New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-18
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY or SCIENCES
PROFESSOR GALLAUDET Of NSTRUCTlNG TIE
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WAsHtNGToN April 1.-THE third days
session OF the National Academy OF Sciences opened with
short paper by Professor Elias Loom upon the Re
ducton of barometric observations to level" This
was followed by paper by Professor Galaudet,
president Of the Columbia Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb on "some recent results OF the oral
and aural teaching of the deaf under
the combined system" Or. Gallaudct said that
in America when first school established in 1917,
the manual method adopted and held It's place to the
exclusion OF the oral method Tor nan century In is6
oral schools were established IN Massachusetts aud New
York Early in that year the directors 0i the institution
for Deaf Mutes ia Washington sent Dr. "daudet TO Lu-
rome After IA careful study of forty schools Dr.
Caaudet became convinced that combined system CON
ferrcd greater benefits on dear ute an either the oral
recommended the introduction OF oral teaching INTO the
deaf mute schools. This suggestion has been acted on
orhly tu an narts of the country with gratifying re-
suits Those who advocated the pure ORD method are
urrine earnestly the abandonment OF Signs and are
claiming that under the combined method tine oral in
srucou OF deaf nutes could not be carried Forward sue
CcssIully.
He said that he would introduce to the Academy Of
the pupils of his institution in which tie combined system
was followed that tue members might judge for them
selves whether the claims OF the pure OTast founded
or not Before making THIS exhibit ON the doctor in
formed the Academy that new feature in The instruction
Of The deaf mad lately been developed I'm Nebraska IN
stltution al Omaha. 1t had been found that A.
teen per cent OF the children in this Institution possessed
more or less hearing. By Of the audipnOue and
other auuanres Professor Gillespie HAD succeeded ia
d,yeloping the hearing power OF these pupils IN most
gratifying manner and be urged teachers the deaf IN
an parts OF the world labor in this direction, with the
assurance that under this alral method large percent
ace of the socaled deaf ana dumb might be taken en-
rcy of that class and become ln 10 different
from persons whose hearing had been impaired
DR. Gallaudet then called 10 the platform Of his
uIpils Holm O. Rourkc. boy seventeen Jcs Old In
inc SIXTH wear instruction This bow the speaker
said was lentrC.y dumb when his oral teaching began
Or t;aaildrI dd not u sign III communicating with
his pup aud rcs0rlcd only 10 the manual alphabet
IN rrrect INSTRUMENTATION on the part OF the boy.
MANY questions asked and answered, The
uupll reading from Dr. Galldudcto lips with aud
making his replies with dstinctnes@ that dthcm to
ne understood BIZ an present Young R0urkc read three
stanzas from LongieHO"' "fsdm OF Lie III manner
that elected hearty applause.
The next paper Ohered by Professor GIL on THE
TchtLyo0gca Pecul artes OF the Bas-Iiiu Realm Pro-
fe.sof II n Paul followed with discourse The
Krkatou atp0 .pherlc waves, and the question OF
elcctricfyD AFTER the following new members
ee elected Professor Edward =. Dana, OF NrW-IayeI
General G. r. COmsack, United States Army; Professor
sidney j. smith, OF New-Hayen; Captain G. t. button
Uncd states Army; Professor ". h. Brooks, OF Bdt-
more.
Ia the evening the session devoted 20 the delivery
of memorial addresses upon the lives Of
nehe, who died during the past year. The first bio
graph cal notice was delivered by General H. l. Abbott
United STATES Army. the late General &. X. warren
whose mathematical. geographical and other scientific
labor. received nttng tribute Professor {. A. Young
Of Princeton spoke Of the late astronomer Professor
9tepbep Alexander Professor silman, OF ScW-iaVen,
euogzed the late Professor D. Lawrence smith and Or
samuel II. Scudder, Of Cambridge, delivered q
memorial address upon the life work OF Or. John
L. Lcconte 1OInorrows session VIII conclude Inc meet
ing