Year: 1877

To further promote this object the Legislature might be
appealed to much of the Act of 1856 for the
benefit of the blind (ee chap. 12s % may require


he OF the several counties in the State furnish
the President of the Board of Trustees list the
ali the ond persons In the respective counties with their
condition and address,"


Perhaps most efectua remedy that could be applied
after ALL and immediate in its effects would be
the Legislature to require the counties
necessary pay the travelling expenses INDECENT blind
to and from the Institutions has done in almost all
the other States and to have served good purpose
Or if it should be thought better specific might be
appropriated by the Legislature effect object


On careful inspection of register find large
oy Of the pupils that have been admitted into this
ton live, or have lived in the immediate vicinity of the rail
roads traversng the State showing the blind
have not failed profit by the facilities which the


acquiring knowledge of the educational advantages which
the State has provided for them this Institution and this
instance at least have not been slow to embrace them


Lit Will be by referring to the list of pupils the
counties in which they reside that but
represented in this Institution Should something be DONE
hen for the blind living in the represented t
give them far be practicable the advantages
which those in the favored counties enjoy? Provision
having been made for all the blind the State susceptible
receiving instruction would but just and proper that
every reasonable facility be given within the limited
of the State to promote this object.


To whatever it may be ascribed be asserted
with truth that smaller number of blind State of
Mississippi in proportion the aggregate number have re-
the benefits of educaon any other State in
the Union where similar provision has been made for
instruction..


It becomes my duty call your ilapdaed
condition Institution it's outbuldngs. Something
must be done within the twelve months the
building at least from ruin The foundation has been giving
many places for time past and the building
settling rapidly that the walls yielding and the plaster
ing falling off in almost every in the house The roof
too is leaking badly and positive necessity.
This will involve, almost necessarily the raising of whole
edfce could not be done without it, the building being
SO much out of plumb


What effect raising the edfce will say but
disposed to think will leave the pasteng in damaged
condition to make it necessary to replaster the whole
building


In the present dapidated the buildings sound
policy would dictate the proprey of expening upon
more money than would keep them and render them hab
liable, until the finances of the
buildings be replaced with one adapted
purpose for which they designed The plan the build
ngs the main especially, bad; and of
they should be- 1t will devolve upon the Be
nevolen Institutions however, to determine what best be
done.


my years report estimated the outstanding indebt
$277O On final settlement found exceeded estimate
$780, making the whole s3000 which
had be paid of the appropriation of 900 made by the
Legislature for the support Of the Institution This left
but 5000 credit and when it exhausted
compelled appeal Board
carry through the year The Board you know seeing
our dilemma to relief We permitted to draw
trust fund in the treasury which the State paying
interest," for the Of $1,000 which transferred the
credit of the Asylum for the Blind.


The report of the Treasurer will show the which
dsbursed by him. both of the original and
the obtained from the Board of Finance


Vouchers will be found in the hands Mr. George Smyhe
Secretary of the Board of Trustees for all expenditures that
have been made during the current year.


Regarding this Of $3,0 loan which must be
the Treasury it is to be hoped the Legislature in
making annual appropriation for the support the
Institution, will fail to appropriate alsO sufficient
to this Indebtedness.


We acknowledge under many obligations
Superintendent of the Kentucky Institute for the Blind B.
sisting of quite number of boo6s in raised print of which
we stood much need We also, render thanks the
propeos of the following Jackson Clarion Jackson
Pilot MERIDIAN Comet Dwghs Musical Journal and Goodson
Gazette.


Respectfully submitted,
| w. S. LANGLEY,