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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (NEW JERSEY.) 



Model School, which had a separate exhibit, won 

 a gold medal, as did the New Jersey School for 

 the Deaf. The insect exhibit won a gold medal; 

 it was said that the State had the finest collec- 

 tion of wood- and grain-destroying insects in the 

 country. The State Museum won the whole set 

 of medals gold, silver, and bronze. 



The registrar of Princeton University gave out 

 the report of the entrance examinations for the 

 university on June 25 as 229 for the academic 

 course and 212 for the scientific, against 247 

 academic and 208 scientific the preceding year. 

 The falling oil' was principally from the Middle 

 States. The entrance rolls showed that New 

 York city leads. Dr. Francis L. Patton resigned 

 the presidency of the university July 31, and 

 \\;>> succeeded, Aug. 1, by Woodrow Wilson, 

 LL. D. Dr. Patton was elected president of 

 Princeton Theological Seminary, Oct. 14. Three 

 summer schools were in operation at the univer- 

 sity during the summer. 



Prisons. In the annual report of the Board 

 of Prison Inspectors it was stated that the 

 striped-clothing, lock-step, and short-hair system 

 should be abolished. It recommended that a 

 separate institution for women should be built 

 on the site of the present State arsenal adjoin- 

 ing the prison. There were 31 women in the 

 prison, 20 of the number being white and 11 col- 

 ored. It appeared from the supervisor's report, 

 Nov. 1, that at the beginning of the fiscal year 

 ending Oct. 31 the number of prisoners confined 

 in the institution was 1,106. During the year 

 516 of these were removed. The number received 

 in the year was 431, so that the number remain- 

 ing Nov. 1 was 1,021, or 85 fewer than at the 

 beginning of the year. The terms of 407 prisoners 

 expired, 5 were discharged by the United States 

 commissioner, 1 was pardoned by the President, 

 15 were removed to the insane asylum, 8 were 

 pardoned by the Board of Pardons, and 61 were 

 paroled. 



Charities and Corrections. According to the 

 report of the Trustees for the State Home for 

 Girls for the year ending Oct. 31, the number 

 of girls committed to the home in the year was 

 24. The number sent out was 29, most of whom 

 were doing well in good homes. The number of 

 girls in the institution at the date of the last 

 annual report was 119. At present there are 114. 

 The addition of a new cottage has proved to be 

 of great advantage, enabling more and better 

 work to be done in all departments. There was 

 1 death. With this exception the health of the 

 inmates has been good. 



According to the superintendent's report for 

 the fiscal year ending Oct. 31, the Home for Boys 

 <?ared for 500 in the year. It received 160, and dis- 

 charged 163. Boys were received from every 

 county in the State, with the exception of 3. 

 The health of the boys was very good. There were 

 but 2 deaths. There seemed to be a more con- 

 tented and happier feeling among them, due 

 largely to the policy of making the boys under- 

 stand that their release depended entirely upon 

 their own behavior and individual merit, and not 

 upon any outside influences. The blacksmith, 

 carpenter, and mason shops were very successful, 

 all these departments being as full as possible, 

 and all the boys very much interested in their 

 work. The results from the garden and factory 

 were also very satisfactory; there was an abun- 

 dance of fruit and melons for the boys during 

 the season, and this contributed largely to the 

 unusually healthy condition of the institution. 



The Governor approved, in October, the erec- 

 tion of the Tuberculosis Sanitarium on Mount 



Kipp, an elevation of 954 feet in the range of 

 mountains near Glen Gardner. The site is un- 

 equaled in the State for this special purpose. It 

 was decided to erect one large central building 

 for the patients. A macadamized road from Glen 

 Gardner was begun. 



The annual report of the Board of Managers 

 of the Insane Asylum, submitted in December, 

 reiterated the recommendation for a separate 

 asylum for the convict and criminal insane, and 

 deprecated the failure of the State to provide 

 for the removal of the epileptics from the Insane 

 Asylum. It called attention to the fact that in 

 several counties the places designated as " asy- 

 lums," although receiving State aid, are without 

 any organization, without adequate medical su- 

 pervision or proper attendants or nurses. The 

 total population of the 6 county asylums was 555, 

 of whom 282 were males and 273 were females. 

 The report referred to the overcrowded condition 

 of the State Hospital in Trenton, which contained 

 1,137 patients, although the present buildings 

 were designed for only 840. The total expend- 

 iture in the year was $236,749.39, and the per 

 capita expense per week for maintenance \va> 

 about $380. 



The Epileptic Village. The annual report of 

 the Board of Managers of the State Village oi 

 Epileptics shows that, although the place is a 

 model one in many respects, there is still much 

 to be done. The village was opened in 1898, and 

 since then 9 inmates have been discharged as 

 cured, 4 transferred to other institutions, 4 re- 

 moved by relatives, 2 died, and 3 have eloped. 

 In the past year 25 male and 20 female epileptic- 

 were admitted, and the total population at this 

 time is 75. 



It is estimated that there is 1 epileptic to each 

 500 of the population. A conservative estimate 

 would place the total number at more than 2,500. 

 " There is a large number of epileptics confined in 

 the hospitals for the insane and other institu- 

 tions throughout the State that properly belong 

 in the village." 



Forestry. Forest Bulletin No. 11, issued by 

 the Geological Survey, tells of the first extensive, 

 systematic, and successful experiment in forest 

 cultivation made in the State, after eight years' 

 practical work on a 3,000-acre tract along 

 Ramapo river. The forest was divided into 10 

 parts, of 300 acres each, and every year one of 

 these divisions was taken in hand. The result 

 of the treatment of 2,400 acres has been most suc- 

 cessful, both from a sylvicultural and a financial 

 point of view, and is described at length in the 

 bulletin. New Jersey has 3.324 square miles of 

 forest area that could be subjected to this treat- 

 ment. The forests of the State suffered great 

 damage from fires in 1902. 



Interstate Fair. The Interstate Fair closed 

 on Saturday, Oct. 4. Notwithstanding the bad 

 weather, the fair was very successful. More than 

 89.000 persons attended it. The profits were less 

 than in 1901, but there was a considerable n- 

 mainder after paying all expenses. The exhibi- 

 tion of cattle, sheep, and swine exceeded that of 

 former years. At a meeting of the Board of 

 Directors of the association. Dec. 10, it was de- 

 cided to pay a dividend of 7 per cent, on $20,000 

 worth of preferred stock, and 2 per cent, on $115,- 

 000 worth of common stock. 



Disasters. On, March 3 a flood at Patorson 

 placed the mill section of the city under water. 

 The East Jersey Water Company was damaged 

 to the extent o'f $1,500.000, and the entire dam- 

 age amounted to several millions. Only two lives 

 were lost in the city, but several persons per- 



