The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-31
OBJECTS To. |NFLUENCE
OF VICIOUS CHARACTERS
Home for Fecble.NIinded Girls No
Resort for Objectionable Wo-
men, Says Superintendent.
school EMPLOYS CHAPLAIN
Only State Institution in Virginia to
Pay Salary for SERVICES OF Spiritual
Adviser for Its Inmates--Otl,ers
Depend Volunteers.

The evil influence that may he ex-
crted by women Of vicious character
in a colony of feeble minded girls
and women is commented upon by Dr..
\. s. Prhldy, superintendent OF the
state Epileptic Colony. which is
operated In conjunction with the Nir-
ginia Colony for the Feeble Minded, at
Madison Heights, near Lynchburg, in
the annual report OF the former in
stitution. which was submitted. to Gov
crnor Stuart yesterday.
Dr. Priddy's report was accompanied
By the annual report of the board OF
directors and superintendent of the
colony for the feeblc-nlnded.
While no reference is made by DIR.
Prddy to the question recently dis
cussed AZ 20 the advisability Of NOV
Ing the Virginia Home and Industrial
School for Girls to the refuge provided
for the fecble-ininded by the state. 1t
| is apparent that his objection to the
mngling of the vicious with tho un-
by the prospect OF merging the in
! corrigibie giris colony with the
cpileptics and the feeble minded. There
is no immediate prospect, however, that
It will be done. The proposition has
been apparently abandoned as unde-
sirabe
DIR. w. u. PUTNEY MADE
ASSISTANT PHYSICIAN
! Note is made Of the resignation OF
DR.. j. q. Shoun. assistant physician.
who has engaged in private practice
in Oklahoma DR.. w. r Putney. of
Nelson County. has succeeded him.
The superintendent of the Virginia
state Epileptic Colony says in his re-
! port: The past fiscal year has been-the
most satisfactory in its history. The
T general health of the population has
been good. No serious casualties oc-
Cured
"lnnsmuch as no distinct appropria- :
ton was made for the support of the
! Virginia Colony for Feeble Minded, and
both epileptics and feeble minded were
supported oiit of the appropriation to
the epilept!c colony. and shared In
: all the operating expenses Of the insti-
tuition. it is impossible to segregate the
respective costs OF maintenance Of the
two departments"
epileptic patients III the hospital ut
the beginning of the yea. no female.
There were admitted during the year
| forty-six male cpileptics and 100 fe-
males. n total of 1f6. Feeble minded
admitted during the year were sixty
the year, thirteen males one female
among the epileptics. feeble mindfd.
one female.
! ONLY STATE INSTITUTION
! WHICH EMPLOYS A CHA. LAIN
Mention Is made of the fact tina; the
State Colony for Epileptics has en-
! ployed chaplain on salary. who con
ducts services on Sunday and teaches
/ school during the week This ls the
( only State Institution which has n paid
| chanlain. the spiritual welfare of the
| inmates of other institutions main
/ taincd. by the Commonwealth being
| looked after by ministers In the imme-
l date neighborhood OF each. who vol
unteer their services and receive nc
compensation. The name of the chap
lain is not given In the superintendent
! report, but II is assumed that the action
| OF tho boaru with reference to the en-
ployins of a chaplain is recent.
| j. M. Bauscrman, Commissioner OF
State Hospitals, is ex-offlcio chairman
| Of the board of directors of the Vir-
sinia State Epileptic Colony and the
! Colony for the Feeble Minded. Dr. j
l.. Trcdway is chairman pro tenn The
| reports submitted yesterday, are signed
| by DR.. Priddy as superintendent and
! the following members OF the special
board: III. w. Dew, Irving y. White.
y EIid and s. l.. Ferguson,