The weekly clarion., 1872-07-11
50 90 PER YEAR
Examination nt Deaf and Duunb
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iutendppt 81 state Institute iuf the Deaf and
+ Dumb, Ne attended aa examination ct the
pupils on "Wednesday morning last. To
I our great surprise the number of visitors
! did not exceed Sax persons, and did not inn
clnds "A single memhcr OF the Board uf
/ Trustees of the Institution. Tie eNumiua-
/ tion was I" have begun on TUESDAY, but
was deferred ia the hupe that some OF the
Trustees OF th" Institute might be- present
on the succeeding day. They had been no.
/ titled and invited, ana it WIS their duty 90
have been present But IL seems that the
law does not allow per diem ana mileage 10
the Trustees OF This State Institution, and Id
further seems that tile member, oi the
/ Board cannot Afford lo spare 80 much OF
their valuable time without ",ompcusa-
tisu." a. j. required IN attending he annual
eXamiuation.ut the pupils.
The Institute building. as recently en-
larged, is admirably adapted to lis present
| Use, bur Must be still further enlarged boa or
der to accommodate acrc~sious "a the list OF
pupils. We Inspected the several sleeping
| rooms, and noted with pleasure the I~rtcct
order and neatness which prevailed. we
noticed further, that the smallest children
tAAN 'ilN NthlNSb III AlAN lAtht UP NA tiI'lA
beds, aad in the general arrangement, OF
their rooms, aud still further, the difference
ia the neatncss OF the rooms On the girls
and boys side OF the house.
The examination commenced at hhi-po~t
ten o'clock, and was conducted mainly by
Mr.. Lawrence Saunders. Mr.. Saunders Is
one of our jackson boys, and enjoys tie
good opinion of every body. lie was pu-
pill in the Institute before the war. lmme-
diately after the war, hc went 10 Stauntou,
Va, to complete his studies in the Institute
at that place, where he graduated within two
years, and where he afterwards served two
years as "A teacher. The pupils are certain
ly fortunate in having teacher who not
only thoroughly understands his business,
but who manifests SO much zeal and pleas
ure in imparting the knowledge which he
has himself acquired
Clarence Agncw was the first little girl
who gave an exhibition OF her attaiumcuts.
She is from Nazoo City. she is but eight
years old, and although ia the Institute
only since the 9Th OF May last. spelled sew
eral words, ana wrote them on the black
board.
The next exhibition was by class of five
girls-Lucy King, Sarah H. llerndon, Mi
nerva Harris, Lena and Ellen Drew-who
gave exercises on the black board iu spell
ing and writing, very much To their credit.
Lucy King came to the Institute iu April
last, and did not know the alphabet when
she came. She has made wonderful progress.
Little Alice Harper, OF Holly SPRING re-
cited aud performed, the story OF monkey
l.. q. ...1.
The next was class consisting of Mary
Waldrip, Nancic Pierce, Alice Harper,
Lunsford Matthews, Parks oliver, Wiley
Berry, and Alfred Harris, who gave u- cN-
erciscs in writing and in original compost
tion, on the blackboard
After which Lunsford Matthews rccited
the story OF the enraged elephant and the
unfortunate tailor.
The next exhibition was by the second
cln-s-.John y. McClrndcn. of bonneville,
Peter ID. Riley, Of Attala county, Robert Il.
Davis, OF Abheville, Matte Dear, OF Rankin
county, and Matte Howell, of Attala couu-
ty. The exercises consisted in writing and
original composition.
After which Matte Dear recitcd the
Lords Prayer. which Or. Carter very Kind
ly interpreted for the benefit of such of his
audience as might not have been familiar
with the subject. Without intending "a pun,
we came to the conclusion that Matte is
DEAR little girl.
The next exhibition was by the most ad-
vanced class, and was conducted by Mrs.
Sarah NJ. james, a speaking teacher Mrs.
James is from sumter county, Ala, and is
evidently an instructor Of considerable cX-
perience. Her class consisted of Robert
Hazelett, of Vicksburg, James Blaker, Of
Lafayette county; Walter Dclbridgc, OF
Oxford; Miss Flora Slate, Of Lafayette
county; and Miss Annie Mcfarland, Of
Georgetown, Copiah county. This class
gave exhibitions in writing and original
composition; and Miss Slate answered sew
eI al questions in Familiar Science.
After some closing remarks TO the pu-
pills, by Mr. Saunders, which they seemed
fully TO understand and appreciate, we left
the room, most favorably impressed with
the Deaf and Dumb Institute. In the even
ing there was a feast provided for the pupils,
to which we were invited, but other en-
gagements denied Us the privilege of par
ticipating.
There were thirty-one pupils in the In
stitute last sessiou-lS boys and l3 girls
Six of them had already gone 70 their
homes, and the balance will distribute them
selves this week for a vacation which none
will know better how to enjoy.