The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-29
PENSACOLA JotJAL TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL g. 1919


have to be hauled daily in wagons
from a store room to kitchen. Plenty
of pork raised, but refrigerator plant
Store room badly located. Supplies
residences for physicians, land and
furniture for them! two large wings
for receiving ward: one large building
for nurses home: one colored hospi-
tai; furniture and fixtures for all.
, Reading room and library. 15-ton ice
plant, industrial building. new ward
! for white patients. repairing and
painting present buildings. About
and $1,000 annually for maintenance.
COMMITTEES Recommendation.
Realizing present condition of insti-
tuition we believe that one Of two
things must be done We must, in or
der to meet necessary requirements.
Inappropriate one half million dollars
to buy land. build and equip build
! ings, install new and modern neces-
sary utilities, repair, paint and other
wise put in good conditions the entire
plant or build new and modern in
stitution in the central part OF the
state to be used exclusively for white
patients.
Cen mittee estimates new institution
wou,d cost less than to build and fur
nish TIE new buildings necessary at
present site, sand recommends that
stops be taken to erect and equip a
modem institution. retaining the pres
ent institution for colored patients.
Plant Board and Citrus cankcr
Eradication.
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citrus canker eradication and nursery
inspection is favorbaly commented
on in the committees report Discon-
tinuance of inspections OF groves re-
leased from citrus canker oftener
than every six months (and only two
inspections) is recomm ended also the
discharge of many of the 162 inspec-
tors and employees retained at an
expense Of $16.795.04, as there are now
only five groves in the state under
observation and not released and only
one infected tree found since January
1. and their services are no longer
needed
State College for Women.
The committee in its report on the
Florida college for women recommends
an effort to reduce the price charged
for board without reducing the guam
tity and quality to bring the school
within reach of more patrons; outside
metal fire escapes on new dormitory:
regular analysis Of drinking water and
asks for appropriation for two addi-
tional -dormitories and hospital with
furnishings and equipment, and re-
commends that plans for new power
house to combine electric light plant,
water. ice and heating plants for en-
tire institution to be submitted to the
next session for adoption or rejection.
Report commends general condition.
growth and management OF institution
under DIR. Conradi. president, and J.
g. Kellum. business manager.
Boys Industrial School (Marianna).
Report states that DIR. McClane,
is making an effort to
clean up and otherwise better existing
but much is to be done to
make the school what it should be.
Details mentioned in the report |
give the following: Boys at indus |
trial school. IL colored and So white. |
a total of 1856; attendants. including !
n. at salaries OF |
$50. 700 per annum Zone person in au-
Lhority for every seven boys). Annual |
expense OF maintenance. $132,700.
Food good and kitchen and dining |
room and dormitories in cleanly con-
1ttton.
Committee recommends requiring |
to raise all vegetables. |
syrup, pork, cattle and corn consumed. |
Does not believe boys six and eight |
years old should be confined at in |
stitute nor should be held response |
bic for ''the little. petty, mischievous
acts that many OF them do, such as
.aking pocket knife. breaking win
low glass. staying on the streets at !
night, and many other such great and |
serious crimes but that these six
% -year-old boys should be turned |
,ver to their parents and they be made |
% watch over, care for, provide for |
md correct them. and il they fail to
10 so. to punish the parent. as they /
xnow what they are doing and the
nature of the crime, and the six or |
.ight-year-old child does not. Many
# them, in our opinion. are sent there
O get them out OF the way.
The committee estimates that a boy
.nterine the school at eight years OF
.ge and remaining until twenty-one
costs the state $s.746. based on the
present rate Of expenses.
Comnitte believes that every county
,hould have a probation officer. and
hat feeble-minded children should
,e sent to an institution provided
specially for their care.
ConrYnittee finds boys attending
,chool and working on alternate days.
md says school IL very nearly free
rom all vermin. Colored dormitories
90 crowded to maintain proper sani-
ary conditions. Dormitories fairly