Report of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Academy for the Blind, 1900-1901

J900-J901.
FIFTIETH ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
TRUSTEES
OF THE
GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND
MACON, GEORGIA,
TO THE
GOVERNOR OF GEORGIA.
:MACO T. GA.l
PRESS OF 'l.'HE J. W. BURKE 00.. 1901.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

BE C. MITH, PRE IDENT.

A. L. MILLER, VICE-PRESIDENT.

T. D. TI LEY, TREASURER.

J. L. HARDEMAN,

GEORGE B. JEWETT,

J. L. ANDER ON,

ROBERT A. I BET.

OFFICERS AND TEACHERS.

T. U. CONNER, PRINCIPAL.

CHARLES H. HALL, M. D.,
Physician.
c. H. PEETE, M. D.,
Oculist.
MISS M. ELIZA RUAN,
School Matrou.

MRS. AGNES S. FINDLAY,

MISS ANNIE V. DUNN,

MISS HELEN THORNER,

MISS EMMA JONES.

Teachers iu School Department.

J. J. BURKS, MIss JANIE HENDRIX.
Teachers in Music Deparlmeut.
W. S. CARGILE,
Librarian and Supervisor.
GEORGE GRIFFIN,
Shopmaster.

DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.

MIss MARY CAMPBELL,

MISS BELLE CAMPBELL,

MISS LILLA MOREL.

NEGRO SCHOOL.
MRS. E. A. WILLIAMS,
Matron.
MIss SARAH McKINLEY,
Teacher.
MISS WILLIE GAITHIR,
Pupil Assistaut.
BEN WOODWARD,
Shopmaster.

REPORT OF PRESIDENT.
rlACO GA. eptember 30, 1901.
To His Excellellcy, Allen D. Caudlcr, Governor of Geo?'gia: Sm:-I beo- leave to hand to you, herewith enclo ed, the
paper which constitut the Annual Report of the Georgia Academy for the Blind to your Excellency for the year ending today. The Report of the Trea urer of tbe Board of Tru tee of the Principal of the Academie ,and of tbe 0 uIi t, are embraced that of the Hou ebold Ph ician i mi ing, that officer having died ju t before the clo e of the term.
Each of these document is 0 comprehen ive of the p~r ticular phere of activity it treat of, that unitedly they cover all of the detail of our work. Th re remain bowever a few important matter for me to pre ent to your attention.
Our late Principal Mr. Dudley Williams, after an official service of two and a half year , notiiied the Board that be would not apply for re-election in June of thi year. At that time, when our annual election of officer and employee oc_ cun-ed, all of the other incumbent were re-elected; and Mr. Thoma U. Conner wa elected Principal and a umed the dutie of that office on the fir t of July.
Later the Institution met with a very eriou 10 in the udden and unexpected death of Dr. Wm. F. Holt, who bad been our Hou ehold Phy i ian for twenty year. During all that time our admiration for bim wa can tantly aggrandized by bi profe ional ability hi lovabl deportment, and bi unvaryino- fidelity to the dutie of hi po ition and to the welfare of our e tabli bment.
We have elected Dr. Cbarle H. Hall, a practitioner of ripe experience, wbose o-ood reputation a a man and phy ician extend all over the tate, to ucceed him.
The General A embly at their la t e sian o-enerou ly pro ided mean for making man) ne d d repair and im-

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provements in and about our buildings and grounds; the

money thu placed at our di po al is being u ed under the

care of an industrious and pain taking committee of the

Board, and work of enduring character is being done as

rapidly as i consonant with economy and thoroughne s.

We have been vi ited during the year by the usual com-

mittee from the two House of the Legislature, by the Com-

mittee from the State at large appointed by your Excellency,

and by a Special Committee from the General A sembly.

These all made pertinent and intelligent inve tigations along

neces ary line ,and their conclusions have been, or will be,

laid before you.

Being conscious that the Trustees have done their work

faithfully, con cientiou ly, and without fear, favor, or the

remotest approach to anything like compen ation, it i my

sincere hope that all of the committees found much to approve

of and but little to disappoint them.

It is my pleasure to report that the affairs of the Academy,

financially and otherwise, are in whole orne condition. For

detailed information concerning them I have the honor to

refer your Excellency to accompanying documents.

With sentiments of esteem, officially and personally, I

have the honor to be,

Yours very truly,

BEN C. SMITH,

President o.f tlie Boal'd o.f Tnestees o.f the Georgia Academy.for the Blind.

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Annual Report of T. D. Tinsley, T reasurtr Georgia Academy for the Blind, from October f, f900, to October f, f90f.

Gentlemen of tlte Board of Trustees:

In accordance with the By-Law I have the honor to submit thi , my Annual Report of the receipt and expenditure of the Academy for the year c10 ing with eptember 30 1901.
A will be een, I have made the report under three parate head :
1 t. The t1aintenance Fund, which i the yearly appropriation of 1 ,000 by the la ,t Legi lattll-e for the 'upport of the In titution.
2d. The pecialAppropriation of 4000 made by the la t Legi lahu'e of which appropriation the half, or 2,000 ha

thu far been drawn from the tate.

3d. The Pupil Fund which had it orio-in in a voluntary

contribution of 6 0.00 by the Member of the Hou e and

enate in the year 1 54, given from their private fund to the

pupils of the Academy.

Re pectfully

T D. 'lINSLEY, Treasarer Ga. Academy for tILe Blind.

MAl TE A CE F D.

1900.

RECEIPTS.

Oct. l. Dec. 15. 1901. Jan. 5.
Feb. 15. April 7.

By amount cash on hand, a per report at thi date............
By amount received from tate Treasurer, a 4th Quarter' Appropriation
By amount received from Mr. harpton, for pay of son as nOI1-re ident pupil (Mexico)...........
By amount received from tate Trea urer, a 1st Quarter Appropriation
By amount received from Mr. Sharpton for pay of on a non-re ident pupil (Mexico)

2,147 06 4,500 00
6250 ~,500 00
62 50

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April 17. By amount received from tate Trea -

urer, 2d Quarter Appropriation........ 4,500 00

Aug, 2. By amount received from tate Trea -

urer, 3d Quarter's Appropriation

4500 00

Aug. 2. By amount returned by Treasurer,

being error against the Academy in

addition of check for May........

10 00

Aug. 31. By am't received through Prin-

cipal from Mclnto h County 18 00

from Ware County

15 00

from ale of broom

2 80 35 80

Sept. 14. By amount received from Mr. harp-

tOil, for pay of son a non-resident

pupil (Mexico)............................................ 75 00

ept. 30. By am't. received through Prin-

cipal for refund fare on Rail-

road

-J 76

and sale of brooms

25

2 01-20,394 87

1900.

EXPENDIT RES.

Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov.
ov.
Nov. ov.
Dec. Dec.
Dec. Dec. Dec.

10. Paid Principal for October

hou e-keeping

1. Paid Pay-roll for ctober

2. Paid Griffith & Conner, insu-

ranee premium

.

9. Paid G. B. Jewett, Agt., in u-

ranee premium

.

5. Paid Bills for October pas ed

by the Board

.

Le October advance

.

15. Paid Principal advance for

November house-keeping..

23. Paid Guarantee Co. premium

on Treasurer' bond

.

1. Paid Pay-roll for November..

13. Paid November bill passed

by Board

.

Le November advance .

15. Paid Principal advance Dec.

house-keeping

.

15. Paid Treasurer's salary for

Oct. and Nov

.

15. Paid Griffith & Conner in u-

ranee premiums

.

_............... 00 00 746 50

18 75

5000

is

1,033 84 100 00 933 84

100 00

1500
764 SO

94857 100 00 848:;'7

10000

2500

4500

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Jan. 4.
Jan. 4. Jan. 4. Feb. 1. Feb. 1. Feb. 1.
Feb. 13.
Feb. 22. Feb. 22.
Feb. 28. March 8. March 13.
April 1. April 1. April 1. April 10.
April 13.
April 13.
April 30. May 15.

Paid B. C. mith, President,

for expen es North to in-

pect other Blind Iostitu-

tions and observe their

methods of teaching............

55 00

Paid Pay-roll for December..

714 50

Paid G. B. Jewett, premium

on insurance................

25 00

Paid Principal advance for

January hou e-keeping... ....

100 00

Paid Pay-roll for Jan'y, 1901

761 50

Paid Principal's bill for ex-

expense orth with the

President..................................

21 10

Paid December bill pas ed

by Board

1,310 09

Le December advance

100 00-1,210 09

Paid Principal February ad-

vance for hou ekeeping

100 00

Paid January bills passed by

Board

899 99

Le January advance

100 00- 799 99

Paid pay roll for February

745 00

Paid By. Ha kin work on

roof

13 65

Paid February bill pa ed

by Board

836 56

Le s February advance.......... 100 00- 736 56

Paid pay roll for March........

756 50

Paid R. 1. Stevenson work

roof

625

Paid March bills pas ed by

Board

989 86

Paid Griffith & Conner in-

surance premium

. 100 00

Less dividend.

. 5000- 5000

Paid Trea urer alary for

December, January, Feb-

ruary and March

.

50 00

Paid Cabanis, Walker &

Coleman, insurance pre-

mium

..

25 00

Paid pay roll for ApriL. .. Paid April bill pa ed by

76400

Board

..

99450

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May June June June June July July
Aug. Aug. Sept.
Sept.
ept. Sept.
ept.

16. Paid premium on insurance

on Boy's Dormitory

..

1. Paid pay roll for May

.

18. Paid May bills passed by

Board

.

18. Paid Principal advance for

June hOll ekeeping

.

26. Paid lEtna In urance Com-

. pany premium on policy .

7. Paid pay roll for June

.

12. Paid June bills passed by

Board

.

Le advance

:

.

3. Paid pay roll for July

.

14. Paid July bill pas ed by

Board

.

14. Paid tenographer for extra

work making copy of deed

for Committee

.

14. Paid Trea urer' salary for

April, May, June, July and

Augu t

.

14. Paid Augu t bills pas ed by

Board

.

30. Paid eptember pay roll .

30. Paid eptember bill pa sed

by Board

.

Balance on hand in First

National Bank and carried

to new year

.

50 00 748 50 790 04 100 00 180 00 475 00 629 59 10000- 529 59 332 00 631 8+
500
62 SO 71875 60461 55804
1,943 3+-

20394 87

From the above r port it will be een that the expen e the pa t year amounted to 1 451.53 or 51.53 more than the State appropriation, and for the arne period the previou year the expen e were 19,407.36, and but for the urplu aved from previou appropriation the provi ion for the two year of 1 ,000 yearly would have been in ufficient.

EXTRA APPROPRIATION FU D.
1901. Feb. 15. Received from State Treasurer on account of ap-
propriation...................

2 000 00

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EXPE DIT RES.

1901. April 11. April 13. April 13. April 15. April 17. April 26. Aug. 29. Sept. 13.
ept. 14. Sept. 28. Sept. 2.
Sept. 30.
Oct. 1.

Paid Douglas work on roof

75 00

Paid A. F. Clark repair on organ

16S 00

Paid R. J. tevenson repair on roof......... 14 7S

Paid Eden & Rogers work on rooL.............. 3S 31

Paid J. R. Stevenson ceiling work................ 6 25

Paid McCreary for plastering........................ 8 00

Paid . G. Boi 'account for plumbing........ ZOO 00

Paid bill through Principal for extra im-

provement per order of Board

420 94

Paid Bois on account for plulllbing

150 00

Paid Boi on account for plumbing

300 00

Paid J. \V. Wilcox, engineer, on accoLlnt

of supervision of plumbing............... ....... 20 00

Paid bills through Principal for extra im-

provements as per order of Board

199 89

Balance on hand in Fir t ational Bank

to new year

404

2,000 00

PUPILS FUND.

,1900.

Oct. Oct. Oct.

1. Cash on hand as per la t report..

.

1. Dividend on 14 hares Southwe tern Railroad tock..

Cash from coupon on City of Macon, and Georgia

outhern and Florida bond and Georgia bond ..

22 51 3500
15000

1901. Jan. 5. Jan. 5. Jan. 5.
Jan. 5. July July 8.
July 8. July 8. July 8. Aug. 15. Oct. 1. Oct. 1.
Oct. 1.

Dividend on 14 hare South we tern Railroad stock.. 35 00

Ca h from coupons Georgia bond

.. 35 00

Ca h from coupons Georgia outhern and Florida

bonds

.. 2500

Ca h from coupon City of Macon bond

.. 3000

Cash from coupou Georgia bond

.. 3500

Ca h from coupons Georgia outhern and Florida

bond

.. 25 00

Cash from coupons City of Macon bond

.. 22 50

Cash from coupons City of Macon bonds

. 22 50

Ca h from coupons City of Macon bonds

.. 15 00

Ca b on 14 hare outhwe tern Railroad tock .. 35 00

Ca5h from coupon City of Macon bond

.. 2250

Ca h from coupon ity of Macon bond Total ca h on hand in Exchange Bank.

.. 7 50 ---. 517 51

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LlS'.r OF SECURITIES BELONGING TO PUPILS FUND, DEPOSITED IN THE SAFE'.rv VAULT OF THE EXCHANGE BANK.

Script No. 952 for 14 hares Southwestern Railroad stock 1 State of Georgia 3~ per cent. bond 1 State of Georgia 3~ per cent. bond 1 City of Macon 6 per cent. bond............... 1 City of Macon 4~ per cent. bond....... 1 City of Macon 4~ per cent. bond............... 1 City of Macon 4~ per cent. bond................................... 1 City of Macon 4~ per cent. bond 1 Georgia Southern and Florida 5 per cent. bond __

$1,400 00 1,000 00 1,000 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 1,000 00
6,900 00

MACO~, GA" October, 1901.
Thi is to certify that we have carefully examined the accounts of T. D. Tin ley, Treasurer Georgia Academy for the Blind, for the year closing with September 30,1901, and find the same correctly kept and each expenditure accompanied with a proper voucher; we find the balance on hand to the credit of the maintenance fund and the pecial appropriation fund depo ited to the credit of the Academy in the First National Bank of Macon, and the ca h balance to the credit ot'the pupils' fund deposited in the Exchange Bank, Macon, and the 6,900 securities deposited in the Safety Vault of the Exchange Bank, Macon..
GEORGE B. JEWETT, A. L. MILLER.

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REPORT OF PRINCIPAL.

MACON GA., eptember 30 1901.

To tlte Board of Tmstees of tIle Georgia Academy for tlte Blind:

GENTLEME "".-In obedience to one of your By-Law I make thi my Annual Report, to you. Your familiarity with the hi tory of tbe Academy for the j ear ending today, make tbis act uperBuou ofara you are con erncd; but throuo-h this medium bi Exc llen y the Governor and the twoHou e of the Legi lature and the people generally of Geonria, receive a omewhat minut account of the cot of maintaining thi E tabli hment, and of the re uIt obtained through it operation. And 0 an act whi h would be otberwi e purely perfunctory, i hown to be both valuable and nece ary and the wi dom of your By-Law i vindicated.
It may be well to commence with a cla ified exhibit of our expenditure . It mu t be borne in mind that thi i not a general account of your financial operation ; but for that you mn t look to the report of your Trea urer, 11'. T. D. Tin ley, made to you concurrently with thi
nder thi head, I report a follow namely:

DR.
To amount received by me at various time from your Trea urer............
To amount paid to others on account of maintenance by Treasurer.......................................................................

17,754 28 697 25

Total...........

1 ,451 53

CR.

By amount to--

Officers, Teacher and Servants

7,752 61

Provi ion and pantry upplies............................ 4,68~ 97

Fuel, light and water

_.............. 1, - 2 81

Pupil 'clothing and ewing MateriaL............... 695 74

HOll e furnishing and dome tic supplies.......... 726 31

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(BOY' DEPAHTMENT)

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Current repairs and improvements

.

Telephone

.

Burying of pupil

.

Po tage, stationery and printing

.

Carriage hire, Railroad travel and Street Car

fare

_

.

Expenses of the Chairman of the Board and

Principal, to other In titutions

.

chool expen es and books

.

Musical in truments and repair

.

Material and machinery for shop -

.

Treasurer' alary

.

Fire insurance premiums

.

Medicines and medical supplie

.

Treasurer's bond

..

Expenditures not included above

.

851 03 4500 23 70 211 91
156 68
76 10 180 93 155 03 103 75 137 50 785 25 157 96
1500 111 25 -

18,451 53

From thi it will be seen that our expen es bave exceeded the appropriation for our maintenance by the urn of four hundred and fifty-one dollar and fifty-three cent , which ha been paid out of a mall urplu brouo-ht over from the past.
The figure given include the co t of upporting both the white and the negro cbool, which are ituated half a mile apart and are operated a two eparate and di tinct e tabli hments, except that you bave one Principal to manage both and that one pby ician and one oculi t erve both. And while in the nature of thino- it i nece ary and de irable to have thi eparation of the race, it cannot be done without a per capita co t greater than would be nece . ary if all the pupil were in one School.
Again, it mu t be remembered that many more employee are needed in a chool for tbe Blind tban would be nece ary in a chool for tho e with unimpaired eye ight.
nder thi head it i well for me to call attention to the pre ent high prices of lard, meat, ham grit and corn meal, which enter 0 largely into consumption here, and to ay tbat our hou e-keepino- expen' e are greatly increa ed thereby.
everthele I hope by careful buying and economical dome tic manao-ement to live the coming year within the sum of our u ual expenditure . And well knowing your wi h to have the In titution co t the State a little a po ible, I take the

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liberty of aying here that I am prepared to make every exertion nece ary to keep our expen e within the u ual appropriation of eio-hteen thou and dollar .
And now, baving bown the co t of upporting the Academy it i next in order to how what ha been done to give the State value received for it O'enerou outlay in our behalf.
It might be truthfully aid that in giving to a hundred blind youth a w 11 conduct d and comfortable bome, medical attention and medi ine' wa hino- and mendino-of clothe , killful treatment of their ye by an expert peciali t, and furni hing many of them with their clothing and hoe that we ha e earned the encomium of well done; but we have been able, under the ble sino- of God, to do much more for our \ ard .
Tbrouo-h our relio-iou and moral training, our chool of Mu ic, and Engli h and Handicraft, and our attention to hygiene and phy ical culture and our parental care of the manner and bearing of the pupil we have been able to add largely to their acqui ition in each of tbe e department of improvement and learning' and a many of tho e who bave hitherto gone from the In titutionare now earning their daily bread, 0 we think that a like heritage will accrue to some who have been ,vith u during the year ju t clo ed.
But taking from a material tandpoint the mo t di mal view po . ible, and uppo ing that tbe future of our pupils when they have ended their connection with tbe Academy, hall be one of pby ical helple ne ,we mu t even then remember that they will have, through the in truction received here, tho e ine timable intellectual re ource which will be an ever-pre nt delight to them and their friend . And thi added to the con ideration before mentioned will entitle u to claim that we have truck a true balance with the State.
The e reflection brino- u miturally to give ome account of tho e ao-encie througb whicb the re ults claimed have been achieved. And a an introduction to thi I will
tate that the work of tbe pupil begin at half-past five 0 clo k, when they ri e and end at nine, which i our common bed-

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time. The time embraced between the e hours i devoted to Chapel exerci e, chool work in the cla room to practicing on mu ical in trument , to cla inging, to work in the
hop, to the dining room and to intervenino- pa time . These activities I will now comment on in order.

RELIGIO A D MORAL

Our Religiou work con i t now in acred ong , religiou in truction and prayer, conducted by the Prin ipal, in the Academy Chapel each morning at half pa t ix o'clock.
All of the pupil are req uir d to attend the e ervice ,and ickness i the only available excu e for absence.
Denominational peculiaritie are scrupulou ly excluded, and tho e truth only which are commonly accepted by all evangelical Chri tian are taught.
In addition, the pupil are permitted to attend on Sunday relio-iou ervice in the churche which their parent prefer.

THE CHOOL OF E GLI H.

The School of Engli h embraces reading, writing, pelling, mathematic, grammar, compo ition, hi tory, phy iology, rhetoric, phy ics, civic and oratory. It is organized into eight grade and in the u ual progre ive tep from the rudiment forward. There are four teacher in thi chool. Muchtimei o-iventoteach the pupil to read and write in the u ual rai ed character peculiar to blind chool. But mo t of the in truction i given orally. It is our intention to confine tudy ultimately to the rai ed character known a Point Type; and thi becau e, e have no right to educate any here who eeye ight i trong enough for tudy in the ordinary way. And pre uming and believing that all of our pupil are entitled to be in this chool, we feel it to be our duty to prepare th m thoroughly in the use of point type, both for reading and writing. But however the blind are taught, it mu t be remembered that they need much more teaching, and therefore more teacher , than pupil who can ee' and thL not becau e they are intellectually Ie apprehen ive than

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seeinO' children but becau e learning i acquired much more lowly through the finger of the blind than through the eye of the eeing.

SCHOOL OF MU re.

In the chool of Mu ic we u e the grand organ, reed orO'an

piano, \1iolin, violoncello cornet and flute. There are two

teacher in thi department and the cour e i divided into

eight grade. Our are i to have the pupils become profi-

cient in the u e of uch in trument only a' will put them

hereafter in the way of profitable emplo ment. Much time

i devoted to cIa s- inginO', and ome attention is paid to

theory and harmony. Some of our pupil have attained to a

degree of kill which refle t credit on their industry and on

the ability of our mu ic faculty.

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SCHOOL OF H DICRAFT.
In the School of Handicraft we undertake to teach to our larger pupil uch knowledge of broom-making chair-caninO', ewinO' rochetiug aud knitting a will enable them to become money maker after they leave u. 'l'her i one t acher to each ex. We are con idering the very early introduction of evera1 other mechani al pur uit, whi h promi e to be peculiarly adaptable to the blind. It i our purpo e to make thi department particularly thorough and practical.

SCHOOL OF PHY ICAL CULTURE.
Our effort in the department of Phy ical Culture con i t of tated mannal and body tactic under the teacher in the School of Engli h, of y tematic game of athletic competition on the campu ,and of port on the horizontal bar in the
wing and on the jogO'linO' board, for all of which we are upplied with good facilitie. In addition to all of the e it i our con tant aim to encouraO'e er ct carriage of the body and ela tic and confident tep in walkinO'.

GEORGIA ACADEMY F R THE BLIND.
(. EGRO HOT.)

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The e feature of our chool employment are now in good working order, and if any pupil fail to receive a proportionate benefit, it must be attributed to either that invincible indolence which w occa ionall meet, or tbat lack of perceptivene and dexterity wbich ome time exi t.
In other word ,our school, like all cbool ,ha ome member who are dull and incapable. We pecially di avow that exultancy which would a ert that the e activitie of our e tabli hment have reached a ati factory tate of development and u efulne ; that condition i almo t unattainable in a choollike thi ; but we give the a urance that unremittinaindu try ball be exerci ed in advancing them all to a better degree of performance.

CHOOL FOR rl'HE NEGROE

The cbool for the egroe i modeled after tbat of the white of whicb the foreg ina- i an account and all that ha been aid i applicable to tbi chool with orne modification which you ean ea ily under tand.

STATI TIC ABO T P PIL .

Tbe following table hows the numerical trength of the chool at tbe different date mentioned, namely:

Boys.

1 Number ellrolJed during Wh't

the year ending Sept.

1 es

30, 1901 ............... ....... .. egroes

50 23

1 Number when school White

40

clo ed in June, 1901.... egroes 14

N~~~~~~.....~~.~.~~..~~.~~.: 1;e~~:s

32 16

GIRLS.

TOTAL. GRAND TOTAL.
---

31

81

12

35

116

28

68

7

21

89

28

60

5

21

81

The great difference between the number enrolled during the chola ti.c year and the number pre ent when the chool wa dismi ed in June, i explained by the fact that orne were



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di charged because our Oculi t found them with ufficient eye ight to admit of their attending the ordinary chool, that
orne withdrew voluntarily, at the option of their parent and other left becau e they had completed the pre cribed cour e. The pupil now pre ent are-

ADAMS, NEVADA

BOUTWELL, ROSA BELLE

BRADLEY, EULALA

BUR HA-1\f, DOVIE

DAY, ANNIE

DODGEN, TOMMIE Lou

ERWOOD, MAy

GILES, LEOLA

HUGHES, BERTHA

JONES, MAIDIE

KELSEY, ETHEL

LONG, R By

MILLER, CARRIE

OVERBY, JENNIE

PEACOCK, SADIE

PEACOCK, NAN EE

RICE, LUCILE

SA1'<J)ERS, J A.NIE

SCHWARZ, ANNIE

EAGO, NORA

EAGO, CARRIE

HORT, DORA

SI1\1O "S, MATTIE BELLE

NEAD, VIVIAN

TAYLOR, EDITH

,

TIPPENS, ETHEL

WAT ON, MAGGIE

WHITSETT, HATTIE

GIRLS.

Walker County

Bibb County

Tattnall County

Dodge County

Dodge County

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Fulton CounlY

Fulton County

Crawford County

Richmond County

Twigg County

Fulton County

Tattnall County

Fulton County

Laurens County

Pulaski County

Pula ki County

Fulton County

Elbert County

Chatham County

Dooly County

Dooly County

Clark County

Mu cogee County

Spaulding County

Coweta County

Appling County

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Walker County

Fulton County

BAILEY, WALTER BARRETT, ARTHUR BARRETT, JOHN BAUGH, BELTO BEDINGFIELD, FLOYD BINION, JESSE CALDWELL, THOMAS CHILDS, JAMES

BOYS.

Elbert County Dawson County Liberty County Hancock County Jeffer on County Hancock County
Bibb County Glynn County

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COOPER, Wn.LIA;\I COUCH, FRED DONEHOO, PA L D lilA , ROy GLE1\"N, J AME Hr.rCHCOCK, JOHN KING, NICHOLA LOCKLEAR, CHARLES MASSEY, Do GLASS MCCONNELL, OSWALD PAYXE ELBERT PHARR, LAWRENCE PHINAZEE, HARRY P CKETT, GEORGE RILEy RICHARD ON, RALPH ROUNTREE, WELBORN SAPP, RALPH
APP, WALTER SCHWARZ, FRED SHARPTON D. W., JR SHIPP, ALTON
MALLWOOD, RVILLE MlTH JULlU NlDER, JERRy WAITI', CHARLES

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Walton County

Clark County

Fulton County

Monroe County

Elbert County

Hancock County

Mclnto h County

Paulding County

Mu cogee County

Fulton County

Coweta County

Montgomery County

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Monroe County

Milton County

Fulton County

Emanuel County

Dodge County

Dodge County

Chatham Couuty

Mexico

Coweta County

Walker County

Tattnall County

Gla scock County

Fulton County

NEGRO SCHOOL.

BROW , MELISSA FIELDS, CLAUDIKE McINTO H, CLARA PENNYMAN, JOSEPHINE WALKER. IDELLA

GIRL.

ANDREWS MONROE BEl,L ROBERT BURGESS, CHARLES BUTLER, ROBERT CoBB LUTHER CHA:\lPION, WILLIE CRAWFORD, HOMER JACKSON, ANDREW PALMER, JOSEPH

BOYS.

Terrell County Clayton County
Elbert County Up on Couuty Baldwin County
Pike County Bibb County .0glethorpe County Glynn County Dooly County Dougla s County Randolph County Ware County Chatham County

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PATTERSON, HENRy

SIMMONS, ALEX ... __ . .

SMITH. WEYMAN __ .__ .__ .. __ ..__

THOMAS, PINK ..

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WALL, NATHANIEL .__ __.__ .

WILSON. JAMES .. __

WRIGHT, POLLARD __

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.. .. ..__. Fulton County

__ .... Oglethorpe County

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Richmond County

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__ Morgan County

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.. Bibb County

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..__ Fulton County

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[NOTE.-I may add that a number of new pupil are expected ill
each chool within the next few week .J

During the late Summer vacation, and ince, a great many needed repair and improvement have been made in and on the bnilding and ground . Tbe mo t con iderable ingle feature of this work i an entirely new anitary y tem. Thi is now approaching completion, and it i expected to be very thorough and erviceable. Much other mechanical work of improvement i now being carried on' it i hoped that by Chri tmas we can njoy a well earned relief from the confuion of hammer and aw which ha 0 long prevailed. All of thi ha b en done under the upervision of a Committee of your Board, and whenever practicable re ort ha been had to competitive bids as a mean of cheapenino- the co t.
In conclusion, I wi h to thank you for your generou cooperation with me in carrying on the difficult work of the Academy. Till i with you a work of public pirit and love altogether, attached to which there i no compen ation, and for which your only reward direct or indirect, i the con-
ciou ne of having contributed liberally to the public weal.
Your , with great re pect
T. U. CONNER, Princtpal.

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REPORT OF THE OCULIST.
To tlte Board of T1'ltstees of the Georgia Academy for the Blz'nd.
GENTLEME .-In reporting to you for the year ju t pa t I will say that my work ha been to me bighly ati factory, in some in tance baving re tored igbt to cbildren v bo were totally blind, and to other having added to their comfort and appearance.
During tbe year I have made eventy-three vi it. to tbe children, operated for cataract in three in tance and one for upurating ma toiditi. On account of the gravity of the ca e and want of facilitie nece ary for uch an operation, I was forced to take the latter ca e to the City Ho pital to operate. Thi incurred ome expen e for the Academy, but
aved the life of the cbild wbich wa in imminent danger. During the year I found it nece ary to adju t gla e for
everal eeing pupil, tberebyenabling them to better care for them elve. ince the introduction of the rule requiring pupil to be examined by your Oculi t before ente ring cbool, I have found ome wbom I bave refu 'ed admi ion onaccount of tbeir havino- ufficient vi ion to, by the aid of properly adju ted gla e, acq uire an ed ucation in the ordinary chool. Tbere have been several who e eye have improved ufficiently to warrant their di mi aI, and I 0 informed the Superintendent.
Without thi preliminary examination thi in titution would, a in the pa t, be impo ed on. In one in tance,a boy wa ent, who had a certificate in wbjch it wa stated that he had an incurable di ea e, and that he wa not able to attend tbe ordinary cbool. On examination, I fouod bim witb an acute coojunctiviti he tating tbat no treatment had ever been given bim. I gave him a card for temporary admis ioo, treated bi eye ,and io ten day eot him borne well.

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The wi e action of your Board requiring a preliminary examination by the Oculi t avoid impo ition, whether intentionalor innocent and from the above ca e can be appreciated.
Every effort has been made to add to the comfort of the pupil a well a to to the improvement of their eyes.
Re pectfully,
C. H. PEETE, M. D. Oczelist. MACON, GA. October 1 t 1901.

CIRCULAR.
GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE BLIND.
Thi i an In titution a it corporate name implie for the education of the blind youth of the State. It i not, therefore, an asylum for tile aged and the Ilelpless, nor a ho pital for the treatment of eye di ea es.
The Academy ompri e two department one for whites, and one for colored. The e department, althouo-h connected under the arne management and superintendence, and conducted on the arne y tem of in truction and government, are located on eparate lot di tant from each other and have no internal connection other than that named.
The cour e of in truction and training embrace The chool, in which blind children and youth are intructed in all the branche of Engli h taught in the common chool of the counh-y. Department of Mu ic; in which vocal and in trumental mu ic are taught in connection with the following instrument : Piano, Organ Violin Flute Cornet and The Department of Handicraft ; in which the blind are trained to indll trial work, and taught trade by which they can earn a livelihood for them elve .

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QUALIFICATIO S FOR ADMISSIO .
The Academy receives into it chool Department uch youth, male or female a are hopele sly blind, or incurably blind to that degree which prevent education in the ordinary method, between the age of eight and twenty-one year , of ound mind and free from bodily disea e, and of good moral character and habit. It i de irable to have on the point of health and vi ion the certificate of a phy lClan.
TERMS OF ADMISSION.
Tho e of thi State having the requi ite qualification are taken without charo-e for board and tuition, beino- supported upon State appropriation. The applicant mu t furni h proof of citizen hip and re idence of two year in thi tate immediately previou to the time of application. All are expected to come provided with a upply of good comfortable clothing, to be repleni hed by their friend or mean provided therefor, from time to time, a it become nece' ary. And al 0 all traveling expen e .
If a pupil or apprentice hall, after a fair trial, prove incompetent for u eful in truction or di obedient to the wholeorne regulation of the Academy, or in anywi e an unfit or improper subject for ret ntion in the Institution, he or she will be di charo-ed.

THE A muAL CHOOL TERM BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER AND ENDS
IN JUNE, ACCORDING TO PREVIOUS OTICE GIVEN.
Pupil admitted at any time. All per on are reque ted to end to the Principal the name and addre e of blind children known to them, with a tatement of their circum-
tance , 0 a to enable him to form ome opinion a to their fitne for admi ion into the In titution and to a i t in putting him in communication with their friends.
The information' ought may be conveniently o-iven in imple an wer to the que tion appended, to thi Circular which may be u ed a a form for application for admi ion.
Pupil from other State may be taken upon such terms a the Tru tee may accept.

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Allletter to the pupil should be addre sed to the care of

the Academy, and all boxes or packages ent to them should

have transportation prepaid, and be carefully consigned and

safe delivery provided for.

Parties making application for the admi ion of pupils,

should make true answers to the que tion subjoined, and

procure the certificates required, and forward the ame to the

Principal, and the pupil in no case hould be sent to the In ti-

tution before the application has been favorably con idered

and the admi' ion granted, and the partie duly notified of

the same.

Address,

T. U. CO NER, PRINCIPAL,

Georgia Academy for the Btind.

MaC01t Ga.

APPLICATION.

Trustees for tIle Georgia Academy for tile Blnd, Macon, Ga.:

GENTLEME : Desiring that the person named below shall

be admitted to the benefit of the GEORGIA ACADEMY FOR THE

BLIND, I herewith furm h the information req uired by you in

determining whether

be a proper subject for educa-

tion in that In titution:

1. Name of the person for who e admission application is made?
2. Age? 3. Sex? 4. Race? S. I the blindne s total or partial?

6. If partial, to what extent is the ight deficient or the eyes affected?
7. Cause of blindness, if known? 8. Was the person borD blind? If not, at what age did the
eyes become affected? 9. Have the eyes been examined by a physician?

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10. If 0 what treatment has been given? 11. I the person of ound mind and usceptible of educa-
tion? 12. Ha the per on ever attended chool? If 0 where and
how long? 13. I the per on of o-ood character and habit ? 14. I the per on in o-ood health and free from di ea e that
will interfere with in truction or in ommode the hou ehold? 15. ame of parent or guardian? 16. County? 17. Po tOffice? 1. Can the parent or guardian furni h proof of citizen hip in the State? 19. Name of the per 'on who obligate him elf to take care of the pupil during vacation and to remove the ame at any time hould removal be required? 20. What provi ion i made for c1othino- and railroad fare? 21. Date of application?

I certify that the answer to the above que tion are true

and correct, and I promi e that if the per on for whom thi .

application i made, be admitted I hall in every re pect in

which I am concerned onform to the rule and regulations

of the In titution and tbatif

benotaproper ub-

ject or hould at any time prove to b a per on who hould

not be in tbe In titution I hall immediately remove

.

, hen notifi d by the Tru tee or tbe Principal.

Hi/lless.

Pm' lit 01' GlIal'dian.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

,"Ie o-ratefully a knowledo-e our e!\'e,' und r obli<rations to We lcyau Female 1l o-e for, pecial invitation, to its publi entertainment :

Tho e railroads that have <riven u red uced far :

The JIacoll Telco-mph fOl" reduction in "ubscription pric

The Cilris/ia// Illdcx and Thc Tab/ct, f r mplim ntary . ub.'cription-:

To ~Ir. and ~Ir', our pupil~:

avannah. f r kindn ... t

And to many others, doubtle' who by frO d word and enerou' act. ha\' befri nd d u. but whos name.' are unknown to the new Principa1.