The news & observer., 1901-03-14

graph g. shows profit on garden account
for the year 1899 Of $259.OO, but makes no
comment on the year 1900, whereas the
Stewards books for 1899 shows profit only
$153.S7 and no profit for the year 1900.
Again on page 80, of Principals report
a recapitulation of the needs of the in
stitution for 1901-02 is shown, aggregat-
ing $31, ,905.5S, and appropriation requested
based upon these figures, yet the Princi-
pal states to your committee upon REIN
vestigation that $137.00 (referred to
above) has been paid on the item of
paving and mecadamizing' and that fully
81, 900 had been paid on the item, "wells
and water supply" ($1,209.34 of this.
amount. however, is the same referred
to above in the Presidents report). The
stewards books show only 81, 209.24 Of the
81, 900 above referred to; $1,209.34 also
being shown in the Presidents report.
LIBRARY.
On page 29, Principals report, the
statement is made I'VE have no library
whereas your committee find that from
evidence and personal investigation
there is library both for the deaf and
dumb and for the blind. Also among
the list of officers we find the name of
Evan Mcknight as Librarian In other
words. there is moderately well equip
PED library in raised letters at the blind
institution, and according to Principals 8
evidence there is library for the see
ing at the department for the colored
deaf and dumb.
BY tabulated sheet submitted by the
appended to the testimony, showing
average attendance and annual cost per
capita, we find the following:
1S9S-Average attendance 275. Annual
cost per capita, $14545; deficit incurred
SIS, 900.
19OO-Average attendance, 26O; annual
cost per capita, $291.92; deficit reduced to
$11 900.
From the above9your committee takes
it that the annual cost per capita in
1S98 for one year or ten months school,
was $145.46; for 1900 for ten months
school term per student was $201.92.
But for the year 1900 instead of ses
sion of ten months school term We find
the session Was@.cut short six weeks for
Jack of funds as per testimony of princi
pal and as per charges preferred.
BY calculation we have the following
for two
years. s........... ........$ 100000
Deficit incurred. .......... 100000
Total for two years. ....$ 95,O00.OO
Amount appropriation for
one year 47,5O0.00
Average cost per student
for 10 months school,. 172.72
Instead of S145.46 as shown by
sheet referred to.
for two years 100000
Less amount paid on deficit. 1000
Total funds for two years $1O1, 900
Total for one year ........... $4,000
Average attendance 260 students |
Annual cost per capita for 812 |
months per school, $19423, or for
ten months per capita would be
$22S.50 instead of $201.92 as shown |
by sheet referred to-
IT was stated by the Principal that ten /
months constituted school year, and all
the teachers contracts were made and |
paid for accordingly.
ORGAN.
The sale of the organ referred to in
charges appears to your committee in
iudicious in that organ was worth (atter |
torn DOWN $500 to 5000 (page 81, testi-
mony of John A. Simpson. Musical Di- |
rector) was exchanged to Baptist Taber-
nacle for a cabinet organ worth in cash
S165 40 as appears from testimony of
Henry Miller. agent for Ludden & Bates,
(from whom the organ was purchased by |
the Tabernacle) and $50 on account,
which has not yet been paid. (Millers
testimony herewith submitted. The
PRINCIPAL stated that all matters per- I
tanning to the musical department were
referred to the Musical Director, but in |
this instance it does not appear that /
he was consulted as to the value OF
either of the organs mentioned in the !
above exchange.
Objections having been made to our re-
port as touching Mr.. w. A. White, we
will state our object was simply matter
Of justice, and we were prompted by What
appears in the testimony, viz: Pages
Hip of testimony of c. j. Parker; pages
S1-35 of testimony of John A. Simpson; |
page 4, testimony of W. A. White; page
"a, testimony of John E. Ray.
We find in corroboration of one OF the
charges preferred that over S2OO was
paid for a point writing machine aooul
two years ago, and said machine placed
under the porch of the building and has
never been used.
We reiterate the statement that the
Glass and Department work is thorough
and complete and after a visit and care
full inspection of every department we
take pleasure in commencing the work
of the matrons and teachers in charge
of the several departments of this noble
State charity.
We respectfully submit this supple
ment to our former report which is
hereto attached
VIM. LINDSAY,
JNO. E. WOODARD,
Committee on part of the Senate.
r. N. PAGE,
c. j. CARSON,