The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-02-09
REPORT OF VISITING CoM.-CoNcLoDhD

rprpopr OF VISITING CoM.-CoNCLUDED.
impIe attributes, denoting color, form and
action to their objects, and can use the
sion language quite readily. Another
class which entered at the same TIME,
and are of the same age, have been under
the charge of Miss Eddy, and have been
taught to articulate; but few of those,
however, are congenital mutes.
They can understand their teacher by
the motion of her lips, and. some of them
can articulate quite distinctly. The at
tempt to teach the mntes to talk is com
paratively recent,and the success attained
in this intistution is amply sufficient to
justify all the pains and expenses necessa
~ TO accomplish so desirable and bene
ficent result. An advanced class IN
Arithmetic, Grammar and Universal His
tory, showed wonderful proficiency, and
would compare tavorably with classes OF
similar age in our best public schools.
The industrial department Of this
school consists of a shoe shop and cab
met shop, besides small farm or garden.
The cabinet shop and shoe shop have be-
come source Cf revenue, instead OF a
charge, as heretofore, giving net proht
during the past year of $167 80.
The whole morale of the school is ex-
cellent The teachers and attendants are
all interested in their work, and the pu-
pills repay their kindness and care by a
studious and courteous department. 1t
requires teachers for those unfortunate
PERSONS of rare qualifications. To u
thorough scholastic training, and an ex
tensive general culture, must be united a
heart full ofsympathy and geDtleness and
an aptness that is rarely to be found
The difficulties in the way of the teachers
of the mutes are oc such kind as to make
it necessary to give them individual in
struction; thus requiring far larger
corps of teachers than is required IN
other schools where instruction can be
given proitably in classes.
The children seem happy and contented,
and their general training is carefully
provided for. A small and we'll selected
library, which should be enlarged, fur
nishes reading, while the newspapers are
watched with an eager interest. The
current news of the day is read by some
one of the older pupils or teachers, and
interpreted in sign language to attentive
groups.
The advantages of an education hele
given by the State to those poor children
make their life full of interest and bright.
en- its pathway, also making them pro
ducers instead of consumsrs, thus adding
not little to the wealth of the State.
From the report of the superintendent
we learn that frequent application Is
made by the parents and friends of idiotic
children for him to admit them into this
Institution Of course this cannot be
done. The same thing occurs at the In
stitution for the Education of the Blind
inasmuch as the number of idiots is nearly
is large as either class, as shown by the
recent census, it is but reasonable to con
Guide, from this fact and the aforesaid
instances, that the State ought at once to
make provision for such feeble minded
children.
The.general condition of the building
is good, with the exception of the cupoa
and its support. Its construction is
faulty and support insufficient, which has
resulted in serious damage to the build
ing, Your committee recommend an APP
preparation for its repair.
We recommend an appropriation of
$39364 for the current expenses of the
coming year, which is itemizsd as fol
lows, to wit: