All of the above products have been consumed on the place, with the exception of the wheat, which was sold, as will show in the financial statement. P. L. KIRK,

Storekeeper and Accountant.

REPORT OF DAIRYMAN.

Dr. T. B. Bass, Superintendent, Abilene, Texas.

DEAR SIR: I submit to you herewith the following report, showing amount of sweet milk secured from cows in dairy, for the fiscal year ending August 31, 1920:

State Colony for Feeble-Minded.

J. W. BRADFIELD, M. D., SUPERINTENDENT.

This Institution has been in operation three years. It is located on a tract of 97 acres of land, along the International & Great Northern Railroad, about three miles northwest of the business center of the city of Austin, Travis County. So far, only females have been admitted; but a new dormitory is nearing completion, which will make room for about sixty male inmates, who will be received into the Colony by January, 1921.

Number treated in year ending August 31, 1920:

Children

Adults

Total

47

100

147

State Colony for Feeble-Minded.

REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT.

The State Board of Control, Austin, Texas.

GENTLEMEN: I hereby submit for your consideration the Third Annual Report of the State Colony for the Feeble-Minded, covering the fiscal year ending August 31, 1920.

During the year just ended, no new buildings were opened at the Institution, and the movement of population has, therefore, been sluggish.

The health of the patients has been good, and outside of a severe epidemic of influenza, no serious conditions have arisen. Our death rate of 3.4 per cent is sufficiently low to call for no apology. Several escaped during the year, but all were speedily recaptured and returned. On August 31, 1920, there were pending 195 applications for admission to the Colony, representing 116 males and 79 females.

Our school work has progressed satisfactorily, though we feel that we could do better work in this department, if we had proper buildings and equipment.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

I have, in preparing our budget, made such recommendations as I thought necessary; but I want to again go on record as an advocate of separate institutions for the two sexes. I am sure there are enough feeble-minded in Texas to justify the existence of two institutions, and now, in the beginnng, is the time to plan properly for this unfortunate class. Experience, in other States, has shown the folly of associating the two sexes at the same institution, and I strongly urge upon you gentlemen the wisdom of complete sex segregation.

I wish, also, to urge the enactment of an adequate commitment law. The most serious problem, in connection with the question of feeblemindedness, is the high grade moron. The female can, under the faulty labor conditions of today, make a living for a while, but she is, as a rule, quite unmoral, and makes no effort to protect herself. Her children, usually illegitimate, must, as degenerates, criminals, or defectives, eventually become wards of the State. The male moron is also a potential criminal, and is the class from which inmates for our jails and reformatories are recruited. Their segregation and control, through life, is the remedy. This can be obtained only by legally committing them to an institution where they can be kept permanently.

In submitting this report of our activities, I desire to acknowledge my indebtedness to the officers and employes of the Institution. And in conclusion, I wish to express my deep appreciation for the willing co-operation and help accorded me by your Board. Your advice and counsel have always been for the best interest of these unforunates.

Respectfully submitted,

J. W. BRADFIELD, M. D.,
Superintendent.