TABLE 67.—Statistics of institutions for the deaf and dumb for 1885-'86;. Post-office address. Name. Year of foundation. Principal. 1 Talladega, Ala 2 Little Rock, Ark 8 Berkeley, Cal.. 4 Colorado Springs, Colo. 5 Hartford, Conn....... 67 7 Mystic River, Conn.. 8 Cave Spring, Ga...... 9 Chicago, Ill. (42 S. May street). 10 Englewood, Ill. (Wabash ave., near 63d street). 11 Jacksonville, Ill 12 Indianapolis, Ind..... 13 Council Bluffs, Iowa.. 14 Olathe, Kans 15 Danville, Ky... 16 Portland, Me 17 Baltimore, Md. (258 Saratoga street). 18 Frederick, Md.. 19 Beverly, Mass 20 Boston, Mass. (63 War renton street.) 21 Northampton, Mass.. 22 Flint, Mich..... 23 Norris, Mich...... 24 Faribault, Minn 25 Jackson, Miss...... ent. William D. Kerr, A. M., superin. tendent. from replies to inquiries by the United States Bureau of Education. Pupils. 567 42 8 40 29 9 44 9 84 51 8 24 20 8 9 17 33 Fordham, N. Y....... St. Joseph's Institute for Im- 1869 Ernestine Nardin, president .... proved Instruction of DeafMutes.a Deseret School for Deaf-Mutes.. 1884 *From Report of the Commissioner of Education for year 1884'-85. James Simpson, superintendent. E. M. Gallaudet, PH. D., LL. D., E. M. Gallaudet, PH. D., LL. D., president. Lars M. Larson Henry C. White, A. B Rev. W. D. McFarland, director a This institution has two branches, one situated at Brooklyn (510 Henry street) and one at Throgg's Neck. The statistics here given are for the three branches. An organization within the Columbia Institution; its statistics are there included. Memoranda to Table 67. Location. Chicago, Ill. (423 W. Louisville, Ohio...... Roman Catholic School for the Deaf and Dumb.. No information received. F. Knapp's Institute. Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and St. Joseph's Institute for Deaf-Mutes.. No information received. Discontinued. No information received. II.-EDUCATION OF THE BLIND. The College for the Blind, at Vinton, Iowa, presents the unique feature of a literary society modelled and conducted after the manner of similar organizations in the best colleges. Such a body, composed entirely of students in the higher classes, and others over fifteen years of age, and conducted without interference on the part of officers or teachers, has flourished in this institution for seven years. Aside from the main end in view, the practice in parliamentary usages, the caucus meetings, the clans formed, the little strifes (absurd as it may seem) are like green vines entwining the routine of institution life. The course of bodily training, pursued in the Perkins Institution for the Blind, at Boston, has been prosecuted with uncommon energy, and no pains have been spared on the part of those in charge to improve and systematize a regular, intelligent, and, to some degree, scientific series of exercises, consisting of free gymnastics, calisthenics, and military drill. The favorable results of a strict adherence to this system of physical training are strikingly noticeable in the health and symmetrical growth, as well as in the appearance, gait, manners, and disposition of the pupils. This institution owns an assortment of forty-six grand, square, and upright pianos, which are in constant use from morning until evening. Also, for the tenth time, the contract has been renewed for another year, whereby the pianos of the public schools of Boston, one hundred and thirty-four in number, have been put in charge of the tuners of this institution. In the Michigan School for the Blind, at Lansing, the general character of the employment afforded the pupils has been very much as indicated formerly, although in the girls' branch there has been a noticeable improvement in the quality of the manufactured articles. Sewing by hand and machine, both fancy and plain, the hemming of sheets, napkins, and towels, knitting and crocheting, darning and mending, constitute the main features of the girls' work. An exhibit was made at the Central Michigan Fair, at Lansing, in 1856, of the work of this department, together with samples of the work and apparatus of the other departments of the school. The quality of this exhibit excited considerable attention and enlisted a very general interest in the peculiar work which this institution is accomplishing. The superintendent of the New York Institution for the Blind, at Batavia, in report for 1886, animadverts upon the manifold benefits of the "New York point system." It was favorably discussed at the late Convention of the Instructors of the Blind, and has the following advantages: It is simple in construction. Its tangible power adapts it to the tactile capacity of all. It is equally adapted to literature and music. It can be both written and printed. By the aid of the point tablet, it furnishes the measure for outline map-drawing and mathematical operations. With the aid of the type-slate a combination of the musical signs with the numeral signs furnishes a means of writing in harmony and thorough bass. The literary department of the Ohio Institution for the Blind, at Columbus, offers six grades of study, as follows: Sub-primary, including kindergarten, primary, intermediate, grammar, sub-senior, and senior. The pupils and studies present the following distribution: The Wisconsin School for the Blind, at Janesville, graduated in June, 1886, five young women and three young men who had satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study, and who received the diploma authorized to be bestowed in such cases. |