Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-01-10


tons ID part of a great educational sys-
ten was not abandoned.
SO, while the university, agricultural
college and normal school were located
at different points, and each one designed
to give different instruction, 1t was IN
pursuance OF common plan. The uni
versity was to be school of liberal arts,
the agricultural college one OF agricul-
ture and the mechanic arts, and the
normal school one for the equipment OF
| teachers.
There Is no reason why this plan could
not have been kept constantly In view,
and why these three institutions could
not have worked toward the accomplish
ment of common purpose, neither en-
croaching upon the province OF the otner,
II they had all been under one common
management. But these schools have
been directed by separate Arrangements.
| each wholly Independent OF the other,
80 that at this time there Is little united
purpose or action among the three, when
they ought to be part OF common
system.
render all Of these institutions more ef.
| t1cient by carrying out the intent OF the
| constitution, OF making each part OF
general plan, and the first step In this
| direction would be to place them under
| the control OF one board OF regents, COM
posed OF six members. not more than iour
OF whom should belong to one poitical
party, With the head Of each institution
an ex-0filci0 member. and the presiding
Ing TO the particular institution OF which
| he was the head, and earnestly recon-
mend the enactment Of law creating
such board, No objection could be urged
10 such a law, except as It might arise
from those who are willing that some
one OF these institutions should be los:
tered by the state to neglect ana
consequent injury OF the others. -,
The state university agricultural col.
Iege and normal school have permanent
endowments, from which Is received an
nually a large sum In the way OF Interest:
| This amount Is expended by the several
boards without any restriction, and no
report of such expenditures IL required
| to be made to any state officer
1t would seem advisable 70 nave tne
statute require that all SUCH 1unds pc
paid into the state treasury anu aIaws
out In the regular way, by warrants OF
the auditor, upon vouchers properly item,
lied and verified. providing an addltionai
safeguard In the expenditure OF tne
money and giving the public full lnforma-
tion ms TO such expenditures.
In this connection, desire to cal inc
attention of the Legislature to tne rec-
concentrations Of the AUDITOR ADVISING
the abolition Of treasurers OF separate
institutions and requiring al rumu9 orI
he turned into the state treasury anu
maid out upon proper vouchers, me
Recommendation Is q wise one ana should
The last legislature made an appro-
| priation for the establishment OF an
| Industrial department az the wesaeIh
university, and provided for, the app9ih.,,
ment of majority OF me poaru "
trustees giving the state tne Go h,,,id,rg
has been erected and there has been
large increase in the attendance OF stu.
dents The work that has been done
Suiiv iustiaes the expenditure made.
believe that reasonable approprla-
t,ons for the purpose OF educating tne
voung people Of the c0lored race aions
educational and Industrial lines can oe
wisely made and should be encouraged
state Charitable Institutions.
pr,nc,pal among these institutions are
,ha insane asylums at Topeka ana Osa-
,uatnmie They are In excellent conQl-
tinn IN appropriation was made Dy tne
iast legislature for the erection ana
en,,ipment OF an administrator puiloinY
at The Topeka asylum, ana TINS ~, pu nau
Ing is nearing completion. Tnis Will ren-
der available In the Duiidlnss mu,o.o
fore used for administration purposes
cons,derable room which they may now
bs divided into wards for the accommo-
Jotion of patients. The number In tnls
asylum in iS9S was 795; In 1889, SS8; IN lNV,
Tl and with the additional room anordeu
nv The changes heretofore mentioned, tne
state will be enabled to take care Oh S'o
natients in that institution.
The preceding administration attempt
cd to complete and furnish some Dase.
ment wards In one OF the bulluinss az
Osawatomie. The work was never con,
pleted, but 1t IL now well under Way, any ~
money necessary to complete the WORK,
rbirh would give room for 100 additioha'
A.1{'nts, me d,trHtfaucv a. tn- ora W.T.
tonne asylum for 1893 was lob; 1879, l025
| 1900, 99l ...
| tiles that when these improvements are
completed there will be ample room In
| the two asylums to meet all OF the pres
emf demands, and that new asylum At
this time Is unnecessary.
The INDECENT Insane.
For years the Legislature has been
making large appropriations to pay Tor
the expense Of caring for INDECENT insane
who were denied admission to the state
asylums for the lack Of room for their
accommodation An appropriation OF
$500 900 was made by the last legislature
| to meet this claim. This large expense
Of caring for the INDECENT insane was the
basis of argument for another asylum.
| for the care Of additional female patients,
and notices were sent to the probate
Judges of counties from which applica-
| lions had been made for the admission
Of such patients, that the institutions
were now ready to receive them, and
thus relieve the counties from the fur
Their charge of caring for them, and
requests were made that such patients
be sent to the asylum at once, In num-
Der of instances no response was made
to these requests although the state,
in every instance had been paying for
the care of such persons. An invcstga-
ton disclosed the fact that In many cases
frauds had been perpetrated upon the
state In securing from the state treas
ury the allowance made by law for the
care Of the INDECENT insane whose admis-
sion had been denied for want of room.
| would suggest that chapter So, laws
of 1876, relating to the care Of INDECENT
insane be repealed and that a require
ment be made that patients shall be adj
mltted to the asyums In the order In
which the applications are made, and
that the state be relieved from the ex-
pcnse Of their support in the interim.
As to a New Insane Asylum.
The last legislature provided for the
erection Of new asylum, and appointed
a committee for the purpose of locating
the same and securing site. This COM
mittee selected a site near the city OF
Parsons, The commencement of the
building was delayed on account Of liti-
cation between that city and rival city
for the location of the institution. The
supreme court has decided that the site
was properly selected 1t remains now
for the legislature to say whether new
asylum shall be constructed, or whether
provision he made for additional room In
the present asylums, and the building
of the new asylum be wholly abandoned
Management Of Reform School.
It Is hard to conceive Of worse con-
diton Of things than that surrounding
the reform school when the present
management assumed charge. Conditions
have been greatly improved and that in
st. luton Is now In fairly good shape. The
laundry and engine house was destroyed
by fire soon after the present superin-
tendent assumed charge, and as no funds
| o.. 60 ,,tt Ian, No