Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-30
Superintendenps Report.

To the Honorable Board of Directors
GENTLEMEN: 1t is both pleasure and duty
for me at this time to present to you this the
sixteenth annual report of the Minnesota State
institution for the education Of the deaf and
dumb and the blind. Although you al
ready more or less intimately acquainted with
the internal relations of both departments of
the institution, and the work accomplished, yet
FOR the benefit OF others and in conformity
with well established usage and the require
ments of law, permanent record Of the main
features of the years work is quite essential
to correct understanding of what
is accomplished, and a proper comparison of
one years work with another.
The whole number of pupils in attendance
in both departments during the year has been
i29. One hundred and eight of these-72 males
and IS fem les-have been connected with the
deaf mute departments, and Ala males and
females-members OF the blind department.
Concerning the latter you will learn from
Prof. Dow, in another part of the report.
HEALTH HYGIENE.
During the year the health OF the pupils has
been excellent. They have been exempt from
epidemic influences and severe Sickness ex-
cept in n single case Of diphtheria. Christian
S. Cole, aged Ii years, died at his home. Sept.
27, 1878,
DEAF MUTE GRADUATES.
James L. Snith Kedron, Fillmore county;
Marshal 0. Robert North Branch, Chisago
county; Arson r. Snear. Minneapolis Henne-
pin county; Theodore N. Ellis, Wyk0ff, Fill
more county; Julius Watlner, Wheeling, Rice
county; Emma Schneider, Albert Lea. Free
born county. -Four of the graduates were
members of the class articulation, and have
been connected with the school from three to
than ordinary ability aud their success in
lip-reading and articulation has been quite
marked. All the graduates are doing well as
far as heard from One is in college at Wash
ington, three are working at their trades, and
the rest are at home with their parents.
ADMISSIONS.
Biorlee Johan E., Albert Lea, Freedom coun-
ty; Bjorlee, Syver E., Albert Lea, Freeborn
county; Henderson, George v. Faribault. Rice
county; Hanson, Olof, Willmar Kandiyohi
county; Hanson, John, Rushford, Fillmore
county; johnson, Sarah c., New Ulm, Brown
county; Luckins, Edwin Albert Lea, Free
born county; Meade Jonn, Belle Plaine, Scott
county; Rand, Mary E.. Claremont, Olmsted
county; Shansey, John Fred, Painview, Wa
bashaw county; Jterud Helen NJ, AIazeppa
WabaSha county; Wolff. Henry, Minneapolis,
Hennepin county.
Several letters of admission have been granted,
but applicants have failed to appear for want
of funds to pay ordinary expenses. The hard
times and short crops in, some portions of the
State account for the non-appearance of those
who have made application and have failed to
carry out their intentions. Something ought
to be done by the State counties to enable
these children to come to the institution be-
fore they are old to be educated
The average age of chose admitted Is almost
u, the youngest 10, and the Oldest l6. In one
instance two brothers are from the same fam,
lily. and III another family, having four deaf
and dumb children two sons and two daught
crs, three III school and the other is soon tc
join them. In still another family, of two
other will probably come next year. In each
Of these families The children are congenitally
deaf, and no caase can be assigned unless, as is
true in one instance, consanguinity in parents
can't be called cause of deaf-dumbness. Con