, 1874-11-12

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Proposition to A;stAblissa a School for
Fhen IN Chicago.
A meeting Of tho Chicago Doaf AI11tcs Society
waa hold Inst ovonfng at their rooms, No. 80 Matl-
lson atroot, FOR tho purpose OF urging upon the
Board Of Education Tho Importance Of eatnblIsll-
ing school for deaf nutos In Chicago. Tho at
tendance was vorY largo, consisting Of tho moul~
bers Of tho Society, all Of whom arc deaf muteB,
and their friondB. President 1Nohborg and In-
RpoctorH 0oyort and Wo1ch we're prosont from
tho Board OF Education, aud manifested hvey
interest," IN tho proceedings
Mrs. darlington, President OF Tho Society, o.
oupiod tho ohair, and availod heraels Of tue
prosonco Of Prof. Clarke, now Of Detroit, but
formerly Of tho New York Insttute for Don't
Mutes, to present
TIE ADD1Ess
to tho Board Of Education, which had boen
drawn up In bellal3 Of the Society. It was as
follows:
ing IL two-fold. ,,..
scoo for he I'D s9 eeo Of s ot
9teond-Wo wish to lay bofore YOU somc Of tho ro-
salts of deafmnts etl,ica,ion and to gvo you so,no
oulilos III tho lssh Il doaf-mato. ~ '@'' ''''
We do not wish to 10 dictata to your honorable
we woai Suggest that yon soIoct room il son,e
school building IN the central part Of tho cty furnish
Il as The schoeroo'ns In our larger insittionn
furntyel and provide tcxnher competent TO instruct
deuf.n,nta cdro,l: tho teacher and children to DO
intor the same rules as othor teaohers and chron In
tho common HcEo0lE.
Our reasons for asng you 10 do this arc, briefly, rs
followa:
nt Jacksonylo IL ovor 200 miles from here, tho
rayents Of eafmute children required to pay their
fare to and from tho institution. This, to many OF
Diiity. '''' ''~''' '''N '''''A' ~ 3i''p'''''
sseqRd-ly thna sending ttcse children awsy from
ther affection for homo md parents Is greatly weak.
they fcol their naisfortns moro heavily, ~ there
whom thoy can communicate. wnaro liz pa
rsnta nfe not also deal rantes, thcy axe nop-
ffsasently Gas never ~ aeqrs suioent snowlsdsas @ a
Of signs to communicate with them. In fact, tho
large instltuton makes Of deaf mutns class separated
them In the pleasurea aud laora Of 1Ne and when at
lat .onds ~ graduates into .ho outside woed tho5
trafy new ordor Of things.
nhfrd-Tho groa. minority ct deat Dc nutoa aso 10
@ T. 81 Poe Rssfgq my w ~ Y e. ntss lie p b.
hands. While they are absent ut an Institution tho
psssna are entirely doprvod not only Of the company
sweet for thu child to rcor md for tho parent to
cteyo; Tho father cannot tesch tho son to fol-
ows owl to ~ he ss nber q ases es a0wt Which b.
can bs taught at large institution, hts son cannot
oyeu be gatntng from another that practical knowledge
Of men and tinYH which will enabo him leaving
school 10 take place by hB fathors hdo tn tho work.
shop. In tho taao Of girl It B st worso, for how Is
little things that In after ito viii sko hur good md
iiourth-In caae Of aiolnees or death, Parents and
Children arc separated, and many poor parent IL do.
MED tho miserable consolation Of closing tho eyes OF
loved CHILD, of receiving from hor hands thd loving
attentons thAt make siekness hea1ahie 70 thn pooe
FVA--The psrdut Is absolutely shut ou. from any
naTt in the rego,s t1anas of thc child ohrstlan
ths OF tho Principal 10 10 traiuo Ia
mon rclgfoD no atter whethor that bn the faith OF
cathon parents hnvo tried 10 prevent non from r.
turning 10 school for this very reason.
Of sh B. Se ~
ohidren unor that nge would DO greatly benohted BY
attending school, and to have them do 70, would r.
Mero Their P.roaa Of much tedious caro-, In Keeping
5eptn.h-N,n3 tsaohels, ena others oonnected With
schools. Indeed, tho Commission appointed BY tho
MsT s e., g p0 =. 81 II II
porsou, the chllron going to tho Hehoolhouse to
pab''e sehool They hoPs In this way y introtass
institution syatcm. The noy. Or: Thomas dsllnneet
son Of thu founder Of tho first inatitution Of tho
ha psos
st. Anno's Church for deaf mites In New York,
favored auch change at the last convention ot PzIu-
Eishth-The board Of Education of tho e.ty Of
pttsburg support day school for deaf 1nu:es which
ueigAbormg onse tho stato contributing 81 900 aunu-
slly toward thnr expenses Thore a also day achool
for innea in Boston, having about to pnpa which 10
dillon to these, there Ia one in Cleveland in Dalti
for colorcd muses, private school III Brooklyn,
There i. also niaht achoo % for u tos a. IN % Nv York
City With Its two institutions We ual! your attention
to these facts SO that you may not think ws ask now
finh-Thero arc at present moro than Is deaf znuto
children IN chcago sho Should b IN sehesl. Whils
those. most Of them would ~ reached by day school
in this city,, We hand you with this list Of thcif
sa 80 for ns =, Vs @ knGT them en-.
think yon win do these children great Injustice.
Thoy will grow up IN iguofauce-not only Ignorance
is spoken around them, and tho grcas truths Of relg-
| lon. Picture to yourseiyes tho cxcitemont which
would stir this city Il your Board should decide to
tue parents that they have their ehoce-to send
ther children Institution In distant part Of the
Tbsse senteasn, arc fss Of tho rcasors that we
wish to urge upon your attention. Az to tho greater
s pont you se e oss eompssen age
s To- sHpn0F GILL; aa,ta ~ iani et
matronB, md host Of oicala havefto be htrcd, and
| In large institutions there ia much waste. Ia tho
other, falls the pnrent. and tho child oan DO
great deal toward Its own support. Hoping, gentle
mon, that you will help III this project that ia 30
near our hoarts, most respectfully, your obedi
| ent servants, .---.
JoHN E. TowAsEaD, Vice-prcsileut,
ROBERT Al. THOMAS, Secretary,
GvsrAvus 4. ounarEssoN, Treasurer,
For The ohcago Desf-Muts'a 8ociety.
gontlomen stated that he had talked with
Prof. Giott, OF tho Illinois Institution for Deaf
Mntes, and he had warmly approved tho project
OF establishing school III Chicago, for tho rea-
500 tAst tho Jacksonville institution was now
nearly full, and could not accommodate mauy
more
For tho edilcstion OF the members Of the
Board OF Education, Prof. Clarke actod as inter-
protor for several OF tho mutes present, who
gave Hone Bpetlrnep8 OF