The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-12


of their companions they find in their society ST.
marity of pursuits thought, and amusement-in fact
world All this, along with their Of instruction,
,ier musical Studies and the Workshop in which they
are taught their future trades, breathes fire into
their VEINS and the whining blind child becomes at last
bosterous, turbulent and ambitious. This Is mer
fancy picture Utopian day dream. It is much
alt that it produces evils Of opposite nature from
those designed for The blind boy plunged in
slant sought Is overstimulated by his pewfound know
ledge into precocoua deveopement which requires great
care on the part of his teachers lest 1t react into weak
After course Of years. they leave our Inst
tuition well taught in all the branches Of plain English
education and with good trades to make them with in
dusry Independent Of charity for the rest of their lives
For those without homes friends to give them their
first start in life work provided in the workshops of the
.ub.stenee of the is blind persons Connected with
the Institution about 80 thus support themselves and
take honorable pride in the thought that what might
have been the blind beggar by the side is now In
ry Of the word independent aud respectable c
These have forth to meet the public; they
are at this moment busy ut their looms their needless
but have in their stead the before you
of their handcras We have also sent out from this Ins
tuition blind men, who as professors Of music or teach
Of their fellow blind, have gained competency and
high social position And In the exercises now about to
commence will show YOU that have reason to on
terrain for the blind children now under charge the
highest and happiest expectations
At the conclusion Of Mr. Coopers remarks the Band Of
the psss
of music, after which the pupils joined in singing
song entitled the "Re'urn Of SPRING"
Not the least part Of the exercises was the
reading from raised letters Running their gers
the page they read with much accuracy and precision
as those who gifted with the power of sight In
compliance with the request Of one Of the officers por
tons of the Scripture selected test Of the
and correctness with which they read There is
degree of pleasure mingled with the sadness which the
exhibition of the blind Invariably creates in the mind OF
the spectator when he thinks Of that ingenuity by which
the fingers have been taught TO perform the part Of the
daIkened vision These poor children, shut out from
the vi-ible world by accident the DEGREES Of Prov
dence, have their minds expanded and their menta
vision enlightened by the admirable system of sduca
ton pursued in the Institution to which they belong
They have, understand, quite extensive library ut
present. embracing several works containing miscella
neous Information In addition to the regular school
books There in tances among the pupils
OF the Institution for the Blind Of remarkable pro-
fciency In reading from raised letters which equal
that we have in of our best word schools
and their examinations would compare favorably
with many at which we have been present.
At the conclusion Of this exercise Martin Jackson
tertsned the audience with song entitled The Magic
Spell accompanying himself on the piano. The adlli
rsbe manner in which he performed his part elected
Wallace was played with remarkable power Of execution,
when the limited faculties Of the performer taken into
consideration Although he played entirely from ear we
doubt the most experienced critic could detect any
evidence Of II from his execution.
The examination in geography was attended with the
,ame credtabe results to the pupils and teachers the
other exercises. The most dRcult questions were
swered promptly and with general correctosss ex.
hibing knowledge Of even the more minute details o.
the subjects which they we're quss'oned i partica