New-York tribune., 1878-05-10
TEACHING THE DEAF AND DUMB.

EXHIBITION BY The PUPILS AT THE ANNIVERSARY
EXERCISES OF THE NEwYoRK INSTITUTION.
The expectation of hearing-and seeing-the
dumb speak and The deaf respond to conversation ad
dressed TO them gathered large audience ut the Broad
way Tabernacle, yesterday the occasion OF the aun
versary exercises OF the NewYork Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb The president. the Rev. Dr. william
Adams made brief statement of the objects and cond
ton of the institution which, he stated, hhd 90 pups
and probably the largest of its kind In the world
A number OF the pupils who have been from rev
months to two more years under insrucio gave d"
exhilntion, the direction Of the principal Isaac
Lewis Peei LII D. The various stages OF progress were
shown by giving directions 10 the pupils either written
on the blackboard or by means Of the hand alphabet
and they responded by performing correctly the acts re-
gured aud aerward describing them IN wiring on thc
board. Two of the teachers. Mr. Van Iassei ald NIT
Montgomery, are deaf inutes. class OF girls Iron
hftean twenty years old wrote out long answers TO
questions on history, etc. the expressions frequently ne
deaf dumb and blind boy James II. Cation, wrote ::
al born deaf and dumb was angry ana hali crazy
OF losing my SIGHT from sickness" This happened when
he about four years old His sentences FORMED
somev hat wavcring lines the board. but his letters
were large and legble He was communicated with
either by causing him to feel the instructors hand as the
This lad and RicbardT Clinton, VINO is similarly afflicted
showed themselves proficient in history, gengraphy ana
arithmetic They gave statistics, and used some Odd
smiles communicating their ideas. Edward McGoi,
nck hoy without hands gave an example Of the bell
method u teaching articulation, showing that he
Lad the elements Of sound, but from lack oi
ifaCiCc couiu not !et ViuP,Iy uiIhoO ~ ~ = ,,
lady ten months under tnis instruction, by watching
the motion O her teachers lips, translated the sound
symbols made by him, speaking distinctly cOnnecley
ana with more perfect acCeHtuaton than deaf muics
generally able 10 give. Some little chicIen gave
pictorial signs" Of birds animals and repirs, ana
tod stories of hunting o. fishing. etc, by motions ana
signs, many of which the audience responded Win
laughter they seemed 10 catch the import some ot
the high class both young and g1Is, responded 20
questions from the audience, frequently On current
TOPICS EOOd language and showed thai they evidently
read tie Iapers. one young man was asked. " do
you thinK tHere VIII bc war between Russia
md EnV He rpUlicl. This 3 a
change opinion daily and then reviewed h7 reasons
for changing. the Marsellase Hymn, ana brakes ode
10 the American Flas, were acted out by Two yOdug
ladies, principal following with the printed ords
Once the other OF them prompted herself
by overlooking the copy. little g1rl gave version VI
the Lords Prayer III the same manner.
In closing, the Rev. Dr Adams sad he trusted all pres
would remember the Institution, ara give IL lhelr
sympathy help. and prayers 1t seemed, on Witnessing
the exhibition by these people that the time predicted
by Christ had come, when the blind should see, tlo
deaf should hear, aud the dumb should speak, ana
claimed that il was The result Of The Christian faith.