New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-23

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sstt 81 last =, conditional donation VI N0ooo from
Sc Ssis Nvesu,y and Nv the sin ncm The CITY cl m
acre t he site of Ne winSra buildings he Directors
10 cfrer stone vt thcis aisi modest huimg Though
asfred Is accommodate saio, increase cf pupils than
thcu ANTICIPATED ,er many lea'n lie Dimensions were
s'N f'e cs 4, AID three slai loei thc ha0mnnt
lhc late eminent scholar and phnanlhropsL DR. Samuel
1 Mitchell a. President Il the board # Directors, otci
eS s ssrCmcS n sSsS vac F%p pa5' s !, ,"S
iusnn, q Common schools 81 our State In The chief
,sccs rtcund them tho members 81 our City Govern
mont ard the Board 4 Directors oftai
.ncrr Other honorcd names If those who had inst
rscd thels voices in hoha the deaf aud dumb Of New
Ncl ard who had scsousy and faithfully watched over
a., ir.tiinon nom rs first feeble beginnings. There
the Rev pr James MNror nr Samuel Akeny, Stephen
A'en Rcv Join Siauicri. Rev pr MacGuley John Sl
6,n Philip Hone. Jonas Map,s, and others whose forms
hSNV passed sight and whose spirits from our
caih, communion. but whose memory yc, fresh and
r,,cous n many hearts and whose counses aud example
Cusin heading onward Is the course OF right ana o en-
Of this rated band f,o' vet remain to aid with
their oouustls and rejoice in the results OF Their
lcrr wears II tcncVo labor.
a pcrsi,o interest, said the newspaper notices was
added g. the occasion hy the presence Of the Deaf and
Dumb pupils Of the Institution then about sixty in number
some few Of whom here with large number of the
rulis II suhscqcn YEAR living evidences of the blessings
that interest which worthy oamHI ever feel in their
r-e uar and. by the way Institution for the Deaf
anu Dumb is most alphabetically the alma mater foster
How striking is the contrast between the condition of
Institution and Of our City twenty six years ago and
iure For neither has reached It's full growth gained
the eliminating point of It's prosperity With BOTH pro
gr,s and growth result from which far "a hui
e1aiions come. While we continue to obey the laws
which the Most High has ordained the condition Of
healthy and enduring prosperity we may hope in humble
reliance the continuance OF Ills divine favor tha mat
prosperity will continue unchecked and unmarried
The history Of the Institution at least during the period
just mentioned has been an almost uninterrupted record
Of morce of augmented reputation. of increasing means
Of usefulness Of progress still upward and onward
The building rose in fair proportions under the
Wdchft care OF lis benevolent; and dinterested guard
ans il was finished and occupied; teachers Oh
tainod capable of supply ing whatever has been deficient
il the method OF Instruction rs compared with the most
successful schools for de AT mutes then existing and yet
9th imp made in this respect which have
been embodied in works that have since come into general
in American schools for Dc mutcs from the Legsla-
fure IA al
OF State benefciares commensurate with the number OF
deaf muies in the State the number now allowed being
1921 and extensi Of the term of instruction nearly
adequate TO their wants Instead of the three and four
fiIs ALI wed from five to years are al
lowe IN ordinary cafes and three years more to those
judged capable of successfully prosecuting higher branches
OF suoy With the gradual increase OF pupils and of
mear the buildings thrice enlarged, and the time
wa fast approaching when another enlargement would
become imperaiively needful.
Meantime the CITY, which twenty years ago lay in dis
tan prospect from our upper Windows was shooting forth
IL roots the form OF canals and railroads. and lines Of
steamers, and expanding with growth that outran
the expectations of the sangune With our mere ang
need OF ample space for fresh air. and the outdoor
tons If many youth the space available for our pnr
poses becoming more restricted. Where recently had
only swamp pastures and woods streets were open
ptrod seemed remote when dense population would
Iet upon US on every side. We had, by incurrng
debt secured hoped grounds large enough
for the necessary uses of the Institution and the indpens
able out door exercise of the pupils but the opening,
against oarnes circumstances of wide street through
for purposes ano the prospect that yet another would
be ordered perhaps destroying the safe and easy
mic arn between the different paris OF the establishment,
convinced US that il was i'm 70 attempt to stem The
food OF and that our best plan was apeedy
removal while ON eligible site could be secured on fair
terms ard near enough to the business center of the
City for Necessary communication yet not so that the
Institution would at least in our day be again driven
forth BY the pressure Of the advancing City.
have spoken of the sixty pupils who present at
the laying Of that stone twenty six years ago You
v N hav clearer idea OF the growth OF the Institution
nhon you look that group Of present pupils, two
hundred and seventy seven IN NUMBER eNciu9Ne o sever
al deaf teachers and employees There you see deaf
mUte from almost every county in great State from
Re-, eIal other S,aies, and from the British Provinces
he some are children Of wealthy parents by far the
arger number must have remained without instruction
had Dot the helping hand Of the State or Of the City been
extended 70 them in their need bringing hope and joy TO
families. IN the beamng cOuntenances
II ose yoceess children and youth you may read the in
they take in this occaon-ooking toward Is most
4 en- do happy years Of social communion and pre-
ions opportunities Of Improvement in the fair and spacious
dfce which they already zee in Imagination towering
,e fore ;hem And with his feeling Is Of pleasure
md gratitude lot less deep because silent to ind that
onely ard neglected they once deemed Themselves,
hey their AIKEN ia the better portion
II he community such interest draws to This remote
pot assembly like that they see around Them such
rood viii End benev Oent feeling a. ey read IN the iaces
4 ell prefent
Frof graduation and good sugury is this occasion for
II he ends Of the Institation OF IL permanent exit
nee s continued property we have indeed never per
,ss dealngs the Institution freh In our re-
olsiou aLdsookirg around and abroad we cannot bnt.
eel 81 fe has now cast 1T ia Of the pleasant
lace. II the esrth In these ample grOunds with choice
II sun 81 hsde with store oi fruit IN iheir season. aud
Iftrniiy for bsalbisl out door labor with tbs varied
md magnificent IsBornma spread ronbd tbs nights
rioh ~ historical sssOcis0ns tempting the h1genlufols
lost Il y0sth. he broad river bearing on s boom
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