fRa pqcag exac}ed 9g tb By
seh2e &he bS9K ust sxsa ag SRY MR %
Of public morals and destructive of that
school oheers and teachers hers ithasfiS that Should ID
prevail to give their work and word the
@ok aaseyp 1s fa Ra
Would be in Itself great hep K fo our e labor se
gators Of the state, system Of text; books
for the primary and grammar grades, at
sma ea BE- Ss %ead # be nsy
scholars than matter Compiled in the east
ernment Of the Gnted de STATES s prints sDr and
prepares its own publica tions; many Of the
40 e saT the State os50Eqp shoSd puDsS de
! its own text books, upon being submitted
to y9te Of the netp peSpe (. s. BY
sentiment, in this state would result a ina in a
mteG ke xqts to Soe It o g paens Iq
ton to the necessity for further legisla-
school, university and other funds under
the control Of the state at such rates of
as sSoH as % aac{ make 1t to the
! to borrow those. funds rather than from
other nvse4 SOURCES th 1t seems poor public policy
| curities drawing only 3 per cent interest,
and compelling our own municipalities that
fay e State w25y of ya1 o6 az GFed Sep to
STATE INSTITUTIONS
It is not deemed necessary to call your
atttention specifically to the reports OF
gs oveF expenditures s' IS eIhh phemomena M eenaj
been obtained at the sacridce Of 'aiy any ais OBJ
haf tna5 S3fsty the
ried on in that Institution, at. least 50 far
salutary and beneficial to the farming in1 f
terestS as it has to the prisoners in
furnishing work, and to the state as a
| means Of revenue for their support. The
output OF binding twine for the past sea
board estimates the requirements Of the the
Whole state at about seventeen million
| pounds. 1t will thus be seen that there is
ample room for the expansion of this in
duStry, and believe that it can now he
safely and nd, pref1tably extended, and WITH
in new undertakings. What has been re-.
| garded, justly or unjustly, as a Scandal
in connection with the sale of the nrod,1ct
during the last season should not preiuIIice
your minds against the industry on thai
aGGonae aGG naeded Rnder proper
sale and distribution of the product amone me
the farmers, such occurrences can reaGiiS
be- averted in. the future. L commend his
| subject to your careful attention. '1'7
. Inc needs Of other correctional and char
ltaple institutions are set out in the sew
for the insane will not be farther sp1ra. COM.
mented upon. ~oa"
The problem of properly caring for tho
! insane has, become so pressing that +
aps3Lntely az fba demands solution at Your hands
Of the subject Itself by reason Of tSe erest
number and helpless character of ths nn
t0rtunates, as well as the great cost "a
the public for their care and mainfenanco
upon upon the lines heretofore and now in
estimated, and ,justiies ali the care and
give It. 'oo WILL
HOSPITALS FOR THE INSANE
+,.0n 0n July 81 last. the insane population in
5nls state confined in our hospitals. was
9,1oo' gam OF 52l during the precedine