Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-03-31
The Annual Report Of the D. D. 8 ..
Institution.

We have received copy OF the anhua'
report of the D. d. Il B. Institution, Capt'
Thos. S. Doyle, Principal, for the year
ending with last September Among tue
Augusta pupils in the Deaf Mute depart
ment are: Thos. L. Carter. John .. oIei-
ner, Elizabeth and Brown Huff, walter
A. Ritter and Walter F. Shaver, Will! Eu
w. and Jos. s. Merriken and Anna NJ:
Poyntz, of Staunton. In the Blind De-
partment are: James l.. Arehart, James
W. McCambridge, Edgar Moore, Ihos'
Nunan, of Augusta and James f. ray
Tor, Of Staunton. There were III pupils
during the session. The mechanical WORK
done in the Institution for the year aggrs-
gated 81, 607 and ths products OF the farm
d ,070. The Committee who made
thorough examination of the educational
methods and results at the Institution
made report highly complimentary OF
both which closes rs follows:
Before taking leave, the committee visit
cd and personally inspected the workshops,
grounds, and premises generally; ana IL 10
but simple justice to the Principal and MS
assistants to report the fact that the con
dition Of all these was satisfactory, the
grounds well kept and cared Tor, Cne
rooms, halls and out-buiidings clean ana
comfortable, and everything, as far a. our
knowledge extended, in good working OF
der.
This last might not be considered as
coming strictly within the purview or tn!S
committees Official observation and critl-
cism. But its pertinency will be ackno~l-
I'D ,Ad 10
neat and pleasant surroundings tend TO re-
fine and enobls the lives of those who are
gathered heIe for Instruction, and to ele-
vate and satisfy that love for the beautiful
and harmonious which is universally IN
herent in the human mind. And this was
proper, moreover, if not important, to en-
able US to form Just estimate of that n
| dispensable feature. that prime factor. that
sine qua non of good school-viz: disco
| plime; without which the best of instruc-
| ton and the most scholarly professors will
all 90 for nauqht. Good discipline is .
Jewel in any institution of learning; and
| the larger the number of pupils and teach
ers. the more multifarious the pursuits,
and the greater the diversity of interests,
at given place, the steadier must be the
| hand that holds the reins, and the head
which, with gentle frmneSs, must guide
| the whole.
| Recognizing, therefore. the Importance
| of this feature in the administration OF
the affairs of such an institution as that
! under your direction, the committee EN-
| braced every opportunity in their reach to
| inform themselves in this respect; and they
| do not hesitate to say that, so far as their
| observation extended, the discil line WAS
unexceptionable. The department of the
pupils in all departments was good both in
| school and outdoors. We nowhere saw
evidences Of discipline that could be said
| to be severely rigid, or negligently lax. and
I yet the just and proper ends OF govern
| inent seemed to be secured throughout he
establishment. kasa
We beg, in conclusion, to cdNatHate
you upon what. we befi9ve to be the good
| condition of your Institution. and to .eX-
press the hope thatk mayJ0sS eshChftfet to
| bless our cid GOm don wealth with its no.
BILE benefactiops.
| Respectfully,
/ RoBT. 5. HAMILTON, Chairman.
I Ell. l.. HOOVER.
/ W. A. MCCUE.
/ S. III. COLEMAN.
/ PIERCE CROSBY.
I The educational staff of the Institution
is composed of the following: L. s. Doyle.
Principal; Deaf Mute Department
Messrs. G.. d. Euritt. Henry A. Bear,
VIM. M. Berkeley. E. Loring Turner, W.
G. Geiger, Thos. j. Williams, Talbot b.
Coleman and Miss Sally Veitch. Blind
| Department-Leo Poyntz, Prof. A.
J. Turner, John G. Ryan, Isaac s. Hum
bert and Miss l.. T. Berkeley. Household
Departmental. N. Breckenridge, Stew
ard; Miss M. NJ. Kerr, Governess; Mrs
Francis B. johnson, Matron; Miss Bette
II. Woodward, Assistant Matron; DR.. B.
M. Atkinson, Attending Physician.