The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-01-11


has increased from 495,949 to 1884, we
have builded $40 school houses at a cost
OF more than half million dollars and
now nave an attendance in our colleges
the period mentioned the value Of our our
from and Ss st9ss tn has
and our bank deposits from 81 .255 to
know that, Notwithstanding our small in
the advance Of our material and educa-
known s,n,~ in the previouI history of the
But Little Increase in Crime.
Upon the other hand, there has been
conneS Ia eu In aad 1ns Is
two years ago: There has been de;
more than o.oOo and we pay a much
lower rate of interest on our public In.
the people have reduced their mortgage
Indebtedness about $S,OOo.OoO. we have
many reasons to congratulate ourselves
our people such large measure OF pros
perity.
State Educational Institutions.
The increased attendance at the uni
tional room and increased facilities. The
enrolment for the year commencing Sep
iI5o. and for the year 1870 promises to be
1900. The chancellor and board of re-
gents unite in saying that an increased
Of the university viii be nee Necessary. they
claim that for several years the teach
the needs of the Institution. and that the
increased number of students makes the
employment of additional professors and
an appropriation for additional buildings.
The separate maintenance of the uni
many Of the same branches are taught.
is much more expensive than II they
Sia but toe to
meet the increased cost Of their separate
maintenance.
meet this additional expense, which will
constantly increase with the growth and
development of the institutions: No tut
ton or other fee is charged at the uni.
versity, evidently, upon the theory that
the university should be completion 81 OF
mission of students to any of the de-
partments should not be attended with
II the theory of "free education in our
state educational institutions Is to be
S until the cost of maintaining them viii
be SO great that the people will grow
FESTIVE under their burdens s:, whatever t:tyes
edncation'' in liberal arts. it will hardly
be urged that. the state is under obliga-
unless some portion of the expense Incl
dent thereto is borne by. those receiving
dental fee from resident students, a
reasonable tuition from nonresident
and tuition in all edsea
ton, would be reasonable requirements
ard assist in reducing the ever-growtthhs ing
demands made upon the state Tor tne
support and maintenance of our uni
versities and colleges.
eI,n wo4 the taifon and fees Of this In
stituton or clothing the. s1 1carp Cover
render all of these institutions more Ell
ficient by carrying out the intent OF me
eenerai Dian, and the first step in this
direction would be to place them unoer
the control OF one 1oar not or more than four
party. with the head Of each institution
ofi,cer of such board in all matters relat-
ing to the particular institution OF whicn
he was the head s and IL earh laW creating
such board No objection could pc urged
70 such law except ra w al NJ That some
one of these institutions shouId pc los los,
tered by the state to neglect anu
consequent injury of the otners'
State Charitable Institutions
Principal among these institutions are
the insane asylums at Topeka and Osa-
Wntomie. They are in excellent conql-
ton An appropriation nI tS Mas ereetion and
eauipment of an administrator building
at the Topeka asylum. and this ,,5 pu NO
ing Is nearing coinpietioi.. -, harato
FORE ,,sed for administration purposes
considerable room which they may now
be divided into wards for the accommo 9
dalton of patients. The number In tins TINS
ASYLUM in iS9S was 7S5; in 1892. SSs; IN lSo;
sol. and with the additional room anoroso o
nv the changes heretofore mentioned, me ne
state will be enabled to take care OF s'o
patients in that institution. .++.r,nt.
81 To Complete and furnish some base.
ment wards In one of the buildinss AT
OsSwatomie The work was never com
pleted but It i NOW w Would i furnish the
money necessary to compete the Work;
which would give room Tor ioo ao1i.lonai
natients. The attendance at the Os3W NJ
tonne asylum for 1888 was ioi'' 1877 i'0I''
II is the judgment Of the board OF ehar r.
sties that when these improvements are
completed there will De a an s re, ICON nr.sa
ant demands, and that new asylum AT
this time is unnecessary.
The INDECENT Insane.
Tor wears the legislature has been
making large appropriations to pay LOT
The expense OF caring Tor inoiSenS inSAne
who were denied admission 20 tne sac
eccommodation. An appropriation OF
SSs0 00O was made by the last legislature
- meet this claim. This large expense
Of caring for the INDECENT insane was s, ,ne
IIacentIv room was made at the asylums
1or the care of additional female patients
snd notices were sent to the propate
Judges Of counties ron for T si,s npS
~ such patients. that the tnstttutions
Were now ready to receive them, anu
thus relieve the counties from the Lor s
Their, charges OF casinS to s,c ine nst,ents
StHsss,,t 10 the asylum at once In q NUM-