The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-02
On. MASIIn MAKES
his ANNUAL REPORT
Interesting and Thoughtful Document
IN Handling Of Deficient Sent
to Governor.


Stuart yesterday, Rev. J. I. Mast'n'
the secretary, in an Introduction 70
the ho.rd.. work for the year. whicn
embraces the results Of visits to jaiis'
almshouses and other penal insttu-
t,ons during the year. expresses .ne
oninion that the State Will adopt tne
nrethod or sterilization and segregation
~ daflcients. In q summary OF .he
report DIR. Mastin treats OF DOM W.
evil and the remedy of each saoJees
treated. His report, an Outline "
which follows. Is Of vital lnteres''
Text OF Summary.
uhare both parents are mentaliy
a>fect,ve. feeble mindedness lis inner,
ited not only by one child, but oy an
~. children in the family. APPROX
rnsteIv 40 per cent OF the feeble
mindedness 10 hereditary.
prevent by segregation or steriiiza
ttr,Y, the feeble minded. Do tnls an
most Of them could be eiirnlhateo ~
two generations. X.e,n-
$500 . nv segregating or steriliz-
IN All seeble-minded child-prooucers
c.r we hope to dry up the SPRINGS
insanity. epilepsy and feeble
~.trA.dness occur not only In the same
1rAivtd,al, but In the same fanaiiles,
.rA appear to arise from the saiho
homeopathic makeup. BY elimina.ihs
the feeble minded. we would propo.
ttonately reduce our insane anu ~,
--fxy,yfr upuufatiof.-4 costs In Iounu
n,,nherr. 100000 annually. exclusive
- interest on the real and PERSONA
nronerty. TO maintain our institnt'ons
for the insane. r,r.
ssgrerate the feeble minded. rake
thnm hack to nature and let them
s.rn their own support and save tne
state the 100000 or more tnsy AZ
now costing, directly or indirecus'
Feeble Minded.
The feeble-minded child VIII no'
respond favorably TO me,n nas.r
narily applied TO normal cnAiuIeh
4. mean OF detecting the rec
a,srrinded in institutions Tor chli
dren. all children should De
-stt %he pfnet scale. upon ADMISSION.
.na,r history carefully studied. ana u
<n,rd ~ be backward. they shoutd pc
r,aced in classes for backward en-
dren. and should subsequent teac, i.'s
demonstrate them 70 ne ieenie ~
ed. then they should pc SEM :" ~"
ccicry for the feeble mtnded
a virginia spends nearly $2.aee.e"e
. vear In charity. Much OF TINS money
!. he,nr used to perrnfuate poverty,
C,r .,m.houses are virtually lynx IN
tosnttafs for feeble minded woHe",
.o,,a Of our alnshouses certain Ieeo'V
n,tnded families have lived and pro-
rarated their kind for six ana sew"
generations MANY OF them are Up
r,atad nv h-oken-down CRIMINALS am
,,.nrn-out prostitutes. who come 70
-. ,rs,,tntgons To recupnrate that
go further inauige their nas-
s.n,s Fully so per cent q AL PET
sou. in our almshouses are teeoie
r,,tnded One million one hundre. ai'a
ynr+v.one thousand two hundred anu
tan dollars liz tied mp In aimsno"s. |.
rcal estate The cost per capita "
r,cintenance ix sts4se the arms
ronse is rot only not sM1tauie
v.st,tyon for the fecbla-m'nded naa
80 ,,,ora extensive one than
.,,,,v for the feeble minded wontu
-. Tho daily population OF our aims
hanses ,s 5000. ~ whom 1880 are
x..h,a.ricded Place the l,san rec
.s,a.n;,.3ed I'm State institution.
.,.nra thev can he cared Tor more
economically. and where they waii no.
he allowed to propagate tns'f Na
and lei the counties pay for ths,s ~,
r, n colony for the feeoie-
p o -,a,v ~ the alnshouse IN
,,ates could he made seff-suppot, ,ll.s'
ara all the children. except IDIOTS
s.a,,,a no trained to earn their CIV"
a ,arre number Of persons re-
.si,t,y volunteer and public outaoor
rei,af are feeble minded or are ouI-
dered with feeble-minded reia.iNes'
aud undiscriminate charity s1aoai
ages such persons TO I'VE ~ -,
and propagate Their KING,
ra,,ef authorities and organized chal
;s.rs are not equipped 70 handle l.s
saah,e-minded but until the stare
..rognizes the menace and makes aa
acuate provision for the feehie-Hhh"-
81 narrative remedies VIII nave ~
- ,saa in some degree. Whenever
ana wherever found, therfeebie-n inu ,
81 should be recognized as sncn anu
aggregated where they Wiz my
able to menace the punnc we
increase the taxpayers burden'
Furnish Criminals. -,
ct~,,--.iyht per cent of the chill
a~sr Who pass through the Juvenue I
S~n,,r, and are found In the inuur..is'
schools are apparently feeo'e-n''.
"a and as such will never respohu ~
me,hods ordinarily applied 10 NOT.
nal deiinquents and II tnIown go
on the world to shin lot lnsnsv'se9
MI, he the criminals of tomorrow,
rn,,aran should be tested with the
p,rat srale In the public schoo'
ard court. and classes esta oiisned Ut
hankward children. both IN the scnoo,s
srd reformatories. The feepie-miha
"A child should be segregated ana
tratned 10 earn his living.
=. jail prisoners are our sreaass,
nr,.on problem: they live In enforced
ia,aness. while the taxpayer works - :.
snnnort them at an annual cost Q.
$3.50 s4O0. 900 Over 80 per cen.
- the ,ail population Is mace up o.
Taahie- minded and other permanently
.rti.social persons who pracucails
.uva In tail all the time. ana VIII puI-
asn r Il the taxpayer either IN jails o.
osh>, institutions with themselves anu
van,,,,es ar long as they live
Tha iall neither reforms prisoners
r MOI. 81 delinquency: instead =
a variable public school OF crime
IL rhich prisoners are iearnins VIZ
y and crime. and are de-
generating physically. /.
We should pay more a.tenu"n -
eases of Young Offenders, hrst onenn-
srs ana petty offenders the pack-
round Of each case should pc stuuisu'
ana pu.,ishmsnt should take INTO con
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