The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-01-05


s;at. institution as the boys school
| see no goo. reason why IL should nur
be provided with a proper income from
/ the state revG Iues for its mainte-
nance. and II the state feels IL must be
! REIN burssd. LET the counties pay the
state the so cents per day, but this
/ school should not be hampered in its
! work as L has been in the past | am
! convinced faat the school might as
/ well be -loseG as to permit II 10 con
/ tinue to ruE as 1t has been compelled
7 to do III former years. I believe the
/ Legislature will meet the present con
{ diiion in a BETTING manner
/ State Home for Dependent and Neg
1ected Children.
The management of the Colorado
/ State Home for Dependent and Ncs-
! lected Children is TO be congratulate
l upon the excellent showing II has
7 made during the past two years II
/ there is any state institution which
appeals TO our sympathies. ii is one
which has the guardianship OF young
! children who are homeless and with
| out friends. The enrolment at this
1 home is he largest in its history AT
present II is in an over-crowded con
! dition and an ample appropriation
| should be made for enlargement. The
| report OF th- superintendent is very
I concise AID complete. giving in detail
| the requirements of the institution fo-
| the next TWO years. ! believe the esti
mates furnished are conservative. The
/ board of control in the past has been
| economical and there is every reason
to believe that an increased appropria-
tion will be just as economically ex-
pended
This home. like good many OF the
other institutions. needs more ground
room. On account of its location land
opportunities are becoming scarce.
/ The board has an opportunity TO pur-
chase some land adjoining that now
owned, II money can be appropriated
for this purpose. and believe II
should be done.
Colorado School for the Deaf and
Blind.
The Colorado School for the Deaf
ami Blind continues to do remaI k.l-
BILE work in behalf of the unfortunate
children who are there receiving an
education. To fully understand the
work of a school OF this kind requires
personal observation. II has been my
pleasure, during my term of otfice, To
visit this school on several occasions,
anu 1 fdH StluliN HftN iHil tli- WI "a
Of teaching the deaf and the blind Is
wonderful. and l know of no state in.
s'itution that is more interesting than
! this one.
This school is in very good shape
financially. but. of course. will require
some new buildings and improvement
to existing buildings. The last Leg!s-
la'ure appropriated $40 900 for new
building, but presumably on account
of the fact that between the time OF
| the appropriation and the erection OF
the building, materials and labor All
vanced and it required approximately
s4l. 900 to erect the building, so that
there is deficit of something like
five thousand dollars for which pro-
/ vision should be made.
t The state board of land commits
sioners sold this institution 100 acres
of school land close TO the city of
! Colorado Springs for which payment
/ should be provided. The purchase of
/ this land will give this institution all
/ the ground it viii require, probably
/ for many years to come.
Soldiers and saiiors' Home.
/ The Soldiers and Sailors Home,
/ during the past two years. has had a
I largely increased membership. but
? oven liIbt6il tlAt 'Ap'iSfS were
| tally increased they were able to live
i within their income.
The usual number OF needed i'm
! provemanJs have been made but they
! still need an appropriation which viii!
| enable them to better conduct the
home. II Is the duty OF the state to
! take care OF the veterans in their de
| clining days in the best possible man
ner, and | know it viii be the wish OF
your body 70 grant them every avail
1 al lie Improvement which will give
| them greater comfort and happiness.
! There is one recommendation made
| by the Board of Commissioners in
which cannot join very heartily. per
sonally. although in a limited way II
/ would be a good thing. and that is for
the erection of dormitories for the
maints nance OF the families of these
veterans. | believe If such a provision
is made there should be certain re-
strietions covering the date of the
! marriage and that the law should pro
/ vide that they had been man and wife
for certain period before application
is made for admit'ance to the home.
| otherwise there would be abuses
creeping IN which could not be
avoided
otdte 'HousttIdI SChooi Ior 6oyS-
This school has been conducted in a
| very thorough and business-like man
ner. AT the present time it is in q
very crowded condition and II would
seem more room was imperative; not
only in the way of building improve
ments but also land space
The board of control is of the
opinion ,nat arrangements should be
made for the purchase of consider
able plot Of ground in close proximity
to the school which can be used for
farming and gardening purposes; also
for campus grounds. This school has
difficult task to perform: its object
the refnrmat ion Of Nnunr hnrS aud IL