Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-05-16
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEW s.
The Deaf ,Jut. Conference.


The Conference of Principals of Deaf Mute
INSTITUTIONS, which has been in session for
three days past at the Columbian Institution,
at KeRaalI Green, closed last evening, and
most OF the dele eatss are leaving to-day. After
cur report closed yesterday, Dir. Pratt moved
paper on ,he Deaf Mute College, its works
and nature" W hich was briefly discusset Mr.
GIlsIt. from the Commute on Mr. l. l. Peet's
payer "lniiial Signs" reported a resolution,
which vas adopted, expressive Of the pleasure
and profit with which they listened To its read
ing, recommending its careful COL s,deration 10
all who labor tor or are associated with the
Gear and Game, TO the End OF bringing this Ian i
FnaEe 10 the gr' atest possible perfection. and
tsEdeTIng 20 Mr.. Peet he thanks of the Con
ference for this paper. Prof. Talbot offered a
resolution reco mmending high classes in all
hsutEuons where they do not now exist, and
that the course of studies be as near as possible
an ha TmoBy with the course required for ad-
MISSION TO the National Deaf Mute College;
whIeh vas adopted alter considerable discus
SION frof- i l.. Peet offered the following,
which was adopted:
Es,o'r,d, That this Conference does hereby
Eve ITS hearty approval TO the work Of the
National Deaf Mute College, regarding 1t as
an institution essential to the completion of the
national system of deaf-mate education.
kesC!red. That an INCREASE, at an early day, of
the tree State studs nts, now authorized by every
consideration of justice and expeciency, is de-
napdsd. and our Senators and Representative
are hereby requested to make such amendments
IN the law OF March =, 1867. as may secure to
The deaf and dumb of the United States eoual
privileges in the college, and the attention of
congress rs respectfully directed to the fact that
immense portions OF the Es tional domain have
beer appropriated for the endowment of mil
Vers1tes and colleges for he airing and spea king
youths, In the advantage OF which deaf mutes
cannot Parnelpate; hence, in the Judgment of
thls conference, II is most fitting and proper
hat q college for this class of persons-shut
out, until recently, from the benefits of collie
eiate educatlon-should be perfected and main .
talntd on a liberal scale by the National Gov
eminent.
Prof. MeIntire, Of the committee to whom
was referred the papers read by DR. Peet. on a
Mute, and the one by Prof Brock, on a better
method for beginners, made a report: That
there Were valuable suggestions of great prac.
teal utility 20 teachers of this class of persons
will be secured by such a union OF the two
methods suggested in these papers, as shall
give the pupil an early and practical use of the
English language, and interest and variety TO
their daily lessons. Adopted
Prof. Gallandet- from the committee ap.
pointed al the morning sessio-. ON Mr.. Stones
resolution, reported a resr.ution, which was
adopted, thar the Amerlca'i system of deaf mute
education as practiced and developed in the
institutions OF this country for the last fifty
years eommends itself by the best of all tests.
that OF prolonged, bareful, and successful ex-
periment-ts in pre-eIninent degree adapted
10 rtlieye the peculiar misfortune of deaf mutes
as class, and restore them TO the blessings of
socle'y.
uon, read paper on the .sMsc har ical educa.
ton of the Deaf and Dumb" He recommend
cd mat competent instructors IN the mechani-
cal branches should b. -Ured in all institu-
uons- He was satisfied, from his own as well
as from the experience II others. thar IL the
deaf ana dumb are properly ins tru eted in me-
chanlcal purs uits, as large n proportion will
succeed IN after-hfe as among the same num-
Der OF speaking persons taken promiscuously
frem the population. He showed. from the
statistics, that the deaf and dumb. as a body
70 INST aIx-a :
In conclusion, be urged that the mechanical
departments should be we'll encouraged in ali
institutions.
DR.. L. l.. Peet offered a resolution endorsing
the paper, and expressing the hope that the
directors should make provision fer instruc-
ton IN mechanical aud other industrial pur-
suits, and after debate. il was amended so as
TO recommend that suitable places of amuse-
ments be provided. and was then adopted
Inc conference took a recess until o'clock
when papers were read by Professor Samuel
Porter, on the BEST way of teaching Gram
mar. and by Mr.. Gillet. of Illinois, prepared
oy Miss Trask. of his instIt ution on Il aides as
teachers of the deaf and dumb After a some
What lengthy discussI0 on various incidental
topics, the Convention adjourned SINE die