The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-08

school instruction have been regularly maintained
ing carefully avoided Is believed the great and g.
morally acknowledged truths Of the Christian religion
have been thoroughly inculcatsd
The Sabbath school Is under the supervision oil the
CLASSES. each taught BY one Of older and I'd
the various religious denominations During the year
several important alterations have been made in the
sidns to the comfort and Of
its inmates and completely adapting II to meet the
vents Of the establishment They have enabled US also
whom have been admitted this year
First Class-Pupils entering on their filth year-Geo-
Second Class Pupils entering their fourth year
Algebra grammar, philosophy, astronomy.
THIRD Cla%mpups entering On o,r tIr@
Fourth Ciass~PupIis enering on their second year
Spelling and definitions reading
ing, mental arithmetic, tables &c. geography;
In consequence OF some of the studies OF the higher
previously pursued by the members Of those classes
political economy, moral and intellectual philosophy
The text books in use are Wsylands Political Econo.
my, Paley's Moral Philosophy, Uphams intellectual
Pslo.ophy Bs Rhetoric sob5 %ssT0
Worcesters History Wilets& Emerson's Arithmetics.
Browns Grammar, Mitchelps Geography. swifrs Ele'
mentary Philosophy, and the various works in embos
The arst second and third classes attend school in
the forenoon work in the shops in the afternoons the
fourth and fifth classes in the shop in the forenoon
and school in the afternoon.
Appended to the report several selections from
compositions OF the pupils read at the last examination
Two of these one Moral Sense and the other Po
tcal Economy, evnce a cultivation of intellect that
many possessed of all the natural senses might be
proud Of
The examining committee say in reference to the last
examination of the pupils -
We are thoroughly satisfied that the lessons not
merely learned by rote although may be thought that
to this the blind peculiarly subject consequence
OF the oral method of teaching which necessarily en-
ployed in almost all departments.
Complicated statements in quadratic equations, were
not only rapidly reduced but the steps Of the process:
ntelligbly explained although in consequence Of
the habits OF thought peculiar to the blind the mental
process often abbreviated by resort to shorter
persons having the sense of sight Some of the longest
and most Intricate propositions in plane geometry were
demonstrated continuously, without mistake or hesa
ton, although is evident that here, and in algebra,
almost all parts Of the process must be held together in
the memory until the conclusion, the aid derived from
the touch being light hardly to be taken into &C
count In astronomy and chemistry there could be NO
doubt that although shut out from the visible recity
they had formed just and scientific conceptions OF the
figures motions relations quslite: and powers Of the
the appearance of rules learned by roe but
appearance perhaps unavoidable in consequence OF
the necessity in this Of direct Oral
tons that may be employed in other branches nothing
however, could exceed the unerring accuracy with
we have no to doubt the substantial ideas from
the lips of their most faithful teachers.
The various committees on music, manufacturer and
other branches pursued in the institution all report favor
ably and represent the departments to which their at
tenton called being in prosperous condition..
Altogether the friends of this benevolent project have
cause to rejoice at its success.