The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-05-16

DEAF MUTE OoLLEes-InrEnRsTIS ExuI
n,T,os:.0n Thursday evening, an exhibition
~ ths student. Of this Institute wa. held II
Institution. Original essays were delivered
By aigns (boink road ~ the same time for ths
benens q those present not familiar with
,siEns1, ~ Ne ioiiowins Students Of the col
% aas sIssE;s snS Si slEna; H, p u. W Z
By 2. II. DARRELL o. New Lexington, Ohio
q, Body Sna si Mind, By ,. 9, LogE, q hiltos
Asshsay 3I stS u and II wi: sssn' o. 8,
J. y. Hotchkiss, Of Seymour, Conn. -
These ssssys were listened 10, and the do
Win srss Tsn d:.s end ws.
hibited mature thourht, and a stvie Of vrftins
~ graceful and nnishsd a. would bs found n
:ssdsp \, e. any college IN ths eountry The
q the classics and the pSysiSsi III scisncSs ~
cour.e OF education, and advocating the sub
stitution Of the latter In our coileges, was very
, soie' and attraetsd much attention. "A fseits.
The Woiid for Sale y ). 4 I. Green, e q H W
terford, Maine, revealed the beauty and OK.
prsi.sd1ys n of ne l,Sea.ss Of
A.. Among the visitors present, in addition to
a; Garfield, B. B. Fssndh, Rev. Drs. sundsr'
Isni ssS 81 and Dr. O. n NehS 81
ne Insane; Aspiritsd address, expressive Of
his interest and Eratincation, was deiiysred BY
Gen. Garfield: Re was followed By Rev. Or,
Dr. II. r. Poet, President Of the ooDisfeuce .'
The Conference reasscmbled at O'Clock yes.
terday morning, with Or. Peet in The chair
There were present number ofvisitors, among
mute clerk In the Treasury Department, ssye.
raj ladies, and number OF the more ADV ne "a
students Of the Institution the latter, .by
m msss o. ssp. y oIs Of the member, being
which they appeared to take great Interest.
The consideration Of resolution offered YES.
terday, endoI,inE the 4meriean system OF deaf
ence Of nfty years has been shown 10 be The
true basis Of Instruction, was resumed. Sew.
eral amendments were offered, and IL was
discussed a. eon:iderable length during which
Rey. Collins Stone said that In Europe he
had never seen anything to compare with the
results arrived at In our Institution, and
which vi were being shSWn year after year, and
dents OF the institution last evening as an ex-
ample. II was finally referred to a committee
composed Of Mesars. uallsudct, d. o., stone,
Conn, and McIntire, III.
Rey; MT. Turner read paper on "Hetedi:
that deafness can be transmitted BY parents,
as the peculiarities Of parents are often trans.
mitted. He noticed number Of cases, among
others that Of a slave In Missouri, who be
to the number OF nine afterward became deaf,
A deaf man married q hearing woman; they
had two ehildron, both deaf and dumb, ono Of
children-the son being deaf and the daughter
hearing. He maintains that deafness IL he
reditary, and 10 often caused by diseases-scar-
Jet fever, ulcers, and slight colds. After CIV
ofparents OF whom one or the other or both
are deaf, are also deaf, he discussed the cues
tion whether \ was not tho duty Of Instructors
%rns SsR sSs 70 y hs% ,o%
conBenital mutesj for he had found no deaf
and dumb offspring Of those who had lost the In
hearing after birth. Those who lose their
dosP .na du%S . @RS not SS'
During the reading OF the paperthe stud 10
paid more than usual attention, watching the
nS made TO THEN By one o. the pIofes,ors
fcssor was asked what then were they 10 do I
and another suggested, ID answer, that Gen.
Garfield had been understood to say, In his
should DO more deaf mutes, that similar insti.
tutlens to the Columbian should be provided,
Mr.. I. L. Poet, Of the New York Institution,
resa PAPER on Initial ,igns' which was re-
The conference rcassembled At Q y. IN, and
Mr.: Pratt resumed the reading OF his paper,
morning session, .Ssjsss; THE be. da 6 5of
lege, Its Works and Nature.n He spoke at
anna length on the m erfta nf hi. MAJ
mr.. Uillette. chairmsn ~ tha ppom,,,,..
which was appointed 10 tsSe into S eon.iaera'
tion the paper read By Mr. Poet, offered the
'', LOVING ssr.n.,
the reading Of Mr.. J. L. Poets paper on !" Ini-
va. .nsa S,sn WIZ g.css peasure ana proht, and
nersana who issor re- a. Gons,aersuon 70 Al
the deaf and dumb, to the end that they may
S az m.m - th enaes'oIs ~ oIinglng THIS
~ W, nrInn,niss posp.e Peiieeton-
RI :: phiio.Spsiosi. s.s :a.ssrsiSls q ea.sa:
Ia, nn.rtnnn,. Anu hsh appreeiahg tne
preparatien' tho MEMBER Of III cnnI.ranns
hereby tender to Mr.. Peettheir aioee,e thsnSs
tSs iI,srsan,e ~ nnu p ,os..n contribution 10
the Soiiowing ~. pptre,ea Sn p,.r.,
bot: sN " fio'e''o' ia'-
,Re.o,ssSS,, That TIL, Conference recommend
,nstitutions whe,s tb.n ~ al sn, IN al the
Rs,oipsd That We ,scgom nv Az, INV ~
Of studies In these hish siesse. S hs 'ne course
for sdmission To- nv Na he SoI'se ssqHifea
College, that those students who desire n NAV
DO prepared for the college class,
Quite lengthy debate en- tued on the merits
q The rssolltions, in which Messrs. Turner,
others took an active part,
Mr.. McIntire moved that no flrst resolution
be amended so az to read, after Hexist.n al a.
Mi. Talbot accepted thc amendment.
Prof j. l.. Peet, OF New York. offcred thu
following revolutions; which were unsnimons.
y adopted:
rive its hearty spproyei 10 tSs woe n ~
National Deal Mute College, REGARDING IL A.
IN institution essential TO the Completion OF
Resoived, That an I'M resse' Al an ssrix a.v
If the free State students. now sn,bn,g. ~ S
,very consideration Of Justice and sxpediency.