The Colorado statesman., 1905-09-30
WOMEN OF COLORADO AT WORK
DISCUSS STATE INSTITUTIONS

state, county and city institutions said
in part:
or the educational institutions, from
the State University to the School for
the Dear and Blind, we have only
words OF praise and appreciation. Next
year there will be specific things to do.
So far the one recommendation that
can be made now is to work for con-
stitutional amendment permitting the
university to hold its medical school in
this city-which is done in almost all
the states where the university is not
located in the principal city l trust
the day will come when the state will
see that there is no reason for placing
the blind and the dumb in one school,
save our poverty and their misfor-
tunes. There is every reason why
they should be separated and none why
they should be put in one school, save
lack of funds
In the case of the reformatory and
the penitentiary, we feel that the war
dens are doing all that they can,
cramped for room and lack of means.
There are crying needs at the peni-
tentiary, but we must wait for the con-
vening of the Legislature to answer
most of them. In the meantime, there
is one thing we can do. The state
furnishes discharged man with plain
clothes and a small sum of money. 1t
does nothing for a paroled man, and
there are men in prison who haven't
the garments or the means to come out
If their paroles were given them. The
Society for the Friendless, of which
Judge ii. V. Johnson is the president,
and Rev. William Collett is the secre-
tary, can tell you of tragedies which
will touch your hearts, and if you are
willing to help they can make use of
your efforts for these unhappy men,
outcasts, but still fellow creatures.
I'VE must have an asylum for the
criminal insane. and if the prisoners
are to come out better men than they
went IN, they must have employment.
AT the insane asylum they need
amusement and employment. The
long, bare corridors are as clean as
possible; the bare little rooms are
spotleSs, but the dull, interminable
days, with nothing to do, and only a
very meager little library to browse
over. are enough to drive any one
melancholy mad.
The institution whose needs have
received the most generous response
so far is. the Soldiers Home There
are gathered there It's men, nearly all
of them old. many of them feeble and
without relatives to assist them To
them we owe a debt we can never
pay, AMI if we would show apprecia-
tion, we must do it soon. In a few
years This institution will be vacant
speaking of Christmas, do try and
remember the man who has the hea-
West Santa Claus task in the state
There are enough discarded toys aud
dolls that would pay for redressing ly-
ing about in this state to give the chill
dren at the home for dependent little
folks gorgeous Christmas, and Su-
perintendent Cowan will be the most
grateful man that ever wondered what
he wfsfgoing to put into 160 empty lit
tie stockings. They need books and
pictures.
1T is not necessary TO speak at
length of the work of Mr.. Argo, Super
intendent Paddleford or Mr.. White
head. They have spoken for them
selves, and their work speaks far more
loudly for them. Learn more about it,
talk about it in your clubs, and lend a
hand, especially TO the bureau for child
and animal protection.
"Of the Girls Industrial School
there is an honest difference of opin-
ion in regard to it's present condition
Not in this committee, but among
many other people quite as Intelligent
and as earnestly devoted to the well
fare of the school,
Your committee therefore recon-
mends that this federation notify the
governor that it is in favor of the rec
concentrations adopted by the joint
meeting over which he presided; that
we indorse his position, and trust that
he will take such action as may be
necessary to bring about the desired
change in the administration of the
school.