The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-22

suitable building for this purpose, a
saving of at least $1,000 annually could
be made Safety to the public, welfare
OF the patients and economy demands
that something should be done along
this line.
! A shop where some mechanical work
could be done by this class, and in win
ter by some of the other male pa
tients, would be a grand thing for the
patients, and would probably, in a
measure make their work more profit
able.
Farm and Garden.
Our farm of over 700 acres, stock
ed with herd of s. registered Hoi-
stein cows-the finest herd of its kind
in the State-with about 30 young and
beef cattle; a fine piggery with a
large number of pigs and hogs, to-
gether with our fine and commodious
garden, continues-and justly SOTO
be our pride.
| From our farm We harvested, last
season, 1900 bushels of potatoes,
which will be consumed here by the
time our next crop is ready.
Religious Services and Amusements.
AS has been the custom here, relig-
! ious services have been held each
Sunday at nine o'clock in the Assem-
bly, Hall. Services have been con-
Quoted by the pastors of the different
local churches. viz: Congregational,
Methodist and Catholic
We have called few travelling and
minstrel shows as well as moving pic
lures. Our employees, aided by pa
tients, have given us few fine enter
tainments.
Patients dances every two weeks
and some of the time every week, as
formerly.
The religious services and amuse-
ments We're omitted during the past
winter on account of the condition
produced by the fire.
McSSIS. lJuCt anu " nave vel
kindly invited such patients as we saw
fit to send, to attend their moving
picture entertainments each Saturday
afternoon, free of charge. This has
been enjoyed very much by large
number of patients, and the gentle
men are deserving of great credit for
their consideration.
Again, l wish to thank the great
number of people, from various parts
their accumulated stock of Old maya
zines and periodicals. A list of con-
tributors is kept on file, but lack Of
space forbids the publication of their
names. trust that they will continue
in the future, as in the past, to re-
Imember us; i also wish to thank the
publishers of many of our State pa
pers for complimentary copies, and
would be pleased to include others,
and doubtless could if their attention
was brought TO the matter.
Training ScnOOi For Nurses.
AS in the past, our training school
has been continued, and is an import
ant factor in our work; the term is
for two years, and the curriculum con-
sists of lecture each week by some
member of the medican staff, begin
ming in October and ending in June.
In addition to this, recitations and
demonstrations are heard and given
to each class each week by the Su-
perintendent of Nurses.
Construction, Reconstruction aud
Repairs.
The last Legislature appropriated
$4,000 for the purpose of building ver-
andas, and such other uses as your
board saw fit.
A portion of this was used in put
ting a new roof on the piggery which
had collapsed the winter before on
account of an unusually heavy fall Of
snow, and at the time of the fire, YER
= andas were built, or in the course OF
e construction, until practically $500 OF
this special appropriation had been
o used.
The remaining $500 was used as
n an aid in reconstructing the burned
d building.
AS will be seen in our table of re-
n ceipts and disbursements, S16,S37. Il
S was received from insurance compa'
n MES, and turned directly into the
il State Treasury.
e Your board, with the approval D
S the Governor, directed the payment o
J. the expense incurred in rebuilding tn.
II burned portion, from our annual ap
:, preparation. This was done; puttini
the wards and paint shop in mucl
e better condition than formerly at al
l. expense of $11 ,0175S, thus leaving tn
h State $5,S19.57 by reason of the fire
This saving was brought about by do
A. ing the work by day labor and by on
y regular employees and by patients
lie labor.
r The following table shows the in