The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-01-05
SUPT. KENDALL'S REPORT
EXCELLENT SHOWING OF THE DEAF
AND DUMB INSTITUTE.
Increased Attendance Provided For More
Comfortably Than Ever and Advance
ment in studies Exceptionally Rapid.
The Industrial Schools.

The report of Supt. w. A. Kendall
of the State Deaf and Dumb Institu-
ton, has found its way to THE
STATEsMAN's table. The pamphlet
was printed and bound entirely by
the pupils of the institution and is the
neatest typogrsph- cally, ofthe reports
thus far issued. The advancement
made by the pupils il all departments
is succinctly told by the superintend-
emit.
To His ExCelencY ]. S. Hogg, Governor of Tex:
SIR-In obedience to the require
ments of law, / herewith submit my
annual report for the past year, it be-
ing the thirty-sixth in the history Of
this institution.
We are brought under renewed OBJ
legations to a benificent providence for
another year of health and uninter-
rupted prosperity. No contagious dis
eases or serious sickness of any kind
has afflicted the school, nor has the
institution at any time in its history
enjoyed greater degree ofprosperity.
The unprecedented increase in
pupilage has necessitated correspond.
ing increase of labor and RESPONSE
bility, but each in their sphere has
proven themselves equal to the emer-
gency, and everything has moved
peacefully along without murmer or
complaint from any source. The Of
ficers and teachers, by untiring zsal
and industry, have so well performed
their respective duties that no discord
or dissension has at any time inter-
fered with the onward progress of the
school. And the health, progress and
happiness of the pupils are the re-
wards of duty faithfully performed.
The personnel of the school has
had but few changes. Miss Kinney
resigned at the close of the last ses-
sion, married and lett Immediately Tor
Detroit, her future home. We parted
with Miss Kinney with regret, but
console ourselves with the reflection
that our loss was fully compensated
by the gain OF the gentleman who
was so Fortunate as to gain her heart
and hand. Prof. Scott, late fellow in
the National College, and graduate OF
Oxford University, takes her place in
the classroom. Miss Susie Mood and
J Miss Carrie Steagall have been en-
gagged to take charge of the two new
classes organized since the date of my
last report. Miss Alma Bastian takes
the place of Miss Moss as monitress,
and w. 5. Blue as monitor, instead Of
Mr.. Crockett.
My last report showed an enroll
ment of 2S3, which increased during
the session to 247. We had at same
date an actual attendance of i95
which increased during the SESSION IL
207. BY reference 10 the roll herewith
submitted you will find that we have
enrolled 235, with an actual attend
ance OF POS, which would be much
greater but for the tact that d greater
mum Der of cur pupils are kept at home
to assist in gathering the crop than
usual; but they are coming in slowly,
and from the number who we expecI
to return, with applications on file Tor
new ones, we expect to reach at least
225 during the session. The increase
in our school is phenomenal; far ex-
ceeding in increase any other school
for the deaf in the United States.
At the date OF my last report we
had not sufficiently tested the Ca
pacity of our steam and water pipes to
know whether they were sufficient fol
the increased demands upon them
made nee ssary by the increase in the
size of the building, which on trial we
found to be insufficient; but during
vacation we replaced the small pipes
by larger ones, and we now have
adequate power to meet all demands
Our industrial departments are al
doing well ana the pupils assigned tC
each are making satisfactory progress
The products of our
FARM AND GARDEN
abundantly pays for the money in
vested, as is evidenced by an abun
dant supply of vegetables during
spring and summer, and the hay witt
which our barn is stored is sufficient
for all stock during the year.
THE PRINTING OFFICE.
being thrown on it's own resources by
an act of the last legislature abolish
ing the state printing office, it wa:
predicted by some and fondly hoped
for by others, that the deaf, if left tt
themselves, could do nothing, but
both have been sadly disappointed, as
the progress under the direction O.
the expert was more rapid, the work
better than when their labors were
mixed with hired speaking printers
Being held responsible for their work
without anyone else to blame for fail
ure, or the danger of being cheated
out of their reward for success by
credit being given to the state print
ing office-which it was alleged did
all the work-they had an incentive
never known before, and the work
done by them proves most conclus'
lively that the assertions Of those who
commended that the deaf could not be-
come good printers were badly mis-.
taken, grossly ignorant, or maliciously
unjust. The Mute Ranger (monthly,
and the Juvenile Ranger weekly,
have been issued regularly, greatly