The water-closets now used are also insufficient and wholly inadequate for the large namber of inmates of the institute; and we recommend the amount requested for this purpose, to be found in the schedule. We also recommend the amount asked for sewerage, as it is much needed for the promotion of health and cleanliness. We, therefore, having carefully examined the work of the instructors, who are under the management of the Superintendent, having witnessed the different exercises of children that entered the institute unable to either walk, speak, or feed themselves, but can now intelligently perform all these acts; having heard others read and recite who entered the institution imbeciles; also the reading, writing, and physical exercises of those who four years since were a burden to those responsible for bringing them into existence; as well as scores of other almost phenomenal wonders performed upon those most unfortunate of all the unfortuuate of our race, cheerfully recommend your honorable body to appropriate the following amounts for the purposes asked: In closing this report, your committee cannot refrain from again speaking in the highest terms of the management, and especially do we feel that the work of the teachers is more difficult than that of any other institution within the State. They are kind and attentive to the wants of their pupils. This is much to their credit, and is highly beneficial to the scholars under their charge. We therefore recommend that the institution receive favorable consideration at your hands. T. M. C. LOGAN, On the part of the Senate. C. C. PLATTER, J. C. MORGAN, On the part of the House.. |