Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-21

NV mn" ~ WV '"fS"'Se 0l signs a.
in any other manner. 90"
This class gave further iIlustr,.
of 'hcir knowledge of grammar t
making the propcr distinction ba,nT
active and Dcuter verbs, and of r m'
knowledge of words BY deriyiu, s s"'F
the same root the different part, n' u,
speech, and diflereu, meanings n wI;.t
the words are applicable, as from ~
root tn admire, the derivations adn; ,"'
t on, admTer. admin able, and o,Ls T.
were properly used in different nI',s
scs. ~"
The construction of a seutsno
where several relatives are used. !,
we'll known 10 be attended with dir;
Guilty, even to those who are in nos.o.
sion OF all the senses. We were ham
ever as'onisbed To see the fIIowiny
sentence written down by the uuuI'
with the utmost readiness: :. k;,a
who WAS powerful, had a paIare 1ch;c5
Vas elegant, and a crown that ws w."
costly"
Now that the pupil should be mad.
to und' rstand by sign, and virh0,,
spelling, the proper use of each Il
these relatives where they all occur IN
the sentence, will give TO our reads.a
some proof of what the deaf and dumh
language is capable, and particularIv
when it is understood that the pun;l.
previous to the moment did not knnw
a single phrase which was to be dict,
ted to them. Several questions wrrs
now put and the answers given by ths
pupils. '
The first class under the immediate
instruction of Mr.. GalIaudette w,rs
brought last. The first thing in their
exercise was to show i'm what mann,,
it was practicable by mere signs to
designate proper names and thos, If
the scripture were taken as an exam.
pie. The signs were all an actual a.
Talysis of the most striking traits #
the subject denoted by .he name-|
Thus when the instructor made the
appropriate signs, the class immediate.
y wrote the names, Paradise. Canaan
Sodom. and Sinai. While Mr.. GalIau
Diet was making these signs to the pu.
pills, he at the same time explained ia
the spectators their various meaning,
and combinations. Thus lie made
the sign which he explained to Us a.
sIgnlf. ing mountain, then Moses, then
the commandments, and the class imme.
diately wrote Sinai. 1t was striking
to see the rapidity with which these
combinations were made, the extent Of
their application, and the quicknea
with which. among considerable nam.
Der of proper names, each was know
~ its analysis, and written by the pu.
pills. Phrases were also by signs in.
Guiding proper names, and the class
were directed to write original senten.
,es at the time, without their previou
knowledge. To these succeeded a Sc.
lection of various synonymes, the mode
Of distinguishing which by signs was
explained; and the pnpils wrote orig.
laI phrases involving such synonyms.
We should have thought it scarcely
possible, had we not obser, ed the fact,
hat by sign the pupils were made TO
understand the difference between the
'erbs to perceive and to observe; 10 dis
'srn and to distinguish; to contrast and
o compare; and yet this seemed to be
'asily done, and the words we're writ
EN- down without hesitation.
The mode of communicating some d
h more difficult connettives in the
language by signs was then ILLUSTRATED
md several religious phi asrs invOlv.
ng such COnnectives were Dictated
The class also wrote several religious
phrases /; and We were particular!
truck with the exhibition OF 1heE
on that subject. To a ques
ion proposed by one of the audience
v hat shall ! do to be saved;' one
# the pupils Immediately wrote, "y'a
must heartily repent of all your s'''
md sincerely trust in Christ to be say,
D." Another wrote, "belieye in God
Trough Christ, that your sins may DC
orgiven."
The exercises of this class were con-
luded by an illustration of mode
ately invented BY Mr.. Gsllaudette'ol
ictating by grammatical signs on me
myers and arm a complete sentence
INVOLVING some of the most difficult teh-
es Of verbs, so that the pupil who was
mite a yonfh wnnId cnmnOse his owl