Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-05

name, DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, anc
the address, Binghamton, N. Y.
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and shoe repairing. The farm, dairy
and garden provide very satisfactory
employment and training for large
number of the older boys.
Three Fold Object of School.
"The institution has for fits gen.
eral object the training of such
feeble-mlnded persons as are capable
of Improvement and the care and
comfort of such as cannot be inn
proved The former is accomplished
by regular school and industrial
work, adapted TO this class, the ulti-
mate aim being to make each child
self-supporting. or as nearly so as
possible. To accomplish this all the
training will be OF the most prac-
tical nature. The institution per-
forms the functions OF school. a
home. and n hospital. IL therefore
consists OF three departmets quite
distinct In their nature yet mutually
connected. viz: % School and train
ing department (2) Custodlal de-
parment. CD Epileptical depart
ment,
Number of Feeble-Minded.
ut is very dinicult to get figures
that are regarded as reliable as to
the number OF feeble-minded in the
country. Many parents are so SEN
sltive that they are unwilling 10 ad.
NIT that their unfortunate child be-
longs to this class. One this Is cer-
tain: the number is very large and
the provisions for their care will be
nearly as extensive as that required
for the insane.
"The census OF 1850 gave in round
numbers, $4,000 insane, 10000
feeble-minded; that of 1890 gave
100000 insane and $4,000 feeble
minded.
"Dr. Fernald says It is safe TO say
that there are two feeble-minded
persons TO every 1000 OF our popula-
tion and that there are 10000 in
the United States. Probably no one
In the country has made a more care
ful study OF the subject than DR..
Fernald, and his estimate may be
accepted as approximately correct.
Number In Oregon.
ITO undertake TO provide for the
feeble-minded is no small task for
any state TO assume. II Oregon es-
tablishes one now. Il will have a
population OF 1000 in less than 25
years. There are now In the state
from 1909 to 1900 persons who are
feeble-minded. But many OF them
are We'll cared for in homes and so
long as they can receive such care
the state need have no concern.
There are many others less fortu-
nately situated. We have rs or so
OF this class in the asylum at Salem,
and Judge Frazier says S4 defective
children passed through the Juvenile |
court In Portland last year. There
Is not a small town In Oregon that
does not have one or more children
who need the care OF an institution
Of this kind.
1T Is therefore evident We shall
have a large number demanding ad-
mission but since the greater num-
Der OF oficers and employees will be
In this work and the
Inmates unframed. Il would seem
wise 20 begin the institution with not
more than a00 persons,
Who Are Admitted.
"Feeble-minded persons OF both
'exes. ranging In ages from two or
hree to sixty or seventy are found
n the institutions. Schools limit
he ages OF admission between
I've and twenty or thirty or under
IS for females but after once ad-
nitted they remain at the institution /
or life unless satisfactory reasons
re found for their removal.
Inadequate Provision.
mo state IN the union Is making