REPORT. To the Hon. President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives : Your committee appointed to visit the Normal School at Cedar Falls, having performed that duty in compliance with concurrent res-olution, and present the following as the result of their investigations: We made a thorough examination of all the different departments, being continuously assisted therein by resident director, W. M. Field, Principal H. H. Seerley, and the steward. We found the steward's or boarding department well managed; and it has, during the last biennial period, paid off an existing debt on this department of about eleven hundred dollars, with very little extra expense to pupils for board and incidentals. We found, further, that the supplies for this department, have been principally purchased at competitive prices, and economy is practiced in all the details connected therewith, and we would only suggest to the trustees that a more definite method of keeping account with the students be adopted so that any one may readily understand the financial condition of this department. We found that the appropriations had been used for the various. purposes for which they had been appropriated, and with commendableeconomy. We found that chapter 67, of the acts of the Seventeenth General Assembly, had been complied with, no debts having been contracted during the biennial period. We would further report that we found the following persons em-ployed in and about the Institution as instructors: And the following persons are employed in and about the Institu tion by the steward, and have, in addition to their salaries, board and All salaries in this department are paid out of the department income, which depends upon, 1st, room rent and board of students; 2d, contingent fee of $1 per month paid by each student. rooms. Steward. Matron. • .......$ 50.00 per month, 12 months. 20.85 per month, 12 months. These, in addition, have board and room for themselves and there -children. One engineer at $46 per month for 11 months. One assistant engineer at $15 per month for 4 months. One chore boy at $15 per month for 12 months. One teamster at $20 per month for 12 months. One laundry girl at $15 per month for 11 months. We would further report that there has been erected on the old building two new iron fire-escapes in addition to the old wooden one, thereby giving ample opportunity, we think, to avoid any danger by fire. The new building, or South Hall, has no outside fire-escape, but the broad halls and the several broad stairways extending to the top story of the building, and the various means of exit, do not demand any special action. We cannot say too much in condemnation of the sanitary condition of the Institution. We found that the system of sewerage and ven |