New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-15
The Deaf and Dumb /.

,Tbree or four thousand people-a large inal''''
III. assembled al the Tabernacle THURSDAY afternoon
:, - the Annual Exhibition OF the Pupils OF Tue
r.,,,,',,o W. the Desf and Dumb About 200 oil the
nunf. were present, seepng up between tneu's''e'
"a ,e.cber. nsrteet gaHopsde Of sympathetic 'eie
graphing az pretty and as IL was en"s'"5 !"
view Of the r.Dld strides making y benevolent sp'''
unse toward the accomplishment Of men eood
The exercises we're ecmmeneed with PI>yer ~ Rev.
Dr. TopD OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS wnien,
II p PEzT Eco Principal OF the Institution, made a
few remarks on toe projects and aims If the establish
ment The puvils--of whom the total number al pre-.
sent Is two hundred end eight-sre confined TO Two
Glasses or Departments the youngest and me Oldest
The youngest have been under the course Of instrgc
ton only eigh. months. Duriaz this time. they have
learned Penmsnship limited Vocabulary Of Words
which they combine In different tOrms-tOgether with
the infections Of nouns and the lenses Of the verb 10
connection with tbs subject said Mr. p the public may
not be aware that the teachers Of the Institution
forced 10 their course OF instruction always
the fundamental principles and often At the loves,
degree Of knowledge. The pupils come 70 them with
a very imperfect mode Of Communication even with
their friepdsand not only have they no knowledge Of
specific Ian guage but DO not know what language
The pupils as before stated now amount, 10 20s who
are divided into 10 Casseseseh Of these under the In
structon Of particular teacher Ibsmost junior OF the
Glasses then before the states, bad been under the
charge Of Prof Van HOsRsDd for only eight months
Several exercises in OubOTspby were very besau-
fully performed By this Class (eomPosed Of six) Sue
eeeding these Grammar WAS commented on very fu.
emily 10th By signs and writing 10 answering queries
pTopounded, the pupils gave most excsent evidence Of
prohcency 90 questioning them The attn utes Il
the Creator they answered Is He strong and power
ful 6y writing He 10 Almighty 10 He vise-rnuch
or httlsF and the answer WA, He Is Al-Wse 10 an
swer another question they declared Him Al Good
Add through tae Catalogue, from 70 T. high moral
sentiment pervsding their minds plsoly apparent
The snsTers were many of them iul Of imagery and
psthos.
The Advanced Clsss. under the superintendence Of
Prof hrRRY, wa then introduced By few remarks
from Mr. X. The esss numbers twenty members (sa
equal number Of both sexes)hss been 81 years under
instruction, the great object Of which Is thorough &C
q1irement Of the English lsngusze-in itself Hercs
can task, considering the innrnity { ae pupils for
they are At best but foreigners IN the exercise oil our
The performances Of this advanced portion OF The pa
Pills were most pleasing consisting OF exercises IN ms
Tory. Geography Natural Philosophy, Human fnJsio-
ogy, g.
A comparison of detectives in sentences occupied
ZONE time One Of these IL 10 more pleasant " have
good disposition than 10 be cross and sngy -ssnon
mple and uell.worp 10 nesertheiess 5000 Lesson 10
many who continually mDrmar and repane ~has u
rev are nos deprived II any OF tue senses 81 enjoyme
|. ,asse poor e!sstsrss who suil maintain an animal