Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-02-11

DoYL E-THE NUMBER OF PUPILS
EQUAL TO THE REDUCED APPRoPRIA-
TION-THE ARTICULATION DEPART
MENT-CURRENT EXPENSES,
&C.. &C., sc.
We are indebted to the Principal, Capt. |
Thos. S. Doyle for copy of the annual
report of the ID. d. & B.. Institution. |
There are now in the Institution rs mute
and 81 blind pupils, making 10Y and this
number is daily expected to be increased
by the arrival of four others which will
give a total of Ill, fully as many as
can be supported with the present reduced
Of the admissions during
the year-thirty-fve in number, twenty
nine are there for the first time. this being
the largest number of new pupils received
in any one year of the last ten.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
During the year there has been 10 serious
case of sickness among the pupils. though
one of the teachers, E. LorIng Turner,
was confined to his room for nearly two
months by an attack of low form of typhoid
fever. Mr.. J. e. Ryan, Of Augusta CO., a
graduate of the Institution in the class of
1879 was elected to the position of assist
ant teacher in the musical department and
proved valuable addition to the corps
of instructors IN that branch. Mr.. w. G.
Geiger, so long teacher of the blind in
the Institution has been transferred to the
charge of the third deaf-mute class, an ap
pointn,ent warranted by his thorough ac
quaint;ance with the methods of instruc-
ton among mutes and his recognized skill
as teacher. Prof, Leonidas Poyntz has
been elected to fill the vacancy in the high
er classes OF the blind department. Mr.
J. W. Kinney, in additions to his duties as
Monitor, has been put in charge of the
classes left without a teacher by the trans
fer of Mr.. Geiger.
THE SHOPS.
The taiIor's and shoemaker's shops and
the girls sewing room manufacture nearly
all of the clothing and shoes worn by the
pupils; the mattress shop supplies the In
stitution besides making some for sale, and
the other shops are doing their full quota
of work. The printers turned out from the
Institution printing Office will compare
favorabiy with those who learn their trade
in the newspaper offices of the country.
The carpenter shop furnishes all the re-
pairs to the buildings and the greater part
of the painting and glazing. The value OF
the work done in all the shops last year
aggreg: ates 81 ,745.S3.
THE PUPILS FROM THE VALLEY.
Am ong the pupils IN the Deaf-mute de-
partm ent are Th6s. L. Carter, of Augusta;
Alex. L. Glen, VIM. j. Costello and
ANA nda G. Barton, of Shenandoah, David
Bak er of Rockingham, John S. Greiner of
Aus ;usta, Mary V. Ford of Rockbridge
Eli labeth .,Hollar of Shenandoah, Eliza.
bet Huff, Brown A. Huff and VIM. F.
Huff of Augusta, Frank Lindsey of High
land, W. E. Mason of Rockingham, Albert
E.. Morrison of Allegheny, Francina Sim
mons of Highland, Samuel W. Shoemaker
of Rockbridge, and Annie Mozelle Poyntz
of Staunton.
Among those in the Blind department
are Mary Anderson of Rockbrldge, James
L. Arehart of Augusta, Anna Feuchten-
berger of Rockingham, John T Hostetter
of Rockbridge, James w. McCambridge of
Augusta, VIM. Montgomery OF. Rock
bridge, Edgar Moore of Augusta, Thos.
Nunan of Augusta, Eliza J. Painter of
Page, Virgie T. Shafer of Rockbridge, JAS
NJ. Slower of Rockingham, and James M.
Taylor of Staunton.
FINANCIAL.
The total amount received by the Prin-
cipal during he fiscal year was $32,97S, q
and the total expenditures were s32, 1852 "a
leaving a balance of $51597.
The following is a list of the current ex-
penses:
Salaries Sill ,356,41, Wages (regular) &c.
groceries Sc, 300, SO, fuel 81 298,31. lights
s275,67. ordinary repairs s7O7. SO, ex,raor-
binary repairs $436,52. clothing 81 ,0S2,79,
BARRIERS material $40 %, furniture $500 II,
library books $50, 43, school books, &c.
$19l Al. artist S materials $20.14, music,
&c. SO, engraving name so cents, medi-
cines and prescriptions 1926, 90, paints and
oils $123,54, discount $21 33, provender
$420,97. laundry $153, 10, bookbindery ST so,
broom shop $43 .35, mattress shop $213.21.
shoe shop $211 ,96, embossed printing Office
$50, ''Goodson Gazette office $196, 04, mis-
cellaneous $92O,3s, postage $l39 SO. Total,
$32, 1929.
THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTICULATION.
Capt. Doyle is making an important test
in one of the schools, of which he says:
The only change that has been made in
the manner OF carrying on any of the
schools has been in the department of ar
ticulation. Heretofore the pupils under
instruct on in it have been taken from
other classes for half an hour apiece each
day, thus spending nine-tenths Of their
time in the regular deaf mute classes, and
only one-tenth in the study and practice
of articulation and lip-reading. AS was
to be expected from such division of
time, the results were meagre and unsatis-
factory. The pupils, lacking the practice
necessary to insure respectable progress,
became discouraged; and, generally, what
was accomplished fell far short of what
is claimed by the advocates of the method
Upon consultation with several gentlemen
eminent for zeal and skill in the lnstruc-
ton of deaf mutes, I determined to form
class of the most promising subjects for
instruction in articulation, and have their
whole school time devoted to it alone
Five pupils, accordingly, are under the ex-
elusive charge during school hours) of the |
articulation teacher, and it is hoped that |
data will thus be afforded from which to
form decided and intelligent opinion |
upon this important subject.
THE BOARD OF VISITORS.
The following gentlemen constitute the |
official Board of the Institution. Meade F.
White, of Staunton, President, james H. |
Skinner, of Staunton, Thos.' y. Ransom,
of Staunton, Edward Echols, of Staun-
ton, Thomas Moore, of Fairfax, Thos. N.
Page, of Richmond and H. D. Lewis, of