The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-10
The New York Institutfon for the Instruc-
ton OF the Deaf and misunderstanding
Examination OF the Pupils.

ton OF the Dear and Misunderstanding
Examination OF the Pupils.
The thirty third annual examination Of the above
Institution, commenced yesterday, at two o'clock p NJ
before the Vice Presidents Board Of Directors, the
Examination Committee, the professors, and between
six ard seven hundred spectators. The Hon Henry
Clay, large nrmber Of clergymen members of
the civic government, and eeveral gentlemen proi
nenty connected with the interests Of education in the
city and State were among the guests and vsers At
O'Clock special train of the New York ana Harlem
Railroad in reasiness at the Park, to convey
vsiters to the institution for several Yeas past
large and respectable If ladies ana gen.
.lsmen ms. in attendance during examination
The chapel and every other part of the bading In which
glimpse Of the exercises cou be obtained literally
crowded Shortly after entering the chapel, the pupils
summoned from their vsrious apartments, ard
the opening Of the examination was announced
by the First Vice President General Prosper NJ
Wetmors After expressing his regret at the
absence Of the President, Harvey p. Peet L. l.. d..
who is now European tour to investigate the
aon Of the asyums fer the education of the deaf and
ermb in G.eat Britain and other countries, and after
stating that the nature Of the exercises that about
to commence would be the concluding examination of
the various classes and that the number of pupils in
struct in the institution during the past year
hundred and twenty .seven-one hundred and twenty
General Wenaore introduced Professor David Ely Bart
lett the gentleman who to conducts the exsmin-
the absence the President, has
been acting as principal teacher.
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES.
Fua-Exercses in the Language of signs and writing,
by the juvenile classes
Many members Of these classes wrote the black
heard, with prtst facility the of varos sensible
obj OTIS that CO Md seen within the Chapel and not
whstanding that NEST Of them quite young they
showed high degree of intellectual and mechanical at
tainment.
Stcond-Pantomime, Wy David Hill, grandson Of the
Chief Of the Onandaga tribe Of Indians.
young Indian showed himself to be intelligent
Rhsla ehrlaA fha
most Rts of his hands head and other
expressive attitudes and gestures of hs body the various
habits and customs of their Of shooting
with thu bow and and also their peculiar methods
Of angling Professor Bartlett acting his interpreter
Several Of these wrote SAYS on large blackboss the
subjects being geology geography, education history
both sacred and proane The part OF their
writing their proficiency in photography eymogy and
syntax spoke highly of their ate non and abities
as well as of the care and zeal of their instructors
Fotsrh-Dialogues in the language Of signs, between
Master Height and Miss Walters.
This a very interesting part Of the exercises and
the dialogue consisted chiefly in n relation by young
Height incidents connected the French rrvolu-
tion OF 1873 he being native Of that country he is
quite young yet lac reated with quckness aud precision
long lRt circumstances that had come within his
own observation during the period above mentiosed
He made the ideas which he wished TO convey,
sufficiently ineligible, rapidly the professor
Quoting the examination could interpret
IUh-Report of the Examination Committee.
Sah-Address by Judge Campbell
Sentt-Naedctory address in the language o. signs,
by MIR. Charles NJ Grow of the senior Students If
the graduating class Interpreted by Professor Barttt
Observation-Disclosures of certificates of good conduct to
the classes who have served term Ut five years In the
institution
Distribution Of diplomas TO the class who had
graduated for term Of seven years The following
the OF those who presented with diplomas
Maes-Cbarles ID Grow. james s. Wells, John L. Ling,
Geo Drscoi James NJ. Camp, James IL. wnsow, W. y.
Wright. FemsLsa-Lucy GILBERT, Lucy A. Bou,hton, Au-
guste Kahn and Cathsrine sullivan
An address delivered by s s. Randall Ks.i De-
putty Superintendent cf Common Schools for the state OF
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