THE TOLEDO STATE HOSPITAL.

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HE Toledo State Hospital is built upon the cottage system. Its plan of constrution was a radical departure from the structures then in use for the care of the insane, incorporating the most advanced thought upon the subject. The idea originated with General Brinkerhoff, of the Board of State Charities, who favored the erection of a new asylum in Northwestern Ohio.

The whole question of location and plans was undertaken by a commission, of which Governor Foster was president, Dr. Byers was secretary, and General Brinkerhoff was a member.

This Institution was opened on January 6th, 1888, and had a capacity for 1,000 patients. There are now 1,689 patients in the Institution. When the buildings that are now being remodeled and enlarged are completed there will be ample room for 1,700 patients. There have been admitted in all 3,411 women; 4,048 men. There are 23 cottages, 2 buildings for infirm patients, 2 buildings for disturbed wards and two hospital buildings. The ornamental grounds comprise about 110 acres. There are some 5 miles of drives, about 6 acres of artificial lakes and 300 acres are cultivated for farm and garden.

Dr. H. A. Tobey has been the superintendent of this model institution from the opening in 1888, with the exception of one year, under Governor Campbell, when the institution was superintended by Dr. Tupper.

A large portion of the success of this hospital is due to the efforts of ex-Governor Foster, who, in addition to being a member of the original committee on location of the hospital, was a member of the board of trustees from the day it was opened to patients until the day of his death. It is said of him that when a cabinet portfolio was tendered him at Washington, D. C., that had it come to the question of resigning the trusteeship of this hospital or refusing to become a cabinet officer, he would never have been President Harrison's secretary of the treasury.

THE MASSILLON STATE HOSPITAL.

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N March 31, 1892, was passed a bill authorizing the appointment of a commission to select a site for the building of a new institution, to be known as the Eastern Ohio Insane Asylum,

now the Massillon State Hospital. The commission was appointed by Governor McKinley very shortly after the passage of the bill, and consisted of Dr. A. B. Richardson, Columbus; George R. Davis, Wapakoneta, and Dr. C. W. King, Dayton. This commission selected a site two miles south of Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, and on November 30th, same year, the Governor appointed a board of trustees, conformatoty with the law establishing the institution. This building board consisted of Rob't Sherrard, Jr., Steubenville; S. J. McMahon, Cambridge; Wm. H. Mullins, Salem; Dr. A. B. Richardson, Columbus; Dr. H. C. Eyman, Cleveland. Under the supervision of this building board a dining-room building, a kitchen and bakery building, a store house, a boiler house, a power house, a carpenter shop, a laundry building, a hospital building, an infirmary building, a superintendent's residence, a steward's residence and seven cottages were constructed.

The institution now has a capacity of 1,450 patients. In 1894 Mr. Mullins resigned and was succeeded by B. F. Perry, of Jefferson. In 1895 Mr. Sherrard died; his place was filled by the appointment of Mr. D. J. Sinclair, of Steubenville. In February, 1897, Mr. Eyman was succeeded by Dr. E. G. Carpenter, of Cleveland, Mr. Sinclair by George D. Copeland, of Marion. In April, 1898, Dr. A. B. Richardson was elected superintendent and Dr. A. B. Howard, of Cuyahoga Falls, was appointed his successor on the board. .In October, 1899, Dr. A. B. Richardson resigned his position as superintendent and Dr. H. C. Eyman, of Cleveland, was appointed his successor. In April, 1900, the board was changed from a building board to an operating board with the following members: Mr. S. J. McMahon, Cambridge; Mr. George D. Copeland, Marion; Mr. J. B. Zerbe, Cleveland; Dr. John E. Russell, Mt. Vernon. The following is a list of the present officers:

THE INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

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HE Ohio Institution for the Education of the Blind was founded by act of the Legislature in 1837. It was fourth in order of establishment in the United States. In 1839 the first building was occupied. This structure cost the state $34,409 and was designed to accommodate sixty pupils. The present house was occupied May 21, 1874. This building cost at first, exclusive of additions, $358,477.92 and was intended to accommodate three hundred pupils. Later additions have been made increasing its capacity. The first year in the history of the institution there were eleven pupils enrolled. Last year there were 339 in attendance. Since the establishment of the institution, 67 years ago, 2,341 pupils have been enrolled.

The cost of maintenance from the beginning to November 15, 1900, was $1,828,390.32. Probably $600,000 have been invested in permanent buildings and improvements, making a total expenditure of about $2,428,390.00.

The average cost to the state for each pupil has been about $1,179.00. This institution is a School for the Education of the Blind, not an Asylum, and it has been the endeavor of the management of the institution to keep this object before the public and not allow the institution to become an infirmary.

The chief officers of the institution are: G. L. Smead, Superintendent; R. W. Bell, Steward.

At present there are 24 teachers emlpoyed in the institution; II in the Literary Department, 9 in Music, and 4 in the Industrial Department.