Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-20
MR.. KNlGHrs's RESIGNATION,
The Mute School Boards Letter Of
Acceptance.


The Oregon school for Deaf Mutes
opened the first term of 1928 to-
day with a fair attendance. This
year the position as superintendent
is held by Benz. Irving, one well
fitted for this responsible place. On
July 2Sth, p. s. Knight, who is the
pioneer in the deaf-mute education
in Oregon, rendered his resignation
as superintendent, owing to other
business matters. Below is given
the letter of resignation of Mr..
Knight to the board of directors of
the Institution and also the accep-
tance of the board. They are as
follows:
OREGON SCHOOL FOR DEAF MUTES }
Office of Superintendent
Salem, July 2S, 1892 }
WERNER BREYMAN Esq, President
Board of Directors,-DearS Sir:
take this method of placing in
your bands, as president of the
BOARD Of directors, my resignation of
the Office of the superintendent of
the school of deaf-mute. l will be
glad To have this resignation take
effect as soon as you can make 1t
convenient to call meeting of the
board to consider and accept it.
Please be assured that / take this
step after mature consideration,
with the kindest feeling personally
for all members of the board, and
deep desire tor the continued success
of the work which the state has en-
trusted to your care.
When this resignation is accepted
1 shall be prepared to place in your
hands report of the present con-
dition of the work, and to turn over
to my successor in office all the
property of the institution. Very
respectfully, Your obedient servant,
p. s. KNIGHT.
SALEM, Or, Aug. Is, 1892.
Rev. p. s. Knight-Dear Sir:
BY unanimous vote OF the board
of directors of the Oregon School for
the Education of Deaf-Mutes at its
meeting held this day, am author
lied to inform you that your resigna-
tion as superintendent of the school
has been received and accepted with
reg ret.
In the fullest sense, you are the
pioneer in deaf-mute education in
Oregon; and to you, more than to
any other man, is due what ad-
vancement has been made In this
state in this difficult and important
work.
For more than twenty years, ex-
cept very short time prior to the
Inauguration of the present system
of management, you have been con-
tinually in actual and active charge
of the work Of developing the intel
lectual capacities of the deaf-mutes.
To say that their education involves
the utmost patience and painstaking,
even ia the simplest processes, and
more than this, the very creation OF
methods of communication with the
pupil, is but to intimate the arduous
nature of the task you undertook
and performed so faithfully and suc'l
cessfuliy.
Since the school has been under
the control of a board of directors, a
system established in 1880, you have,
as superintendent, been In imme-
diate charge of the expenditures for
the support Of the school; and In
this, as In all other relations Of your
office, your ability and integrity has
been and Is now beyond question.
The closing Of career so long and
honorable, so faithful and deserving.
is witnessed with regret by all those
who have profited by your services,
and feel v warranted In saying tina.
your retirement from the superin-
you carry with you the
respect and confidence Of every |