The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-21
NAMED BY HOCH.
Governor appoints Mrs. w. E.
Stanley and Mrs. Lewis.
Will Visit State Institutions and
Make Reports.
MIR. GAYLORD is BACK.
Got Many Useful Suggestions in
Iowa.
Board of Control viii Have a
BOOkkeeper.
MIR. GAYLORD is BACK

Governor Hoch has appointed Mrs.
William Eugene Stanley of Wichita, and
Mrs. Cora G. Lewis of Kinsley as the
two women who shall, under the new
board OF control law. visit the state in
stitutions, and report ON their condition.
They will get 50 per day for their ser
vices, together with all their travelling
expenses.
Under the law. the two women ap-
pointed as visitors, viii work under the
direct supervision Of the governor. They
willinspect such of the state institutions
as the governor may direct, and shall
make their report in writing to him.
They are also required to file the report
with the board of control for public in
spectioD.
At the present time Mrs. Stanley and
Mrs Lewis are UP in Iowa inspecting
the state institutions of that state, and
comforting with Governor Cummings
and the Iowa board of control members.
They have already visited the industrial
school for girls at NIitchelvilIe, Ia, and
viii visit several other institutions be-
fore coming home.
The law also gives to Governor Hoch
authority to appoint two members of the
state board of health, who shall visit
the several state institutions, inspect
their sanitary condition, and the ply
steal condition of the inmates. These
two members Of the state board have
not been appointed, and may not be
as there seems to be no need for
their services.
OF course the appointment of Mrs
Lewis and Mrs. Stanley will not take
effect until July 1. The work which
the Two women are now dong IS merely
preliminary. They are following the
L0OtGfenG 0F The three ,f
board Of control, the state accountant
ana the secretary of the board. all OF
Whom nave visited Iowa. The Iowa law
as the one from which w. r. Stubs
copied the Kansas law. The two laws
are word for word the same to a great
extent. Consequently the Kansas peo-
pie can get very good idea of what
their work is to be by merely visiting
Iowa.
GaGOrd Has Returned.
j. C. Gafford. the state accountant.
has returned from his trip to Des
Moines, bringing with him all the
blanks and other forms in use BY the
Iowa board. 1t viii be Mr.. Gafford' 9
business to set the board of control up
In bookkeeping, and get it started off
right in its records
Mr.. Gafford says of his trip: II found
that the Iowa board has things organ
lied very vel, and that in a great
many particulars We can follow its lead
brought back with me all the infor-
nation necessary about their bookkeeD-
ing methods, and expect to utilize con
siderable of it. Things are so arranged
up there that each state institution. ev-
cry week reports 70 the board of CON
troll exactly what articles it has used
and what it has on hand. The board
Of control is 10 close touch with the in
situations all the time; they have at a
central office all the Information which
Sc likely to be needed concerning the
finances Of the various Institutions and
they know how the money is being
spent"
MI Gafford says that the Iowa board
employs eight or nine people to handle
Its business, while the law gives Kan
sas only two besides the board.
VIII Employ a Bookkeeperg
Tt is said that the members of the
board of control have decided that Z
bookkeeper will have TO be emnloyeC
about the first thing. They will prob.
ably start off the WORK with a CHIEF
clerk and stenographer, but it seems
to have been given out, sub rosa, that
the bookkeeper job is to be handed out
very shortly.
There are two men in the race for this
place, Fred Knapp, who was chief clerk
Of the house of representatives and B
r Pitts. the reading clerk of the SEN
ate Knapp is i'm town looking after
some business matters. and Will moi
talk about the prospects Of landing the
Job Pitts came to Topeka a few days
$40 aud talked with the politicians