The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-05-18

library OF about Eve thousand volumes,
and museum, and rooms OF the
,,rner classmen. There are double
rooms-some are very handsome, ana
curiosity shops that would nave warm
Oh the soul OF Dickens. The third moor
has the Lyceum. where photos oil the
graduates are displayed, with the DIT
fsrept State school buildings and con-
yention groups. and where the Literary
Society meets; the art room and sig
nal bureau--there being daily weather
report made out.
At the gymnasium, handsome build
ling OF brick and ornamental wood, with
aimed glass windows, erected by a
special act of Congress appropriatlng
about 5000, and constructed under
the supervision of DR.. Sargent. OF liar
ward. a calisthenic drill was IN progress,
about fifty uniformed youths taking
mart. This was a most credltable aifair,
as was the marching, chest weight drlli'
with club swinging, yaultlng and tumo
| ling.
The trophies and photographs OF the
base ball clubs. the foot bail teams,
bicycle and tennis clubs aud captains oil
the company are here displayed. Jht
foot ball team has an excellent record
having defeated everything IN WASH
ington. the Hopkins and Middies once
and in baseball they have done well
also. The building also contains
natatorium with "a depth of seven feet
and bowling alleys.
The chemical laboratory and printing
office were also visited, bat OF these the
most interesting was the keDdai
school. where about eighty children
from ten TO eighteen. are taught. Here
the modes of Instruction were explain
ed. and the boards contained then
work, drawings. etc. The articu
lation room is where those not natural
Nv or born dumb are taught to artlculat'
and practice reading. 1t is simply
wonderful TO note the results In teach
ing some Of these children, who at frs
could not utter sound. now saying
..papa and mamma, and Il am very
| glad indeed TO see SO many people GU
here to-day" so plainly that you coul,
hardly realize such thing as their be
ing born deaf, aud unlike other children
unable to repeat and learn TO express
themselves orally at oil.
The students Of the college come
from every section Of the country
from Maine to Texas. Florida to Dakota
They number fifty, and seven yOun,
ladies' are connected with the two lowe
classes. These are all graduates Q
State schools. and come here becauS
they cannot secure an education from
institutions in their locality on accoun
of their infrmity.
The college was instituted twenty ST
wears ago. There was considerable or
position to it beng given the power &
confer degrees. Hon. Benjamin +. But
Ter. of Massachusetts,, led this Opposl
ton, declaring the deaf man was "onil
half a man, etc.
Some of the wisest and best men hav
worked for tins college. and will al
WAYS continue to. Garfield. Chief-Jus
tice Chase. Chief.JUstice Waite. Hon
George Bancroft. Benjamin b. French
George w. Childs. Amos Kendall. tn
Gallaudets. Spencer L. Baird, ThOma
4. Bayard, j. Randolph Tucker. Johl
1T. Harris. William Mckee Dunn
w. w. Corcoran, William Clailin, Sen
ator Dawes. Senator Elmuuds. Genera
Grant, Henry d. Cooke. Hon. JOIN, = !,
! Nibock. Hon. Lot MOTriI. "e,'
eral Howard Si.--~a ai7ewcomD, a
C 60" ~ -f5eii, Presidents Cattell, Gil
In, Patterson and Porter. are anon;
fhose who have furthered its work ,auC
Hundreds of others have visited it
Dom Pedro, Jos. Chamberlaine. Arci
Deacon Farrar. the Pan Americans.