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

state In securing from the state treas
ury the allowance made by law for the
sion had been denied for want of room.
I would suggest that chapter g, laws
OF 1876 relating to the nd sbst OF ind1sspt
ment be made that patients shall be ad-
mitted to the asylums In the order In
that the state be relieved from the ex-
pense Of their support In the interim.
Control of Refractory Children.
The work Of caring for the INDECENT. un-
fortunate and refractory children OF the
tracing more and more attention. and
recently 1t has called forth the very best
thought of those engaged in the work lt. Of
View at this time seems to be in favor Of
procuring homes for these children.
In my former message suggested such
policy. that there has been beginning of
the reform school. The superintendent of
the reform school has been without
TO 5 fns fe
a personal inspection and examination
the nature of their surroundings.
for the use Of the orphans home and re-
form school. available to the superfn-
tendent Of these institutions. to enable
them to procure homes through their own
and other agencies, and at suitable times
to make personal visits and inspections,
the influences Surrounding the children
who have been taken out of the institu-
tons and placed in other surroundings.
this institution from reform school" to
industrial school for boys"
Industrial School for Girls.
The industrial school for girls at Beloit
was in good condition when the present
administration entered upon it's term.
and it's condition remains practically the
same. Since the last meeting of the leg
this Institution were burned and it will
be necessarv to have an appropriatin for
Its s,,,r rebuild lI In IN this connection it
slider the advisability Of insurance.
Soldiers Orphans Home.
This institution is we'll managed and the
children properly cared for. The last
legislature made provision for the selec-
S m the 60 fa the
cess attending this effort does not, in
my Judgment. justify its continuance. and
creating such agent be repealed.
Institution for the Blind.
The institution for the education of the
Dllnd at Kansas City was taken charge
OF by the present superintendent nearly
been n1acsd ago e since which time It has
tngs are old and wholly insufficient for
the needs Of the institution No per-
made
at tnat institution for a number of years.
Deaf and Dumb Asylum.
The Institution for the education of the
dear and dumb at Olathe has had to con-
tend with many difficulties The supply
hausted during the year 1900, and the city
refused to furnish water in compliance
with the terms Of the contract which had
been previosuly entered into between the
was in bad condition at the time the pres
rd on1 oh VII,
partly remedied, but additional work must
be done before it is made complete. AS
the result eor Oh the imperfect sanitation and
much sickness in that institution. The
board is now paying the city of Olathe
there Is no guaranty that this arrange
ment will continue. I do not think fur
ther approximations should be made for
ply or pure water has been obtained
Asylum for Idiotic and Imbecile.
The state asylum for idiotic and imbe-
Gle children at Winfield is of growing i'm
p32rtanIce. and the demands upon that in;
building has been constructed there with
in the last two years, and other improve
institution in 1888 Was 1872; in 1893, 15s, and and
increase is likely to continue. This will
call for additional attendants. The I'M
fortunate children in this asylum need
much personal attention. and the proper
cess of that of other institution.
Would Lop on Two Members.
The board Of charities. as now COM
posed. consists of five members. 1t can
be reduced to three. without in any way
1 respectfully suggest such reduction.
Private Institutions Of Charity.
There are IA private institutions in the
state. engaged wholly or partly in char.
liable work. receiving aid In the way of
appropriations. The last legislature made
Tor each of the fiscal years ending June
80, 1900 and 1901. The average number of
IS about an nd rsnees ns all
the way from nine. in the Old Ladies'
Rest to 420 in the Rescue Home-the
Old Ladies Rest. to more than 1000 in
Saint Margaret's hospital. Some of the
institutions are wholly charitable. others
for few-and it is hardly equitable that
they all should receive like assistance
from the state. In cases where aid is
cipients to make annual reports to the
board of charities.
The State Peni.entiary.
The number now confined in this in
stitutton Is 1,O2S-236 of whom are from
the territory of Oklahoma and five are
Der committed to the institution by the
courts of our own state at 1874 The last
legislature made provision for the con-
struction of plant for the manufacture
of binding Irvine at the penitentiary.
This business was entirely new, both to
the warden and the board of directors of
that institution, and by reason of their
lack OF knowledge, the purchase of raw
material, Its manufacture into the finished
product and its distribution among the
consumers of binding Irvine, was attended
with considerable embarrassment. Not
withstanding such embarrassment. s. rea-
sonabie degree of success attended the
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