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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
MOORE PU CHASE, 1936
OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE

MACON. GEORGIA

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OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE

MACON, GEORGIA.

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GOVERNOR

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MACON, GEORGIA: J. W. BURKE &< CO., PRINTERS AND BINDERS.
1882.

TRUSTEES AND IOFFICERS.

TRUSTEES:

L. "N. WHITTLE, . . . . . 0 PRESIDDT.

HENRY L. JEWETT, TREASURER,

VIRGIL POWERS,

PETER SOLOMON.

JOHN P. FORT,

T. G. HOLT.

BEN. C. SMITH.

W. D. WILLIAMS. . . . 0 SECRETARY.

OFFICERS OF THE ACADEMY:
W. D. WILLIAM A. M., . 0 PRINCIPA..L. MIss H. GmLLAN, . . . 0 0 DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE. V. CZURDA,. .. . . . . . . . . . . DmECTOR OF MUSIC.

ASSISTANTS:
JOHN T. COJJEY,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IN MUSIC. J. J. BURK . . . . . . . . . . . IN Mu IC AND LITERATURE.

W. F. HOL'I" M. Do,

MEmOAL ATTENDANT.


PRESIDE T'S REPORT.
:MACOY, GA., October 1st, 1 2. To His Excellency ALFRED H. CoLQ ITT,
GOllemm' of Gem'gia: IR-The Trustees of " The Georgia cademy for the Blind," a required by law, ubmit herewith the Annual Repor of the Principal, and au 0 of the Treasurer, fi'om which will be ~een the pI' 'ent condition and need, of the Academy and it operations in detail for the past twelve months, ending to-day. From them it will appear that the amount appropriated by the la t Legi lature for the two years, 1 1 and 1 2, has not been expended, but that the um of 3,000.00 remain undrawn fi'om the Trea ury of the tate, but which will all be required to improve the drainage of the Academy and grounl , and also the heating and water apparatu " indispen able to preserve the health and comfort of the pupil and other inrnat of the Academy, and to make a llllDlber of nece "ary repair absolutely required to pI' erve the property itself. The Truste determine 1 not to enter upon th e nec Qary repairs and improvemen until they were satisfied that thcy would have funds in hand fi'orn the annual appropriations to meet the expen e, but a they now feel a "ured that with this undrawn amoUl;J.t, t "'ether with the am unt ullexp nded in the hand of the Treasurer of their Board, they will be able to pay for their improvements and repai.r~, all of thJ arne have been ordered and begun 0 that when completed, which will be pressed forward a' fast a. po 'ible, at. an early clay, the whole appropriation up to October 1st, 18 2, will be expended and we will enter upon the new year with nothing in the Trea"ury of our Bom:d. The affair" of the Academy for the pa t year have been conducted to the ati faction of the Truste " and the Principal i

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GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.

gradually but mely advancing its con Htion and its adaptability to the pmpo e for which it wa e-tablished.
ACADEMY FOR COLORED BLIND.
At the date of the last l' port it had not been d termined where the Academy for the colored blind would b located, or whether in a rented house, or in one to be erected by the Truste . After matmely considering the matter, and re llectinCT that for economy and onvenience it should be as near as p ,,"ible to the pre nt Academy that one Principal can upervi e b th, and also finding that uitable building lots in that part of the city of lacon were fa t being pmcha ed and improved by privat~ individual, they determined to purchase a ite and w l' fortunate enough to be able to acquire, for Ie: than three thoU8<'lnd dollar, one of the mo t eligible ires anywhere to be found. Th city of lacon having agreed to allow the Tru te ~ to clo e the aller between the lots purchased for the Academy, giv the Academy about three and a half acres of ground well wted and situated in all respects for the pmp ~ for which it wa purcha ed, and bing Ie than half a mile from the pre nt Aca.demy.
pon this, the Tru te have had er cted a ub tantial brick building, with capacity for ab ut forty pupils, and which, though not yet c mpleted, as t forth in the Report f the Principal, is being used for opening the chool while the work is yet CToing on. A further appropriation is asked by the Principal to comI lete, heat and furni'h this builclinCT, which the Trustees think will be required, and they re pectflllly ru k ll1f1.y be macIe.
The large 'lJllily of teachel and pupil hay been. ingularly fi'ee from ickn - for the last tw lye month. ; not (l, death ha OCCUlTed among either; indeed carccly a ca~ of eYeL"e. iclme . This is, in a great deCTree, OWinCT t the cleanly c mliti n in which the Principal ha the. building and ground" kept, an I to the intelligent and efficient attenti n of Dr. WTLLr.~)t F. HOLT, the Phy ician of the cademy.
After full and matme consultation with ann con 'idcration by

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the Board, the Principal ask for the appropriations for the years 1 3 and 1 4, et forth in the Tabulated tatement below, embracing the wants of the white and colored blind, and which the Tru tee think reasonable and necessary amounts, and respectfully ask that they may be granted by the LegislatUle.
CHARL' A. JUTTING, Esq., for eight years an efficient memo bel' of thi Board, died October, 1 1, and the vacancy cau~ed by hi death was filled by the election of BE~JAMl~ C. MlTH, E q.
R pectfully submitted in behalf of the Tru tees of the" Georgia Academy for the Blind."
L. J. WHITTLE, President.

TATEME T
OF ApPROPRIATION NEEDED FOR THE GEORGIA A ADEMY FOR THE BLIND, FOR THE ~EXT TWO YEARS, BEGTh"NIKG OCTOBER 1 t, 1 2.

DEPARTMENT FOR WHITE

, alaries and Maintenance, 1 2 and 1 3

12,000 00

alari and Maintenance, 1 3 and 1 4

12,000 00

Improvements of fain Building, (. pecial).............. 5,000 00

DEP RT IE JT FOR OLORED.

alarie, faintenance and Fmni hing, 1 2 an I 1 3.. 4,000 00

alari and Iaintenance, 1 3 and 1 4

4,000 00

'ompletion of Building, Fenc ,( pecial)

4,000 00

GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND, IN ACCOUNT WITH H. L. JEWETT, TREASURER.

1881.

DR.

Oct. 15-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't

Nov. 11-'1'0 paid order of L. N. 'Whittle, Pres't

Dec. 16-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Fres't.

$ 600 00 . GOO 00 .. 2,000 00

1882.

Jan. 19-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 300 00

Feb. 9-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 600 00

March 9-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 1,GOO 00

April 17-'1'0 paid order of L. L. Whittle, Pres't. . 500 00

May 12-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 500 00

June f)-To paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 1,800 00

July 15-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Prest . 800 00

Aug. 12-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 500 00

Sept. 18-'1'0 pnid order of L. N. Whittle, Pres't . 1,800 00

30-'1'0 paid order of L. N. Whittle, Prest ; 213 33

To bnlance carried forward

.. 2,300 51

1881.

Ca.

Sept. 30-By balance

$1,313 84

-By balance Stnte appropriation, 1881..

3,000 00

Dec 31-By three months' board V. Czurda to 1st Jan. 45 00

1882. Jan. 19-By first qnarter State appropriation, 1882..... 8,000 00 April 6-By three months' board V. Czurdn, to April 1, 40 00
17-By second quarter State appropriation, 1882.. 3,000 00 May 25-By two months' board V. Czurda, to June 1.. 30 00 July 15-By third quarter State appropriation, 1882 8,000 00 Sept. 80-By twelve monlhs board W. D. WillialDs, Jr.,
to October 1st, 1882................................ 180 00

MACON, GEORG'A, September 30th, 1882.

$13,013 84

,882-S'pl. 3O~By b""oo

$13,613 84
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GEORGIA CADE IY FOR THE BLIl D,
l\L.CON, October 1 t, 1 2.
GE~TLEME.": At the close of another fi cal year of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, in b dience to the requirements of the laws and reO'ulation~, I ubmit the following a my Report of the condition and hi~tory of the everal departmen under my management a Principal of the Institution.
The roll appended to this "report iv the names and residences of the pupils who have been in attendance during tile year. The number i ixty- -ix, and is sliO'htly larger than the highe t of any previouQ year of the Academy. The averaO'e attendanc ha al 0 been unu ually hiO'h, being les eft' cted than u ual by the incidents and cir umstanc ~ which make irreO'ularities in chool roll. 'Ye cannot ay. however, that our numbers have yet reached a near approximation to the number of youth in the
tate who"e age and qualification fit them to become the beneficiari of the work and care of the Institution.

EXPENSES.

The Principal, undei- your rul and reO'ulations, i made the eli bursing officer of the tabli hment. He draw the money in monthly in taUrnents according to the wants existinO" and prospective, upon warrants is ued on the Trea urer by the President by order of the Board. He pay it out upon the pr entation of bill for the uppli pureha ed and other objects of expenditure, taking proper receipta therefor as vouchers. In hi monthly report to the Board with his financial tatements th e bill and vouchers fully itemized are presented; then examined and audited by the ommittee on Finance, and upon a ati factory rzportfrom said Committee are approved by the Board.
The following i a cIa ified ab tract of the receipts and disbm ements of my office for the year:

Receipt. 1. Balance from la t year . 2. Warrants of the Board .

. $ 35 52 11,313 33

$11,348 85

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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL.

DISBURSEMENTS-CLASSIFIED.

Amount brought forward. . .

11,34 85

1. 1I.Iaries...... . . . . . . . . . 3,037 50

2. Postage, stationery. writing materials, etc

37 45

3. Travel and carriage hire. . . .

56 30

4. chool expenses, books, etc. . . . .

21; 8

5. Music expenses, repairs and tuning, etc.

69 15

6. Work materials and machinery . . .

53 :H

7. Pupils clothes . . . . . .

569 17

8. House furnishing, furniture, soap, etc.

334 06

9. ervant hire, including wa hing

737 50

10. Fuel and lights. . . . . .

674 9

11. Provisions. . . . . . . . .

3,7i)9 9

12. pecial, (insurance, printing, medicine, etc) . 734 56

13. Repairs and improvements of property

7 3 07

14. House-keepers and seamstresses .

372 00-- 11,245 81

Balance

103 04

The above 01 ification of Disbursemen embrac every expenditure of money made for the Academy in the YEl<'lr. The sum i 11,245. 1, of which 300.00 ha been returned to the Treasurer for board, leaving the net amount of expen'es
10,9-15. 1. Dividing this net am unt of expvnlitur by sixtyix, the number of pupils in attendance, gives us the expen"e, per capita, of pupils, 165. -1. The education of the blind, since it r quir many pecial applianc which are very c tly, and mar ervice of attendan because of their inability t help themselv ,is, I judge, more expensive than that f any other class of youth. For the current year I have had as yet but one opp L'tunity of making compari on of our expens with tho e of other In ti~ution for the Blind. I have befor me an ab: tract from the re ently made report of the Tr a~llrer of the Perkins Instituti n for the Blind, of Bo ton, maintained by enoowments and by appropriations from the everal New EnO'land tat . In this Institution there are 165 blind persons, including te clters and pupil I reported, and expenditm ' for the year $69,667.69, which gives a per capita of -122.25.
A considerable item in our classification of expenditmes is ul'
repair' and improvements. This expenditure was mainly for the enlargement and rerailing of the area around the main building. Thi area was never ufficientl)r pacious to admit ufficient air, light and heat to our basement rooms to render them pleasant

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and healthy in the uses for which they were d igned, or to allow free passaO'e around the building within the inclo ure. Also. by reason of the grading of the gr und in the real', in heavy rains the water wouldrlln over the wall and flood the pavement with tra h and mud. This work is not yet completed, having been much hindered by delays in gettinO' nece ary parts and material.
Be. ide' thi ne ~sary and long deferred improvement, two others of great importan e are beinO' undertaken by YOUI' Committee of Improvement and Repair.
1 t. The extension of the ewerage 0 as to connect our waterclo ets with a large main ewer of the city, and in connection with thi work and in order to have an abundant supply of water for the ready clean ing of the closets, is the builiing of two additional large tanks und l' the roof of the main building and fitting them with the necessary pip to deliver the water where it i needed. This work, when completed, will relieve u of the bur len of expen e and much offensiveness and care in the management of the de po 'its of the e offices to which we are subjected llnler the arrangemeuts now exioting.
2d. The heating by team of the main bllildillg-a highly important mea ure a l' pects the health and comfort of the household.
These improvements are merely betterments-nothing in them either a to d ,ign 01' expencliture to remove the work from the general maintenance of the establishment-being work to be done fi l' the preservation, repair and improvement of existing property and appointments, Hence, I do not deem it nece sary to recommend an application for a pecial appropriation therefor, before doing the work. The committee i. u inO' the fund on hand to make needful payments on the work a it progre es, and I tru t that the balance now in hand will be ufficient to do all that can be done thi 'ea on without interfering in any way with the otller nec "iti in the maintaining of the Academy, until a new appropriation hall have been made.
I recommend (making my e timate from the experience of the two years past and a careful consideration of the probable want of the next two years,) that the appropriation of twelve thou and dollar per annum-the same that we now have-be asked from the Legislature for the next two year, beginning October 1st, 1882.

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GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.

THE SCHOOLS.
The work in the three departments, Literary, "Musical and Indu trial, has been faithfully done by the teachers and the progr of the pupils has been as ati factory as that of preYlou years. The prel ence in the Academy, amonO' the young men, of a ocial and literary club, which hru an evening in each week devoted to its purpos ~, is a ource of much advantage to them. This ocietyencourage among it: members the pi..rit of enquiry and di cu ion upon topics of literature, cience and history, and ocial culture, and b ides is lowly and ilently collecting a library of their own c mpri~ing b oks in both the c mmon and the emb ~ed type. There als exi ts am ng our young larli " a similar society with like purposes. I commend mo t cordially, worthy of encouraO'ernen and as profitable in ur work b th of th e private ass ciations amonO' ur older pupil .
ince the date of our la t report the Academy ha uffi red the 10' of a member of i Bard of Tru tees in the death of Hon. C. A. Nutting. He was elected to member:>hip in May, 1 73, and died October, 1 1. When he was in health he was ev l' active in matter pertaiu..ing to the tru t.
We find it till nec ary to keep prominently before the people of the tate the eli ,tinctive and 1ecial purp ~e of the fi unding and organization of the Academy for the Blind. Henc I aO'all a ert our pLU'pO e i trictly educational-the education of the young blind, and with the continual, persistent reference to gi\Tin ur pupil uch m nta! and phy ical trainin as will enable them to ustain the1llSelv in after years with the fruits of their own industry and toil. This may not be po "ible in every case, neverthel we cannot make abatem nts fr m the desiO'n. ow de pite this oft repeated declaration, d pite the charter d name of m Institution and all that i' th rein implied, and despite the fr quent exhibition of our work before the public in "Macon and in other citi of the tate, we still en ounter that J1l0 t b tinate and hmtful misapprehension involved in the comm n mLnomer " Blind ylum. ' Ther i' no Blind A"ylwn in Georgia-th re is, in my judO'ment, no need for uch an institution. The preliminary idea that there wa a home for the blind, in which all the unfortunate of the cla ,the aged and the younD-, male and female, without effort on their paTt, could be fed, clothed and cared for at public expen e, would work out d moralization

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in the aims and ambition f the blind them elvet and di ter in

our 'I' rk. It would tend to obliterate all the pr per feelin of

elf-dependence and of consci u manho d an.d to paralyze their

pm'po" and efforts to qualify themselv to bec me useful mem-

bers of the c mmunity. h'eady a c nsciou-n - f p pulq,r pity

for their depri\Tation, as they hear it expresscd from the lips of

inconsiderate people, and witne' it maniil tation in small pit-

tance by the waysi<1e, has enervated n t a few and made mentli-

cants of many wb have the natural ability in them. elve and

have acquired qualification by traininO' to earn for th m elves

good living and p itions of independ nce. The b t charity for

the blind i to end tho_e who a1' of s ho I age to the in titution,

in which all can be benefited, and thc strong and the hcalthy can

be trained in the arts of indu. try and se]f:dependence. It i a

fact well known and i hOllorabl in the highest dcgree that a

large number of the blind are working to sustain themselv -',

that ome are als maintaining families and other depelldcn "

that 'ome have accumulat <1 property, that many have b come

useful member of ociety, and some occupy high po ition in the

arts and p1'ofes ions of life. OtheI' can do as well.

The morale of a eparate p or-hou e for the blilld is not good.

The evil and peculiariti of blindne " its pro trating ffi ct , its

morbid l' ults, woull b incr a ed by the as 'ociation and the un-

h althy ympathi of the common ufferer, and in t a I of a

ble, 'ing the establi hment would become an expen ive ore. The

blind, who, fr mage, di ea. c or other infirmity, a1' unable to

maint<'lin themseh'e ,'ar more happily clispo. ed of in familie

where they can recei\' the loving care of friend and n~ni-ter in

return the oothin<T influence of a benignant pre ence. uch a

are the victim of homel penury can be better car d fol' in

tablishments provided for all clas'c of poverty, and where at let t

they can have the advantaO'e of a ciation with tho e who e.

I 10, however, conceive of a most important harity for the

blind that might be established by the tate. It i a tate Infir-

mary for the medical and surgical tre.'ltment of the disease of the

eye. It i' a fact that I am painfully aware of, that much blin 1-

"r ne. l' ttlts fi'om both neglc'ct on on hand and improper m dica-

tion on the other.

ha\'e in thi tate ollle eminent 0 culi. t: ,

of one of whom, Dr. A. " . CALHO x, of Atlanta, it Dlay be said

that his skill in the proil 'ion, which is so fully l' co nized at

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GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR 'l'HE BLIND.

home and abroad as to place his name among tho e of the mo t eminent men of the age, is only equaled by his private genarositie' to the blind. An Eye Infu-malT, established by the tate and placed under hi care would be of inC<'1lculable advantage to the p30ple-Jilpecially the indig nt of the tate afflicted with troubles . of the ey . Many that now uffdr under the deprivation of sight, had ther", been uch an in titution provided for them and such treatment acc ible to them, might till have enjoyed the ble' in0', of' vi ion. As to the manner in which this sngge ted institution would affect om work I might 'ay much. I will now only ay that I am fully persuaded that many who come to u would have no need of our care could they have in their earlier year -that i~, at a period before the school age, proper treatment for the di"ea ~ ani doformiti . that h:.we resulted in blindno s; that many that ara now t tally blind would have had the advantage of orne sight t help thvm on in their wJrk and that in nearly every ca e an intelligent curse of tr atm3nt, previon to admission into the chool, W uld Jav r3Sulted in gJ 1, eith I' a respects their infirmity or their mental and moral habits and state -the question a to the possibilities of'their condition being settled beyond the flickering agitation 0 natlu'al to the sufferinO'. hould the Legislature in its wi dom establi"h an ho pital of this kind under judiciou regulati n an 1 proper au pices, I would hail it a. a most beneficent Institution and an invaluable adjunct to the work of the Academy.
THANKS.
The thanks of the Officers and Pupils of the "GeorO'ia Acade-
my for the Blind" are due and ar her by t ndered to the officers
of the following RaiLroad of the tate for free pass " on necess:try occasion, over their respective lin ,a most import:mt privil ge and aid toward th ben volent work of the Institution, viz:
The Central, (includinO' i branch ;) The 'Yestern and Atlantic ; :lacon and Brunswick Disvi ion or the East Tenn se, Vi I"ginia and Georgia; Atlanta and ,Vest Point; Savannah, Florida and Western; Richmond and Danyille. Al 0, I remember with many thanks for their kinc1nesse to our pupils, the conductors and subordinates on t11e train of these road.
The charity of passing pupil of the Academy free on necessary occa ion' is manifest, in the fact that very few of the blind avail

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themselves of the advantaO'es of the school fi'om those countie of the State in which there are no railroads, and alono those lines of the roads which do not grant P3SSQ to them. I cannot refrain from making pacial mention of the charity to us of the Cantral Railroad. This road has everal lines meetinO' in Macon and a very larg number of our pupil Inve to c m~ over them to reach the Institution, and a" they go home for vacation and return after, I think if charO'es wel'e made for fares over the averal branche the aggregate would yearly amount to more than three hundred dollars. Als the Principal is under ne essity t use the road frequently in order to attend to the business of the Academy, and sometimes to send assistants with pupils. The Suparintenclent has furnished, for m'1ny years, a ft'ce annual pus' to the Principal, his a"sistants and pupils. This favor i appreciat d a a great adjunct to our work.
Also, the thanks of the same are due and are her by t nierad to the prOl rietor' and editor of the followin cr newspap ra, for sending their issues gratuitou ly to the In titution, thereby contributing means of information as to the cun-ent news and other important matter' ; and also to all paper that have given uch notice of the Institution and its work a wa calculated to bring its object awl advantag before the blind youth of the ,tate: The 'Vesleyall Christan Advocate, of Macon; The Republican, of Americu ; The Southernar, of Irwinton; The Vindicator, of Greenville; 10111'0e Advertiser, of Forsyth; The GoocU on Gazette, ofStaunton, Va.; Th Tablet, Romney, W. Va.; Mute' Companion, Fairbault, l'finn.; and at reduced rates, th e two dailies; Telegraph and Me: senger, Macon; C nstitution, Atlanta.
At the clo e of thi , my tw nty-fifth annual report to Y0lu' Board, I renew my thank to the Tru te for their 10nO' continued con 'iderati n, and to the subordinate officee for th il' c 1'dial co-operation in the work, and to the pllpil of the present year for their. pirit of docility and obedience.
Re pectfully 'ubmitted, W. D. WILLIAM, Principal.

NA~tE.

MALES.

RESTOEXCE.

AsTIN, CRARLE

Campbell county, Georgia.

AVRi, HIRAM Bl;;N'l'ON, JAMES

Haralson county, Georgia. Brooks county, Georgia.

BLACK, RI HARD
BROWN, O. BORN

Bibb county, Georgia. Cobb county, Georgia.

BRU E, JOHN P

Decatur couuty, Georgia.

CARGILE, "" ILLIE CA 0", JOHN A COLEY JES EA
COLEY, 8. A. W

Bibb county, Georgia. Richmond county, Geor ia.
tewart county, Geor ia. tewart county, Georgia.

COLLEY, WnLIE

Fulton county, Georgia.

CORNWEIJL, VVILLL\M D

Jasper county, Georgia.

DUR, JOHN T

T,,,iggs county, GeOlO'ia.

GRACE, ",VALTER F

Taylor county, Georgia.

GUNNELLS, DANIEL BEN ON

Banks county, GeorO'ia.

H DNET'.r, HOPE

ieriwether county, Georgia.

HURT, HIRLy JACK '0 ~, ZOLLI OFFER

Fulton county, Georgia. Crawford county, Georgia.

JARRELL, GEORGE HARDY

Taylor county, G orgia.

JONES, AsA A

Mitchell county, Georgia.

JONE , GEORGE H

Richmond county, Georgia.

JON"', Jo EPIT

Hall county, Georgia.

JONES, WILLIE

Hall county, Georgia.

LITTLE, ALGERKON J MA...~DERSON, JE E.

Troup county, Georgia. Wilkin on county, Georgia.

McLEES, R. G TAVU' PARKS J. BURTO"N PAIUU H, ",VALTER G PEACOCK, W ILLIL\M L

Fulton county, G orgia. Crawford county, Geor ia.
Fulton county, Georgia. ",Vilkinson county, GeorO'ia.

RAGAN, CHARLES C

Terrell county Georgia.

RAGAN, TERRELL REED, JAMES Os AR

Terrell county, Georgia: Bartow county, Georgia.

Ru SELL, Jo H A

Jefferson county, Georgia.

IMS, JOSEPH................................. tewart county, Georgia.

81M', JA K

tewart county, Georgia.

ROLL OF PUPILS OF 1882.

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IMS, PAUL TAYLOR J.L\illS WIXKLES, AXDREW

tewart county, Georgia. Laurens count, Georgia.
oweta county, Georgia.

COLORED_-

HOLUK WORTU, JOHN

Bibb county, Georgia.

"WILLIAMS, ELIJAlI

Bibb county, Georgia.

FEMALES.

RUlE.
BAUGlI, AN1>~E

RESIDENCE. Hancock c unty, Georgia.

BLACKBUR -, KATE R.

Brook ounty, Georgia.

BOWEN, FAN1o.TY

, Coweta c unty, Georgia.

BUTLER, LOLAU :

Gordon ounty, Georgia.

RAZE l\IAGGIE

'Yalker county, Georgia.

DANIELS, BETTIE

J ne county, G orgia.

Dy ON, HATTIE

'Yilk county, Georgia.

EDGE, MINNIE

\Yal ker county, Georgia.

GREEN, E GENL\ R

}Iacou county, Geor ia.

Hum. l\UN, AN IE E

Coweta county, Georgia.

HODGE, TENNES EE 1. 0

Forsyth county. Georgia.

HORTON, AnDIE

'Valker county, Georgia.

JONEt, MEL A E.

}Iitchell county, oro-ia.

J OXES, R"L"TH

Hall ounty, orgia.

LEONARD, ALICE

Lee county, Georgia.

LOYETTE, ANNJE :

'Yilcox ounty, Georgia.

{ATm., JENNIE

umter county, Georgia.

l\IAYFIELD, lYRTLE

Fulton county, eorgia.

M 'ABE, CUARLOTTE

Appling county, Georgia.

l\Iu E TIIEOD lA



CalToll count, Ge rgia.

REED, E 'fELLE

Bartow county, Georgia.

Ro 'ERl, ANNIE

_

Tattnall county, Geor ia.

R ELL, LANA

_ Jeffarson county, Georgia.

Ru ELL, 1(0 ELLE

Jefferson county. Georgia.

CBUl\IAN, SALLIE

Bryan county, Georgia.

, l\IlTH, JULIA

Bibb county, Georgia.

TnoION, IATTIE ELLA

Carroll county, Georgia.

'YELl ',J LIA R

Fulton county, Georgia.

- Taught in shop, but now transferred to Colored Department.

THE COLORED DEPART~iENT.
GENTLEMEN-This department of our internal work i ju~t
"r being organized and opened. Our arrangements for the eusuinO'
year have been made and a few pupils enrolled. e are opening in an unfinished buildinO' snrrounded with much obstruction up n the grounds outside and workmen occupied with their tooland implemen inside. I propo e to condu t the manaO'ement of the internal affhir of thi d partment, the m thod of in truction, the discipline of the house, and all ulUptuary regulation after the manner and upon the plans 0 long followed in the department for the white.
There have been many delay and hindrances in our progr in the work n c "ary to be done, even to l' ach the taO'e of advancement we have attained, and it may be that I have experienced ~ome fi e1ings of disappointment and of impatience. N w, however, I am inclined to think ultimate advantaO'e ha been gained by the checks we ha,e had to uffer. Certainly, under haste we could not have ~ecured the advantages of ituation that we have, nor the ample and well appointed house which althouO'h unfini hed, we occupy.
on a it was a certained that an appropriation for organizing a department for the blind of the c lor'ed race, under the management of the Tru tees of th "Georgia cad my for the Blind," had been granted by the Legislature, the Board went into the con ideration of the variou mea~ur neces~arily antecedent and preliminary to the undertaking and enterprise. Th first thing t be done wa to cure a location. Thi_ wa- con"idered and natUl'ally me differenc of,iew wer found to xi t, which had to be harm nized. location within the city lirni on account of acc sibility and convenience and a near the Institution, already established, as po,-ible, wa favored by orne. A larger landed property near the city, with the faciliti of a truck farm and other dom tic purpose for the u~ of both the depmtmen attached, had its advocates. It was, however, found that the property in view near the city could not be purcha d except at gre.'lt co t, and that another eligible ite adjacent could not be had; and to go further would entailulConvenience and other
.

THE COLORED DEPARTMENT.

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difficulti to the management. The committee appointed to secure a location, after much canvas ing and some delay', fOtUld that four lots and fractions of lot intersected and divided by alleys could be purcha ed t)U'ough a real estate agent, and he was employed to negotiate for ihe Tru tees. The property was ecured. The committee then made application to the City Council to have the alley inter ecting the property closed and titles to the same made to the Board. In due time. this wa d ne. Thus the Boad ha secured within the city, to-wit: on MadisOll- treet in the northern limits, three and a. half .acre of ground, which is not very remote from the other dcpartment. The site is elevated and healthy, and commands an exten 'ive view of the city, Vineville, the Cemeterie and the line of the river, and, when needed, has the facility of easy drainage. On all accounts the Trustees may well consider the Academy fortunate in the acquisition of thi pro] erty at a very moderate cost.
,Yhen the location wa ecured and the everal titles were perfected, which consumed some time, plans for a main buildiJJg occupied the attention of the Board. Question involving uch matters a appointments adapted to the special pm-po"es of its use, economy of con truction, afety of both prop rty and inmate, pcrmanen y and durability of the tructUJ'e, dimensions a to the probable number to be accommodated in a erie of year, architectm-al appearance as a public building, etc., were carefully con'ider d and di cussed. A plan uggested by the experience of yeal in the work as to what internal arrangements were best suited to the condition of the blind wa adopted, and 'V. C. \YILSO~, a mechanic of large experience. was engaged as builder. When th is work was c rnmenced it was resolved to ha\'e a comer stone erected, and the lodges of Colored Free and Accepted Ma ons of thi city were invited to perform this duty. The invitation wa accepted, and 0)] Tuesday, the 25th day of April, in the pI' ~ence of a large attendance, ens' ling of citiz n., variou Lorlges of the different Order of the race and their military compaJJie. , the Grand Master of thg tate, a SI ted by other Grund Officers of the tate 01' anization of Colored l\Ia ous, \ritb appropriate ceremonie , laid the Cornel' ~tone of the Department of the Georgia Academy for the Blind for the Colored Race.
The building is made of brick and tone and covered with metal, and is trongly blult. Its dimensions rue fifty feet in fi'ont

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GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.

(on Madison treet,) and ixty feet in depth; three stori including basement, and contain bide p31ltri and cio e ,eighteen large room, a capacity for the re'id nee of one officer and ab ut forty pupil. and in appearance it iJ thouO'ht that the house i a v ry cr ditable tate building, and ~hat a judi iou inv tment 1la been made of the fund. appr priated by the Legi lature for the organization of that department of our work. The co t will be eell in the Rep rt of the Tr , urer, itemized as it i. The appropriation has been exhau ted and although the hou. e is now occupied, it i yet unfinished. The work to be done is principally inside work, such as plastering, paintinO', erection of ome petition wall, transom lights, etc. j outside, ome work to be done on the v randas, some small ou ide clo e ~, heds and fencinO' in front to be built. I estimate from tIle bo t information I can get that it will require about four thousand doUa!. to complete the premis in a cr ditable tyle.
In regard to maintenance, I may ay, that from the b t information I have, I think four thousand doUm ~ per annum for thc en uinO' two year will be' required, 'luch of tbi for the fil t year will be nec . ary for fUl'l1itur and outfit, and the growth of the school perhap reach.ing to a llumber between thirty-five and forty, w1ll probably require the full amount for support in the second year.
I l' pectihUy ugge t that appropriatioll for these amounts be asked from the LegislatuJ' .
RespectfulJy submitted, W. D. WILLIAM ,Principal.
GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLI~n.
lacon, Oct. 1 t., 1 2.



GEORG A. A AD

TIlE BLIND,

( OLORED- DEPARTMENT)

In Acc/Ylt71t toith HEXRY L. JEWETT, Treasurer.

1881-To Paid-

Dec. 31. T. G. Holt, Receiver, real e tate .

1,000 00

ubbedge & Bond, r al e tate . .

1,600 00

Cubbedge for ervices, real e tate .

8000

18 2.

Jan. 4. Recording D ed , rea) estat . . .

5 00

March 4. Wheeler, forplatandsurvey,reale tate. 1200

1 . P. Harri ,11:) M brick delivered . . . 974 60

April 1. W. D. Williams,Jr., undriesasperbill. 304 70

3. Geo. . Jone' for lime

. 100 00

7. W. N. Leitch, on account of lumber . 20000

Freight, labor, etc. per W. D. Williams,

Principal . . . . . . . . . . . 340 22

17. Draft for bill of granite

. 434 60

22. W. D. Williams, Principal, undrie. as

per bill . . . . . . . .

272 9'

May 6. P. Harris 50 M brick delivered . .

42500

W. D. Williams Principal, sundrie a

per bill '.'

.

307 40

20. Hendrix, Rockhill & Willingham, bill . 73 18

W. D. William Principal, sundrie as

per bill . . . .

.

273 1

June 3. W. D. William., principal, pay roll . 91 62

15. P. Harris. 94500 brick, $ .50. . . . 03 26

17. W. C. Wilson, pay roll to 17th of .Tuue. 289 66

J nly 1. W. D. Williams, Principal, pay roll . 206 30

Hendrix. Rockhill & Willingham, acc't. 34 76

. Telegraph and Me senger, adverti ing. 400

15. Pay roll, etc., to 15tb of .Tuly, perbill . 22 22

29. W. D. Williams, Principal, pay roll, etc.

per bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 16

Aug. 14. W. D. William, Principal, pay roll, etc,

per bill . .

.

187 00

22. George S.'Jones,'bill

. 67 00

Van Berscbot, bill . . . . . . . . 173 00

26. W. D. William, Principal, sundries per

bill

. 168 47

ep. 14. W. .,Lietch, lumber

. 616 69

27. Hendrix,~Rockbill & Willingham, bill. 200 00

30. W. D. Williams, Principal, sundries

per bill . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 47-

9,949 24

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GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.

1881.

CR.

Amount bronght forward. . . . . .

9,949 24

Dec. 31. By cash on account tate appropriation. 5 000 00

By refunded part recording fee. . .

2 00

1882.

April 17. By ca h for balance tate appropriation 5,000 00-$10,002 00

Balance in hand . . . . MACOK, GA., eptember 30

. . I> 2.

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