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Excerpt from Twenty-First Report of the Board of Directors and Officers of the California Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind: For the Twenty-Four Months Ending June 30, 1894 The principal improvement made during the last two years has been the erection of a new edifice for a boys' home. This structure was ren dered necessary by the crowded Condition of the other dormitories, and by the constant increase of pupils. This edifice is now completed in all details, and at a cost within the appropriation made by the Legislature. No provision was made for furnishing this building. A few hundred dollars, remaining from the building fund, have been employed for that purpose; but a large part of the room will not be available until a fur ther appropriation is made for the interior. The work of instruction has been prosecuted during the last two years to the great satisfaction of the Board of Directors. Classes are gradu ated at the close of each scholastic year, and their equipment is believed to be as good as is furnished at any similar institution in the country. There is urgent need that some further provision should be made for manual training. The limited facilities, now taxed to the utmost, are far below the requirements of the institution. The carpenter shop and the printing office are school-rooms for industrial education. The facili ties in these departments ought to be greatly increased. Elementary instruction in other trades might well be embraced in plans for the future. The water supply for the institution is still a matter of grave concern. A persistent effort has been made to develop sufficient water on' the grounds by means of tunnels and wells. A permanent increase of water ought to be secured to the extent of gallons daily. The water fund was long ago exhausted, and nothing further can be done in that direction until an appropriation has been made for that purpose. The amounts set forth by the Principal for the support of the institution, and for improvements during the next two years, having been carefully examined and approved by the Board of Directors, they are hereby made a part of this report. For a more detailed statement of the work of the institution, its condition and requirements, reference is made to the Principal's report, which, with the Report of the Board of Directors, is herewith respectfully submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.