Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-11-11
Respectfully submitted,


Indiana Asylum for the Deal and Dumb,
Indianapolis, Nov. 4, 1852 -
+ Mr. Brown was appointed superintendent az the In
diana Institution the Deaf and Dumb n June 1915
and entered upon the dschafgc of the duties of the
Office the FIRST day Of October following Previous
TO his appointment small private school for utes was
in operation in this city; under the charge of Mr. vii
lard. at present the senior teacher in the Asylum The
Board Of Trustees had assumed the charge of this
school the session previous the which Mr..
Brown appointed, and his FIRST official day the
supervision and instruction OF this small beginning of
our noble and widely celebrated ''Iastituou for
the Ednestion Of the Deaf and Dumb nei-
Since his appointment, Mr.. Brown has been untFne-
in bis zeal and industry the service Of the State Un
der his superintendent the best building of the kind
the world has been erected and the nobest Institu
zion successfully organized The number of pupils has
increased from 20 135 the Number in attend.
the Institution has Justly acquired celebrity for
its excellence and efficiency nrivalled by aay similar
institution in any eountry; and the honor and good
name Of Indiana have been sustained and widely ad-
vaneed by the udicious liberal, and emnenty christian
character in which her public Institutions of which the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum is the leading one have been
conducted and sustained. s-iq.-...a i...s4l-a.
During all this time, Mr.. Brown has voluntarily per.
formed duties never Before imposed upon assumed
by any superintendent In addition persona; super
vision Of the education of all the pupils, he has regu
lsrly taught the senior class performed The duties Of
ard OF the Institution and Secretary OF The building
csamttee and superntended the erection Of the build
ings and the arrangement Of The grounds. Each of
these abors has usually been considered enough
cupy mans ame, but Mr. Brown has performed
them all and performed them welt ''''''' ''7.
or Mr. Browns excellence as teacher, it is unne.
eessary speak in this community iR this State
The exhibitions of the pupils under hrs imme
date CHARGE given before legislative bdcs and
citizens will ever be remembered BY huse who had the
good fortune to witness them with the most lively feel
ings Of pleasure, displaying in wonderful degree
only the patienee genas and talent Of the teacher
bat the aptitude and ability of the human mind
quirc knowledge. nnder The most uniaeorabe cir
cunstances 81 TO '"''''7-"ls ''' '''- ''''i" edo
We regret, exceedingly that our State will lose the
services Of who has abored zealousy and
cessuly as Mr.. Brown has for its honor and reputa
ton, and for the good of large class OF unor
tunats citizens We can hardly hope to have his place
filed by his equal, 4......t ....s ....,s
be-, Mr. Brown goes Baton Rouge Louisiana, to take
charge Of the ''Lousana Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb, and Blind" which IS shortly to be established
We hope that he will have occasion TO renew his
resignation that at the end of the year. he will re-
his old homo and his old labor our midst Ie
the people OF Louisiana however shall appycc ate the
and his services his friends Indiar do there
is but slight hsps his returning He hears with
him, all events, the wafmesr wiz q, ,bonsands
Tor his continued usefulness sneco' :, and happiness