New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-29
THE DEAF AND DUMB.
Convention OF American Instructors OF "a,
Deaf aud pumb.
From oHr own hcgertrt.
UAgrforr. g Wednesday, Aug -. lsif

From Our own hcsovtrs.
UAErforr.Ct Wednesday, Aug -. lsif
The Second Annual Convention of Ame.
lean Instructors Of the Deaf and OumA
commenced ITS sessions this morning al thc Deal al
Dumb Asylum m tins ciiy
The numbers IA attendance gave promise o. d,
interesting session The Ncw.York m,uurica
largely represented. DR. Harvey = Feet, the Pns
dent, Gen. Wetmorc Judct Campbell ami Ar,,
num6cr Of the Professors and rcs.dcns IN nr
establishment ale present
Prof Barnard at Alabama. and Mr. J 4 CaD,A.,
has lately been chosen President OF the lns'tap.s
at Columbus. O. are Also present
The Convention opened IN the Chapel oi ne ty.
lum al 10 O'Clock
On motion of Or Pect Judge wv " C,NrsFu
of New-Nork was appointed Chairman uro fes a.,
Or Collins stone Of Hartford as secretary
Rev. Nr. GAiiAtpErot Ncw-Norh Mas requested
to act Interprct,rofthc proceedings Tor ne oenss
cf the DEAD Mutes in attendance.
The regular proceedings wegc OPENED will
PRAYER by Rev Dr U,wr> of Hartford
Acommitec OF Eve having been appointed To nom.
mate permanent Officers. reported uae names of Ae
following gentlemen, who were elo lci unaa.
mousk
Pr.ud,ni-uon TuoY,s Day, Wee President OF
the American Asylum.
V,rI-Prcodenf,- Lewis Weld Principal ol tt.
American Asylum Dr. II y Poet President VI ,ae
New \ OK Institution Rev J Cary, Principal OF
The OHIO Asylum Prof 4 Barnard of ihc lnneriy
oi Alabama
Selretnies- Prof Jacob Van No,trlnd oi New.
York Oliver II tocN Of Hartford
Brief addresses, appropriate tathc occasion. were
made Nv Judge C,nrBEtL, Gen WEr~osE. and Re-
Or H,wEs Dr nawcs was reminded how mucs
might be- accomplished IA comparatively 'ha
period Of TINE. 10 Was uow thirty -four years ahcs
he had settled m Hartford, and the American ,N.
um as then bat feeble. It hat grown RAPIDLY ni
bad accomplished great amour, OF good I'
was glad 10 learn that there were now twelve
thirteen Institution, Of similar character m -
United States. and ihaf others were IN contempa
ton. The branches OF Llls parent Institution III
spread abroad through the land
feeling tribute vas paid 10 the services Of w.
Gallaudot, Whose untlung efforts IN establishing o.
Asylum In lsli and subsequent years have grodaoi
such lasting effects.
Mr Laurent Clerc, "A venerable living mOnumC
of the labors Of The good oil Ahbt Sicard tne in''t
tor or LTst successful teacher OF the Deal Mules
still attached To tbs Institution. ic y - ylg0fou
Old age, and has lour Children All 'n possession 3
The fun measure ui ihrT senses, although rhW
rents labor under the heavy ocpnNAilon oi spfr,
and hearing. Mr. Clefc O. engaged as a teacher
Another very interesting inmate Of thr hsyluna
Julia Brace, a second Laura Budgcman beng DEL,
dumb and bind She Is now pretty well alsapel
m yeaTs, aud some year, ago Was an Object OF Nt-
interest 10 the public .ni those peculiarly alinda
To these Institutions Her intelligence and neG.a
culture are inicTior to those of Laura bndgemAs,
bat her course a. Instruction has not been nearly ~
minute and careful. Her case remains 90 nteas
ing one.
Much ln'erstis manifested IN the doings II M
Convention and ne r, suits Of IT'S deliberations whta
viii probably continue tor three days vii produce
an important eject On the course Of Deal hgls "a
ucailon 10 The United States. Yours, ~