New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-25
rA. n.,f and Dumb.


.oca;ved the Annual Reports of the
..,,,;ons for the Deaf and Dumb Ia the states
ln,'i' ,:.n. Illinois and Pennsylvania. The ac-
.an,, given of the condition OF this un'or'unA1e
couA'. uniformly pleasant and encouraging In
ca p.nn,vIvania Institution there were lS4 pu'
Ine A.. o,ose Of 1850, Of whom a. were admit
Pls that wear; IA had left, aud had died.
geo ~ were supported by Pennsylvania 8
sMsv.Jerey, IS by Maryland by Delaware;
.'a,s by their friends. The PuPus are u'V'ueu
- seven classes, Of nineteen eacn, 1'S'e' a'0
Inv ,ho,e and their understandings are as
nse- cultivated. OF the number admitted
ST. ,Ss wear % were born deaf number lost
bo.r;ro nv scarlet fever at an early age !;
'Ae- ~, ,shoonipg cough, measles etc. None
- admitted into this Institution under ten years
- .oa In the Indiana Institution unoer 'ue
81 Mr.. J. 6. Brown, the Mutes OF that o1a'e
L.or afforded a comfortable and spacious
.Lonoo which is unsurpassed by any kindred in'"-
-, n the Union. The new buildings were
.o,,nIstsd in the Summer of 1850, and were oc.
,cnDied on the I'd October last. The NUMBER Vi
nupiI, in attendance in January, 1851 was 10
tOtsl number enrolled, l4l.
The Agricultural Department in the Indiana In
.titution has been placed on very ssslsiSc'oiy
footing, by the employment OF an EXPERIENCED So'
sntifc farmer The land belonging to the ota'e'
for the use of the Asylum, amounts to one num-
dred and twenty acres. -
Bya legislative enactment, all 1ne ~u'e' -
Pie State are alike entitled to the privileges oil tue
Al uow.I
Asylum. free of charge. Indiana has the proud
distinction of being the first State in the Union TO
.dopt this principle Illinois was the first to FOL
lou the example, and it is believed that Ohio Will
soD, the ssme course, at least in part OF her be-
peyoIent Institutions.
In the Illinois Asylum the number OF P9pus has
;,cre,sed from n in ls4s, to 95 at the close OF
1850. The estimated value of labor performed In
this Institution during the year-under the plan
Of securing physical as well as mental and moral
training to it's pupils-wss above S2,33O. A large
amount of manual labor has also been performed
On the grounds of the Institution. The yearly ex-
nsp,es Of the Asylam exceed $4,000 the ratio
If expense per pupil is Sl20 to Sl25 annually
The Superintendent is Mr.. Thomas Officer
Pupils are not admitted under the age OF 10
natives of the State are admitted free of charge,
while those from other States pay 500 in ad'
vance.
Missouri, Iowa and Wisconsin, having no pro-
vision for the instruction of this class of PERSONS
eend their pupils to the Illinois Asylum. There
are now in that Institution IL from Illinois, from
Iowa, and from Wisconsin.
1t is gratifying to learn that the pupils oil these
excellent Institutions manifest commendable
spirit Of industry both in their courses OF study
and in the various branches of useful labor which
are taught them. The Importance OF trades is
urged by the superintendeDts with great earnest
ness, as preparation for the pupils future life
The necessity Of a careful selection OF the kind OF
reading provided for the Deaf and Dumb is also
commended to the consideration Of parents, guar
dams and friends" A mute" says one Report,
"reads no work which hefully understands, without
drinking in much of its spirit, and living over in
Imagination the scenes which it depicts. Hun
dreds of books that might be named, which would
produce but slight effects on others, will prove
positively injurious to them"