Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-14
INSTITUTIONS NEEDS
Superintendent Of Various State
Institutions File Reports
With Governor.
Powell. Of 0lenwood. Very In
sistent Upon the Subject Of
Epileptic Colony.
Board Of Control Said to Favor
the Projected Other
News.

the Pr0Ject-.Other
News.
Dies Moines, Aug. 14.-Estimates Of the
appropriations which the state institu-
| tions desire the state board of control to
ask of the coming legislature are being
filed with the board by the superindents
Of the state institutions.
Superintendent Powell, OF the Institu-
ton for Feeble Minded, at Glenwood,
has asked for $124,5O0.
Superintendent Gass, Of the Institu-
ton for Orphans at Davenport. has ask
ed for ss5.S5O.
Superintendent McCune, OF the Col
lege for the blind at vinton, has asked
for s17,5OO.
superintendent Fitzgerald, of the
School for Girls at Mitchellville, has
asked for two new buildings and $41oO,
amounting to about $4,000 altogether.
Superintendent Powell, following his
annual custom. has devoted part Of
his biennial report to the discussion of
the needs of the states epileptics. There
is one epileptic for each 900 people, maxi
ing about 1000 of the blighted people in
Iowa. There are but 225 in the institu-
ton at GlenWood. Again does Mr.. Pow
ell urge the legislature to establish
colony for the care Of these detectives.
He recommends the Craig colony plan.
The board of control is in favor of this
system 1t may decide to again recom-
mend the establishment of such COL
ony in Iowa. The plan is to care for
all the epileptics there, not only those
who are sent to the institution for
Feeble Minded at Glenwood and the in
sane hospiitals-there may be thous-
and so cared, for all told-but also the
people who voluntarily elect to go to a
colony to be cured of their defect
Superintendent Powell divides the
$124,500 which he asks from the state as
follows: Two double cottages for eighty
boys each. $4,000; an epileptlc cottage
to be used for boys headquarters. $780,
600; for repairs. 10000; for boilers. 3d.
500; for repairs in boilers. $4,000; for
bake oven, $1,000: for brick barn. $4,000;
for contingent fund. $4,000
GLENWOOD.'
q
as absolutely essential that headquar-
for the reason that the present sytem
not prevent some comm!ngling OF the
sexes. This is obviously undesirable
among defective people.
The superintendent recommends a |
change in the law so that all feeble
admitted to this institution. At present
the ages are limited from to 81 years
Woodbury. county has thirty-two in
mates in Glenwood, according to the BIZ
ennial report; Des Moines county. TWEEN
ty-seyen; Polk county. forty-six; Lee
twenty six; Linn and Dubuque, TWEEN
ty-five each; and Marshall. twenty
three.
There were 1886 inmates on June 80
1901.
Superintendent Powell says of the
board of control system that 1t is dem
onstrating its merits and calls for
nethodical and systematic operation
and coordination of activities. AS a re- !
suit there is better equipment and house
service. The law is meeting with public |
endorsement. according to Mr.. Powell.
SOLDIERS ORPHANS.
There are 4S4 orphans at the Soldiers
Orphans Home at Davenport. OF these
Polk county furnishes half. Woodbury.
county has thirty-three and Dies Moines |
county eighteen.
Superintendent Gass devotes portion
of his biennial report to urging that the
state should care for all its wards. The |
orphans sent to the Davenport institu-
tion are supportedsby the counties from
which they are sent. Mr.. Gass believes
that this system should be changed to
making their support charge on the
state treasury. He argues that in view
of the fact that the counties must sup
Fort their own children at the home. |
they send children of the lower classes
to the reform schools or some other
place which Is supported by the state at
large. This cheats a large class out of
their just rights. He asks the board to
recommend change in the law cover
ing this matter.
Superintendent Gass, of the Davenport |
home, distributes the appropriations he
asks Of the legislature as follows: En-
largement Of cottages, s1o.5O0: furniture
for them. $500; boiler house. boilers and |
equipment, $4,000; changes in creek and
grounds, $4,000; fences, 5000: library,
$500; contingent fund, $4,000; slate roofs,
$3.50.
Mr.. Gass reters to the fact that all |
connected with the home know and APP
preciate the generous actions of the
board of control, and expresses his own
appreciation of the cordial re-
lations existing between himself and the
board.
COLLEGE FOR BLIND.
Superintendent McCune, of vinton,
urges that the state return to the plan
Of $40 per capita per quarter for the sup
port Of the College for the Bint. This |
support was established in 1883, but was
cut down afterward SO that now 1t is |
but $50. This is inadequate, says Mr..
McCune. He insists that nine months
OF school should be the minimum, but |
unless the legislature shall appropriate
$12,500. or $4,000 next winter the coll
lege will be able to keep open but sew
en- months as it did last year. This
$14, 900 asked is for the salaries OF the at
taches of the schools. Heretofore this
amount has been limited to $4,000.
superintendent McCune asks for APP
preparations aside from the support per
capita Of $40 per quarter and the $4,000