The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-16
Only Hope for Improvements Now
Centered In State Board
of Control.
OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS NEEDED FOR CON-
TEMPLATED IMPROVEMENTS
BUT AMOUNT CANNOT BE Sc.
CURED AT PRESENT.

Now that the Ancient City is assur-
&c that the state school for the Deal
and Blind will remain here, people are
specializing upon what Improvements I
are provided for, says the ST. Angus
tine Record.
II was believed that the legislature /
would have matte a liberal and much I.
needed Appropriation for the school,
but the Buckman bill upset all ar
engagements in that quarter and moth
ing aside from the actual operating
expenses is provided for. The senate
passed Senator Zim's bin appropriat-
ing SIS, 900 for the extension and i'm
prOvement Of the buildings but the
bill went no further and the house
was not called upon to act upon it.
When the Buckman bill passed it was
supposed that il would cover the re-
Quirements Of the Deaf and Blind
school as the removal of the institu-
ton was contemplated. As the matter
now stands the Board of Control has
S150,000 at their disposal and whatever
improvements are made must come
out of that amount. Recognizing that
the afflicted pupils should be consider
ed above normal scholars, the board
may see ft to provide Literally for
their necessities. Safe means of heat
! ing an6 lighting the buildings is.mOst
urgent TO protect the unfortunate
children from the danger OF fire. Ii
would be a very difficult matter to re-
move all Of the pupils were fire 10
/ break out in the dead of night The
/ blind would be al a great disadvantage
J in finding rhnfw 70 q n1opn of
safety and the deaf world be difficult
to awaken from slumber owing to
their affection. Oil lamps which are
\ in use are especially dangerous where
blind children are cropping around
These are among the most important
Improvements nee0ed.
No doubt the next legislature will
appropriate a sum sufficient to render
/ this institution comfortable and safe
/ The state PREF raised its voice in be-
half Of the school during the last ses-
. sion Of the legislature, but unfortun-
ately the unlocked for change In the
/ situation resulted in shelving the ap-
/ peal.
The appropriation Of $101, 900 asked
! for is needed. but temporary improve
ments can be made for a small pOr-
/ ton of that amount which will render
/ the conditions much pleasanter for the
pupils, and the hope is held out that
the Board of Control will give the mat
/ ter due consideration. The buildings
alone that were proposed were to cost
$4,000.
The plans called for three new build
/ ings, to be connected and combined
A heating plant TO cost $4,000. The
same amount was provided for an
electric light plant and s.. 900 was pro-
vided for sewerage and water. For
fencing and OuthOuses s., 500.
Further necessaries specified were:
Furniture, $4,000; gymnasium, $1,000;
music department, three pianos, $780,
four organs $3.50, band outfit S1O0 pipe
organ S1,OOO-S2, 600; industrial and
manual training, printing 1000, piano
tuning $1,000 shoe shop $500 wood
work and carpentery $1,000, mattress
factory $500, broom making $500, do
nestle science for girls $500, total
$500; grand total s101 900.