Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-13
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND
DtJMR AND THE RIIND

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SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND
DUMB AND THE BLIND.
By an error in the appropriation bill
passed at the last session the appro-
priation for general maintenance Of the
school for the deaf and dumb and the
bind was made to read for the years
1901 and 1902 instead Of for the school
years beginning July l, 1901, and end
ing June 80, 1908. IL follows therefore
that while the appropriation for the
inst six months of 1901 was duplicated,
no funds for the ensuing six months are
provided. A brief act, making the un-
expended portion OF the appropriation,
namely, sl3,l6S43 applicable for main
tenanoe during the half year ending
June 30, 1903. should be passed at once.
The school is In splendid condition The
buildings have been kept In good re-
reir and the grounds, both farming and
ornamental, are In good shape and q
iery fine green house has been erected
/ The reading and reference books in the
library have been increased by the adj
dltlon OF 105 volumes; the classes In
carpentry, printing, shoe making,
homework, sewing. cooking, dress
making, barbering and blacksmlthing
have made excellent progress; music,
cane seating, discriminating, ham
matchmaking and fancy weaving are
successfully taught the blind pfils,
and classes IN domestic science and nor
ticulture hdve been introduced for the
deaf pupils. The school has increased
IN attendance to IS deaf and is blind, q
total OF 1903 pupls-the largest number
in the history OF the school. The board
% trustees recommends the erection Of
a separate school building for the blind
and also q heating plant and shop
building with machinery and electrical
power for the school The needs Of the
school for the biennial period begin
Ming July /. 1903, are set forth as fo-
lows:
Maintenance ..... .,....,.. ,..." $4,000
Repairs and improvements" 1900
Books and apparatus ..,",....., 500
Separate school building for the
puma ...,,. .s,.... ..,........., l2,Wu
shop building ...... ....,.,...., b.VV9
Heating plant .o.,.., 49,. 49,, o,Oe0
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Total ......,.. ,S1s0OO
As the main eleemosynary institution
Of the state this school should recely,
every proper encouragement and It's
wants be amply supplied yet II Is pos
sible the foregoing estimates specially
for maintenance, may be to some extent
reduced.
THE STATE INSANE ASYLUM
After paying all the expenses Of the
State Insane asylum applicable for 1897
there win be an unused and undrawn
balance of the appropriations made two
years ago Of about $4,000. This IL an
extremely gratifying showing and one
which other state boards would do we'll
20 follow. II shows that the board OF
lnfane asylum commissioners has earn
estly striven to subserye the interests
o. the state IN preference TO using the
money simply because il was appropri-
ated. The average daily cost for care
and treatment OF each patient for the
biennial period was 80 7-l0 cents, q
small increase over the preceding two
years due.to the advanced price Of COM
modities. Two detached wards or cot
tages for which the sum Of $4,000 was
appropriated az the last session. have
Teen erected and have been In use for
more than a year. At the end Of the
last biennial period there were Sli pa.
tients IN the asylum, now there are $780,
an increase Of 20 patients IN two years
AZ the close Of 1905 Il is estimated there
viii be 800, and the buildings as they
now are VIII not properly accommodate
TO exceed 1875 patients. The condition
calls for speedy relief
It Is urged by the board that the pres
ent law governing the asylum has be-
come antiquated, Is not applicable to
a. l.
planted by one adapted to modern re-
Quirements. The name Insane Asylum"
should be changed TO Mental Hosplt-
oil" the commitment form should be-
revised and the examining physicians
required 10 follow a regular order OF
classification and to properly hll the
blank. the term insane should not be
allowed to include ldocy. lmbecillty. or
simple feebleness OF mind, and epilep.
ties without mania should not be sent
nor retained, the physically helpless
and patients In q dying condition
should not be committees a board Of
alienists should be created: and de-
tention or receiving station should be
established for the reception OF emery
ercy or doubtful cases. pending exam
ration, investigation and testing
Following are the estimated financial
needs for the ensuing two years;
General maintenance .,,... - 50. 200 |
improvements and repairs go. 5000 |
New buildings ...... ..,...... 10000 |
Removal Of engineering plant
purchase Of two new boilers,
two dynam0s, etc..... ...,.. 1900 |
Completion OF the two detached
wards now In use...,........, i00c |
Completion OF ventilation In
main building ..,.,.. ......... 500 |
New oven for bakery 1000 |
Detention hospital .............. 10000 |
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Believing these estimates TO have
been carefully made. and that yoir In.