N IN T H B I E N N I A L R E P O R T

OF T H E

DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

OK T H E

INSTITUTE FOR DEFECTIVES

1 . S c h o o l f o r t h e D e a f

2. S c h o o l f o r t h e B l i n d

3. S c h o o l f o r t h e F e e b l e - M i n d e d

LOCATED AT FARIBAULT

FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDING JULY 3 1 , 1896

ST. PAUL, MINN.T h e P i o n e e r P r e s s C o m p a n y

S T A T E P R I N T E R S . 1897

A D M I N I S T R A T I O N A N D O T H E R B U I L D I N G S S C H O O L F O R F E E B L E M I N D E D .

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENTOF THE

S CHOOL FOR FEEBLE-MINDED.

OFFICERS A N D TEACHERS.

G E N E R A L .

Superintendent and Physician—A. C. R ogers, B . S., M. D.Assistant Superintendent—Jo sep h M assey.Assistant Physicians—J. W . B ailey , M. D., M rs. L. A. W heeler, M. D. Steward—Jo h n R. P a rsh a ll.Stenographer—M rs. C. R. B a ldw in (to Oct. 1, 1895), M iss B e r th a Je n se n

(from Oct. 1,1895).C le r k -A. M. H a tc h .Engineer—E. B. D ick inson .

T R A IN IN G D E P A R T M E N T .

Matron M iss N aom i P in c h (to Sept. 1, 1895), M iss A. P . S tockdale (from Sept. 1, 1895).

Assistant Matron—M rs. L. J . P eck (to M ar. 1, 1895).Visitors’ Attendant—M iss E d ith Sharpe.Principal Teacher—M iss L a u ra B aker.Vocal Teacher—M iss M abel B row ning.Teachers—M iss M. T . M cL ean, M iss C la ra S te w a rt , M iss A ddie B. Jo h n ­

ston, Mrs. T. E. T anner.Kindergartner—M iss R uby Sharpe.Band Teacher—W . H . H olden .Manager B oys’ Industrial Training—Jo sep h M assey.Teacher Girls’ Industrial Training—M iss L ouise M cC arthy .Housekeeper—M rs. B elle Ja ck so n (to Sept. 13, 1895), M rs. T. de H a rv e n (from Sept. 13, 1895).

CU STO D IA .

BOYS (SOUTH W ING).

Matron—M rs. E . A. Z im m erm an (to M ay 1, 1895), M iss M. E . Slack (from M ay 1, 1895).

Teacher—M rs. E . N. R equier.Supervisor—Louis G rendah l.Housekeeper—M rs. Jen n ie Jo n es (from Oct. 1, 1895).

GIRLS (SUNNYSIDE).

Matron—M rs. E. R adcliffe.Teacher—M iss E m m a J e r r and cr.Housekeeper—M iss B elle B radfield .

FA R M COLONY.

Manager—E. W rig h t (to Dec. 1, 1895), C. N. S te w a rt (from Dec. 1, 1895). Matron—M rs. M ary W righ t (to Dec. 1 ,1895), Mrs. C. N. S te w a rt (from Dec.

1, 1895).

A D V ISO RY .

Consulting Physicians—D octors Rose an d W ood, F a r ib a u lt.Oculist and Aurist—D r. E. S. W ood, St. P a u l.Dentist—Dr. W . J . Gale, F a r ib a u lt.

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SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT

To the Board of Directors, Gentlemen: The movement of population at the school for

f e e b l e m i n d e d from July 31, 1894, to Aug. 1, 1896, was as follows:

M ales. Fem ales. Total.P re se n t Aug. 1, 1894............................................. ...................... 176 174 350A b sen t fo r th e t im e ............. ................................... ...................... 49 29 78A d m itted d u rin g tw o y e a r s ................................. ...................... 66 59 125R e a d m itte d d u rin g tw o v e a rs ............................. 1 8

T o ta ls ................................................................... ............... 298 263 561

D ischarged ............................................................... 3

1 4D ropped ...................................................................... 12 3 15Died ...................... 23 21 44A bsen t fo r th e tim e, Ju ly 31, 1896.................... ...................... 71 56 127P re se n t Ju ly 31, 1896............................................. ...................... 190 181 371

T o ta ls .............................. ................................. ...................... 299 262 561The to ta l a tte n d an ce w as: 1894-95, 491; 1895-96, 505.

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APPLICATIONS.

Applications have been received as follows:1894-951895-96

Totals ...................................... ..................................... ..............................A pplications, p rev ious ...................................................................

T o tal rece ived to J u ly 31, 1896.

The applications and admissions were from the different coun­ties as follows:

M ales. F em ales . T o ta l.,. 67 52 119.. 56 58 114

,. 123 110 233 504 400 904

. . 627 510 1,137

A i t k i n .............A n o k aB e c k e r

B e n t o nB i g S t o n e

B lue E arthB r o w nC a r l t o n

C a r v e rChippewaC h i s a g oC l a y

C o tto n w o o dC r o w W i n g

D a k o t aD o d g e

D o u g l a sF a r i b a u l tF i l l m o r eF r e e b o r nG o o d h u e

G r a n tH e n n e p i n

H u b b a r dH o u s t o nJ a c k s o nK a n d iy o h iK i t t s o n

I s a n t i L a c Q u t P a r l eL e S u e u rL i n c o l nLyon Mcleod

M a r h s a llM a r t i n

countiesRamseyRiceWasecaHennepinBrownWinona

Applica­ Admis­ Applica­ Admis­tions. sions. tions. sions.

1 1 M e e k e r ...................... 7 611 7 M ille L a c s ................ 2 1

6 4 M o r r i s o n .................. 4 38 4 M o w e r ...................... 15 142 2 M u r r a y ..................... 6 5

29 24 N ic o l l e t .................... 10 918 13 N obles ....................... 6 42 2 N orm an . ............... 2 2

11 7 O lm sted .................... 17 134 . . O tte r T a i l .................. 38 269 3 P ip e s to n e ................ 2 28 3 P o l k ........................... 27 238 4 Pope .......................... 10 54 4 R a m s e y .................... 142 102

18 15 R e d w o o d .................. 5 33 3 R e n v i l l e ................... 11 11

12 6 R ice ........................... 51 409 6 Rock 9 5

23 20 St. L o u is ................... 21 1115 8 Scott ........................ 19 529 20 S h erb u rn e ................ 6 4

3 2 Sibley ........................ 6 2186 140 S te a r n s ...................... 19 16

3 1 S teele ........................ 23 1213 11 S tevens .................... 10 6

9 6 Swift 4 39 4 T o d d .......................... 16 91 1 T r a v e r s e .................. 1 11 1 W a b a s h a ................. 17 116 3 W ad en a ................... 9 6

26 16 W a s e c a .................... 8 76 3 W a s h in g to n ........... 15 107 4 W a to n w a n ............. 5 3

10 9 W in o n a .................... 31 231 . . W rig h t ..................... 18 13

14 10 Y ellow M edicine. . 12 7

READMISSIONS.

Readmissions Counties. Readmissions.8 B lue E a r th ................ 24 15 1 1 1

St. L ou is . . P ip e sto n e T odd ........

111

T o t a l .............................................. 26

MORTALITY.

During the year ending July 31, 1895, there were twenty deaths among the 491 in attendance, or four per cent, and for the year ending July 31, 1896, there were twenty-four among the 505 in attendance, or four and three-quarters per cent.

The sexes were divided as follows: Males, 23; females, 21; total for two years, 44.

The following conditions and diseases were the cause of death:

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Cause. M ales. Fem ales. T otal.E p ilep sy and convu lsions. . . . ........... 11 3 14T ubercu losis .............................. .......... 3 7 10H e a r t fa i lu re ............................ .......... 1 1 2M ening itis ................................... 2 2In te s tin a l o b s tr u c t io n ............. 2 2Sublingual abscess ................. ........... 1 1H y d ro cep h alu s .......................... 1 1A cu te g a s t r i t i s .......................... ........... 1 1S e p t ic a e m ia ................................ 1 1D ia b e te s m e l i u s .................... .......... 1 1N ervous exhaustion ............... .......... 1 . . . 1A poplexy ..................................... l 1P yoneph rosis ............................ l 1Ic te ru s g r a v i s ............................ l 1D issem in a ted sclerosis .......... l 1B roncho pneum onia ............... l 1A cu te m yelitis ( tu b e rcu la r) .. l 1

1 . . . 1C hronic b r o n c h i t i s ................... 1 1Totals ........... 23 21 44

EPIDEMICS.

During November and December of 1895 there was a light epi­demic of measles. The disease first appeared in a child recently returned from the summer vacation. She was most likely exposed on her way here. The epidemic was confined to “Sunnyside” build­ing.

During the fall of the same year (1895) varicella was epidemic through the center building, but there were no serious cases. Most of the ailing ones were treated in the play rooms.

CLASSIFICATION.

The largest attendance was April 25th to 28th, when there were 473, classified as follows:

M ales. Fem ales. Total.In the tra in in g d e p a rtm e n t......................................................... 88 93 181In th e boys’ cu sto d ia ...................................................................... 141 . . . 141In th e g irls ’ custodia (Sunny side) ...................................................... 134 134A t th e fa rm (B arron c lu b ) ......................................................... 17 . . . 17

T o ta ls ........................................................................................... 246 227 473

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In the use of the terms “Training Department” and “Custodia” it must be understood that they are significant of the distinguishing features of the respective departments, but in no sense exclusive in their application. It is the policy and practice of the institution to give every case the best opportunity our facilities will admit, reclassifying as the occasion may require.

T H E SC H O O L D E P A R T M E N T .

LITERARY W ORK.

In the training department there have been 184 children, and ten instructors—seven teachers in the literary department, two in the manual, and a music teacher. The plan of grading is as fol­lows: (1) First kindergarten, (2) second kindergarten, (3) first grade girls, (4) second grade girls, (5) first grade boys, (6) second grade boys, (7) third grade boys and girls combined.

One teacher has the first and second grade girls one-half day each; the other half of the day is spent by them in a sewing class. The first and second grade boys are under another teacher who has each grade during half the day and the other half is spent by them in manual training.

The first kindergarten is composed of little children—boys and girls. They count and combine numbers to ten, and learn to use crayon and trace forms. They do the weaving, sew the pricked cards, and outline figures on cardboard. Pricking, pasting, fold­ing, and some clay modeling, are done by them. They take the primary color work; also, the form work with the cube, sphere, and cylinder. For busy work they use the peg and bead tiles, string beads by color and form, string straw and use colored sticks. Games and motion songs are much used in this class. Before these children pass to the second kindergarten they take the first step in reading.

The second kindergarten contains boys and girls who have be­come familiar with the above. Here they continue the kinder­garten method in connection with the literary work. These chil­dren grade from chart work to third reader, and are the most prom­ising children because of their youth and success in previous kin­dergarten training. In writing they grade from tracing to inde­pendent legible work. The number work varies from counting With objects to the combination of ten units in addition, subtrac­tion, multiplication, and division. The language work consists of capitalizing, punctuating, and forming sentences, and this work and the spelling and diacritical marking of the words is done in connection

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tion with the reading lessons. Oral geography and United States history are taught. These pupils count money, make change, and tell time.

The first grade girls include third and fourth reader work They have language, spelling, and diacritical marking of words in connection with their reading. Primary and advance geography and United States history are taught, and arithmetic from addi­tion to percentage. They write legibly.

Second grade girls read from second and third readers; have number work from counting and making figures to multiplication. Lessons in geography are confined to talks, pictures, and teaching of direction. United States history is taught orally. Writing grades from tracing to independent legible work.

First grade boys include first, second, third, and fourth reader work. The advanced readers use Anderson’s fairy tales, articles from newspapers and magazines, for supplementary reading. They have spelling, and diacritical marking of words in connection with their reading lessons. The number work begins with counting and recognizing a number of objects to fractions. They have United States history, geography, and physiology. They count money, make change, and tell time.

Second grade boys read from primer and first reader. The primer class is just learning the use of crayon and pencil and write a few words independently. First reader boys write legibly. They have language and spelling in connection with their reading lessons. They make the combinations to ten.

Third grade boys and girls are taught to recognize single words from printed slips, and they do chart and primer work. In writing they grade from those just learning to use crayon and pencil to connect dots and trace forms to those who write words and simple sentences independently. In numbers they count and recognize a few objects, and some make the combination to ten. They have form and color work. The morning is given to this work and the afternoon to learning to thread and use the needle and the first les­sons in sewing as a preparation for the sewing room proper.

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M ANUAL AND IND USTR IAL TRAINING.

The sewing room in connection with the schools is in charge of a teacher who has grade classes alternating during the day with literary work. These classes grade from the children just learning the over and over stitch on strips of prepared cloth to those who take the measurements, cut from model, fit and make dresses.

Many of the towels, sheets, pillow cases, children’s underclothing, aprons, handkerchiefs, and neckties used in the institution are

made in this department. The cushion torchon lace, knitting, crocheting, and hemstitching are also taught. Girls make their own dresses.

The boys alternate between school and shop work. Here the principal industries are brush making and mat weaving, but they are also taught scroll sawing and repousse work on brass and cop­per. They make thirty different kinds of brushes—clothes, counter, shoe, radiator, scrub brushes, etc.

MUSIC.

A teacher has charge of the music who conducts the singing in chapel and Sunday-school, also the vocal classes. There are three of these. In the senior class the children are drilled in solo, part and chorus singing. In the junior class they have solo and chorus drill, and the third class only tone drilling chorus work.

The bandmaster, besides the individual work necessary to pre­pare new boys for the band, has violin and cornet pupils. There are fourteen pieces in the band and a variety of music is success­fully played by it.

MISCELLANEOUS.

The articulation, drawing, and calisthenics classes are in the evening. The Bell method of articulation is used. The pupils draw from objects and use pencils and India ink. The object class, composed of the brightest and most advanced girls and boys from all classes, meets once a day, during the morn- ing intermission, for lessons in elementary science. Monday and Thursday evenings the girls’ reading club and the

b oys’ reading club meet separately with a teacher for an hour’s reading. Tuesday evening all the children go to the “Assembly

Hall" for an hour’s dancing. On Saturday evening they are assembled again and are entertained

by a program prepared by some officer or teacher.

SUNDAY EXERCISES.

On Sunday morning all assemble for Sunday-school, where sim­ple exercises are conducted, consisting of praise songs, recitations.

and readings. Classes are then formed, and the teachers conduct such exercises in the line of developing ideas and habits of upright

conduct as the particular classes and individuals require.An hour is also spent by the children in the evening, under the

tuition of an officer or teacher.5

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T H E C U ST O D IA L D E P A R T M E N T .

The new building for custodial girls,— “ George E. Skinner Hall," - opened on the 26th of August last, is eminently satisfactory. The girls formerly in “Sunnyside” were transferred to this building, and the corresponding classes of boys moved from the south wing of the center building to “Sunnyside.” While no building is ever con­structed that could not be improved upon, you may justly feel some pride in the fact that no superior building for this purpose exists in this country. Skinner Hall will accommodate 160 persons com­fortably, is easily administered, and thoroughly lighted and venti­lated. A special feature is a thorough local ventilation of all the water closets by two small fans, operated continuously.

T H E E P IL E P T IC D E P A R T M E N T .

I called your attention two years ago to the fact that the epilep­tics were removed from the school department. A group of each sex has for some time been provided for. They live now in the two new detached brick buildings. The pressure for admission, not only of brighter and more capable epileptics, but also for helpless and comparatively unimprovable cases of idiocy needing the room now occupied by them, makes it imperative that separate provision be made for the epileptics. As a tentative plan for the boys, I am carrying out your instructions by preparing a portion of the south wing of the center building for their exclusive care, under the management of a special housekeeper, who is an experienced nurse, and where the physician’s oversight can be of much more practical value. This plan at best can only be temporary and is not suffi­ciently comprehensive. What is true of the males is true of the females. They require for the best results a classification into small groups that w ill secure compatibility of temperament, and approach as nearly as possible a normal family life. These groups should therefore generally be removed to sufficient distances from the parent plant to accomplish these purposes, keeping congre­gated only those who require hospital or special medical treat­ment.

Experience has demonstrated that properly managed the care of epileptics can be made very successful at a very small cost, while under the ordinary plan it is both unsuccessful and expensive. Good methods for care and treatment of epileptics are of recent growth, but they are none the less definite and successful. We know that in a very large majority of cases the frequency of epilep-

tic seizures can be reduced and a small percentage of chronic cases

can be cured.In behalf of the great number of those most pitiable cases in

Minnesota that seek admission to the institution, I again urgently r e q u e s t that you call the attention of our legislators to the need o f a separate building or group of buildings for this class. W e have now in attendance 108 epileptics, with fifty-nine more w ait­ing for admission. New applications are being constantly received.

T H E FA R M COLONY.

The number of boys upon the farm remains about the same as when last reported. The additional land purchased by you during

the period will enable the farming operations to be conducted upon a much broader scale. The present efforts of the farm manager

are directed towards improving the quality of the land rather than producing a financial showing. W hile the school has been supplied

with all its milk, the supply is now inadequate. It is unnecessary to advocate the economy and hygienic superiority of a liberal milk

diet. We should have our herd of cows doubled at the earliest possible time, and the time will soon arrive when it will require at least three times as many cows as we at present have. Our present stables are old, inadequate in capacity and character and badly

located. There should be ample provisions made for milch cows during the ensuing year.

OTHER IM PROVEM ENTS NEEDED.

1. The floors of the basement of the stone building are rapidly rotting and must be replaced. It would be wise to use tiling for bath rooms, halls, dining rooms, kitchen and scullery.

2. Our accommodations for school rooms are inadequate and could be increased.3. Cold storage for butter, meats and eggs should be provided.4. Our dynamo is too small for the number of lights required by the additional building, and in case of accident we have no re- serve. There should be a 50 K. W. generator and engine provided the earliest possible date.

P ersonal changes

We have a number of changes to note for the two years just completed. Miss Naomi Pinch, who gave over ten years of conscientious

faithful service to the institution in the trying and im-

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portant position of matron, resigned in 1895. Miss Pinch carried with her the good wishes and respect of all who knew her here.

Mrs. Carrie Baldwin gave up her place as stenographer in 1895 to prosecute a course of training in elocution.

In February, 1895, the institution lost by death a very faithful officer in the person of Mrs. Lauretta J. Peck, assistant matron.

Mr. and Mrs. E. Wright gave up the charge of the farm colony in the autumn of 1895. Mr. C. N. Stewart and wife succeeded them, and he is giving the state the benefit of his long experience as a successful farmer and stock man, in putting the place into first- class shape.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

I take pleasure in acknowledging the following donations to the school: “ Farmers Tribune,” Minneapolis; “ The Visitor,” St. Paul “ The Mantorville Express;” “The Washington County Hatchet;” “ The Faribault Democrat;” and the Faribault “ Pilot.”

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.

The incompleteness of our work, referred to in my last report, by reason of a lack of proper oversight of pupils discharged, is always a source of regret. You have no hesitancy in asserting that no person possessed of sufficient defects to become eligible to ad­mission to this school should ever marry. Yet we have no au­thority to prevent it. One marriage of one of our former girls has already occurred. It is to the credit of this young woman’s par­ents that they used their influence against it. In another case, where the girl is especially unfit to assume such a relation, the parents are not so wise, and are trying persistently to bring about a marriage.

Several plans have been suggested for obtaining positive con­trol of such cases, most of them open to serious objections. The children that require the closest guardianship are generally the ones that would never come to the institution if parents thereby lost control of them, unless admissions were made by judicial com­mitment, which is very objectionable in the majority of cases.

In my opinion there should be (1) as now free entrance, (2) some systematic oversight of pupils leaving the school, and (3) some process whereby the directors could refer certain cases to a competent

tribunal and obtain life guardianship over them. Any plan adopted should be elastic as to application and yet effective when applied.

In conclusion, I gratefully acknowledge the uniformly kind sup­port I have received at your hands.

Respectfully submitted.A . C. R O G ER S.

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SUM M ARY O F IN V E N T O R Y .

food ...............................................................................................bedding .......................................................................................................................................

l a u n d r y ........................................................................................f u e l .................................................................... ..........................l i g h t .................................................................................................................M edicine ................................................................................ ..

p o s t a g e .........................................................................................B o o k s stationery and p rin tin g ...................................................Am usem ent and in stru ction .........................................................Household supplies .....................................................................Furniture ...................................................................................................Building and rep airs ........................................ .................................Tools and m a ch in ery .........................................................................

Farm, garden and sto ck .....................................................................Industrial ............................................................... ................................

1895.$449.93

5,413.76 251.12 200.00

5.52424.92

13.20878.84

2,164.653 ,948.14

14,000.02204.29

1,736.054.162.76

910.26

1896.$326.276,511.12

159.63 100.00

7.04452.90

19.00713.92

2,667.244,287.12

14,029.55163.14

2,334.154,396.90

927.68

$34,763.46 $37,095.66

FA R M ST A T E M E N T F O R Y E A R E N D IN G MAY 1, 1895.

Inventory , M ay 1, 1894............................................................ Expended fo r d a ir y ...................................................................Expended fo r p ig g e ry ................................................................Expended fo r food, fu e l an d l ig h t ........................ .............Expended fo r p ro d u c e ................................................................Expended fo r fu rn i tu re a n d household s u p p lie s ...........Expended fo r horses, e tc ..........................................................Expended fo r im plem ents, vehicles an d to o ls ................Expended fo r re p a irs on b u ild in g s ......................................Expended fo r b u ild in g ice h o u se ........................................Expended fo r p u ttin g up ic e .................................................

Expended fo r sa la r ie s and w ages........................................Receipts from d a i r y ...................................................................

Receipts from p ig g e ry ...............................................................Receipts from p roduce .............................................................Receipts from p o u ltry ..............................................................Receipts from lab o r off of f a r m ..........................................Receipts from ice delivered to in s ti tu tio n ........................Inventory, M ay 1, 189 5 ............................................................Balance, gain ...............................................................................

Dr.$17,994.151,254.86

3.27740.79539.69

16.15214.50105.94

88.99335.00

7835847.15

Cr.

$4,112.82 420.07

1,723.87 13.26

222.10 52.30

18,936.662,262.24

$25,481.08 $25,481.08

N O T E S ON FA R M S T A T E M E N T M A Y 1 , 1895 .

A. -D A IR YDr.

Cows ................................................................................................ $521.00Feed ............................................................................................... 725.86Medical serv ices ....................................................................... 8.0027,983 1/2 G als. m ilk ........................................................ @ $0.12Calves, hides, etc., so \d fo r c a s h ...........................................

8 . 0 89 Lbs. beef s e n t to in s t i tu t io n ....................@ .07 1/2153 Lbs. veal s e n t to in s t i tu t io n ........................ @ .07 1/2

150 Lbs. la rd se n t to in s titu tio n ......................... @ .07 1/2 667 Lbs. beef se n t to in s t i tu t io n ......................@ .07

1 / 2Heart, liver a n d to n g u es se n t to i n s t i t u t i o n .

$1,254.86

Cr.

$3,358.0270.00

606.5211.4711.2550.00 5.50

$ 4,112.82

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B.—PIGGERY.

D isco u n t on sa le s ........................................................................ $3.275,571 1/2 Lbs. live w e ig h t so ld fo r c a s h ........... @ $0.04 1/2 $250.722,085 Lbs. pork , la rd , etc., s e n t to in s t i tu ­

tio n ......................................................................... @ .07 1/2 161.35P ig s’ f e e t a n d h e ad s se n t to in s t i tu t io n ................................ .............. .............. ..............8.00

$3.27 $420.07

C .- PRODUCE.

Seed ................................................................................................. $169.18T w in e ............................................................................................. 10.64C u ttin g g ra in ............................................................................... 34.20T h re sh in g g ra in ......................................................................... 24.92H a y p u rch a se d ........................................................................... 231.45P o ta to e s p u rch ased .................................................................. 69.30H a y sold fo r c a sh ....................................................................... $29.98O nion seed sold fo r c a s h ......... ............................................. 21.15

79 1/4 Bu. tim o th y seed sold fo r c a sh ............... @ $2.00 158.75C abbage p la n ts sold fo r c a s h ............................... .25

10 1/4 T ons hay s e n t to in s t i tu t io n ....................@ 6.00 61.503 T o n s h ay se n t to in s titu tio n ................ .. @ 8.00 24.002 T o n s h ay se n t to in s t i tu t io n .................... @ 7.50 15.00

210 B u. o a ts s e n t to in s t i tu t io n .......................@ .28 58.40181 B u. o a ts s e n t to in s t i tu t io n ...................... @ .30 54.30

3 Doz. s q u a s h .....................................................@ 1.00 3.00S w ee t co rn .................................................................... .40

30 B u. p a r s n i p s .................................................. @ .50 15.005 B u. c a rro ts ..................................................... @ .30 1.50

H o rse ra d ish .................................................................. 1.50100 Bu. p o t a t o e s ...................................................@ .50 50.00

G reen o n io n s .................................................................. 6.0016 Bu. b ee t g re e n s .............................................................. 4.0051 Doz. bunches b e e ts ......................................@ .15 7.6513 B u. b e e t s ......................................................... @ 1.00 13.00

7 1/2 Bu. b e e t s .........................................................@ .80 6.007 B u. b e e t s .........................................................@ .75 5.25

56 Bu. b e e t s .........................................................@ .60 33.608 B u. b ean s ....................................................... @ 1.25 12.00

19 Bu. beans ...................................................... @ 1.00 19.0038 Doz. bunches c a rro ts ................................... @ .05 5.70

3 B u. c a rro ts ..................................................... @ 1.00 3.006 Bu. c a rro ts .....................................................@ .75 4.50

22 1/2 B u. c a rro ts ..................................................... @ .60 13.5012 Doz. ce lery ........................ ............................ @ .25 3.00

2,000 H e a d celery ...................... ............................ @ .02 40.0024 H e a d cabbage ...............................................@ .10 2.4036 H e a d cabbage ...............................................@ .08 2.8830 H e a d cabbage ...............................................@ .06 1.80

874 H e a d cabbage ...............................................@ .05 43.7056 Doz. cucum bers ............................................ @ .25 14.0057 Doz. cucum bers ............................................ @ .20 11.4020 Bu. cucum bers ...............................................@ 1.00 20.00

110 C itrons ............................................................. @ .10 11.0035 Doz. sw e e t c o m ............................................ @ .15 5.25

754 Doz. sw eet c o rn ............................................ @ .10 75.401/2 Bu. g round c h e rr ie s ............................... .... .@ 1.00 .50

10 Lbs. h o rse ra d ish .......................................... @ .04 .40E a r ly l e t t u c e ............................ ...................... ............... 15.00.

57 3/4 B u. le ttuce ..................................................... @ .60 34.6521 Doz. m usk m elons ........................................@ .00 12.60

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1 W ate rm elo n ..................................................................102 W aterm elons .................................................@ .10E a rly o n i o n s ..................................................................250 Doz. bunches o n io n s ................................... @ .2010 1/2 Bu. o n io n s ..................................... ................. @ 1.007 1/2 Bu. o n i o n s .......................................................@ .8021 Bu. o n io n s .......................................................@ .606 1/2 Bu. peas ............................. ............................ @ 1.5019 1/2 Bu. p e a s ...........................................................@1.2522 Bu. p e a s ........................................................... @ 1.0011 Bu. p a rsn ip s ............................ ..................... @ .754 1/2 Bu. po ta to es ...................................................@ 1.2510 Bu. p o t a t o e s ................................................... @ 1.0020 Bu. po ta toes ...................................................@ .9048 Bu. p o ta to es ........................ ...................... @ .80146 Bu. p o t a t o e s ................................................... @ .70446Bu. po ta toes ....................................... ...........@ .60E arly rad ish e s ..............................................................17 Doz. bunches ra d is h e s ............................. @ .20125 Doz. bunches r a d is h e s ............................... @ .15E a rly rh u b a rb ................................................. .............220 Lbs. rh u b a rb .................................................@ .027 Bu. s p in a c h .....................................................@ .5018 Bu. s p in a c h .....................................................@ .4024 Qts. s tra w b e r r ie s ........................................@ .10183 Squashes ......................................................... @ .101,000 S quashes ......................................................... @ .085 Bu. to m a to es .................................................@ 1.001 Bu. to m a to es ................................................................1 Bu. r u t a b a g a s ................................................................5 1/2 Bu. ru ta b a g as ...............................................@ .6050 Bu. ru ta b a g a s ...............................................@ .40

D.—HORSElS, ETC.

H orses ........................................................................... @ $75, harness ......................................................................................orseshoeing an d h a rn e ss re p a ir in g .................................

.15 - 10.20

12.0050.00 10.50

6.0012.60

9.7522.3822.00

8.25 5.63

10.0018.0038.40

102.20267.60

15.003.40

18.758.004.40 3.50 7.202.40

18.3080.00

5.00.80.75

3.3020.00

$539.69 $1,723.87

$150.0027.0037.50

$214.50

FA R M S T A T E M E N T F O R Y E A R E N D IN G MAY 1. 1896.

Dr.Inventory, M ay 1, 1895............................................................ $18,936.66

ended fo r re a l e s ta te .......................................................... 9,332.75ended fo r im plem ents, vehicles a n d to o ls ................ 221.57ended fo r horseshoeing , h a rn ess , rep a irin g , e tc . . . 74.60

Expended fo r fu rn itu re a n d household su p p lies ........... 268.27.ended fo r d a i ly ..................................................................... .1,095.42Expended fo r p ro d u ce ..................................................... .. 732.06

ended fo r p ig g ery ......................................................... .. . 5.25Upended fo r food, fu e l a n d l ig h t ...................................... 1,098.74Expended fo r bu ild ing a n d re p a irs ..................................... 877.21 Expended fo r sa la r ie s a n d w ag es......................................... 2.288.0$Expended fo r p u ttin g u p ic e ................................................. 208.61Receipts from d a ir y ...................................................................

Receipts from p roduce ..............................................................Receipts from p ig g e ry ..............................................................

$3,315.192,156.15

221.87

R ece ip ts fro m lab o r off f a r m ...............................................R ece ip ts fro m ice s e n t to in s t i tu t io n ............. ...................R ece ip ts fro m sa le of old b u g g y ..........................................In v en to ry M ay 1, 1896..............................................................B a lan ce l o s s ..................................................................................

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$ 3 5 , 1 3 9 . 16 $3 5 , 1 3 9 . 16

149.75452.27

3.0028,059.64

251.29

N O T E S ON F A R M S T A T E M E N T TO MAY 1, 1890.

A.—REAL ESTATE.

105 a c re s .............................................. ......................@ $40.0036 3/4 a c r e s ..................................................... ..............@ $100.00H ouse, b a rn an d 3 1/2 a c re s ............... ........................................1 S t a b l e ..........................................................................................R e n t of house, 7 m o n th s .........................................................A b s tra c t of t i t le s .........................................................................R ecord ing deeds .........................................................................

B .—D A IR Y

Dr.$4,200.00

3.675.001.250.00

125.0044.0036.75

2.00

$9,332.75

Cr.

F eed ...............................................................................................M edical s e r v i c e s .........................................................................Cow s .............................................................................................16,617 1/2 G a ls . m ilk ..................................................... @ $0.1212,026 1/2 G als. m ilk ................................. ....................@ .08

3,160 Lbs. b eef se n t to in s t i tu t io n ..................@ .07 1/2Cows, calves an d h ides sold fo r c a s h .................................

$264.4216.00

815.00

C.—PRODUCE.

Seeds ........................ ......................................................................T w in e .............................................................................................C u ttin g g r a i n ...............................................................................T h resh ing g ra in .........................................................................H ay and oa ts p u rc h a se d .........................................................

Sold O utside—O nion seed a n d s e t s ...................................................................5,335 Lbs. f la x ..............................................................................

420 L bs. s a g e ............................ ...............................@ $0.105 1/2 Bu. onion s e e d .................................................@ 1.00

S en t to In s ti tu tio n —6 T ons h a y ..........................................................@ 7.00

20 Bu. oa ts ............................................................@ .3040 Bu. o a t s ............. ..............................................@ .1570 Lbs. r h u b a r b ...................................................@ .03

200 Lbs. r h u b a r b .................................................. @ .02100 L bs. r h u b a r b .................................................. @ .0114 Bu. s p in a c h .....................................................@ .5013 1/2 B u. s p in a c h .....................................................@ .4033 B u. sp inach ........................ .......................... @ .30

1 Bu. s p in a c h .......................... ..........................2 Doz. b unches ra d ish e s .................................@ .306 Doz. bunches ra d ish e s ............................ . . @ .25

48 Doz. bunches ra d is h e s ................... ............ @ .20156 Doz. bunches rad ish es ..................................@ .15160 Doz. bu n ch es o n io n s ......... ..........................@ .25

95 Doz. b u n ch es o n io n s ....................................@ .20

$1,994.10962.12236.20152.77

$1,095.42 $3,345.19

$165.7215.9043.0035.41

472.03

$125.4262.0342.00

5.50

42.00 6.00 6.00 2.104.001.00 7.00 6.40 9.90.25.60

1.50 9.60

23.4040.0019.00

54 Doz. bu n ch es o n io n s ....................................@ .152 Bu. o n i o n s .......................................................@ 1.257 Bu. o n io n s .......................................................@ 1.001 Bu. o n io n s .......................................................@ .751 Bu. onions ....................................................... @ .602 Bu. o n io n s ...................................................... @ . 502 1/4 Bu. onion p ic k le ............................................ @ 2.0037 Doz. a s p a r a g u s .............................................. @ .251 1/4 Bu. tom atoes .................................................@ 2.003/4 Bu. to m ato es .................................................@ 1.003 B u. tom atoes ...................... ..........................@ .75 4 1/2 Bu. to m ato es .................................................@ .605 Bu. to m a to e s ................................................. @ .5024 1/2 B u. to m a to es .................................................@ .4040 1/2 Bu. tom atoes .................................................@ .3024 B u. to m ato es .................................................@ .2520 Bu. b ee t g ree n s ........................v.................... @ .252 B u. ru ta b a g a s ...............................................@ .305 Lbs. h o rse rad ish .......................................... @ .2015 Bu. p e a s ........................................................... @ 1.0047 1/2 B u. p e a s ........................................................... @ .601 Doz. tu rn ip s ................................................... @ .402 Doz. tu rn ip s ................................................... @ .25

3 Bu. t u r n i p s ....................................................... @ .404 Bu. tu rn ip s ..................................................... @ .3054 Q ts. c u rra n ts .................................................@ .06173 Q ts. c u rra n ts .................................................@ .051 B u. ca rro ts ..................................................... @ .501/2 Bu. c a rro ts ...................................................@ .602 Bu. ca rro ts ..................................................... @ .401 Bu. c a rro ts .....................................................@ .352 Bu. c a r r o t s ..................................................... @ .306 Doz. beets . ..................................................... @ .255 Doz. b e e t s ....................................................... @ .205 1/2 Bu. b e e t s .........................................................@ .6019 1/2 Bu. b e e t s ......................................................... @ .506 Bu. b e e t s .........................................................@ .406 Bu. beets ........................................................@ .30143 H ead c a b b a g e ................................................ @ .05437 H ead c a b b a g e ................................................@ .04120 H e ad c a b b a g e ................................................ @ .03190 H ead c a b b a g e ................................................ @ .022 Doz. parsley .................................................. @ .1542 Bu. po ta toes ............................ ......................@ .6062 Bu. po ta to es .................................................. @ .50106 Bu. po tatoes ...................................................@ .25206 Bu. po tatoes ...................................................@ .202 Bu. sw eet p o ta to e s ....................................... @ .508 Bu. b e a n s .........................................................@ 1.0026 1/4 Bu. b e a n s .........................................................@ .801 Bu. b e a n s .........................................................@ .7580 Doz. sw eet c o rn ............................................ @ .10160 Doz. sw eet c o rn ............................................ @ .08100 Doz. sw eet c o rn ............................................ @ .06822 Doz. sw ee t c o rn ............................................ @ .0530 Doz. sw eet c o m .................... ........................@ .041 1/4 Bu. cucum bers ..............................................@ 1.0034 1/2 Bu. c u c u m b e r s ..............................................@ .501 Doz. cucum bers ............................................@ .103 Bu. m usk m elons ..........................................@ .3033 Doz. su m m er s q u a s h ................................... @ .1518 H u b b a rd sq u ash .......................................... @ .051 Doz. bunches le t tu c e ...............................

SCHOOL FOR TH E FE E B LE-M IN D ED .

8.102.507.00

.75

.601.004.509.252.50

.752.25 2.702.509.80

12.156.005.00

.601.00

15.00 27.30

.40

.501.201.203.24 8.65

.50

.30

.80

.35

.601.50 1.00 3.30 9.75 2.401.80 7.15

17.483.603.80

3025.2031.00 26.5041.20

1.00 8.00

21.00 .75

8.0012.80

6.0041.10

1.201.25

17.25.10.90

4.95.90.30

73

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24 Doz. bunches le t tu c e ................. ............... @ .25 6.0038 Doz. b unches le t tu c e .................. .............. @ .20 7.60

291 Doz. b unches le t tu c e ................. ............... @ .15 43.651,500 S quash ............... ........................... .............. @ .05 75.003,800 Bu. po ta to es ............... ............. ............... @ .20 760.00

350 Bu. o n i o n s ..................................... .............. @ .20 70.00200 B u. ta b le b e e ts ............................. ..............@ .20 40.00200 Bu. c a rro ts ................................... ............... @ .20 40.00100 Bu. p a r s n i p s ................................. ..............@ .25 25.00

10 Bu. v eg e tab le o y s te r s ............... .........@ 1.00 10.0015 Bu. r u t a b a g a s .............................. ............... @ .15 2.2550 Bu. popcorn ................................. ................@ .40 20.0010 B u. sw eet p o ta to e s ...................... ................@ .50 5.00

200 Lbs. s a g e ........................................ ..............@ .20 40.00150 Doz. celery ......... .......................... .............. @ .30 45.00

4,000 H e a d c a b b ag e ............................. ............... @ .02 80.00$732.06 $2,156.87

D.— PIGGERY.

V e te rin a ry se rv ices ................................................... .............. $5.25330 L bs. s a lt po rk se n t to in s ti tu tio n ................. @ $0.07 1/2 .................. ..............$24.75795 L bs. live hogs so ld fo r c a s h ...........................@ .04................... ..............31.80S m all p igs sold fo r c a s h ...........................................@ .0 8 ...... .............. ..............1.50

6,501 L bs. live hogs so ld fo r c a sh ........................@ 2.52.... .............. ..............163.89

E.—BUILDING AND REPAIRS.

S ilo ................................... ..............................................................$200.00R e p a irin g d w ellin g h o u se a n d boys’ c o tta g e ................. 455.32R e p a irin g b a m , ice house, e t c . . . ........................................221.89............................................................................................................. $877.21

C I R C U L A R O F I N F O R M A T I O N

CONCERNING

MINNESOTA SCHOOL FOR FEEBLE-MINDED,FARIBAULT.

LOCATION.

The school is s itu a te d upon th e e a s t b lu ff of S tra ig h t river, overlooking the city of F a r ib a u l t , w h ich lies to th e w e s t o f th e river. I t is a b o u t tw o miles from th e ra ilro a d depots, a n d fo rm s th e so u th e rn te rm in u s of a line of six public in s titu tio n s , w h ich a re a r ra n g e d in th e fo llow ing o rd e r from

the north, viz.: S h a ttu c k M ilita ry School (E p iscopal), School fo r th e D ea f (State), St. M a ry ’s L a d ies ’ H a ll (E p iscopal), S e a b u ry H a ll (E piscopal), School for the B lind (S ta te), a n d School fo r th e F eeb le-M inded (S tate).

OBJECT.

The school h a s fo r its genera l o b jec ts th e t ra in in g o f such feeb le-m inded children as a re c a p ab le o f im provem en t, a n d th e c a re a n d co m fo rt of such

as cannot be im proved . T he fo rm e r is acco m p lish ed by re g u la r school and indus tr ia l w ork a d a p te d to th is c lass ; th e u ltim a te a im being to m ake each child se lf-supporting , o r a s n e a rly so a s possib le . T o accom plish th is , a ll th e training is of th e m o st p rac tic a l n a tu re .

ORGANIZATION.

The school is in re a lity an in s titu tio n p e rfo rm in g th e fu n c tio n s of a school,a home and a hosp ita l. I t, th e re fo re , co n s is ts o f th re e d e p a rtm e n ts q u ite distinct in th e ir n a tu re an d y e t m u tu a lly connected , viz.: (1) School and Training D e p a rtm en t, (2) C ustodia, o r H om e, a n d (3) E p ilep tic H osp ita l.

TERMS OF ADMISSION.

All feeble-m inded persons, re s id e n ts of th e S ta te of M innesota, w ho, in the opinion of th e su p e rin ten d en t, a re of s u ita b le ag e a n d ca p ac ity to receive

instruction in th is school, an d w hose d e fe c ts p re v e n t th em from receiv ing proper tra in in g in th e pub lic schools of th e s ta te , a n d a ll id io tic an d ep ilep tic

persons, re s id en ts of th e s ta te , m ay be a d m itte d to th e ir resp ec tiv e d ep art- ment and receive th e benefits of th e school f re e o f charge , su b je c t to such

rules and reg u la tio n s as m ay be m ade b y th e b o a rd of d irec to rs . (C hap ter 205 .General L aw s of 1887.)Clothing an d tra n sp o rta tio n a re n o t pa id by th e s ta te . See la s t p a ra graph of this circular.)

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METHODS OF OBTAINING ADMISSION.

A pplica tion sh o u ld be m ade to th e su p e r in te n d e n t fo r b lan k form s, which w hen p ro p erly filled out, give a co rrec t a n d d e ta ile d description a n d history of th e person fo r w hom ap p lica tio n is m ad e to en ab le th e su p erin ten d en t to d e te rm in e th e e lig ib ility of th e case. T he a p p lic a tio n s a re n um bered and file in th e o rd er in w h ic h th e y a re received.

CLASSIFICATION.

P u p ils a re c lassified by th e s u p e rin te n d e n t a n d assig n ed to th e ir appropri­a te d e p a rtm e n ts in th e in stitu tio n .

SCHOOL AND TRAINING D E PAR TM EN T.—SCHOOL.

(D uring School H ours.)T he ch ild ren a re u n d e r th e g u id an ce of refined teach e rs , w ho, w hile they

end eav o r to im p a r t th e sim ple e lem en ts o f a n E n g lish education , a re constantly on th e a le r t to c o rre c t im p ro p er h ab its , develop th e sense o f r ig h t a n d wrong, teach a c ts of cou rtesy an d keep a ll h a n d s b u sy a t som eth ing u se fu l. About s ix h o u rs a d a y a re devo ted to schoolroom w o rk a n d in d u s tr ia l occupations, w h ich v a ry acco rd in g to th e cap ac ity of th e ch ild , from s tr in g in g beads and b u tto n s , o r m a tc h in g color a n d fo rm blocks, to re c ita tio n s in read ing , penm an­sh ip num bers, geog raphy , o rth o g rap h y , com position an d o th e r elem entary w o rk of th e com m on schools. M usic, d a n c in g a n d ca lis th en ics occupy a por­tion of th e tim e, a n d a re of p r im a ry im p o rta n c e in a ro u s in g an d m ain ta in ing th e in te re s t of th e s lugg ish m inds a n d s tre n g th e n in g the feeble w ills.

MANUAL AND INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS.

P ro p e rly a d a p te d occupations an d g am es o f th e k in d e rg a rte n a re employed fo r th e l it tle c h ild ren w h ile m an u a l a n d in d u s tr ia l tra in in g is co-ordinated w ith th e school w o rk fo r th e o lder ones. E x p e rien ce h as show n w ith th is c lass , a s w ith n o rm a l ch ild ren , th a t defin ite p h y sica l e ffo rt to accom plish a u se fu l ob ject, if only to do an e rra n d , o r b u tto n a shoe, ten d s to m enta l and m ora l developm en t, effective in p ro p o rtio n a s i t involves com plex ity of move­m en t an d th o u g h t w ith in th e lim its of a b il ity to p e rfo rm th e sam e properly. T h e p ro g ram is so a rra n g e d a s to keep a ll b u sy d u rin g school hours, th e tim e being d iv ided b e tw e en lite ra ry an d in d u s tr ia l occupations. B y th is means, it is believed, m ax im u m m en ta l d ev e lo p m en t can be rea lized an d each child a t th e sam e tim e be ren d e re d cap ab le of th e g re a te s t degree of self-support.

Bru sh -m ak ing , m at-w eav in g , sc ro ll-saw ing , repousse w ork , farm ing , gar­dening , a n d c a re of s tock a re som e of th e in d u s tr ie s a d a p te d to the boys, and a re fo llow ed by th em a t th e school.

T he g irls a re em ployed a t p la in a n d fa n c y need lew ork , lace-m aking, crocheting, bak ing , cooking a n d g e n e ra l h o u s e w o rk .

(O utside of School H ours.)T he pup ils a re u n d e r th e ca re c o n s ta n tly of a tte n d a n ts . A b u n d an t recrea­

tion is p rov ided fo r a ll ou t of doors w h e n th e w e a th e r w ill perm it. I t is the e a rn e s t en d eav o r of th e m an a g e m e n t to su rro u n d each ch ild w ith good home influences in school a n d out. No em ploye can re ta in a position in the school w hose influence, w ith th e ch ild ren , is k n o w n to be d e tr im e n ta l to them.

B ooks an d p e rio d ica ls of a su ita b le k in d a re fu rn ish ed fo r th e use of the pup ils.

SC H O O L FO R T H E F E E B L E -M IN D E D .

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Special entertainm en ts are provided fo r th e various h olidays o f the year for the children, and it has been the cu stom fo r the children, under the direction

o f the teachers, to give one public en tertain m en t each year. One even ing of each w eek d u rin g th e school y e a r is devo ted to th e ch ildren's

dance a n d sociable, u n d e r the p e rso n a l su perv is ion of th e officers, and one even ing of each w eek is devo ted to m isce llaneous e n te r ta in m e n ts , gam es,

stereopticon exh ib itions , etc., by an officer o r tea c h e r.

CUSTODIA.

Such c h ild ren as a re not capab le of im provem en t, or b u t s lig h tly so, a re cared fo r s e p a ra te ly from those in th e school, a n d every e ffo rt is e x e rte d to m ak e th e ir lives a s com fo rtab le a n d h a p p y a s possib le . A school is m a in ­ta in e d in th is d e p a rtm e n t so th a t no case w ill be neg lected , h o w ev er hope­less it m ay a p p e a r a t first. In th is d e p a r tm e n t m any of th e o lder an d m ore capab le pup ils a re em ­

ployed in th e c a re of th e ir m ore u n fo r tu n a te b ro th e rs an d s is te rs .

EPILEPTICS.

E pilep tic p e rso n s a re assigned a p lace in th e in s titu tio n a n d g iven m edical tre a tm e n t an d m en ta l and physica l t ra in in g a d a p te d to th e ir req u irem en ts .

SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.

On S u n d ay m orn ings reg u la r S unday-schoo l exerc ises a re held by the s u p e r in te n d e n t a n d teach e rs , and on S u n d ay evening , th e s u p e rin te n d e n t or o n e of th e tea c h e rs , in s tru c ts by “p la in ta lk s ” in m o ra lity a n d good conduct. An effort is m ad e to develop s tre n g th of c h a ra c te r , a n d to c u ltiv a te p u rity of h e a rt an d purpose. A ny pup ils, w hose physica l h e a lth or m e n ta l p ecu lia ritie s do n o t ren d e r

it inadv isab le , m ay a tte n d church serv ices in th e c ity w ith te a c h e rs o r a t ­ten d an ts , a s ap p ro v ed by th e su p e rin ten d en t.

T he school is n o n -sec ta rian a n d th e w ish e s o f th e p a re n ts w ill a lw a y s be observed in th e selection of chu rches fo r a tte n d an c e .

MEDICAL CARE.

T h e school is u n d e r th e care of a m ed ical su p e rin te n d e n t an d a s s is ta n t physicians a n d th e needs of such a s req u ire o rd in a ry m ed ical aid a re su p ­plied. A n o cu lis t an d a u r is t is also supp lied , w ho g ives n ecessa ry a tte n tio n i n th is d irec tion . Special su rg ica l an d d en ta l w o rk is done a t the expense of t he p a ren ts .

VACATION.

D uring th e m o n th s of Ju ly and A u g u st th e re is a nom ina l v aca tio n of the schools, an d w h en it is deem ed ad v isab le by th e su p e rin ten d en t, ch ildren may be re tu rn e d to th e ir hom es fo r vacation . U nless fo r u rg e n t reasons, it is

g en era lly a d v isa b le fo r ch ild ren to go hom e a t o th e r tim es. All expenses for b ring ing a n d re tu rn in g ch ild ren m u s t be b o rn e by th e p a re n ts o r friends

of the ch ild ren , u n less espec ia lly p ro v id ed fo r o therw ise . I t is a lw a y s desir­ab le fo r p a re n ts to v is it th e school befo re or a t th e tim e th e ir ch ild is admitted that th ey m ay know p erso n a lly of th e school a n d its m ethods. W hen this can n o t be done th e su p e rin te n d e n t m ay send fo r th e ch ild to be ad m itted , p ro­v ided all a c tu a l ex p en ses (no fees) a re p a id by th e p e rso n o r p ersons in te r­es ted . T he s ta te does no t p a y th e tra v e lin g exp en ses in such cases.

Such o f th e school ch ild ren a s do n o t go hom e d u rin g th e su m m e r vaca­tion , hav e th e p riv ilege of cam p in g o u t fo r a sh o rt tim e in J u ly o r August T he su m m er cam ps o r picnic ex cu rsio n s a re now es tab lish ed fe a tu re s o f the school, a n d th ey c o n tr ib u te im m ea su rab ly to th e h e a lth a n d c o m fo rt of th e w hole household .

DISCIPLINE.

S y m p a th y a n d k in d n ess on th e p a r t of officers, te a c h e rs an d a tte n d a n ts re n d e r g o v e rn m en t sim ple a n d easy g en e ra lly . C ases seem in g to requ ire p u n ish m e n t a re a c ted upon by th e s u p e rin te n d e n t o r an officer, and corporal p u n ish m e n t is no t d e leg a ted to a n y one. I f in a n ex trem e case i t is requ ired , th e su p e rin te n d e n t a lone assum es th e re sp o n sib ility of such action .

DURATION OF ATTENDANCE.

A dm issions a re n o t m ad e fo r a n y specified tim e. A pp lica tions m ay be received a t a n y tim e d u rin g th e year, b u t th e b e s t in te re s ts of th e pupils a re consu lted in re fe re n c e to th e ir d ischarge .

AGE OF APPLICANTS.

T h ere is no age qualifica tion req u ired fo r adm ission , th o u g h th e earlie r a feeb le-m inded ch ild can be received, a f te r leav ing th e m o th e r’s arm s, th e b e tte r th e ch an ces a re fo r im p ro v em en t in m ost cases.

VISITATIONS.

T he in s ti tu tio n is open to th e pub lic a t a ll rea so n ab le hou rs on every day of th e w eek excep t S u n d ay an d S a tu rd a y . T h e school hou rs a re from 8:15 a . m. to 3 p . m., a n d th o se d es irin g to see th e ch ild ren in th e ir school and tra in in g exerc ises shou ld v is it w ith in th o se h ou rs. T h e ch ild ren have the tim e to th em se lv es o u tside of school hours. P a re n ts h a v in g ch ild ren at the in s titu tio n a re a t lib e rty to v is it th em , b u t m u s t prov ide th e ir ow n transpor­ta t io n to a n d fro m tra in s an d h a v e th e ir lodg ing p rov ided fo r ou tside o f the school.

Food a n d co n fec tio n ery shou ld n e v e r be g iven to the ch ild ren w ith o u t the adv ice and consen t of th e su p e rin te n d e n t. Such a rtic le s shou ld be le f t a t the office o r w ith th e m atro n , w h o w ill a tte n d to issu in g th em a t p roper tim es. C lo th ing a n d a ll a r tic le s o f v a lu e m u s t be le f t a t th e office to be receip ted for a n d m arked . A ll business matters should be transacted at the office. This is im p o rta n t, a n d if observed w ill p rev e n t m an y m isu n d e rs tan d in g s .

T he h is to ry and c h a ra c te r is tic s o f th e ch ild ren an d th e ir fam ily con­nections a re considered confiden tia l m a tte r s by the m an ag em en t, and all rea so n ab le m ean s a re em ployed to p ro te c t ch ild ren from cu rio sity seekers. C h ild ren a re m en tioned to s tra n g e rs by th e ir f irs t nam es.

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V isitors shou ld re f ra in from ta lk in g of th e p e c u lia r itie s of th e ch ild ren in their presence. F eeb le-m inded ch ild ren a re o fte n p a in fu lly conscious of th e ir infirmity and it is v e ry h u m ilia tin g an d d isc o u ra g in g to such pe rso n s to h e a r themselves d iscussed by s tra n g e rs .

CORRESPONDENCE.

C hildren w ho h av e p a re n ts o r frie n d s in te re s te d in th em a re rep o rted a t least once each m o n th , a t le a s t d u rin g th e f irs t y e a r of a tte n d an c e . C h ild ren

a re ab le to w r ite a re expected to do so a t s ta te d tim es. W h en th e address of an y c h ild ’s co rresp o n d en t is changed , th e office shou ld be notified

it a t once. D o n o t b lam e th e in s titu tio n fo r n o t rep ly in g to correspondence which is reg u la rly a n sw e re d an d sen t to som e fo rm e r ad d ress , th e la te s t reported. D o n o t sen d a le t te r a d d ressed to “J o h n ,” “T heodore,” “Jo e ,”

,"Mary" or som e o th e r g iven n am e an d signed “ Y our L oving M other,” o r “Your B ro th e r ,” etc., a s i t is o ften u tte r ly im possib le to know to w hom such letters belong am ong sev era l p ersons of th e sam e n am e a n d w ith equally a f f e c t i o n re la tiv es. A lw ays give th e n a m e in fu ll of th e ch ild an d s ign th e fu ll n am e a n d address of th e w r i te r in every c a se excep t th a t le t te r s to ch ild ren enclosed

a le tte r to th e su p e rin te n d e n t need no t be so signed . In m any cases a f te r th e ch ild h as been in th e school fo r som e tim e or

t here th e re a re no n e a r re la tiv e s of th e child , no s ta te d rep o rts a re se n t a s th e y w ould add u n n e c essa rily to th e w o rk of th e office, b u t co rrespondence f ro m friends an d re la tiv e s w ill a lw a y s be p ro m p tly a n d ch eerfu lly an sw ered .i n case of se rious s ickness, th e p ersons in te re s te d w ill be notified a t once.

EXPENSES.

A deposit, n o t exceed ing fo rty do lla rs (.$40) p e r an n u m , a s fixed by th e board of d irec to rs , is in q u ire d in ad v an ce fo r c lo th in g an d tra v e lin g expenses

each child. R e la tiv es of th e ch ild ren a re req u ired to file w ith th e su p e rin ­tendent a du ly an d p ro p erly execu ted bond fo r th e su b seq u e n t p a y m e n t of

funds fo r c lo th ing an d tra v e lin g expenses, a s m ay be requ ired .F or fu r th e r in fo rm a tio n , a d d re ss

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