, 1869-01-08
SpRlN aFiELD.
Our State Institutions.
Illinois Institution for the Educa-
tion Of the Deaf aud Dumb.
Reports Of the Trustees and prin-
oipal.
From Our OWL Correspondent.

srh1sortztp, Ian. q. 1859.
The twelfth biennial report Of the Illinois
pstituttnu for tfu Education Of the Deaf and
Dumb has lust lcrn submitted tu ulc Gcuer.
il Assembly. This ls altogether the most
.lubornle and satisfactory report that has
Is yei been issued from tlts Institution. It's
to a citizen Of this htatc to peruse
Ibis report and 1ecl that, Hhll0 nothing useful
Df tic past il surrendered, the President
and Directors nrc disposed, In the true aplrlt |
of Western enterprise, and flllng to put to
fair test any naw prugcsses that Eeeni even
to prptn,sc any further guul to tie I
unfortunate yrt interesting elnsa tur whom |
the institution uyer wlicl they preside was |
1he rep It Of tle board tays:
the JeteI.l A..em6ly, t5ey h,+s a::!dauusly
fheht. srpuIninsnts aus aud sppapees. In III
haaptt Jhete 10 tue puf},uses N III tr4lhIra.nn
e1Mal tn The tefy letl bf thnan IT llkn ctatat"f
H. Il usre. sts. ststs h.. 4 tapue,. d. sG"u nj wh
IL riir NJ tAn thlef uitnhtetle, The p4leit 10
~h,l, t.ese es"t,. II q. "st1 f?vs ,est ~.
issis atpls ie.t!H'vhy, MID ne ssfet W II VIII
f"lis ftlm.,,si,4ex tn |lss tuAtlsralt ysar Of hi.
III p1lAt Of shtly4 n h's'! " aiAttH,rF's, faMiI:
al,,y Wiz &. ~. ~"sI'#t aul difficult psoess4sa Of
ii p.tatlI1u. 1htrnsa duvoiinu 10 taa dulles a..
stalpd ahtll, htuly sullGitada fo1 4hs mural Hud
intnta, advancement u The astlaoI, nia4 la afsl
IilasAGles aud uHgxcGptiansl department, posdass
irK, iGdeud. all the qualifications requisite fur Tue
cnrAttutc corps ot ,uairucluI4 Interior tn n9nr
world"
Many Of Tho citlzyns of Chicago will re.
member the Interesting exhibition given BY
the Principal Of tals institution with come Of
1lts pnpIla Ia Crosby's Opera House some
mouths ago. Of this tour OF exhibitions the
board remarks: H.
bin e make il tho fprIaR Of 1907 Though se7es.
Al Of me rorthtfn connttts with Glars of his p1,
pills, We may remark that similar tr1p had been
nd " aso q
4 eAiutarv Influence upon tho school We ap-
because We knew there prevailed In cur northern
section strong desire to zee representative fpoe.
,mens Of our pupils, and to Witness rome actual
Ing pursued In thc Institution. We also esteemed II
az bei1g about sde best way to Afford the leading
clttEcns Of thnsc communities ~ oppor.anity or
asccrtaa ming, By pcTso1al examination, that tho
liberal allowances Of the stale expended f1r The
cenedt Of those unfortunate youth, are not yainly
e na sopF VI wa1 W. r 1s
same purpose and to the SANG extent through
southern Illinois. would Re specially gratifying
70 .se iphah''arts and advantageous 10 the 'nsts
The board speak in complimentary terms Of
the report Of the Principal, aud, relative to his
elaborate report respecting the enlargement
Of the inslitu,ion. say: ......~...
Principal. md NC frsently trust that the Gen
eral Assembly Will gtTe to the p,oposs to enlarge
the dimension: o. iae init,aIsn M TO sne e1ents
case teems to require. We believe, from the 70
suit Of estimates cnEsortls made, and tn view ol
as oad ds9 cot 81 .ash
oitions to The present structure n ars ucclcd y
4 considerable portion of the report Of the
board Is devoted TO the question of water, OF
which essential article the site Of the insti.
LIS part Of their ret'ort some commun1ca-
tIons Of the Mayor and City Engineer on the
subject, and conclude By expressing the con-
tideut opinion thnt within year the city OF
Jacksonville will be supplied with watcz
ali the board entertained any doubts a. to the
praet.casiity Of the meature spoken OF By the
Maso ana Engineer, or OF the ultimate coneum'
yillc, they VIC ud not 20 urgently aiyise, they
hive done In shia report an appropriation for the
enlargement Of the Institution
The report Of the board pays deserved
| the directors, as follows:
"In subuiturk the foregoing to.youf honorable
body, VIC hTe called upon to mention eveni
and deprived our board OF tho ever weleom,
| presence, vsluanle counsel and co-operation o
Captain jaues N. Brown, ono Of our Official 4. 40
| cIntes, who, ~ his Weldon and experience dEt
earnest dcy',tlan 10 the interests Of the tnsttu
u. u and lhc state, had cnac41'd him 70 Us AZ
n Il. .,e,es dest aps
1t concludes By stating In detail tue ncods
Of the Institution for tho ensuing two years
"Wo append the folloHipE statement - emorse
.rg rrespituation Of Inc several appsopti..lon'
| rfport OF tho Principal, 81 bclDE required Tor th
maintenance Ut The school during the en- 3Q,nE lwt
yrsEe, and the enlargement OF the catablishucnt
10 wifi:
To eupply deficiencies arssirR from ne.
ec.sary improvements and tucteaec or
numht Of pupils. $i,It6 I
Fur urd!uzsy r1pcnses. pcE Rnnum. ...... tS,45o0
For repairs md imlrovemcnte. per an- ~,
| Fpr tntufsnee ter anuuu ,,..,,..,... kN}.G
Psinuns FL ps.st, and equipment. ioi oticc 4,oSo
| Erctton OF chapel nuA school building .loo, 0o1 u
..Jo,in X. Woops, President"
The report Of thu Principal IL 8 rcspectft
document. interesting and exhaustive, at
tlresscd to thu l,oard ot Dlrcctors:
yembes 90 ises, three hundred sd dftean pup
have been III a'tcEtnnec upon tho ecaool. q
have graduated; tbtrty'lwo bare been honosa1
Il
two haye given occaston for thclt dtsmissiot
two hundred and serent -onc arc EoT On the 10!
ns he.orgtEE to the initiation.
'tWc hsse p}o, X; ,ncst remarkable immuui
from revere steknfss. "lIl'n tho present moa
the measles hss been among thu pupils, and 40
; t%cEty wtre NitharA"a for few tsst @ from tas
yielded 10 careful nustinR. TN fer The adviss ofo
lucl ical nst.ndans, Without the ptsct'co et q
! which In. visited nr. uur,ng bY fas tho .reAt
{. part Of thu p.at ,wa 5oars both Of our hospital
!. tue for males and irmsics sesI sctiroIy, ha
rmained c,osea. In view o. tao .,,i ta;e :,
eixty ptstontt this exemption rom disease Il I
more Do,sblc. eapectalsy n tho deaf ana dumb q
do moi bring tsto exercise rune u Tho most i
tosta.t orsans oi tho system. which require I
: ctc,bs for th'lr perfect dcro!opmeht II saor
o &c se NH a1y .. 'aS ~ e% n aa
ln Aon,u CASTS, dosin' ~ with als accompany!
i. mu'cuut. Ia oily a past. do hos cxprcss t
;srhsn, Il 70, sna
4 noat hea1iy eIa',tudt to iha tilyrr Of cvcry ru
ana pet'Sst t ,or hi. ;,ssnslly 'ns.s,fa r. 2. pro
deficient and imperfect hoFp1tal nErargcu,en
y Which are Tho beet u bpil41ng ntfot'!a. atA Al
= f.om the exceedingly crowded Condition OF
). or tho eorps OF instruction ile rrlucll
says:
u take very great llca:ure !n rtfdsrtag you
10 the lit Of otlceta pFtn1ea 10 this report. 7
d cnti1e CORPS OF Instruction azr prosecuting th
;. ascuon4 at d intricate lanors with zcal aud
" stduity ehst cannot be .u.pa,sed. ant Sash M !.
ID CT the tasf, anu :nu loW punt OF beginning =
,hs e*t aId dumb I'll b cot only sstl:tse
not fully fal,thed, are thcst tas,hfal instruct
~ themselves. whote anxious eo1tcisude 10 DO
utrrost possible, IL The Very few ears slottee
- bic c1ettfoc.
- alley nave presented TO our ppplla In their
l.. =. ard easy lr!eseoass1 VITA them, practical u
polite soctety. As examples Of correct dept
20 mint, and ee1slemanlJ and 'ady-lke demea1
- ttey have exetted q positive and powerful in
In mark their entire lives 7heiz example hts
as teea Of etill grtatcr bcnent N 1ts enndnsareo
~ mon, ,t9 1ss ss It
eo but II may be ayerFed that no Other class Of
IN tons are 20 susceptible 70 It, - are the deaf
-. are tfe authors ol the nrst davninas ., 81
~ matte thought. Theirs is the tralnirR Of the
-. al iwies vhieh crow into mutea'a,uos eharas
Ill ihe least of Ill Representatives.. an hspp,
for ray that the laaies an1 gentlemen who bars q
~ ea Ettn ne IN cax7ying sntq eoess sne puIRt
c. 9srdlers Ct ttis important Truth. and that !
lde have Gtl1R' rtly soaRtt TO faithfully e1en,f
q = 70 St
~ irhucpeee, we should NOT nov perceive tho
~ 41ec Of improvement thst ts exhibited an
Z a w Il should do wrong wero I to fail to comm
rn. The pupils to Jou- tof tnc.t almost uniform
~, general obedience. Instability. industry as4
no lions 10 entire proprtety snd correctness o9
Mctno1. they have been ftw, aud have yielde
If Kindly admorttions without sesor. TO severn
~ e,eitr mcasn1es. An e1pre du cofpk very p
aoa trg 10 obecsFc, hu prevailed among ther
The | thst their asroelatio1a with ere another
he teen EreA'ly 10 thetT mutual sdEant3Re-"
The Principal argues at come length
hs. change in the rule governing the age ut
New mission of fpup11s, aud concludes By sa5i
,ns "some children a1c better able 70 sucece
raah | twelve. II nas {mprceeed me that one or
terns Of admission to our achool should b
II OF modified az to rest upon The CAPABILITIES o,
Vas applicant fathcf t9ao ou M pNs'caiH Aec.