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Dr. Clement resigned January 1, 1864, and from that time until April 20, the hospital was in charge of John W. Sawyer, M. D., assistant physician, when A. H. Van Norstrand, M. D., was elected superintendent.
Dr. Van Norstrand resigned June 6, 1868, and was succeeded by A. S. McDill, M. D.
Dr. McDill resigned in October, 1-72, and on the 29th of April, 1873, Mark Ranney, M. D. was appointed superintendent, and entered upon his duties July 23.
Dr. Ranney resigned and was succeeded by A. S. McDill, M. D., in April, 1875. Dr. McDill was removed by death November 12, 1875.
O. F. Boughton, M. D., who had served a number of years as assistant physician in the hospital, was chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned by Dr. McDill's death, and he held that position until July 1, 1881.
Dr. R. M. Wigginton, of Watertown, was chosen his successor by the Board of Supervis- ion, July 1, 1881, and having been elected to be superintendent of the Northern Hospital for the Insane, was succeeded by Dr. S. B. Buckmaster, July 1, 1884.
Dr. Buckmaster held the position until December 1, 1889, when he resigned, and was suc" ceeded by Dr. Louis R. Head, of Oakwood Retreat, at Lake Geneva, Wis.
On July 21, 1891, Dr. F. P. Taylor was elected to be the successor of Dr. Head, and entered upon the duties of the office August 1, 1891.
There has been paid from the State Treasury, up to October 1, 1892, for real estate buildings, improvements, repairs and current expenses of the hospital, in all the sum of $3,319,334.88.
Whole number of patients admitted since the opening of the hospital July 14,
1860. . .
5,975
Discharged recovered.
1,711
Discharged improved. .
1,372
Discharged unimproved.
1,550
Discharged not insane
4
Died.
793
Under treatment September 30, 1892
545
5,975
The average number of patients in the hospital the past year has been 530 as against 518 the previous year, and the current expenses $98,994.31, as against $113,604,80.
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NORTHERN HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
OFFICERS.
W. F. WEGGE, M. D., SUPERINTENDENT.
MAX F. CLAUSIUS, M. D .; J. G. HUGHES, M. D., ASSISTANTS.
CHARLES POPE, PHARMACIST.
FRANK E. GROVE, STEWARD.
A. F. DUKERSHEIM,
ASSISTANT STEWARD. MRS. L. E. DENSMORE, MATRON. M. C. CLARKE, TREASURER.
In 1870 a law was passed authorizing an additional hospital for the insane. After an ex- amination of several sites in different parts of the State by a commission appointed for that purpose, choice was made of the location offered by the citizens of Oshkosh, consisting of 337 acres of land, about four miles north of the city, on the west shore of Lake Winne- bago. The necessary appropriations were made, and the north wing and central building were completed and opened for the admission of patients in 1873. Further appro- priations were made from time to time for additional wings, and in 1875 the hospital was completed according to the original design, at a total cost to the State of six hundred and twenty-five thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Since that time some additional land has been purchased, the original buildings modified, and others erected. This hospital will now, without crowding, suitably accommodate 650 patienis.
In December, 1873, Dr. Walter Kempster, of Utica, New York, was elected superintend- ent and continued to act as such by successive re-elections, until the close of the term end- ing July 1, 1884, when he was succeeded by Dr. R. M. Wigginten, who had had several years' experience as assistant and superintendent at the State Hospital for the Insane near Madison. Upon the close of the official year, July 1, 1887, Dr. Walter Kempster was again elected superintendent, but, after serving three months, he resigned the position, and Dr. Charles E. Booth, of Elroy, Wis., was elected his successor.
On July 21, 1891, Dr. W. F. Wegge, of Milwaukee, was elected to succeed Dr. Booth, and bac ume superintendent August 1, 1891.
There has been paid from the state treasury up to October 1, 1892, for real estate, build- ings, improvements, repairs and current expenses of the hospital, in all the sum of $2,793,696.99.
Whole number of patients admitted since the opening of the hospital April 21,
1873. . 5,301
Discharged recovered. 1,189
Discharged improved. 1,481
Discharged unimproved. 1,069
Discharged not insane 22
Died 902
Under treatment September 30, 1892
638
5,301
The average number of patients in the hospital in the past year has been 627, as against 621 the previous year, and the current expenses $117, 853.94 as against $127, 836.17.
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SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
OFFICERS : JOHN W. SWILER, A. M., SUPERINTENDENT AND STEWARD.
C. M. TALLMAN, ASSISTANT STEWARD.
MRS. M. H. SCHILLING, MATRON.
J. E. WACHUTA, BOYS' SUPERVISOR.
MISS TILLIE CANNON,
GIRLS' SUPERVISOR AND ASSISTANT MATRON.
MISS EMILY EDDIE, MISS ALLIE J. HOBART, MISS ELSIE STEINKE, TEACHERS OF ARTICULATION.
MISS JENE BOWMAN, TEACHER OF PAINTING, DRAWING AND PENMANSHIP.
E. E. CLIPPINGER, W. F. GRAY, MRS. FRANK PHOENIX, WARREN ROBINSON J. S. LONG, MRS. ELEANOR McCOY, MISS IVA C. PIERCE, J. J. MURPHY, THOS. HAGGERTY, MISS AGNES STEINKE, TEACHERS LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
MR. AND MRS. J. S. LONG, TEACHERS PHYSICAL CULTURE.
JOHN BEAMSLEY, FOREMAN SHOE SHOP.
HOLIS STONE, FOREMAN CABINET SHOP.
WILLIAM PASSAGE, FOREMAN PRINTING OFFICE.
M. C. CLARKE, TREASURER
This institution is located at Delavan, Walworth county, on the Southwestern division of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, sixty miles from Milwaukee. The land first occupied, comprising 11 46-100 acres, was donated by Hon. F. K. Phoenix, one of the first trustees, but the original boundaries have since been enlarged by the purchase of twenty-two acres. The main building was burned to the ground on the 16th of September, 1879, but during the year 1880 four new buildings were erected, and with the increased fa- cilities provided, 250 children may be well cared for.
The new buildings are a school house, boys' dormitory, dining room and chapel, with a main or administration building. These buildings are plain, neat, substantial structures and well fitted for the uses intended.
The institution was originally a private school for the deaf, but was incorporated by act of the Legislature, April 19, 1852, and it is now maintained by the State of Wisconsin for the education of those children within her borders who, on account of deafness, are unable to receive instruction in the common schools. It has three departments:
First -- The school, in which the pupils are taught writing, reading, composition, arith- matic, geography, history, natural science and drawing. Instruction in lip-reading and oral speech is given to the semi-mutes and capable congenital mutes.
Second - The shops, where the pupils are taught printing, cabinet making and shoe making.
Third-The domestic department, in which they discharge various household duties, and learn baking and sewing.
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The law provides that all deaf and dumb residents of this state, of proper age and suit- able capacity to receive instruction, shall be received and taught free of charge. The regular course of instruction occupies about eight years. The latest and most popular text-books, globes, maps, charts, etc., -- so far as they are adapted to deaf mute instruc- tion,-are employed. Articulation and lip-reading are taught by ladies of skill and expe- rience with very gratifying results.
The day is divided into hours for labor, study, and recreation, with the design of secur- ing habits of industry and of promoting health as well as intellectual and moral develop- ment. No leave of absence is granted during the term, except in cases of sickness or extreme necessity .
Deaf mutes of Wisconsin, of proper age, are admitted to the privileges of the institution free of charge, being furnished tuition, books, board and washing. Friends are required to pay the traveling and incidental expenses, and to provide clothing, a sufficient supply of which should be furnished at the beginning of the school year, or sent by express as needed.
Candidates for admission should not be under eight nor more than twenty years of age, of sound moral principles and good physical health. Imbecile, idiotic or feeble-minded children are not received.
The annual session begins the first Wednesday in September, and continues forty weeks.
The sunimer vacation extends from June to September. Pupils are sent home promptly at the close of the term, accompanied to prominent railroad points by messengers from the institution.
There has been paid from the state treasury, up to October 1, 1892, for real estate, build- ings, improvements, repairs and current expenses of the school, in all, the sum of $1,267,423.87.
The whole number of pupils under instruction from the opening of the school in 1852 is 913, of whom 165 were in attendance September 30, 1892.
The average number of pupils the past year was 174 as against 181 the previous year, and the current expenses $38,035.95 as against $37,678.98.
THE MILWAUKEE LITHO.& ENGR. Co.
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STATE INSTITUTIONS.
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.
OFFICERS. LYNN S. PEASE, LL.B., SUPERINTENDENT AND STEWARD.
MISS LIZZIE J. CURTIS, MATRON.
MISS AUGUSTA WATSON, MISS LIZZIE A. BINGHAM,
MISS FRANCES H. BENSON, MISS CLARA T. MORSE (Kindergarten),
TEACHERS IN LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
MISS ANNA MOLANDER, TEACHER OF SLJOYD.
MR.S. S. H. JONES, MISS JEANETTE BECKWITH, MISS LAURA D. ENGLESON, TEACHERS IN MUSIC DEPARTMENT. MISS C. ADELE WILLIAMS, TEACHER IN COOKING DEPARTMENT.
MRS. ELLEN HANSEN,
TEACHERS IN INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT. W H. GAEBLER. TEACHER OF PIANO TUNING.
J. O. PRESTON,
M. C. CLARKE, TREASURER.
This is the first charitable institution established by the state. A school for the blind had been opened at Janesville, in the latter part of 1849, which received its support from the citizens of that place and vicinity. At the next session of the legislature it was adopted by the state, by an act approved February 9, 1850. On October 7, 1850, it was opened for the reception of pupils under the direction of the board of trustees appointed by the gov- ernor. It occupied rented rooms until June 1, 1852, when it was removed to a building erected for its use at a cost of about $3,000. The lot of ten acres had been donated by the owners, and now forms a part of the grounds, forty acres in extent, belonging to the insti- tution. This building was so arranged as to admit of becoming the wing of a larger one, which was commenced in 1854 and fully completed in 1859. In 1864-5, a brick building was
erected for a shop and other purposes The foundation of the wing first built proved defective, and in 1867 that portion of the building had to be taken down. The next year work was begun on an extension which should replace the demolished portion and afford room for the growth of the school. That was completed in 1870, and the value of the build- ings, grounds and personal property belonging to the institution was estimated at $182,000. On the 13th of April, 1874, the building was destroyed by fire, and at the ensuing session of the legislature an appropriation of $56,000 was made for the erection of a wing of a new building on the old site, but on a somewhat different plan; and in 1876 a further appropria- tion of $90,000 was made for rebuilding the main structure.
The school was not allowed to close on account of the fire. Suitable accommodations were procured for the pupils by the board of trustees in the city of Janesville, where at some disadvantage, the work of the institution was carried on until January 1, 1876, when the wing of the new building was ready for occupancy. The main structure has since been completed. It is designed to accommodate one hundred pupils, the same number as the building destroyed in 1874. The exterior is plainer than in the former structure, but a con- siderable sum has been expended in fire-proofing and in laying solid foundations under the main building. It is now believed to be practically fire-proof.
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The object of the institution as declared by law is, "to qualify, as far as may be," the- blind "for the enjoyment of the blessings of a free government, obtaining the means of subsistence and the discharge of those duties, social and political, devolving upon American citizens." The institution is therefore neither a hospital nor an asylum, but a school, into which blind persons residing in Wisconsin, "of suitable age and capacity to receive instruc- tion, " are admitted for education. For the purposes of the institution, those persons are regarded as blind who are shut out from the benefits of the common schools by deficiency of sight. Pupils are regularly received who are between the ages of eight and twenty-one years. In occasional instances others have been admitted. Tuition and board during the school year are furnished by the state without charge, but parents and guardians are ex- pected to provide clothing, traveling expenses, and a home during the summer vacation. The school year commences on the second Wednesday in September and continues forty weeks.
The operations of the school fall naturally into three departments. In one, instruction is given in the subjects usually taught in the common schools. Some use is made of books printed in raised letters ; but instruction is mostly given orally. In another department musical training, vocal, instrumental and theoretical, is imparted to an extent sufficient to. furnish to most an important source of enjoyment, and to some the means of support. These two departments were opened at the commencement of the school, and have been .. ever since maintained. A little later the third department was opened, in which weaving, seating cane-bottomed chairs, sewing, knitting, and various kinds of fancy work are sys -- tematically taught. The "Kindergarten" was established in 1883 and proves a most valu- able adjunct to all the departments.
The care exercised over the pupils of this institution, looks closely to their physical and moral well-being, and the details of the discipline are only such as are consistent with and will further this purpose; while the instruction is systematic and thorough, as the character and scholarship of those who have completed the prescribed course of study abundantly attest.
There has been paid from the State treasury up to October 1, 1892, for real estate, build - ings, improvements, repairs, and current expenses of the school, in all, the sum of $962,100.63.
The whole number of pupils under instruction from the opening of the school, October 7, 1850, is 469, of whom 90 were in attendance September 30, 1892.
The average number of pupils the past year was 70 as against 76 the previous year; and. the current expenses $22, 551.81 as against $22,639.66.
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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS.
OFFICERS.
M. J. REGAN. SUPERINTENDENT AND STEWARD.
E. DIXON,
ASSISTANT STEWARD.
MRS. M. J. REGAN, MATRON
WARREN A. DENNIS, PRINCIPAL TEACHER.
MRS. R. JOHNSON,
S. P. GILMORE, MISS EMMA WIEMAN,
MISS DORA PARTRIDGE, MISS MARIA DUFFY, C. H. JOHNSON,
RANDALL JOHNSON, JOHN FITZGERALD,
TEACHERS LITERARY DEPARTMENT.
GEO. CARY, Foreman Boot and Shoe Factory.
D. G. WOODWARD,
Foreman Tailor Shop.
JOS. HAM,
GEORGE L. JONES,
Foreman Bakery.
Foreman Carpenter Shop.
J. L. WRIGHT, Foreman Knitting Shop.
The Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys is situated about three-fourths of a mile west of the railroad depots in the village of Waukesha, the county seat of Waukesha county.
It was organized as a house of refuge, and opened in 1860. The name was afterward changed to "State Reforni School," and again to "Wisconsin Industrial School for Boys," its present title. The buildings are located on the southern bank of Fox river, in view of the trains as they pass to and from Milwaukee and Madison, presenting an attractive sight to the traveling public, and furnishing good evidence of the parental care of the State authorities for the juvenile wards within its borders.
The buildings include a main central edifice, three stories high, used for the residence of the superintendent's family, office, chapel, school rooms. reading room and library, officers' kitchen, dining and lodging rooms, furnace room and cellar.
On the east of the main central building are three family buildings, three stories high, each with a dining hall, play room, bath room, dressing room, hospital room, officers' rooms, dormitory and store room.
On the west of the main central building are four family buildings like those on the east in all respects, with the exception of the building at the west end of this line, which is a wooden building with a stone basement.
In the rear of this line of buildings is the shop building, 38x258 feet, three stories high, which embraces boot factory, sock and knitting factory, tailor shop, carpenter shop, en- gine room, laundry and steam drying room, bath rooms, store, store rooms, bakery and cellar, and three family buildings with room for fifty boys each.
There is on the farm, which consists of 404 acres of land, a comfortable house, a stone carriage and horse barn, two stories high, built in the most substantial manner, three con- venient wooden barns, with sheds for cattle, wagons and farm machinery, and cellars for roots.
The total amount paid from the State Treasury up to October 1, 1892, for real estate, buildings, improvements, repairs and current expenses is $1, 487, 812.88.
The whole number of commitments since the opening of the school, August 3, 1860, is 3,333, of whom 303 were present September 30, 1892.
The average number of boys the past pear was 316, as against 396 the previous year, and the current expenses were $51,337.69, as against $61,622.95.
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. STATE PRISON.
OFFICERS.
P. B. LAMOREUX, WARDEN AND STEWARD.
J. C. GEBHART,
DEPUTY WARDEN.
JACOB FUSS, CLERK.
W. A. McCORN, M. D., PRISON PHYSICIAN.
REV. T. J. BROWN, CHAPLAIN.
REV. E. ALLEN, CHAPLAIN, CATHOLIC.
MISS PHOEBE C. GIRDER, MATRON. MISS GERTRUDE FULLER, ASSISTANT MATRON.
M. C. CLARK, TREASURER.
The State Prison was located in Waupun in July, 1851, by Messrs. John Bullen, John Taylor and A. W. Worth, who were appointed commissioners to determine such location under a law enacted that year. A contract was at once entered into for the construction of a temporary prison ; in 1853 the contract was let for the mason work upon the south wing of the prison; and additions have been made from time to time since that date.
From March 28, 1853, to January 4, 1874, the office of the Prison Commissioner was an elective office, the Commissioner having full control of the management of the prison.
From January 3, 1874, to June 1, 1881, the management was in the hands of three direct- ors appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate. In place of a Commissioner, the directors appointed a warden, who had charge and custody of the prison, to serve three years.
In June, 1881, the management of the prison was placed in the hands of the State Board of Supervision, who have continued the control and custody as established by the direct- ors.
The warden, steward and treasurer are appointed by the State Board of Supervision an- nually. All other officers are appointed by the board from time to time, as vacancies occur upon the nomination of the warden.
The convict labor was leased to M. D. Wells & Co., of Chicago, for the management of boots and shoes, for five years, from January 1, 1828, and the contract was renewed with that firm for five years, beginning with January 1, 1883, at the rate of fifty cents per day for ten hours. Upon the expiration of the contract at the close of the year 1887, the con- tractors, by consent of the Board of Supervision, continued to employ the prisoners for several months. when the contract was renewed for five years, without change of terms. On the expiration of said contract at the close of the year 1892, it was similarly renewed by consent of the Board of Control, for a further period of five years.
Manufacture on the part of the state was therefore discontinued on January 1, 1878. The prisoners' earnings for the fiscal year en 'ing September 30, 1891, were $61,001.06, and for the year ending September 30, 1892, $59,925 81.
The grounds about the buildings embrace 24 acres, and a farm of 112 acres, about a mile distant, was added in 1885. The buildings comprise the center, 85x90 feet, occu-
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pied for offices, warden's apartments, dining and lodging rooms for officers, kitchens, bakery, etc. The two wings, 50x200 feet each, containing 504 cells, the deputy warden's residence and female prison with thirty-six cells, a work-shop 54x500 feet, two stories high, bath house, blacksmith and carpenter shop, barn, etc.
The total amount paid from the state treasury for real estate, buildings, improvements, repairs and current expenses up to October 1, 1892, was $1, 314,567.64.
The whole number of prisoners received since the opening of the prison is 5,562. The number in confinement September 30, 1892, was 498-481 males and 17 females. The average number of prisoners during the past year was 519, as against 535 the preced- ing year, and the current expenses were (including prisoners' earnings), $66,837.04, as against $73,294.84.
STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL.
OFFICERS. F. L. SANBORN, SUPERINTENDENT AND STEWARD.
A. F. GRUENHAGEN, STATE AGENT.
D. W. GARDNER, CLERK ..
MRS. F. L. SANBORN, MISS LUCY SULLIVAN, MRS. ANNIE B. WILLIAMS,
MISS NELLIE ROBINSON, MISS AGNES H. HEATH, MISS MAY McUNE,
MISS TILLIE JOHNSON MATRON
MISS ETTA KILLMER, MISS LILLIE MCARTHUR, MISS ZUBA EARLE,
MISS NELLIE JONES. MISS EDNA JONES, MISS FLORENCE PARRY,
TEACHERS. M. C. CLARK, TREASURER.
Chapter 377, laws of 1885, made it the duty of the board of supervision, by and with the consent of the governor, to select a suitable site and erect thereon buildings for a state school or temporary home for dependent and neglected children-such institution to be known as the "State Public School." Soon after the enactment of this law, the Board ad- vertised for proposals for furnishing a site for this institution, and received responses from Stevens Point, Waupaca, Green Bay, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Ripon, New Lisbon Sparta and La Crosse. Subsequently the Board visited all these places, inspected the sites proposed and canvassed the advantages of each locality, and, finally, with the ap- proval of the Governor, selected Sparta as the locality for the school, accepting an offer of a tract of land embracing 164.8 acres as the site. This land lies in one regular body on the northeast of the city, being partly within its limits, having the La Crosse river for its eastern boundary, and one of the city streets as its western line. The location is in all re- spects a healthful one, possesses many attractions in itself, and commands a view of one of the finest landscapes in the state.
During the year 1886, three cottages were erected and equipped in accordance with the provisions of the law, two of them of solid brick, two stories and an attic in height, with stone basement and capable of accommodating one hundred pupils. The third cottage, a frame structure, veneered with brick, two stories and an attic above a stone basement, was
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devoted at first to the uses of the superintendent and his family, but subsequently to the accommodation of the young children, of whom it affords room for thirty.
The institution was opened for the reception of pupils on the 13th of November, 1886, with Robert T. Roberts as superintendent. It soon became apparent, from the rapidity with which commitments were made, that more room must be provided before the full benefits of the institution could be realized Accordingly the legislature of 1887 made pro- visions for the erection of a central building, two cottages and such other structures as it should deem necessary. The board of supervision, during that year, had erected the buildings named, and in addition thereto a boiler and engine house and laundry and a barn. The central building is of brick, three stories in height upon a stone basement, and fur- nishes room for the superintendent and his family and employes, a general kitchen and large dining room, an assembly room and offices. The cottages are of brick, two stories and an attic in height, with a stone basement, and furnish accommodations for sixty pupils each. A school-house two stories in height, containing three class rooms and necessary halls on each floor, and furnishing accommodations for about 250 pupils, was erected in 1839, as were also a cold storage building, ice house and additional farm buildings; and a dwelling house on adjoining land purchased was reconstructed into a comfortable hospital.
In August, 1891, the Board of Control elected F. L. Sanborn, of Ashland, to be the su- perintendent in place of Mr. Roberts, whose term had expired.
July 7, 1892, fire, believed to be the work of an incendiary ward, destroved the roof and upper story of the main building. The building was promptly reconstructed at a cost of $4,814.96
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