The Litchfield County post., 1828-06-12

respecting tue WdtgeH DeClI ued Dum0.
 The Committee appointed on the Resolution re- spectng the Indgent Deaf and Dumb report-
 That they have had the subject under consideration and have collected all the facts which the shortness of their time and their other avocations would admit. They have not however been able to ascertain with any great accuracy the number who stand in need of aid from the funds of the state to enable them to o tam the benefits of an education in the Asylum but fro the best information they obtain, the whole humber oi uneducaed deat and dumb in the state is not far from one hundred Of this number part are able without any assistance from the state to educate themselves. Ofthe remaining number, some are too old and some too young to receive any considerable benefit from that system, and others from mental lm beciiity are incapable of being taught-Ieaving from fifteen to twenty-five Of suitable ages and o in whole or in part must be supported the institution ont of the funds of the state. The Committee also find thai the time necessary for obtaining the full benetrof the instruction given in the Institution is four years In thIs me ordinarily they will be able to obtain com Petent Knowledge of the various branches taught in the Instution with the addition of some useful me- elanlca trade that will enable themt to obtain con- tortabe support for the remainder of their Iives But
 
 the expense of their education the Committee are of oPnon that It would be safe to make an estimate for the entire support of eighteen. The whole expense for each pupil at the Institution with the exception of clothing, is one hundred and fifteen dolls per an. ma- king little short of two thousand dollars per year. But as the funds of the Institution are increasing and the number of pupils is decreasing, and the conse- quent expense of conducting it is expected to dmin- lsh, the Committee think that an appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars year for the first four year; would be sufficient, and after that period should the Legislature continue to make an annual appropriation for this object, they will only have to provide forsthe increase, which will not amodnt to more than three or four pupils annually. From the increasing nnds or the lnstitnton,the Committee without hopes that in the course of few years the appropriations for this object may be reduced to an inconsiderab,e sum- and yet all that class of unfortunate human beings whether afuent indigent may receive the benefits ofnstructon.
 Although the Committee have not thought it best to recommend the appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars to be made from any particular fund.- their atten ton has been directed the interest arising from the funded de'. due from the United States which the
 
 they hnd to be unaprropriated any specific object. And as the appropriation which has heretofore been made for the support of New Gate prison will no lon- ger be needed for that purpose but may be devoted to other objects, they of the opinion that the appro- pration may be made without any additional burdens upon the people.
 The Committee further find that there are now in the Asylum, one hundred and twenty-five popils, out ot winch number the states of Massachusetts New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine, support about one hundred of their public treasuries and that 1he H. sual time for receiving pupils into the Asylum is in the month of May, but if class of 10 or I2 should be of tered, they would be received at any time.
 The Committae think it due to the officers of the Institutions to state, that the of $500O heretoote gwen by the State to the Institution, las been te most oft if not the whole expended for the e,luca- ton ofsuch pupils belonging this State as wore u. able to detray the expense of their own educaton-- and considering the heral patronage has received from the New England States and from the United States, the Committee favoraby impressed with the propriety of the extract from communication by its officers to the Executives of the New England States which follows. "The Directors consider that
 
 ster the affairs of this Institution, which is in fact National one, that each of the states making applica- ton should have the same benefit from the National grant, though the Institution were located within it's own territory
 By of the facts aforesaid and for the further that by the Constitution of this State the Deaf and Dumb cannot be benefited by the School Fund, they recommend that class consisting often,* be se- ected from the indgen Deaf and Dumb in the State, to enter the Asylum in the month of October next at the expense of the Sate and that an adequate sum be appropriated for that obect-and that threet commits sioners be appointed to select the proper objects of this grant and make arrangements with the officers of the Asylum for their reception and also to ascertain what number ofthe Deaf and Dumb there are in the State who have not been educated, and who are not abIe either in whole in part to pay the expense of their own educaton-preparaory to their enterngthe Asylum in May next and to report to the next Gene ra Assembly. y.-All which is respectfully submitted. CYRUS SWAN, Chairman. Afterwards increased to fifteen.
 Increased to eight commissioners.
 It is understood that eight commissioners are ap- pointed on the resolution respecting the Deaf and Dumb, one in each county; and that Cyrus Swan, Esq. of Sharon, is the Commissioner for this County It also understood that the Commissioners will meet at Hartford the 2d day of September next, to de- ehou h.