The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-02-04
CORVALLIS OREGON. FEBRUARY 4. 1905
10 express statute for this.

Ihe same rule prevails with ref.
erence TO the superintendent ofths
Deaf Nuts School, the Blind School
and the Reform School and their,
families, because the board Of trus-.
tees Of each of these Institutions has
deemed itsfor the best interest of the
state to Require q them to reside at
these ,esveral institutions and be
supported at the expense of the
state. Lathe case of the Reform
School the superintendent is per-
mitted to and does require the boys
there confined to wait on the table
and do any othsr domestic service
required
Thereis no express.statute which
requires the guards and employees
at the prison, the attendants and
employees a. the asylum and the
teachers and employees at The Blind
School, BE Deaf Mute School and
the Reform School to lodge or be
boarded at these several institn-
tions, but the governor. as head of
the penitentiary, and the several
boards which have the other iDsti-
tutions ID charge has required
these guards, attendants, teachers
and employees to lodge at the sever
al institutions. so that their services
could be called into requisition at
any time.
The salaries Of most Of the en-
ployes. hays been placed at a low
figure because # was. contemplated
that they would be permitted in
most esses 80 lodge at the several
institutions and be supported at
the expense Of the state. The prac-
tice Is one which has been followed
for many years. and experience has
proven that in no other way can
the state get the most efficient SER
vice. # this practice meets the dis
approval Of the legislature, I think
it but just TO the present officers of
1.-The state, as well as to those who
may come after them, that the
whole subject be inquired into, and
that a rule of action for the future
conduct Of these several institutions
be established. To that end, I re-
specially request that the whole
suhjacthft the conduct of all Of these
seYeraI natitutions In the matters
! hssaiss refarred to be taken
UP by the legislature and submit
ted to the same committee, with in.
structions to fully investigate the
questions involved and report te
this session of the legislature.
The governor of the state and the
several boards having these institu'
tions In charge have always been O.
the opinioH that it was within their
jurisdiction to adopt such rules as
they might deem necessary for theil
best government, and, acting upor
this opinion, the methods to which
attention is herein called for ths
government Of these several institu
tions have been in vogue for many
years past. with slight, if any mod
i6cat:on. If any different rule O.
action is to be adopted for the flu
fure, the salaries of most of the en-
ployes will Of necessity have to b.
increased and appropriations mad'
| therefor, because the present seal
of wages would be insufficient t.
support men and women who ar
compelled to work from 10 to l.
hours each day in the week and t.
hold themselves in readiness to b
be called upon for service at an,
time during the night.
/ I respectfully submit this Who'll
: ques ton to the legislature, and in
} vite most careful and searchin,
| investigation, to the end that
proper rule may be adopted for tn
future if the present course meet
with legislative disapproval.