New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-20
INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB-AN-
--- NUAL ELECTION OF OFFICERs.

The Board of Directors of the New-York In
.uton for the Instruction of the Deaf Dumb held
their annual meeting yesterday at the Institution which
Is situated on the banks Of the Hudson River short
of reports were read and adopted After the various
routine business had been transacted the Chairman read
letter from MT Andrew Warner the secretary, who has
ocated In that position for the past fifteen de-
cnlng TO longer serve la that position. preamble and
that purpose expressing the thanks and gratitude OF the
officers patrons OF the Institution to Mr. Warner for
the efficient and conscientious manner In which ne mas
discharged his onerous duties The following gentlemen
were elected officers for the ensuing year
shepherd knapp; Second ePresdent. Rev. william
Adams, D. D.; Treasurer. Joseph w Patterson secre-
tary Thatcher NJ. Adams Dlroctors-Haryey r Poet,
IL d. Hon. Henry f. Davies Hon Erastus Brooks, Jno
yEs Frederic Dc rsytfG Psns Faa
r Brown. William Niblo, Benjamin H. Field. George Fol
III D oTaS B. eS Jes%p
k bogart, Rev F. A. z Barnard d: ID, Li. d. william
After eleeting several new life members the meeting
adjourned The building and outhQuses were visited by
the visitors and guests and everything was found TO be
I'm satisfactory condition, both as regards ventilation
and cleanliness. The floors clean and glossy as
newmade linen, and the walls white as the driven snow
noseess roc who seemed TO be happy and contented
Us their dearest friends could desire IL was beautiful
sight 10 witness the than al affection OF the mutes
for their Principal Professor Isaac Lewis Pee who has
lately succeeded his yenerab father Everywhere were
faces wreathed In smiles and many were the panomnio
manifestations of and respect The next place
visited the chapel. where the mues were assembled
tion Prof Peet made few remarks, In which he ex
planned the great propessl that had been made In the
system OF instruction Experiments are constantly being
made and opportunity Is lost 10 advance the educa
tion so essential for their future welfare ana pro
gress The instruction is based true philosophical
1ripclpes With Prof Pcet Il 10 DO labor or love
To develop and improve the dialect of the sign language
especially In the invention of convenient ana graceful
signs for many words, which, differing from others by
slgt shades OF meaning need such signs 70 nolvduaze
them 10 the pupils Among 45S pupils, there nad peen
but DEATH which speaks volumes Tor the heelth OF
the inmates The exhibition was delightful aud inter
tinOp mi prtaiu fragrant
perfume OF freshly gathered flowers The stage, deco
rated with flags and eyergreens looked very attractive
The proficiency OF little Jane Williams, VINO Is only nye
wears old, excited admiration and astonshmeDt little
chubby faced infant, with dark velvet eyes ana oye
complexion, who only eight months ago. could not make
an inelligble sign, write lotter III inc alphaDet
Yesterday she conyersed with Prof Pee In the language
OF signs her little apered fingers moving ike the needle
OF machine. Her answers To his signs she wrote
ON n black board with correctness and facility
Her gestures were made with the grace and swftness
one OF the instructors expressed tho varons emotions
and passions In very vivid manner The manifestations
OF love- hate anger Jealousy remorse, contempt JOY,
gratitude benovoenoe. pity, and sc0rn were truthfully
portrnyed William Jones, the wonderful pantomimist
and itator OF animals kept the audience In uproarous
la,gher His imitation of u monkey starting loeono-
tive during the absence OF the engineer The visit TO
dentist and the that followed together with the
limitations OF the movements Of various animals aud
birds wonderful piece Of acting He Is one OF tho
older pups, aud son Of prominent actress The ex-
hibition gave much pleasure aud amusement to The
guests