Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-07-08
Cur Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 2, 1876

Editor Of the Free Press and Times:
The topic which has been uppermost in the
minds Of all the inhabitants of this city for the
past week, and like other heated substances,
naturally rises 20 the surface, is the weather
which has kept growing hotter and hotter dur
ing the whole week until last night when' almost
beyond the hopes Of most. We had refreshing
shower, and this morning the weather Is COOL
with prospect Of more rain.
This is the season Of commandments through
out the country and in this city. For two or
three weeks past the Law School. Medical
School. Commercial College. Howard University,
and innuneratle % sem'naries - and . insu-
tutes " have occupied the public halls, theatres
and ebu,cbe- Of this city. and kept long suffer
ing audiences sxeltering to unreasonable hours
while the amount Of flowers bestowed upon the
Young gentlemen and ladies who have been Oh
those occasions, to use a very original metaphor
launched upon the voyage Of life, has been
enough to freight at least one respectable ship
one occasion Of the kind occurred last thurs
iav. before rather small audience, which seems
worthy Of more than passing notice aiiuie
to the commencement Of the Deaf AMI Dunno
College.
The college is supported By IN appropriation
from ;he government and is the first attempt 10
this country to DO any thing in he line Of
/ liberal education for deaf mutes. 1t Is presided
over bv DR.. GauaDiet, who is quite an clthusi-
,st fl. tbis DEPARTMENT Of education, and certain
/ ~. Judging from the exercises on that occa-
SION. bis Efforts have been very successful
The exercises were he'd in the Congregational F.
I Church. AMI President Grant, Secretary Cox .
Mayor Emery, aaI other distinguished persons .
we've present. The exercises were opened by .
PRAYER by Rev. Dr. Newman, chaplain Of the .
Senate, followed by the addresses Of the gra'u-
a;inr class, FIVE in number. Their speeches were
read to the audience by various persons connect
Ell with the college while their authors delivered
them in their language Of signs and gestures
The orati5us would. with perhaps one exception,
have been construed creIitahle at any occasion
of the sinl while the rap.iity with which they
were communicate By the pupils was astonish-
ing Il was very seldom necessary for those
who read them to walt n al Tor the del'eTy'
AMI the whole seemed perfectly comprehendei
by the deaf mutes present. The graduating
class after some appro PIRATE remarks by Or.
Galllufat. received their diplomas from Prcsi-
1e"' grant, am l1eI were ,-.'ile S7eI ~ '9-'9
tary Cox, of the Interior, whose remarks were
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