The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-12-09
Ohio Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Correspondence ofthe Lancaster Gazette.
COLUMBUS, o, Nov. %, go.

COLUMBUS, D Nov. %, go.
Editors Gdzette:-Knowing that
your readers take deep interest
in the several benevolent institu-
tions of the State. l thought l wo'd
write few facts concerning the
workings of this Institution. The
whole number of pupils present
this year is two hundred and sixty
eight. The arrangements of the
school will be best understood by
following through the successive
events Of q day. Breakfast is serv.
ed a; half.past six. after which each
sex repairs to their respective study
rooms. The school consists of 8
classes and are divided into three
divisions; each division consists of
the following number of classes;
first, FIVE; second, six; and the third,
four. At half.past seven two OF
the divisions go to their respective
class rooms, and the third is dis
tributed TO the various departs
ments of labor, the boys to the
trades and the girls to house.work.
At ten all proceed to the chapel TO
attend devotional services of the
day, conducted by the instructors
in rotation. This occupies about
twenty minutes. At half past ten
two divisions go TO their class
rooms, and the third is distributed
as before, the boys to the trades
and the girls to the house work.
School continues for two hours, at
which time dinner is served. The
afternoon session of labor and
school lasts from two to FIVE, with
q recess of fifteen minutes at half
past three. As before, two divis.
ions 60 to school, and the third 10
trades and house-work. The whole
system moves forward the first of
every month, so that those who
work in the morning ono month
work in the forenoon the next, and
those who work in the forenoon
work in the afternoon the next
those who work in the afternoon
one month work in tho morning
the next. Supper is served at half
past five. The evening studies be
gin at seven and last until s will
the younger pupils and until half
past eight with the rest. At eigh'
prayer is offered by the teacher il
charge or an older pupil. The
younger pupils then retire, th'
older following at niue. Each SCI
have a reading room which is vel
supplied with magazines and pa
pers, and are open during recrea
ton hours. An articulation clas
was started here about a year ago
A high class was also started abou
two years ago and two of its Nom
bers are preparing themselves t,
enter the National Deaf Mute Col
lege at Washington. There ar
three different kinds OF trades go
ing on here, viz: shoemaking
printing, and book. binding.
There is also published, weekly
in connection with the printing dc
partment,a "a journal, "Mute's Chror
icle." 1t is made up of collection
from newspapers and other inte1
: esting matter calculated to be il
teresting to deaf mutes. A cop
is given to all about the house WI
can read it. 1t will be remembe
: cd that numerous petitions, signe
. by newspaper men and othOr
, were sent to the legislature at i
!, last session, asking the repeal
, the law establishing printing an
= bookbinding department hero
4 The present law is a good one as
!, saves thousands of dollars annua
0 lv to the State. As l am not
D the department Of course it matter
= but little to me whether it is r
: pealed or not; but l should like
: see it left just where it is, as it vi
), have o good effect in breaking
J, the numerous rings that contra
n for the State printing and bindin
l Within the last three weeks q
t measles have been an epidem
| here; 80 far no cases have prove
t fatal. But directly upon. the bee
i of this and before it is rid OF, com
j. another and graver one, the scarl
q fever. The first case occurr'
is about three weeks ago and the p
It tient is about we'll. The secol
d appeared on last Thursday. y
,r patient is comfortable but wheth
" more cases will occur time will te
70 The clerk of the weather here b
y been indulging in various fants
tics during the past ten days. '