Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-24
DEAF AND DUMB.


Anniversary OF the
American Asylum-Biennial Com
ventfon of the New England Gall
laudets.
HARTFORD, Aug. 23.-The most inter
sting event of the year to deaf and dumb
,eople will be the seventy fifth anniversary
# the founding of the American asylum
n this city. In connection with the csle- |
,ration that is to take place, the exercises
If which will begin Sunday morning, Au-
gust %, the New England Gallaudet asso-
,iation will hold its eighteen biennial ses-
sion here. Both events will occupy four
days. Sunday morning, Principal Job
" illiams of the asylum will conduct the
in the asylum chapel, and in the
afternoon the Rev. DR.. Thomas Gallaudet
of New York city, son of the founder of
the asylum, will preach in one of the city
churches, the services being attended by
the asylum alumni. A union conference
service will be held in the asylum chapel
Sunday evening.
The biennial convention will begin at 10
a. m. Monday. An address of welcome to
the city will be made by Mayor Hyde, and
this will be followed by the presidents
annual address. This will be delivered by
Edwin w. Frisbie of Everett, Mass. The
reports of associate officers will be made
by Vice President F. w. Bigelow of Chel
sea, Mass, Secretary George G. Sawyer of
Somerville, Mass, and Treasurer Levi A.
Lester of Providence, R. I.
Monday evening w. K. Chase of Wiusted
will present paper on Eonasn suffrage,
to be followed by discussion of the topic
by membsrsef"the association.
hePHartford Times says further of the
Fevents: The principal event of the week
will be the formal recognition of the asy-
lum' anniversary, which will occur
Wednesday afternoon at Foot Guard hall
The Introductory address will be made by
W. K. Chase, chairman of the committee
of arrangements. He will be followed by
President Frisbie in a brief speech, after
which the address of welcome will be made
by ex-senator Francis B. Cooley, presi-
dent of the board of directors. The re-
naming part of the program will include
an Grafton by John Burton Hotchkiss, an
alumnus and assistant professor of history
and English literature in the National
Deaf Mute college, Washington, D. G., and
poem written by Mrs. George E. Fischer,
nee Angie Fuller, of Omaha, Neb., which
will be recited by young lady. Miscel
lsneous addresses will be made by distin
guished alumni and guests. The benedio
ton will be pronounced by the Rev
Thomas Gallaudet, D. D.
The reception, dance and banquet viii
take place at the armory hall. Herman
Erbe of Waterbury will act as toastmaster
The committee of arrangements consist O.
Messrs. w. K. Chase Of Winsted, chair
man; John E. Crane, Hartford, vice chair
| man; Herman Erbe, Waterbury, and Hen
/ ry M. Fairman, Hartford, treasurer of tn,
| celebration fund. The state managers ar
| Messrs. J. F. Donnelly. Woonsocket, R. L.
J: T. Keefe, Bellows Falls, Vt; George A
Holmes, Boston; Herman Erbe, Water
bury; Fred F. Fl ynn, Bangor, Me-; w. A
Dearing, Pittsfeld, N. II.
The famous silver pitcher and salver, ORE
sented to Thomas II. Gallaudet in 1850 BY
the early graduates of the asylum, will
on exhibition during the convention an,
celebration.
Mr.. Ronald Douglas of Livingston, N
j., has been commissioned to take photo
graphs of the participants in the week
festivities. The time of the sitting for tn
general picture will be duly announced.
Wednesday morning, August 81, a gam
of base ball will be played between tw
picked mines, probably representing Ne,
/ IuklduN duO NOW L ok.
At the recent summer school held q
Crosby Side, Lake George, and which wa
attended by Mrs. Fay and daughter of thi
city, interesting statistics and facts wer
given showing the progress of deaf an,
dumb work in this country. ORA G. Bell
statistics show that among more thar
5000 deaf people taught in all the specia
schools for the deaf in the United State
in 1891 more than 4. 100 had speech laugh
to them; besides sixty three students out o
sixty-six who were taught speech in Dr.. Gal
laudet's college for the deaf at Washington
But in the northern states, including thi
college, out of 6,803 pupils in ali, more thai
half, or 8, 437, learned speech; while in tn
southern states only 1856 out of 2,427, O
less than one-third, learned speech.
Massachusetts 1854 out of 272 learne
speech; in Texas only 55 out of 26s
and in North Carolina only 10 out of las
twenty-five years ago less than q hui
dredth part of deaf children learne
speech.
Massachusetts now has one day schot
for the deaf lin Boston,; Wisconsin three
and several of the other states two or NOR.
Wisconsin provides by law that any cit
may have special day school for the dea
and such law anywhere would be goot
Rhode Island is just changing her da
school at Providence into an institutio
like that in Northampton, which is recol
nized as one of the best in America. TT
persons engaged in this special instructio
are among the most intelligent and philal
: thropic in the country, for it requir'
high ability to teach the deaf, and tt
: | practice of that art stimulates philal
thropy.