The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-12
Exhibition of the Deaf and Dumb, at II
BrondXYaY tabernacle. ThursdnY, u. MI

Exhibition of the Deaf and Dumb, at the
broadway Tabernacle, Thursday, p. M,
The Tabernacle was crowded to excess, every nook
and corner and even the sisles being filed and large
number of ladies compelled to stand during the
whole exhibition. As the exhibition yesterday of the
blind the ladies greatly outnumberedhe gentlemen. We
do believe that many ladies before congrega-
ted within the walls Of any building in the United States
They were beautiful sightto sec.
The following are the officers of the Institution -
II. P. PEET, Principal.
PRoYEssoRs.
o. w. Morris J. H. Pettingell,
A. L. Chaplin J. Van Nostrand,
NM lotion. J. w. Conklin
Dr. MLvoR the venerable President of the Institution
suton He there present l54 pupils in his
ins,itution-the being about equal And It
very interesting fact that every single of them were
ness.
There eight nine distinct classes One Of them
upon the black board although they have been under in
srcton only year. They were asked to write senten-
containing the words like and osh They wrote as
ollows-one wrote like to the leaves the
trees" Another :" like to see the horse" Another,
81 ike to swim in the water, &C. al wish to learn to
catch a chickenn-"I wish to see my friends"
Another class wrote from dictaton-"Three years ago
could neither read nor write"
In answer to questions by their teachers they wrote
"Ths morning was cold and windy but now plea
SAINT"
They all answered that they would rather be deaf and
dunb (as they are) than to be blind.
They said they now studied geography, grammar,
arithmetic, sc.
All these questions answered to the infinite de-
light Of the audience 1t certainly surpassed any theatri.
cal performance.
The little boy who illustrated, by signs, the operation
Of shaving excited great merrinent.
ooe wrote-"Gentlemen are very happy TO ride in a
cab with the ladies'" This written to illustrate the
use Of the word "happy." The words-"A dog" "A
dog has four legs and short tail He good and wise.
We likes TO see the pgs-he banks ut them-he bites the
pigs ear, and he is wounded gentleman whistles to
the dog and the dogs tail is very happy to see gentle.
man" &c.
onc wrote very fine description Of n farmer, which
did not differ from what an editor might write.
Oae little body told by signs, (and translated to the
dence by theteschcr) quite long story about robber.
Another class introduced, which had b zen under
instruction from four to six years The word 'fun" was
given them to compose sentence upon One wrote-"I
think the Yankees very fond OF fun" Another-"t
natural for people to be in fun when they talk
Fun means it is not trueto say something to you "Fun
IL witty &c.
The teacher asked them define what the atmosphere
s"Atmosphcre 10 the air encompassing the earth which
We bres,b.-iti s essential to life" &C.
Two little girls gave illustrations in reading from
which appeared that they have two ways Of readine-
hrs, by signs which made by them with a. mucn a.
pdiy asone would ordinarily read-second, ny sPeln
Af,hh stage OF the exhibition Col stone, by request
told story and the teacher translated to the Iups LOT
them write down upon the black beard. While the pu
ps writing down this story the teacher introduced
two young ladies' upon the stage who were really very
bssr'iful. Their names Miss Elizabeth H. Budd ol
this city, and Miss Julia Ann Hoffman, OF Lansngburg-
They held conversation in pantomime ABOUT love walk
ag ou in the morning &C. which we have not time to
lets but excited grea, pleasure IN the a"oehce, ano
wes IN the highes, degree interesting.
By this time the six pupils had all written down Col
stones story In precisely the words Of the orignasnd
u was very handsomely done.
Being obliged from other engagements, to write out N