Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-04-27
Lrrom the Coaneetleut lMrror.l

EXHlbI ZION OF HE DEAF AND DUMB.
On Tuesday afternoon the Pupils of the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, Pablo eShibon of their progress under
the course OF obstruction pursued in that humane insu
uon An occasion Interesting drew together large
eoncouse OF our eitiZ and the singular aud universal
attention which the audience paid the ,xercs, exhibited
class OF our species is not WITNESSED without pleasure.
In addition TO the which obser' Cd the dress
OF the pupis, particularly with the perfect
order and s,ntet department With which ever, thing
done, AMI We believe il but justice the Office the
',non to state that IN general the pupils nevery respect
exhibited proofs ct the and carried pains which
had been taken in their instruction.
The exercises of the day gan by prayer, lowed by an
elegant and apprL address by Mr.. e;aiadet the
followed the exhibition OF the clss $, uader the
direction oi their u.ssctors. beginning with the fourth
IN the Asylum.
This class, under the care Mr. Turner, who
we und' lstnd has ben in the AsIlun only about
months first wroty single words from illustrate their
know.dge OF the distinctive bt~etn the aresa and
dn linen followed set OF verbs and substaiv.s from
sgn' with several short phrases and few
| questions.
The thrd elias, were under the instruction of Mr. Orr
ms class gave proofs of ter knowledge of Language by
supplying the coneetNes, when the Sbiec
inc verb IN ITS proper tense when only the nomave
given them lhis class also displayed kiowiv,gc the
meaning oil words as well as OF grammatical dist,ti,n 10y
making AN original sentence, by being Incre, supp,
| with verb from the in Sunctor.
The second class under IN, direction of Mr. Weld
Inc mrs. object was To show that tn Language signs
was sppsinie to se grammatical part OF our langaage
verb, to tue pupils, Thus, shall hare sailed from
daey written down by the pupils and proof that the
distinction ot complex lenses is EASILY conveyed
mind by the language sigts MS in any othr manner
fhis class further non their know edge of
gra'nmar by making the proper distinction between active
riyig from the same the iii parts II sp,ec
different meanings TO which the words applicable,
from til admire the erivatinns admir-
rer Hi'doe Sc. were properly used ia Inherent rasts
me construction Of sentence where several relative.
used Is will known b. attended with diff uy even TO
mos VINO are M possession of all the We
%o m ason'hyl to So The following sn,ence written
sno wa, powerful mad palace, 1ohh WAS egan anda
Now thar The pupil should be made understand by
sS, o without spelling the proper at each Of these
relatives where they al occur i, the sentence, will give
our readers some proof OF what the deaf aud dumb
gsage capable ard particularly when
me pupils previous To the moment did single
Phe whleh was To I've dictated TO them. Several qurs.
tohs we're now put and the given by the pupils
The hrst class under the imne,iat- instruction
Gaauel were Drought forward last. 1 he nrs thing in
heir exercise, show in what manner il was prart
SaL oy mere 'isns to designate proper and use
" 'e were taken as an example. he sgns
were all an actual analysis the mot srkig traits OF
the subject denoted by the name Ihps when nstruc-
w. ""ue u'e aPPrpfiat signs, the class hmm dateIy
wrot the names. Paradise Canaan. Sotom, Sna &c.
"le MIR. Gal audet w. Masking these signs the pupils,
nc e same uh1 Explained othe Spectators ,h ir various
meanings and tomb,nai hus h. made the s,pn Which
eApala 10 us rs sigsfyig mountain, then Nose, ,hon
we c0nnnah9Henf and it class immediately 81
Is striking TO the rupditS with IN Sc cona.
no;s %er made me extent of their SEPARATIONS n"d the
quehhess WIN "irh, among consdcrau nunber of pro
per names each was known by analysis by
th pupils. Phrases also dictated signs including
proper and The class drect, 10 write orynai
s-nvneys cos n at The time, without their previous
non mes.
the mode ofdisingun Tag wici by signs was explained
aid the pupils wrote original phrases involving scs 81
ion!mes we should have scarcey thought possible,
haa We not observed the fact, that by sign t pupils were
made I" understand the difference between the 10
peiteI'e to 0.SeTeand discern and TO diningusho
eohrGH aud 10 ObaTe, and yet this seemed to be easily
uCh ana The words we're written down without besa.
The mode Of communicating the more difficult
eoneciiVes a" The Language Try signs then Illustrated,
anu several religious phrases involving such cnnncOti,ts
me ucta'u' ihr class aiso wrote several religious pra
seS an we wert particularly struck With the rxhibilip
OF heIr kIO~'tSc tat subject To question pl 90
ny one OF the aud WHAT shall to sayed one
OF . pupils Immediately you must heartily repent
oi all Jour SINS ard rely Christ u saved
Ao'er wrote bri We in God through Christ, that your
SINS may be forgiven, Sc.'
nc exercises of this class concluded by an Iustya-
non OF mode lately by Mr. (;aIaad .f dicta-
ting by grammatical signs fingers and arms com
P"t @nt,nce involving Of the ficu ttIsea of
NernS, 50 thht the pupil, who quite youth, would
spec aDAns OF the verbs, aty by the nstr ucor
H. ts cas- the signs for entirely olnrd nus
the instructor made sign his finger hicb The pupil
understood To mean personal prnnoG then for the
iuture test--tln ior the present paeipe of
Verb-for an arcie-an adrctiyeaad objective ease
and the pupil mT ediacly IN his own con.
s,rucon similar tn the follow shall beer, eating
tht sweet apple Ihesr varied th,oupI s-y.
raj combinations and surp sy 90 ons nv wiz wtst
prompiness the pupil stt involving all tl,.
parts OF speech and Ofverts ~Lc had , dica,d
tom IA tne invention aud meaning of the phrases being
entirely bis
We can0t close this rtice without one remark When
we the condition Of these unfortunate he
with What they only three or fur ytr po ne
what they would have AZ this time had not humasit,
dictated this mode of conveying ideas TO their minds We
must consider this institution If noble in
design aud III its execution that
ed by the benevolece of -Four years ago most of
these pupils Knew nothing of God or his attributes They
can many of them with uency on any com
mon subject