New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
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EXERCISES OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE
srRuCTIoS OF THE DEAF AND DUMB.

EXERCISES OF THE INSTITUTION FOR THE ~
sTRUCTIoH OF THE DEAF AND DUMB.
The pupils of the Ncw.York Institution for the
Instruction Of the Deaf and Dumb do not make mu'h
noise in the world. but that they are doing cN'oi'"'
work abuQdantly proved yesterday by the '''o'
eSng graduating exercises of the school, ana III '
printing Office the shops where various other trades
arc taught and the art department. which wcrc "Po"
to inspection before the commencement was hc'n III
the chapel
In the absence Of the president, the first vccPcSi
dent. the Rev DR.. Charles \. stoddard' made an au
dress and the Rev. Dr. Thomas Galaudet' one oi '"o
directors, read report on the annual cXanlha.'o'.
The exercises by the pupils were conductcd ~ "
Isaac Lewis Pcet, the principal. They inclldeu uo
saiuatory address, by William CoombS, and Tue
valcdictory. written by Frederick Wills baarS """
read by Professor +. II. Curricr, willie Mr. Baaf' "
lated 81 his fingers to his classmates. ESSAYS p'
Catherine oeuc and Catherine Kccfc were rcad pN ~
Pcet Margaret A. Boyd rcctcd in graceful gestures
the appeal of Portia. beginning The quality OF mercy
is not strained An interesting exhibition OF thc re
suits Of the daily instruction In lpreaulhS
and articulation given IN an a"u'o'c
Dialogue between Johanna Zettcl and LuWa'u
Ruppholdt two children who were born uca''
The description given in the sign language VI 'c
trials Of aScnss cnumcraor by Professor W. I" Jones'
n dcaf.mutc provoked much merrimcnt. cholr oi
girls rendered Nearer, My God, 70 Thee III con
ccrted signs.
Certificates and diplomas were awarded 10 the follow
ing graduates:
High cla,s-rcdcrcl Willis Baars, Catherine Kecfe'
Nellie Long and Catherine Loguc , c,,.
Kicscrweitcr. William \. Ryckman, Nellie Austin ana
Eight years Frederick Backhaus. wilbur WV,
J.. bowers, William Coombs David Cgstnna; pl''J'
Duean. Martin Glynn, Joseph Gcrtih, ra'rlIE nov -
Gatcy, William l.. Hanson. Frederick II; N"pS' ~
Walter Long r. ~ o'Hnl.yan Wam f. r,n Mg' Mar LG
garct 4 Boyd Margaret Bogatisha. Ida NJ DeN oe'
Mabcla 5 i,h Daisy olsier E,a kmorE EharrF Ae
selma Taylor, Margaret Ticdcmain aud Lane Ne'u
The distribution Of prizes followed. Dnripg the the
day there was sale Of fancy articles nnae by tc %
Gallaudet Home for Deaf Mute Among ihor prse, pI
j. Hilton Ncrlbrcr, the Rev DR. an hciS'i Nv,
Donald. benjamin H. Field Mrs. Couriondt de pcyser
Field. the Rev. ". l.. McEvcen. the Rev Alexander
Lewis and Homer y. Lockwood.
EXERCISES At ST. FRANCIS xAVIER'S SCHOOL
The exercises OF the preparatory department oi -
Francis Xavicrs College and the distribution OF prizes
took place last evening in the theatre attached To the
college In West sixteenth st.. In the presence oi an
audience tha, filled the building The military cade''
Of the dcpartncnt IN handsome uniforms, actcd aN
u.hers The Rev Father l.. Y Fink. the project h"'i
charge Of The c\crcl.cs and Father Mcrrl'k president
| Of tho college. presented the prizes The programme
consisted If songs. rcitaton~. musical frp'' bdN"''
and officers sabre drill. under command "i 'H'cI ''P
! Robert T.. Mcdonnell. ana tNc PIl"II''''' va ''
| operctta THE Magic PEN In the first preparatory
class, ot which william j. ~myth Is teacher 'pe''l
prilc. consisting Of a gold medal for e"ld''"h an"
npotlcr for catcchi,m. were given 70 lh"a" ~ ~
| NcNultv and. for arithmetic one - D. '''''"
| Other przcs consisting principally "i bT'"' WV
awarded for class standing. cat"chNn fpeIh"-' "'N
u.h grammar. arithmetic. Bible history ec'gFapN'
! pcnmaushp and French -, -
The exercise, and distribution 81 prizes III In" t'
/ .i,, C,t Of Z.
/ ,, !, hold ,o night I'm tho college hall at O'Clock
Tho entertainment will consist Of dialogue WIN
must, cutll,d Cicero and Ro'ciuS' dF'"'"
prcscntaion Of Lucan's dialogue, inc 9Ns''''
Ferry and villa Sctbrirh" drama III thi'' - -
| .,,o, t,r ,hc occasion. aud which cmh"Nr' '''
.,ory of the eccentric plan adopted by mi'"'h'n'
10 curc himself Of hypochondna The chara'rfN .an ~
,pc V,riou. Sketches VIII hc impcr-puat'd h' Wfrf'
) Tohn,on Dents !. Mctr1ih. k'im@"u - "hm'
Jane, \. Taafe. Thomas iAhi M MHi',. m1', rr,n,
| Inc David " KENNEDY. Edward J. DO" ms ,rIH,n'n,
4 Nr(,uirc James !. Power. Peter g, Abl"', ,"',r
| 8 Fleming Thomns =. murphy. Egar g. Joy &C. ~
| fred j. Iallcy. Michael j. Ahen ana J"lh g. "'"'''"