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■■i rtf- PAGE SIX TRAINING SC fv S;- Eigfht^Ui Aiumal Report' of/Superintendent O. Whitten Shows Institution Well Organized and Operated. (Editor** Note:—We have just read iatereat the annual report of the IVaiaiaf achMl located near liere, as transmitted br the State Bond of PuMie Welfare, by its su perintendent, Dr. B. O. Whitten. The tvport^ somewhat condensed, is pub lished by The Chronicle today because of its interest to the, many- local friends of the institution). To the State Board of Public Welfare, Columbia, South Carolina. . Gentlemen: I have the honor to submit the annual report of the State Trainin<r school for thc'- fiscal year July I, 1934-June 30. 1935. (This re port is being made the first of Octo ber rather than the first of July in order to make brief di.scussion of cer tain developments, particularly plans for building with PWA funds that could not be reliably reported until a court decision had been rendered). As the fiscal year came to a close, we were able to report an unbroken record of having operated since the opening of the institution without a ci^icit APy year during its histoiy. Of course, one should not be con- vfce rendered by the inatitution and look ^^at aniteipation to the time when we may be equipped with an infirmary and first class appara tus fdr medical and surreal service, the need for which has been so seri ously felt during the past several years. ' Farm and Dairy The past year has given us a very satisfactory margin of profit, in these two activities. Although 'short in .some crops, the harvest of oats was“ somewhat above normal and more commensurate jwith labor and supplies invested. It has long been recognized that most of our arable land is per-, zaps , suited better, to growing cotton iml oats than other products com mon to this type of sojl. Since we do not grow cotton, it is customary for us to make considerable effort in the production of a goocTltrpply of oats. Besides a small amount harvested in sheaf, a little more than 2,500 bush els were threshed for our grannery. Other crops planted gave fairly satis factory yields considering the light rainfall, up to the close of the fiscal year. We looked forward to a more hopeful situation with reference to to the worthiness, of our cause and the sincerity of-our general assembly in recognizing it. Through the inter vening years, from the time our in stitution was Oj^ned to tlM present, 1H.S CMHONICLE. CMN'IOJN. S. C. J /■ m- i THURSDAY, JANUARY 2i I. daily per capita cost for food, chil-Jinjus to be erected./There should ' inA dren and emi^oyees included (not in-j little difficulty in/i our haring buildings completedu we have coveted a desire for a frank, eluding farm and dairy products) was .1213. This happens to coincide With the food cost for the year previous co-operative spirit with mimnbere of the general assfmUy and such under standing being Mtabliehed,-.or appar ently so, our effoits in*ihe future Will be directed to conducting the institUT tion in such a way as to maintain the full sympathy and support, but above all, the full confidence, of the general assembly. It is not enough to say that we have beeni-able to operate our in to the one now being reported but is due in' some measure to a larger carry-over of'stores int^ last year and better yield from the dairy farm. While it is too early, to-anth^ipate with any reasonable acieuracy how the institution be able to handle its finances during the year 1935-36, we have every reason,to believe, after very careful estiniates up to October 1, that’the amount, $130,000.00, re stitution as economically as ‘institu-i^ceived for'maintenance‘will enable'us tiom? of a similar type in other states or no parity with other institutions in our state but we feel‘particularly 1 in this type of work the paramount question i.s, “How was the institution before the end the present fiscal year, June 30, 1936, but it will not be dormitories far in ^vance of that date a:^ the appropriation for the’«ur- rent fiscal year will not be sn^ci^ tp finance such a plan. Again it is net pMsible ^"i^retell vi'hat will consti tute the full schedule'of our building program until bids have been re ceived. Looking ahead as far as pos sible, we anticipate building: . 1. Two dorm^ries for the infirm type of ihdividdals. 2. One dormitory for • school chil dren. , ' ^ . . 3. One administration building. A. One infirrhAry. and training mentab tfefectives. ■ Assets. Value of pi^perty: . . Real .estate^l,188 acres.. ,$ 40,000.00 Buildings 266,000.00 siWe to UWopFtOthCr equipment and im- j ^rovements to operate fairly successfully and without a deficit.' PerqMUietit Improvem^it — During the fiscal year just closed, | 5. Extension of the present school no permanent improvements of any j building, giving space for a small operated with the fund.s at it.s dis-jsort were made as no direct appro-!expen.sive gymnasium, posal?” This gives rise to an unehd-1priation was given us for that pur-j 6. Additional., laundry ing challenge of which we are deeplyjpo.se. Looking fomard to the 1935-38; with repairs to the bulidi con.sciou,s and brings into bdld relief jperiod, we are able at this time (Ck-:, 7. New roof on centrpT^dining hall a consideration of the mental and jtober l,, as .previously stated) to an-'and inc);:eased .space pB>r refrigeration physical .status of each individual cn- ticipate with great enthusiasm the rolled at the State Training school, 'availability of PWA funds for the ipment 53,000.00 ■V; Total .....::;.$358,00().00 staff of Schooli / -B. 0. Whitten, M. D., superintend- f ent. Perhaps we shall^always feel that a construction of long awaited and' • Acknowledgments In eonclusion./Twish toiexpress myi F. S. Chance, M. D., assistant su perintendent Lois Blakely, seerdtary-boo^eeperr Nonna HalIeU,^ychologist and di rector of'edimaiion. .^j^Doris domestic .science. W. E^^xfwbinson, physical education and mdnual training. ‘ Louise Cox, kindergarten and pre- primary. Mrs. C. E. Holson, advanced aca demics, Cleon Pitts, elementary and pri mary. Mrs. Thos- Xt’Connor, activities in firm group and handicraft.' ^ Mrs. Wm.- Brooks Owens, music. Georgia Brpoker, supervisor. larger appropriation and a higher per I muchly needed buildings. The state lope ration appreciation ^or the intere.stp^ co-i| cemed mor^ with what funds an in- , ,, , .... X- • t.- ...uu; production of vegetables when, some BtituUon uses in operating than with.^'^ , v... tiow the institution operates, but it is a source of peculiar pride to us to feef that throughout a period of fifteen form of irrigation may be establi.shed and doubt the possibility of any sat isfactory farming of vegetables ex cept intermittently without an aiti years, there has not be<*n a time when a.. . ihe State Training achnol failed moiature for that ac- operate w'ith a balanced budget. | The pei'.sonnel of the Jnstitution has | undergone very few changes during the past year. It .should be a matter of concern to any institution where maturity of years reveals the obvious nee<l for change's in personnel and yet, no plan is in o|K*ration vouchsafing the social or economic security tho.se who should be expreted to re tire after it is evidenC that they do tivity. In our dairy herd, there is still .se rious ravaging by the germ brucella obortus, causinig what is commonly known as Bang’s^ disease. It* is well known" that such a condition is very difficult to eradicate when continual ly using and re-breeding a herd to he infected. However, an uncertain amount <Tf progress is b<Mng made towaTxT eradication of this dis- F. D. Jones, B. A., D. D.,. head of I sympjidthetic encourage-i devotional activities. capita cost would have been well j.suprenre"court having given favorable'! ment which have' been received from j D. 0. Rhame, Jr., M. D., S. C. Hays, worthwhile in spite of any liberality [opinion, of the statute enabling us to Iyouiyhonorable board during the past j A. B., M. I)-., vi.siting and con.sulting of the general a.«.sembly but it is left)borrow funds in the amount of $12.5,-lyeafC Respeclfully submitted, {.surgeons. . i. O. W1 for us to arrive at .some^ reasonable 1000.00 it is estimated that with the^ medium whereby all children will be j grant to be added to this loan, ^ QO: It given the physical care desirable and the amount of training po.ssible with' what the general as.sembly should de cide is a reasonable allowance for this type of work. As a matter of fact, we h'ave always refrainetl from pre.sent- total w’ill approximate $170,000 is readily seen that thi.s amo^t will not be sufficient to meet th^jdtejpands as evidenced by applicatjefns on file, nor complete the origipdl program as outline<l ami approyrii 'by the statfe ing budgets that even might appear'planning board. iTwill, however, be a.s extravagant, and in the future, no budg(*t will be pre.sentejl withput most of the effort in preparing it being given to keeping the_figures as low as possible, consistent" with rea.s()n- able care of the children. It is scarce HITTEN, M.D,, , Superintendent, j ' > I Other Facts From Report r“|; Date of oijcning institution, Sep-i F. F. Hick.s, D.D.S., dentist. ? tembei: II, 1920. of almost ine^rinable help to us in supplying rm>re beds for urgent cases constantlv/d^-aling to us for aid and j in re-grauping to better advantage all mma^ of the institution and supply [ an/ infirmary and administration ^ (Establi.shed by law* general a.*--1 .sembly, 1918, act .398, approved Feb-; ruary 12th). ? j" Type of in.stitution: State, for carej Vicks Cough Drop ly necessary to make re-fei-epce to the J^ildimg. the needs for which have ri.sing costs of food products, partic- been felt so acutely‘for many years How Caloiabs Help Nature To Throw Off a Bad Cold ulai-ly nuiats and all products derive<i from poi'k. Other supplies, though not have inevitably forced jK*i- capita co.st to a big during the past two yPars. The aver- not po».se».s tho stamina an,I ability!<■“’»' »o,no cattio <leveJo|.inK aa||,,,, for ^rforming <luti.-s common to immunity ami othc, boinK .to.cartoi WO w age daily per capita cost during the 018. The average tlx^ average r mark than It is not jK)S.sible to anticipate defi nitely the dates on which contracts corresiMfndingly increa.sed in-prk•e^|^w^ll be let but our present schedule common their fine of employnienti This insti tution is not without its problems in trying to safeguard the"' rights and needs of. its children with reference to occasional need for retiring those who are not sufficiently active to ful- from fu/ther breeding, or Ik* mg slaughtered. It is difficult, however, to keep milk production to a satis-; factory amoupt an<l after another year or two of effort, as we now op calls for letting of contracts begin-1 ning the latter part of (X-tober and ending abf>ut the midfile of November, bids to b<* solicited Ix'th .separately and collectively on the different build- Mlllions hAve found In CaloUbt a mo-'t valuablt aid In thi troatmoit of colda. takB-mb or two tab lets, the first nlglil and repeat tlM tltird^ fifth night It needed. ilow^^ Oslotabi heto tfabure throw 0^ a eoidt First, dslot^ Is o!ie of the most tboroiigb and de- P'-r.dable of an Intestinal ellxnhmaU. tiui.f cleanslitf the Intestinal tract of the germ-laora mociii and tozlnee. Second, Calotabs are diuretic to tho kidzwTS, promoting the elimination of cold poisons from the system. Thus Oalotabs serve the double purpose of a purgative and Miuretic, both oC which are needed in the treatment of colds. • , /, Calotabs are quite economy; only twenty-five cents for the family package, ten cents for the- trial package. (Adv.) , crate, it will lx* a (luostion for u.s to fill just an<l',Ja.sonabl,. r..,|ui,e'mcnta Iho institution shall itution. It is not a mattorfroo of>Ke t.x|R-i ionoe,i .lifficulty or mfm'ff''"" »of the institution. <if having ex|K*..v..^ ... , lHH.r service during the past but one Iultimately develoix*d. . that concerns it.sClf with the future. I Forestry ^ •"In Aiui: Ifi.st annual ivport, we referred | In our last annual 1*^011 we ve to the m-ed for a business manager jferrtbl briefly to the need of .sj>end- ami rather anticipated adding such 1 ing some time and money on refor ty pe of employee to our personnel ere, estation and imprpfi'ing our woodland, this, but we have purposely delayed [This matter wtp=f^)rought to the at- any final action in this matter until! tent i(»n of pr^qx*!- epnvniittees in the aiipropriation, enlai-ging our capacity, the plan for i maintenance, lx* made but no direct re-organizing the staff so as to in-^appropriation was granted and’ the elude such employee would lx* amply | in.stitution must l(K)k forwaix! to a now anticipate such re-jpfan of endeavoring to reclaim the organization early, next year, in as^ waste poilions of our woodlaml in a much as the state xutJreme-courL haa.;.g4a«lual way from year to year {>rOi- given favorable report on the eonstT / 1 'f it wa.s certain that PWA funds would i general ass^nldy with request ,that be made available and on account ofjsiiecial aiipiopriation, exclusive of vi(Ted Ave can afford to give any pail tutionalily of the act authorizing cor- of our ajipropriation for maintenance' tain state institutions to liop^iw mon- for th-is activify that d(H*s not demand cy from-the Public Works adminis-lexpunditures invmediately. The ^sujx*r- tratioii. / intendi-nt has visite<l the nearest (**CC F^ach. .year, we haye niade a few camp and made request'that this ac- remarks with regard to the large , tivity lie taken as a project for de- number of appficatmns coming to ii.s^Aclopment by the federal government, and during the past twelve months;'Being referre<l to a forest ranger a.s we have experienced the most diffi-,the proper person with whom to ne- cult jM?rio<l of our existence with re*-igotiate, the matter was presented s^ct to urgent ap|>eals in the face of operating over-capacity i at all time.s. Therp is an ever-mounting tide of requests,for assistance to childre'n who are ohviou.sly in great' iK*ed of social and t*<lucational training of a special type. Quite often, ca.ses have with strong appeal to tha^ officer and tentative agreement reached for a survey of the state land with a view to placing it a.s a fedi>ral project.! However, no definite action or even satisfaction has Ix'en accompli.shed up to this time and it will be pursued be<‘n brought to our attention and ap-[with diligence in the future and it is |>eals matle for a.ssistantl* where in-! still ho|x;d that thisv muchly nee<k*d ve.stigati(»n showed that the commu-1 improvement will-be supplied ihy government capip so well suited therefor in resources and exjx’rience/ F'ailing in this plan, we will have no revoui.se j'xceptij:o employ common labor with any funds to lx* .'^i>ared from our appropriation, bqt it is .surely a worthwhile projec(/and one that should._yk*id considernhle profit / nities need only to lx* ihfornuxl that siK-h an in.stitution is in existence w'ithin this state, and more and mOre*, we are convinced that fidends and rel atives are not only desirous hut <le- termined to se<‘ the handicap|x>d chil dren given places here where ,spi*cial prov,-i*kAa-^ah4Uild he made for them. We believe thcTe is and will continue'm the years to couh*. to he a rising tide of sympathy a'hd j RoadwaytA . interest for such individuals and that; As our colonies are developed and families directly interested and: increased in capajrity and function, fnemls and taxpayers indirectly in- the necessity foi" ^a good highway terested will ultimately manifest a,serving all cokmy huilding.s becomes unanimity for supporting a place | urgent. In August, we filed a project wht^re mentally retarded individuals with the WP.A which contemplates may receive Ix'tter care and tiaining.^'jrj-miihjj and-top-soiling our main line I The population of the in.stitution at'to the/colonies and also surface- the cloae of the la.st fiscal year, .lune jtreatutent of the road^rom the state 30, wa.s 523, males 257, females'290. ■ hig^vay on the front around the loop •A' Average population from .luly I, 1934,(0^0111- eampus'so as to make it an to July 1, 1935, was .•>2-1. Of this num-^.iil]-weather type of road. Thus i.s a ber, 45 were admitted during the year much-needed improvement that has and 12 re-admitted. Paroled and d(A-jbei*n neglected for many years and charged during the year, 07, 18 ofnyinor improv-ements are made by the 'whom were re-admittrel and 9 return-! institution from time t« time. Offi- ed to the Girls' Industrie .school, cials of the WPA have pronounced it There were 6 death.s, 2 mhies and 4 a g(Kxl and worthy project but up to females. One of^our gr^le.»t worries this time, no information has come as dtH'ihg-the past two.'pt three years,!to what support it will get frem the and particularly th^'last year, Itts j-Works Pmgress administration' in been the difficulty/of making perml- Washington. The project Also includes.! nent and aucce^ul paroles and dis-{plans for improving the campus and larges. It dW not require any ex-, treating^shade trees, et?.,-4h^-wiH be ^•nation one to appre*ciate the o'f considerable benefit to the insti- difficulties/of placing children sup-jtution if th^ work is performed. Budget / poaedly blindicapped, infb positions pf self-support where there are thou- zandA''^unemployed, many of whom are joeed to be’already trained for special types of occupation,* - In a table prepared by the nuxiical Maintenance. Wc have referred to the fact o^our haring lieen able 'to operate/luring 1 the past year wMthout^ a deficit andj wish to make record of our* sincere. director, it will be .seen that only 6 appreciation of the fairly liberal at Ndeaths occurred in the in.stitution dur ing the past fiscal year. Thb previous year recorded 3 deaths, and while tiila ipjt he consi^red a por tent of future years, wn point with DfMe to, the fine Qrpe of mMleal acr- titude of the general assembly during the years when revenues have been serrously reduced and appropriations likwise. TTiis is no indication that thel institution has been specially favored^ ■^sined to be, but -bears testimony"^ or - - ; • V # /. / . - ./ ; -..i., / to buy witli n^r bead, during 1936 things at better \ / c A very useful New Year’s resection, zuid one that isn’t hard to keep. You’H/nnd buying tips and hints on every hand, ^tch for them and you’ll be able to buy more , . / - pnees.^ 'There’s a buying,j^de in the, advertising col- / .. umns of this nevripaper. Here you will find oiit what is new, vmat is proved,, what is accepted, what is right! You. find tips on where to buy as well as what to buy. You read about the grow ing success of a certain merchant. 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