The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-24
Thinks Methods Not up.so-dat..

sane and feeble-minded In Ohio
institutions. The crux Of the crit
icism seems to be that the meth
ods used in the institutions are not
up to date and that far better facilities
for the care Of inmates could be had
II more modern means were resorted
to. The board of charities has gone
so far as to adopt formal resolutions
calling upon the state administration
board to correct various conditions
existing with regard to the unfortu-
nate. While supporters of the man
agement Of the institutions for the in
sane argue that conditions, IL back
ward, are the result of the lack Of
funds, and that II Is difficult to lay
the blame for what may be lacking,
the sharpness Of the criticism has not
been lost sight of here and 1t is caus-
ing considerable CONTROVERSY that is
bound to find its way early into the
halls Of the new general assembly.
Coming almost simultaneously with
the charities board resolutions, the es.
cape from the state farm at Orient of
Is feeble-minded boys is getting al
most disproportionate share of COM
ment. In this instance the boys sue
ceeded in overpowering and disarm-
ing guard and locking him in closet
while they made their escape. This
constituted practically unprecedented
incident and creating special gossip,
because two of the boys are still at
large. The state administration board
has not indicated what it will do about
the general complaint anent its man
agement Of the insane situation or
about the Orient escape case, but 1t
Is likely to take some action in the
near future. What the state charities
board said specifically regarding the
Ohio supervision of insane is shown
in the following resolutions: Re
solved, that the board of state char
tiles desires to express to the state
board of administration its conviction
that the state of Ohio Is backward in
its treatment of the insane; and that
the facilities and equipment Of its
public institutions for the improve
ment and cure of insane wards of the
state are inadequate and not abreast
of modern ideas; and that a reform
is necessary in the preliminary OBJ
servation Of newly-committed patients
and their segregation until a full dag
nosis of their cases can be made"
Opposes Leniency In Liquor Statute.
Interest is keen here over the
scrap" which the state liquor
license board are engaged in re-
garding the proper observance of
the festival of New Years. Some
days ago the Stark county board
decided that it would be all
right for the saloonkeepers in
Canton to remain open during "one
haur of grace" after the midnight
hour of Dec. 81 in order that con-
vlvially inclined patrons might cele-
brate the advent of the new year
with elaborate settings. The mayor
Of the city of Canton apparently
uSlCNh VI ldilSl IIiC IChhVlLNy Wv
the saloon men probably was the re-
suit of mutual agreement between
the city authorities and the county IL
censers. But when the state board
heard of the plan scenes resembling
tempests of Indignation were enacted
at the boards headquarters. Hurry
up messages were sent to Canton
peremptory orders that the
plan be abrogated at once. There
was no authority on the part of the
licensers to permit VIOLA
ton Of the midnight closing law of
the city CT Canton. the state board
reminded and it strongly intimated
that unless the Stark county people
rescinded their action, there would be
something doing" anent their Of
fetal jobs. The present indications
are that the county board will back
down in the face of superior author
ty. Its explanation is that it did not
intend that the midnight law be vio-
lated by the giving of permission to
sell liquors after midnight on the last
days of the year, but that it pur-
posed only to permit the saloons and
grill rooms to remain open for the
convenience Of New Years celebrat-
ors who might have purchased their
supply of refreshments" prior to
midnight.
Is Ohio Civil Service Law Valid?
Has Ohio valid state civil
service law? State employees heard
December 16 some of the incom-
ms state officers would hold there
was no such law in operation and
would displace present employees as
they chose. The story is that what
is considered the law by state officials
bound for European battlefields. This
makes nearly 1000 that have passed
through here within the past two
weeks.
Wants State Agricultural College.
Ashtabula county is desirous of hav.
ing a state agricultural college. New
Lyme institute, in the village of that
name, composed of five large build
ings situated on a 17-acre farm. will be
donated to the state if an agricultural
college is established at that point.
Petitions asking the enactment. of leg.
Islation for the establishment of the
school are being circulated in every
hamlet in the county and these win
be presented to the legislature. New
Lyme institute was founded in 1878.
but its usefulness as an institution of
learning has gradually dwindled.
o. N. G. Regiment Mustered Out.
Because of lack of interest on the
part of the various companies COM
posing the command, the 7th regiment,
lhin National Ennrh an Dnn 10 ,,,n.