Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-05
THE STATE CAPITAL.
Interesting Report on the Education ana
Training of DeafMu'es.
The Demand OF the Capitol syndicate
for Control of Their Land.
Special to the Gazette.

luminous uocunient' "nu VIZ -. ,i,z
extracts are MADE whicn SLOW ,iie
condition ana methods Oh the ins'i'u'
ton: ,, ~.
he whole attendance uur'ls ms'
session was ninety-ohe. Inc cu'iicu'
liam adopted -: , u
First year-Naines Oh OBJECTS, laan ~
ties, a few verbs ana other parts OF
speech, simple sentences, La'haiii
primary lessons:
Second year-Discription OF iaiiiliar
objects, writing letters, huinpeIs,
Lathams primary LESSONS, ree. >
scripture lessons. ,,
Third ear-Composition' ari.iiilie-
tic, geography, pehthanship' LATHAM >
reader, Keeps Schooi Stories, STORY vi
the bible.
Fourth year-Composition, afltnihe-
TIC, geography, feet history % tne
United states, chllu philosopny STORY
OF the bible. penmnnship.
Fifth year-Composition, aritnii.r-
Tie, comprehensive Seoerapny, ieeI ;
history OF the United states chilu ;
book OF nature, pehinahsnip, story Oh
the bible.
sixth year-Cohlpositlon, "ri'hIi'e-
tie, commemorative geography grah',
mar HiSglnsons history Oh the Ohitcu
states. child's book OF nature, story OF
the bible, hatura, history. 81,
Seventh year-Composltion' arith-
metlc, Houston physical geography,
hlgglnsoh's history OF Vhe Ih'teu
States, story OF the olDle, natural phil
osophy.
The cost on the session OF ninety
nine DAYS closing June Z, 1888, was
~, 22S.S2, the average cost oil each
pupil per day being rs cents, FROM
June To Oct II, 1885 the amount eN-
pended was S4.Olo.9i, am actual cost oil
435 cents per day Tor ea0h oillcer,
teacher and elnploye. Paiataoie iood
and good accommodations nave Deen
given the students.
The establishment OF state board Is
advised with equal authority in super
vising ali the asylums, to consist OF
three members, and receive salary OF
S2,OOO.
The health o: the pupils during the
fall and winter has not
been as good ms usnai, ana one, Miss
lillie Barker, has died.
The erection OF suitable institutional
buildings aud the founding OF school
for the education of colorcd deaf mutes
is recommended. III - estimated That
there are 20 or 100 of these III the state
of scholastic age.
The value OF the products of the
field, garden and dairy connected with
institute for the past year were S3,lIS,
and 1t is suggested that If sufficient
land was added to the asylum grounds
1t could almost be made seit-sustainlng.
The conclusion, which is in fact the
valedictory OF Mr.. Ford, VINO Is soon To
retire from the management, says;
III ~ now more than four years
since took charge of the institution.
During that time j have not been alb
sent from the seat OF government as
much rs three weeks unless on official
business. | can conscicntiously say
my best efforts have been directed 10
the promotion of the interests of the
school and the welfare of the pupils.
My aim has been to qualify deaf mutes
to perform the acts requisite to make
them useful TO the state and 10 society.
| have not endeavored to please
any one in particular, but to
do my duty. have not
abandoned my purpose for smiles or
first have not induced
and the latter caused no
intimidation.
~ trust you will continue to he the
friend of the silent wards of the state
and that your career in the future will
be signaiized by the same care and
sollctude for their welfare which YOU
have exhibited in the past. Respect
fully, (Signed) JOHN 5. FoRD,
Superintendent.
Governor Ireland Is in receipt of the
following communication:
Hon. JOHN IRELANp:
Sir-On recent examiration of the
capitol lands, we found the most of
them occupied and some of them Ell,
closed with fences. The timber was
being destroyed and the land greatly
damaged. | should he glad to have
the opinion of the Acknowledgement ns
to whether we ARE entitled to the nos.
session of these lands under
the contract for building the
capital and the certificate we held. MS
we wish TO talk. care of the land.
Very respectfully.
Amer TAyIoR.
The certificates referred TO are two
I'm humber. and dated February. 1850
One il signed by Governor Roberts and
the other by Joseph Lee and n. H.
Norton. the capitol commissioners.
The text of each reads ms follows:
"Under and b, virtue of n contract