The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1901-01-11

Excepting the statement from the Uni
versity of Michigan that no special appro-
priations will be needed. and the explana-
ton gwen elsewhere of the situation at the
Agricultural College, the budgets for the
state educational institutions are not
available The appropria tons for the two
year term. ending June go 1901. show that
these institutions received for al pur,
poses from all sources s1,S5S, So6'99, itemized
as follows:
University Of Michigan. .......$ 6i5229 81
STATE NSrmai school %
Northern Michigan Normal -
School :.......... o39' VII o oo
Agricultural College ............. 300, l9a SO
Michigan College of Mines...... 10000 ID
Total ........... .................H.S 5S,S96 10
recommend that all state institutions,
in addition to those now so designated, be
required to submit their budgets to the
state board of corrections and charities
for it's opinion thereon.
Michigan Agricultural College.
The Michigan Agricultural College has
become the right hand Of the University
e i1 sense of o the word. The state board
of agriculture Gains the time has come
when the college income, should be no
longer dependent upon the biennia. session
of the legislature. Its claims that the col
lege has proved It's value and the people
will be satisfied to have its support pro-
vided for by system similar to that EN-
object sought for is a fixed income. so that
the board may know year by year just
what 1t may depend upon. During the
last few years the college has made phe-
nomenal growth, having increased the
number of its students threefold. Natur-
ally this has resulted in outFrowing the
original accommodations provided for ny
a maximum attendance of two hundred.
The board feels In strict justice there
should be an ample appropr alton to place
the college in line with the large demands
30, oil for q
sum equal to it's necessities The plan OF
n fixed income is recommended by the
board. which asks for one fifteenth OF q
MILL but If the legislature does not deem
II advisable to make the change 1t ought
in justice to the institution, to examine
with great care the situation presented,
and consider. the que ton with view to
the future or the college.
AsyIums for the Insane.
The crowded condition of the asylIms
for the insane should receive careful con
sideration. Additional provision ought 70
be made at once for caring Tor these ar
ficted people who are seeking admission
i'm such numbers. 1t has been suggestet
relief might be obtained by creating
new institution whore the hope essly IN
sane could be cared for. The authorize ;
do not agree upon this plan, however, ana
pending investigation of the results or
such system i'm other states. II may not
he wise at this time to provide FOR an ad-
ditonal asylum. The present institut ons
are doing excellent work. and the advice
of the state board of corrections ana
Charities is that additional provi sion be
made,at the asylums already estab ished.
II ceftainly Is not advisable to long de-
tain teople ia jails and almshouses await
ing admission to the asylums, when IL
promptly given attention they might be
restored to health.
The state asvlum. situated in Ion'a.
presents a problem for your cons'd era
ton. One section of the asylum bull ling
is located on the north side OF the river.
and the other on tire south side. The
question IT, shall they be conso dated. Be
cause of this division Of the buildings. IL
IL stated there is entailed larger cost
of maintenance estimated at about $500
a year. and surveillance and general care
of the inmates are rendered. more dill
| cult Carrying out the consolidation pro
| ject will require an appropriation tst
| mate Mt S1O9 BS3 90 the chief item being
| the cost Of n branch hui'ding for patents
| which is placed at $40 97i "a. Should thu
| legislature decide against removal. thu
| appropriation for buildings and furnish
| ings actually needed Is placed at S62,l30 81
The Pnp-Americnn Exposition.
The Pan-Amerlcan exposition will b.
| held In Buffalo from May to Novembe
| /. this year. The social and trade rela
| tons of Michigan with the Empire state
are OF q very close and important char
acter and tie daily interchange OK prod
ucts and general acqua intance anon!
their business men. call for co-operatici