Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
NEEDS OF COLUMBIA
Fifty-Third Annual Report Sub
mitted by Dr.. GaIlaudet.
ASKS $4,000 NEXT YEAR
New Dor1nitory for Girl Students
One Of Pressing Needs.
SCOPE OF WORK INCREASES
Fifteen State Institutions Already
Have Sent Students to School at
Kendall Green.
SCOPE OF WORK INCREASES

In the flfty-third annual report Of the
Columbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb, DIR. &. NJ. Gallaudet. president of
the board of directors. requests congress
sional appropriations amounting to $685.
600 for the support of the institution for
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1912.
The report. which has just been sub
mitted to the Secretary Of the Interior.
shows that there are 166 students at
present enrolled at the institution, "a
males and 7c females. OF these 40 were
admitted as beneficiaries of the District
of Columbia.
Good health has prevailed during the
year among nearly all the students and
pupils. states the report. Seven mild
cases of measles occurred and six cases
taneous.y during the fall term, but with
prompt isolation and disinfection the
disease was kept from spreading. DR..
Gallaudet says antttOxin was admins
tered IN each case and all the patients
recovered rapidly.
Destruction Of Dormitory.
Concerning the destruction Of the
dormitory by fire Sunday, February 6.
the report says:
AT about midday fire was discovered
tory. Fire alarms were at once sent in,
and the young men OF the college, with
their instructors, did all they could to
check the fire with extinguishers and to
remove furniture and clothing to places
of safety. The Washington fire depart
inaccessibility Of the fire and the high
wind blowing, 1t was some time before
the safety Of the other buildings was as
sured and the blaze finally put out. In
the meantime the fire had destroyed the
roof and top floor Of the dormitory. and
the water had ruined a large part Of the
lower floors. with their furniture. doing
damage estimated at $4,000. No one
was injured.
'sTo repair the damage a special ap-
preparation Of $4,000 was granted by
Congress In the general deficiency bill.
During the summer all repairs necessary
for the housing Of the students were
completed, but many smaller repairs were
necessarily postponed, to be done during
the present fiscal year.
Girls in New Home.
AFTER the fire the girls Of the Kendall
School were moved from the top floor OF
the college girls building and placed in
the large brick cottage formerly occu-
pied by Principal Denison, where they
win have more room and, it is thought,
will be safer.
'In this connection it should be men
toned that the young ladies Of the col
lege are living in one Of the oldest build
ings on the grounds, built in 1867. Thil
structure Is not at all fireproof, nor is it
OF sufficient size TO accommodate prop
erly moro than thirty students. 1t should
be replaced by q modern fireproof building
as soon as possible, with accommodations
for at least fifty young ladies and num-
Der Of teachers, officers and servants
Such building could be erected for
SO. 600
I'm the fall of 1909 the first class en-
tered the college under the advanced re-
Quirements announced the year before
1t Is gratifying to report" says DIR. Gal
laudet. that fifteen state institutions
have already sent students to the col
lege under the new arrangement. and q
number Of others are preparing to do sc
in the near future. A young man whose
only instruction has been In the Kendall
School was among those entering college
this fall without conditions, showing that
the Kendall School has advanced Its
standing with practical success
Estimates for Appropriations.
Estimates for appropriations for the
fiscal year ending June 80. 1912. follow
For the support Of the institution Tin.
GLIDING salaries and incidental expenses)
for books and illustrative apparatus and
| for general repairs and improvements
| $7S.5O
| For repairs to the buildings of the In.
| stitution uncluding plumbing and steam
| fittfng) and for repairs to pavements
within the grounds. 5000.
| These estimates give the smallest
amount with which the present work OF
the institution can be properly main
| tanned.
An additional sum of $12.5OO is asked
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1912
for the building OF a new dairy barr
| to accommodate thirty cows, for the
! construction of q milkhouse and silo fol
/ the repair of present barns and stables
and for adding to and altering the green
house.
| In the last ten years a large proportion
of our college graduates have gone init
agricultural work. There Is a deman(
/, from the alumni Of the college and from
j educators of the deaf for agriculture
4 training of an advanced kind at our In
for our dairy are not modern. There ar
| at present six students and pupils getting
some practical instruction on our farm
With a proper equipment the institution
| would be prepared to offer courses u
dairying and farming which would b
eagerly sought by deaf young men from
many parts Of the country.
BY increasing the area OF beds undo
glass IL will be possible to supply tn
dining rooms with better and cheape
vegetable food.
/ Receipts and Expenditures.
| Receipts for the year under review