New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-27
THE DEAF AND DUMB.
IMPROVED METHODS OF TEACHING THEM-AhllCo-
LATIoN AND LIP-READlNG.


LATIoN AND LIP-READlNG.
The convention of teachers of the deaf and dumb
nv the improved or oral method OF instruction, con
tinued its sessions yesterday at the ihs'eutio ; ~
the Improved Instruction OF Deal Mutes III LeNLLnS
ton.aye between Sixty-seventh and SlXty-elghth-
SITS David Greenberger read paper on An A If
Mites /" IN which he sand al have come to the
conclusion that the oral method as pIactJ Ioo I1
Germany NAV be found well adapted for the SCHOOLS
of Holland Switzerland, Austria and all otn t
Turonean countries but il will never answer to the
requirements of the oral schools OF America ne
Rev. William Stalner, OF LohuoH, sau nu fr the
improved instruction of deaf mutes IN New -loih
shonId be called American, and hoped that each
wcountry ould have a system that could be peS' ap
plied to its own children. - -. ~
4 paper on Speech Reading" by Miss Alice I.
Jennings who is deaf mute was read. In ~ sne
explained the difficulty of decpherlng words from
the motion of the lips, and the Importance OF as
tnct articulation on the part OF tne teacIel tho
next was paper on "Aurai Instruction OF the
Semi-deaf" by j. A. Gillespie, principal OF tne
Nebraska Deaf and Dumb Institution lie sara
there was no question that the senl-deal NUTS
could be instructed to speak ana 10 eaL, "u oorio
be graduated as hard-of hearing, speaking PGoPldI'
DIR F. NJ Gaaudet, president of the Natiohal Ooi-
ere for Deaf Mutes at Washington, expressed nus
qualification with results ehecIe1 az .ho &c tba %a
tional College at Washington, who is dea1; eX-
hibited pair of patent ears the length OF WI!cm
when lie put them on, provoked much Iauen.ei
With them he could hear without the use VI al cai
Professor Bell said that he Thought III was IN IN
doubtedlv true that the larger proportion OF tnS
semi-deaf belonged to the class OF congenltal zeal
The ouestion OF how to test the hearing ana Whau
artificial arts to use was important. nearing tuoo
| might be useful where the membrane OF the ear Is
! ERECT but where it destroyed the nearing
| iube might be hurtful but III such cases eXpeIi
| ments might well be made with instruments IKE
the audiphone. He thought that some more snnPle
| and handy instrument might be lnNenIe9 nc
Speaking telephone invented by HIM had been the
result OF experiments in regard to teaching artcula-
| tion TO deaf mutes Experiments had been mace IN
his abratOry during the last two M2htns' VIII tI
| tended 10 Improvement in the articulation OF the
| transmitter of the telephone. A young man VINO
| was very deaf was delighted with the articulatlohs
of the telephone which he could hear dlstncUly,
and he hoped that the telephone could hereafter NC
! made useiu in communicating with the dear.
| Dnrng the day an exhibition of articulation ana
| lilo reading by Mr. Greenbergers pupils was gwen
AT the evening session papers were read py 10
fessor Samuel Porter. of the National Coleee, Oh
4 Mute Consonants," and on Vowel formation,
| and by Paul Binner, of Wisconsin, on ElenlentaIS
Voice framing" Professor Bell gave very inter,
esting illustrations of the formation OF VOWels ana
| the quality and tone of the voice, showing now
| they can be modulated, In C1r,,
| Professors A. G. Bell. j. c. Gordon ana +. lark
| were amounted n committee to recommend sucn
! tests of hearing and methods OF treatment ana
cultivation in the schools as the best interests oI
| the deaf require. , 49,.
| The following committee on neurology vas APP
pointed: Dr. T. G. Gillette, Professor A. IT, Bel ana
Miss Sarah Fuller The fifth conference OF
principals will be held July 9, at farlbault' Ml1he
sofa. The convention continues Its sessions touaS'