The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-06
DEAF MUTE RECEPTION
State Institution Celebrates the
Opening Of Manual Train
ing Department.

TRENTON, June 5, 1s95.-Fhe build
ing and grounds of the New Jersey
School for Deaf Mutes resembled
q fashion able house yesterday, with 9
lawn party In progress. The occasion
was the opening of the new manual
training and physical culture depart
ments, for which a building was specially
erected last year.
A large number of Invitations were
issued for the opening, which were
generally responded to, and the beautiful
shaded lawn in front Of the school pre-
scented a very pretty appearance and
scene of animation. Little tables spread
with white covers dotted the lawn,
occupied by groups of visitors. whe dis
cussed what they had just seen and
heard, as they partook Of ices. Lemonade
and cake.
Every department of the Sehool was
in operation. and the visitors were thus
afforded an opportunity to learn some OF
the methods employed by the faculty IN
teaching the dumb to speak and the deaf
to, apparently, hear. To see children
who never heard a sound of any kind in
their lives, vino have no more conception
Of language when they arrive at the
school. than a horse or a dog. who cannot
even hear the sound Of their own voices,
holding conversations with their teachers
and others, is a happening that strikes
the uninitiated as little short Of m.racu-
lous
HOW DEAF5MUTES TALK.
1t is accomplished at the school by
patience and perseverance. The pupils
are first taught to associate certain COM
~binations of letters with certain objects
and then, to pronounce the words thus
formed. IN an eases where the VEGA "a
and the pupil not only .lsarns to give OBJ
lects their names orally but by the mo
t tons Of the the p to =r rnosgaE the words pds
bboWsserr, as tier INABILITY 10 Sssil
causes them to mar the tones and infiee5
quite unwittingly.. A girl yesterday was
told not to speak so loud. She imrne-
diately PLACED her hands on her throat
lesseping the vibration under her fingers.
none room was a number of children
engaged in Kindergarten work, under
teacher. There was the greatest interest
manifested by the children.
In the new building all the depart
p af i @s 4 st aeSs Of of IKE F asiIent ' Wsork aias
IN one room; in another shoes were being
made by hand for the pupils by the
ppptlS. II diiStISI iOOAi i rdAibC1 pSlS
engaged in carpenter work. Girls were
at work making CLOTHING IN another
made Were on exhibition on a table in an
adjoining room. Some Of the girls be-
Come very expert with the needle, and
all are taught to make their own cloth
ing.
There was an order of exercises pre-
yious to the visiting of the various rooms
Of the building. They were held IN the
chapel, and were opened by prayer bY
Church. DR.. j. L. Peete. of Harmon
ton. made an address Followed by re-
marks by Professor Jenkins upon the i'm
p~ortance Of manual training. Harry
Smith, q pupil eft the sehoel read a
pager entitled @our Years Experience
Among those present were James l..
Hays, President of the State Board Of
Educatson; James NJ. Seymour, Vice
President, and Messrs. woodward, Bar
rieklo, Frey and Appleby, Of the same
Board; DR. Green, of the State schools,
and members Of the Legislature.