New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
JvsTRUCTIyG THE DEAF AND DUNN
PROPOSED SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
ADnRgss OF THE REV. WILLIAM sTAISEE-rmHD
DAY OF THE CONVENTION.

ADDRESS OF THE REV. WILLIAM sTAISEI-rHHD
DAY OF THE CONVENTION.
Tho most interesting of the sessions Of the
Convention OF Teachers Of Articulation 10 Deefn Mate.
were those OF yesterday The Rev. william stainerof
Landau England superintendent OF instruction 10 the
School Board OF London, made an ADDRESS IN which he
said:
n "a not sayfnx much 20 assert that progress being
made in the method Of teaching the deal ana dnmb
JuIgng from all that have heard and read ana recently
ecp m The United states and especially from the Tact that
this nunerously attended convention ns asp,sd 70
OF the deaf, have come to me d tas pro-
Roston. and Northampton within q last few days
have seen results OF oral teaching WHICH are guy sats
sitntS esnecally deserves coInmendaOn conducted
IL is BIZ undetermined and devoted women. As ny own
shng and experimenting day schools for deaf children
under the school Board OF London, tne horace Mann
dIV school at Boston the most interesting 70 me,
and found there great similarity IN our WON. Inc
numerous obstacles attending the instruction 81 mixed
class OF deaf children in day school are very dcouag
ing and therefore the results atthen III Ihat sbVp
were os excre9ee that to be snccessnl with
Of children Of all ages and capacites, c"ihOheh WIN
deafness and dumbness in every degree our nctGod.
must be very flexible; so much that we might IN some
cases appear be going In opposite recuohs 20 atSn
Children in eight School Board sch oosl and four homes,
which have provided for some o. mem az pe,
all under my supcrntendence aud inspection RESPECT
ing the day classes. some are only In the carp sI%e
while Others contain children advanced III Enssh com.
position arithmetic and geography ana al SspaDg OF
reading from the lips OF their teachers all the hsfueuOn
that is communicated to Them
Mr. stainer also read a paper by Miss HULL OF England
and a poem by DIR. Buxton, Of London, England An
informal discussion OF the papers followed IN winch
Professor A. Graham Bell, DR.. Philip O. Gillette, the
Rev. Mr.. Staner. Professor W. W. Williams, The Kew.
Frederick H. Wines Professor Joseph Z '4r 9cNn s
Miss r. L. Barton from the Committee on Crelentias,
renorteI more than 200 delegates In attendance. OF
these teachers OF articulation thirty
Professor Bell said that all deaf persons had some con-
cepon OF pitch He knew tgS yomng iad nc snTT 5
gratifying results OF Miss Woosters teaching al me
Northampton sGhSG AMONG 40 fe ' nsa
Milwaukee, Mis- were due TO her ski more Tran 70 her
method Professor Be ADVISED o 6hs tesed as the
could He did not believe IN the distortion OF inc
The Rev SIR Wines offered resolutions declaring that
training school for the teachers OF the dear should ge
estabshed that the curriculum OF snch schOoI spui
include the anatomy and physiology OF the orgah OK
speech and hearing, vocal gymnases speech-reanis,
and developing latent hearing where it exists, English
photography aud ortboepy in their special relation 10
late speech to the deaf; and commenting the subject o
cndowing such an institution 10 the DeheV9ent dt
ons. and hoped that they would DC adopted Win IN
amendment that the normal schools, seininares ana
similar Institutions pettoned TO intoduce some OF
the branches useful for teaching the deaf ana dunD
schools could induced teach articulation, which WAS
needed in the ordinary schools well as IN schools Tor
the dears The Rev. Mr. Staner expressed the oeef tat
colleges for training teachers for this work were needed
Professor Bell objected TO the uniformity In teaching
that would from the establishment Of training col
eges Mr. Wines said that the normal schools OF Illinois
were; under his supervision for term OF years, ana he
was sure that in that nothing could be hoped for
from them as training schools for teachers OF the deal
The resolutions. amended suggested by Mr. Green
berger. adopted.
Professor Gordon offered resolution requesting the
convention American Instructors OF the Deaf ana
Dumb section for the promotion OF artcu-
latiOn tcacpiI z DR.. L. VI. Gdlaudet supported the
resolution, and it was adopted.
A paper by Miss Emma Garrett, concerning methods
! OF instruction, was read. -, ,
Papers were read by Miss Katharine Fletcher entitled
How shall our Pupils BE Able to Read the News
papers D" aud by Miss Sadie Kceior =. speech ke"d
ing" d. l.. Elnendorf. the Rev +. H. Wines, d. Green
berger Professor Williams Miss Wooster Professor BIN
ney Miss Fuller Miss Barton. Miss Austin. Professor
views with regard to the best means
Isaac Rosenfed President OF the Board OF Trustees.
MUes, the his daughter. who the first
pupil institution, and ne said spoke bet
Ter than he cid She deaf and dumb. She bad
learned lp-realing in French and IN German, well
English. He ketched the history of the institution,
which he led found In 1867 by
the circumstances Of his daughters afilc-
Fiction. An interesting exhibition OF articulation and Up
reading given by Miss Ada smith, OF the Lexington
Avenue Institution, and Miss Lot,ie +. Bailey, OF the
Horace Mann School, in Boston, both Of whom are deaf
nutes.
The convention will close its proceedings to-day.