Report of the Board of Trustees and officers of the Georgia School for the Deaf, 1900 September 30

REPORT
OF TilE
Board of Trustees
OF 'rlJ~~
Georgia School for the Deaf
For the Year ~ding Sep~ember 30, J900.
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ATLA TA, GA.
Go. W. HARRISON, TATE PRINTilR,
(The Fra.oklin Pl'ioting and Puhlishiog Co.) 1900.

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REPORT OF TRUSTEES.

To His ExceUency, Allen D. Candlu, Gover1101' of Georgia:

SIR :-As PI'esic1ent of the Board of Trustees of the

Georgia School fOl' the Deaf, and in conformity to the re-

quirements of law, I suhmit the following report:

:rothing ont of the usual run of things has occurred at

the school since my last report. The health of the pupi Is

has been fairly good, the attendance larger than ever before,

the teachers and employees have been faithful in the dis-

charge of their duties.

'V. The report of Prof.

O. Counor, principal of the

school, marked Exhibit" A," goe into the details of the

needs of the school, and as his report and recommendations

were adopted by the Board of Trustees at their recent

meeting, I refrain from making special recommendations

in the premises, but invite your special attention to this

report.

The report of; Dr. J. O. Watts, resident physician,

marked Exhibit" B," deals with the sanitary conditions 0 f

the school, and its needs from that point of view, and I

earnestly call your attention to his report.

For a financial exhibit of receipts and expenditures of

the school, you will find herewith the report of Hon. D.

W. Simmons, Secretary and Treasurer of the Board, marked

Exhibit" C." I am glad to state that the funds at our

command were ample, and that no deficit will be reported

from the school this year.

The school is very much crowded and we undoubtedly

need more room a'nd better facilities to aocommodate the

largely increased demands for admission.

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.At the instance of Hon. John T. Boifeuillet, a member of the Board of Tl'Ustees, Dr. M. M. Stapler, of {aeon, Ga., was invited to come before the board and explain the method by w~ich he claims that deafness can be cured. At the request of Dr. Stapler ten congenital deaf mutes were turned over to him for examination, the School's Physician, Dr. J. C. "Vatts, having charge of the pnpils. He reported that in on ly one case out of these could he see auy response to the examination and partial treatment; this treatment of course was very superficial. I beg to suggest that the claims of Dr. Stapler be fully investigated by a committee of experts. If he can accompli b the I results claimed, and I uuderstand he has patients in Macon ,who have been cured by him, his satisfactory treatment would result in the relief of many, who as it is, are doomed to total deafness for all time, would be an immense saving of money to the State, and gladden many a parent's heart.
For yeal's I have thought that every pupil, before beiug admitted to the school, hould be subjected to a medical examination to determine his mental and physical condition and aptness to recei ve instruction. His ability for recei ving successful medical t!'eatment might also be determined, and then ouly those whose hearing could not be re tored sufficiently to be admitted to the public 'schools shonld be admitted here. Dr. Stapler claims that he has patients uow attending the public schools in the city of Macon, whose parents expected to have educated at the School for the Deaf. Dr. Stapler is an'earnest worker in this cause, and
r was impressed by his straightforward answers to. all
questions.
r cheerfully commend the work of all connected with
the school, and beg to return thanks to yoUl' Excellency for official courtesies in the discharge of toy duties.
Very respectfully,
FELIX CORPUT,
President Board of Trustees, September 30, 1900.

EXHIBIT A.
REPORT OF THE PRI CIPAL.
To the BOa?'d of T'ruslees of the Georgia Schoolf01' the Deaf: GENTLEMES :-Dllring the year ending eptember ;~O,
190 , there were admitted into the white department 16-1, and into tuat for the negroe', 51 pupil, with a total of 215.
The amount of money that basbeen paid out to date 25,70 .03, but hi' doe not repre ent the entire co t of maintenance, from the fact that a change in the date of making the fil"t payment on alarie wa made by your body at the April meeting, Heretofore it has been the custom to pay a quarter's alal'y on the 30th of eptember, but ill evel'al in tance. the intel'e t of the chool had nffered by thi arrangement, and I recommended that the alarie be divided into nine payment, the fir t being made on the 15th of' Oclooer, lirid'il'payment ou the 15th of each month fullowing. By the form~r.plan, the payment being made on the 30th of eptember, they were entered a a part of the expense of the yeat' ending on that date, bat a the fit'st payment now i made 011 the 15th of October, it is entered in the year in which it properly belong.. This change make the expense for the year ja~t clo. ed appear malleI' than they really are, but thi~ will hold good only for the past year.
On account of the increased attelldance-an average of thirty- even more than the previou year-and the prospect for a till further increa e, I sugge t that you ask for an appropriation of 30,000 per year for the next two )'ear a a upport fund, Tbis i based upon the .average

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attendance during the past yeal', which was 181, and upon

the average co t per capita for the pa t len year, which

was 180.

If there wa a demand for more room at the date of

your la. t report, with an ayerage attendance of 14-1 pupil,

and thi wa apparent to evel'y one at all familiar with the

sl1rroundin~ ,how much greater is the demand to-day, with

au average of 18], and I incerely hope you will make an

earne t effort to induce the legi.lature to npply the de-

ficiencie in equipment. In thi connection I re pectfully

call your attention to tbe accompauying report of the

physician.

If the money that. you a:;ked for had been appl'opriated

two year ago, the work could have beeu done at much

lower figure thau it can be done to-day, and I uggest that

the following amount will be required to npply pre ent

need:

For building for dining-room, kitchen and girl' in-

du trial department

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For hall for physical training, bath-room and clo ets

for boys

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For addition to dormitory.. . ..

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For addition to negro building

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For heating negro building

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For lighting negro building

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20,()()() 00
7,000 00 30,000 00 7,000 00 3,500 00 2,500 00

$ 70,000 00
'Vhile all these improvement are pressing, that for dining-room and kitchen for the white department and for building, heating and lighting at the negro department, is the most needed.
While'the health of the establishment has been good, wewere deprived by death from pericarditis following a evere attack of rheumatism, of one of our brightest boys, John Davidson of DeB1'llCe, Richmond county. It was his first year in school, but in the time he had heen here he had, by his gentle and manly bearing, endeared himself to every one connected with the institution.

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By your instl'Uction I attended the eighth' conf~rence of

principal of American chools for the Deaf, at Talladega,

in our i tel' tate of Alabama. It wa a matter of regret

that you had but one repre entative (rom your own body,

Prof. J. C. Rarri , for by common con 'ent, ,it wa held to

be one of the mo t inLel'e ting and profitable meetings of

the kind that ha evel' convened. Of cour e it goes with-

ont saying that the body wa royally entertained, even the

mo t exacting per on could hardly have ugge ted anything

additional that conld have been done for the comfort of

the delegate.

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After adjournment about fifteen of the members honored

the Georgia school by a stop-over for a day, and the meet-

ing here was facetiou ly denominated the econd ection of

the conference.

It affords me plea ure to report that the variou officers

and employee have been faithful in the performance of

their duties, and their as iduou attention to the e duties

has relieved the principal of much work that would other-

wi e have been perplexing and arduou .

Thanking you individually and a a body for your kind-

ness to me per onally, I am,

Re pectfully,

" . O. CONNOR, Principal.

EXHIBIT B.

REPORT OF PRY rClAN.

CAVE PRr 'G, GA., eptember 30, 1900.
To lV. O. Connor Principal:
DEAR IR :-After a careful examination of our case book, preparatory to making my annual report, I find that only about two per cent. of all the children in chool had anything like seriou sicknes during the year. The ratio of sickne s has followed closely the increase in attendance, making, of course, more ca es to report.
DLIl'ing the year .Jno. R. Davidson, of DeBruce, Ga.,
died of pericarditi. following a evere and tubborn case of rheumati m.
Thi , with one ca e of typhoid pneumonia, and one ca e of drop y, con titute the th \'ee mo t eriou ca e' treated during the year.
We have pa. ed the year without an epidemic of any kind, nor have we had any fracture or di location of urgery of any con equence.
The following j a tabulated statement of the ickness and number of ca e' of each kind occuning during the year:

Abdominal drop.y

Ab ce e

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WHITE .
1 __ 2

.Amenorrhea _.. _ ___ ____ .___ __ 2

Biliousattacks

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. __ 23

Btonchitis.

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12

Coryza

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37

Croup, spasmodic _. ._ .___ 2

Conjnnctiviti __ . ._ .

12

NEGROES.
o
1
2
5
3
6
o
8

Catarrh, nasal .

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WHITES.
3

Dysmenot'rhea. ._ . __ . _._.

I

Dy entery .___ __ _ .

..

3

Diarrhea . .

'. 10

Earache ______ . Epilepsy ._..

. _ . _" ___ _ 32 1

Eczema

. . . _ __ __ 2

Extracted teeth __ ' ___ _ .... _. _ 24 Fever, ga tric ____ .. ___ _ __ ____ 1

Fever, intermittent , .

, __ 2

Fever, remittent

5

Felons__ . ' ... _ . __ ...

2

Granulated eyelids. Indigestion

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.. ; 3

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Keratitis .._..

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.1

Menorrhagia

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2

Otitis

. __ .. 1

Otonhea

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2

Punctured wounds __ _

1

Rheumatism .. . __ ... __ ._ .. __ 3

Ringworm .______ _ __

3

Simple ulcers . .. _ ._ __ __ _

9

Scrofula

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cabies . .

"_.~ _ 1 . __ ._ 3

TeniaTonsurius _.. '. _._. __ , __ 14

Typhoidpneumonia

1

Tetter.

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2

)/EGROE .
2 1 2 4 2 0 1
8 0 1 0 1 I 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 0
0 .0 0

Your attention has been called to the crowded condition
of b0th white and negro buildings, especially the latter.
This matter 8Qould be p"esented to the legislature soon to assemble in such way as to impress them with the gravity of the menace to the health of the children under such crowded conditions.
These unfortunates are the ward of this the Empire State of the South, and are demanding reasonable care and

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attention. Can Geol'gia affon] to turn a deaf ear to thi

C1'y, and for the lack of a few dollar deny proper treat-

ment to the e? I believe when the proper authoritie are

impres 'ed with the tl"Ue coouitions, they will not longer

as ume 1I I.t ri k to life by not immediately. 1H',)viding

the e children with more roomy quarters.

You can scarcely make the plea too strong. ummou

humanity demand a change in keeping with your recom-

mendation to hi Excellency, the Governor, in YOlll' In t

report.

I desire now to thank YOUl' elf and the othel' (lfficer

for conrtesies extended, and for valuable assistance rell-

dered in the care of the ~ick. A.1I of whicb is very re-

spectfully ubmitted by

J. C. W AT1' , Phy'ician,

EXHIBIT C.

REPORT OF TREA. RER.

To the Board of T1'uslees of the Georgia chool f07' the Deaf:
GE TLEMEN :-Hereill I hand you a statement of the amounts received and paid out by me from October 1, 1899, to September 30; 1900 :

UPPORT F 'D.

DEBIT.

1 99.

ct. L To balance of appropriation pcr quarter

ending December 31, 1 99

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5,469 0

1900.

Jan. 5. To appropriation for quarter ending

March 3L, 1900 . . . . . .

. __ 62-0 00

)1ar. 2. To appropriation to make good the

deficieney of 1 99 and to upplement
the appropriation for 190 _ _ __ 5,0 00

Apr. 9. To appropriation for quarter ending

June ;j0, 1900

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6250 00

July 16. To appropriation for quarter en<ling

~ptember 3 ,19 0 __ .... __ .

.__ 6,250 00

29,219 0

CREDlTfi.
By amount paid out a. per vouchers from October 1, ] 899, to J,JtembAI' 30, ] 90 __ :..5,712 57

To amount on hand. .

.... 3,506 5]

PE I.\L APPR PRL\.TI :K '.

1900.

ept. 30. To balan of appropt'iation for

fencing . __ .

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23 52

To balance of appropriation for re-

pair of building in negro de-

pattmenL

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To balance of appropriation for

painting . __ .

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51 55 .02

To balance of appropriation for

indu trial building _

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37 66

The salaries for the fir t quarter have not been paid, and

will have to be paid out of the amount on haud, whieh

will reduce it to a COD ic1erable extent. D. W. ~nIMos', Trea urer.