The Holly chieftain., 1909-01-15

charity who would not permit the in
stitution to be used rs q political as
set. All the recommendations of the
commissioners and superintendent
should be granted in full. They never
ask for anything which is not actually
needed. We are always some hun
dreds behind In the demands which are
made upoa the state for the care of
the insane. OF course the state will
some day create another insane asy-
lum in the vicinity of Denver, and yet
another one on the western slope. But
that will not be needed now II you will
do everything which is necessary to
be done for the asylum at Pueblo.
When | came into office learned
that all the institutions of the state
were admirably managed. So | kept
every superintendent and warden and
commander at his post
The Colorado School for the Deaf
and Blind is an educational institu-
tion. The institution was founded to
furnish education and training for two
defective classes Of children who can
not be provided for in the ordinary
public schools. They are not defective
or delinuent in morals. Usually these
deaf and blind children are children
of the finest moral fiber But it is an
educational institution and not penal
or reformatory Institution. I wish it
were possible for you to make some
classification which would locate this
institution definitely with the educa-
tional institutions of the state. The
attendance for the biennial period has
advanced from 147 to 190 In addition
to the usual training of the school
room, the deaf boys are taught car
pentry, shoe making, printing, paint
ing and outdoor work The blind boys
are taught plano tuning, broom max
ing. hammock making, chair making,
mattress making and rug weaving.
The girls receive the best possible
training In the domestic department
and are taught such useful occupa-
tions as can be taught to girls. Much
is made of music in the instruction of
both boys and girls. Do not embarrass
this beautiful school with Inadequate
appropriations. They ought to have
every dollar for which they ask.
Education Of Collegiate Rank
There are two general varieties of
educational institutions of collegiate
rank, namely. Independent institutions
alton Of all the people. The independ-
ent institutions are mostly supported
by the great religious bodies
Taking the country over there are
approximately five times as many in
dependent institutions as state insti-
tutions. Ohio has forty-five educa-
tional establishments of collegiate
rank, Of which three are supported by
the state, one is supported in part by
the state and in part by private enter
prise, and forty-one are supported ex-
clusively by private enterprise.
Colorado is the most extreme exam
pie OF the opposite sort. We have
eight institutions of collegiate rank
now, including the Normal school, of
which four are supported by private
enterprise and four are supported by
taxation. Iyname the Independent in
stitutfons first, because they came in
the order of time. They are, the Uni
versity Of Denver, the Colorado Col
lege, the College of the Sacred Heart
and now Westminster College. The
state institutions are, the State Uni
versity at Boulder. the State School of
Mines at Golden, the State Agricul-
tural College at Fort Collins and the
State Normal School at Greeley.
Consider what a service the inde-
pendent institutions have rendered the
State of Colorado: 1852 graduates
have been given us by the University
OF Denver; 37S graduates have been
given us by the Colorado College; and
eighty-four graduates have been given
us by the College of the Sacred Heart.
The Westminster College has just now
opened its doors and has not had time
as yet to bring out a graduating class.
SO we have 2,114 graduates which have
been given to the state by the inde-
pendent institutions.
Now consider the record of the state
institutions: 1,163 graduates have been
given us by the State University and
479 graduates have been given us by
the State School of Mines. That means
that 1,642 graduates have been given
to the state by these two state institu-
tions. The University of Denver alone
has done trifle more work for the
state than these two institutions to-
gether.
Tho gifts from the State Treasury to
the State University to date aggregate
$2,206,S3S. The value of the plant, as
reported BY the Regents to the Public
Examiner, is $743,269. The cost of the
State University therefore to date, ex-
cluding the value of the plant, is ST.
462,664. That means that the net cost
to the state for each one of our 1,163
graduates Of the State University has
been $l.249.
The gifts from the State Treasury to
the State School of Mines to date ag-
gregate $1,s00,000. The value Of the
plant az reported by the Trustees is
$648, 900. The expense for the School