The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-02-15
C1TxHNTRLLIsRNCE.
THE DEAF AND DUMB.

Annual Report Of the Board Of Dirs-.,-r. ~
the PecssyIvahIn IastItMtiSh fer the Deaf
ahd DHMb-lts Operations DeftnG 1870.
We have received the annual report of the
above institution for 1870, by which 1t appears
that the humber of pupils In the school on the
Slst of December last was 2l0 -1l9 boys and 81
girls. They came from various parts of the
United States, but principally from Pennsyl-
vana
The following shows by whom the pupils
were supported -
BY the State of Pennsylvania. ia...............,l74
f" State of New Jersey. y.................. II
F" State of Delaware. re....................
Grocer Scholarship, No. 1...........
Grocer Scholarship, NO. 2.......,....
" John Wright Scholarship. ..........,. l
Institution, on their friends .......... Is
Making the total of of.................... 2lO
On the first day of January, 1870, there were
1856 pupils in the institution-10S males and 70
females. During the year there were received
into the institution 46 puplls-23 males and %
females 1.-TWO of these, one girl and oae boy
were readmissious); there were, therefore, 232
pupils connected with the institution during the
year. Between the first of January, 1870, aud
the 1st Of January, 1871. q pupils left the in-
stiLution-l3 boys and girls; leaving 2l0
pupils, 1l9 boys and VI girls, on the first OF
January, 1871.
The directors say that there is necessity of
erecting more commodious buildings, as the
number of boys is now as large as can be con-
of procuring q suitable site is now under their
serious cons liberation.
They 'are painfully impressed with the belief
that all the deaf mutes of the Common wealth,
who ought to be under instruction, are not in the
institutions" and that ''they now taking
measures 10 ascertain as far as practicable the
whole number of deaf mutes within the State,
and the number between the ages OF six aud
twenty years"
There can be no doubt that there are many
deaf mutes who ought to be receiving educa-
tion ho are not In the institution. Ohio with
o less population, has 3l2 pupils in her in
stitution, lS4 males and 12S females. The direc-
tors are urging the Legislature To allow them to
give eight years instruction to such of the
pupils are likely to be benefited thereby. The
Legislature surely will not hesitate to grant
reasonable request. Almost all the States
graut ten years instruction. 1t appears that the
health of the pupils has been excellent. Only
one death took place. A more systematic plau
of teaching articulation has been introduced.
Through the instrumeDtality of the Ladies'
Committee a fund has been commenced for the
purpose of aiding the deaf mutes ''who have
been or may hereafter be educated in the inst-
tuition, who are deserving and who require as
kistance"-an excellent plan.
The deaths of the late excellent principal, A.
B. III. Hutton, who had been connected with the
institution for nearly forty y-eight years, aud of
DIR. Robert I. Evans, who for upwards of thirty
Blk years had successfully discharged the duties
OF u teacher, are noticed. memorial con-
memOrative of the virtues and services of Mr..
Hutton is appended to the report The Directors
appeal to the Legislature to reimburse them for
the losses sustained on the pupils for 1869 and
1S1O. which now amount to nearly $500.
The appendix contains specimens of the COM
positions of the pupils. They will be read with
interest. On the Sth inst. the alumni and
alHmB9 of the institution celebrated the semi
centennial anniversary of its foundation. They
assembled on the morning of that day at st.
Stephens Church. where appropriate religious
services were held. Thence they proceeded
TO the Rev. DR.. Wylie's Church, where Mr.. John
Carn delivered an appropriate address.
They then went to the institution, where they
epent The evening in social converse with each
Other and other friends who met them there
The time passed delightfully."-, and more in
teIestiDg scene has rarely been witnessed.
They exhibited degree of intelligence and
refinement which would have done honor to any
assembly, and showed the inestimable blessings
which education had conferred upon them.
The number thus met together was considera-
hun