New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-26

OF cadets. They two hundred silent
cadets" in the NewYork State Institute for Deaf
Mu;es at One-hundred and-sxty- thrd-st and Elev
enth-ave Mr.. Currier is principal Of this school,
having succeeded good old Dr. Peet, who had given
more than forty years of his life to this work. and
more than entitled to his retirement. Mr. Cur
rer feels that his cadets just as patriotic
their fortunate brothers who can hear. The
institute is non-sectarian but that every man should
reverence the flag of his country is taught here.
The American flag is saluted in the Sunday morn
ing services in the chapel and an impressive sight
is the raising of the flag in the morning by the
color guard of these silent cadets Just before the
morning session of the school the color guard
march out from the main building and go along
the driveway the staff. which stands on the crest
of the hill the entrance gate The sergeant in
charge raises the flag and it reaches the top OF
the pole salute is given AT the close of the school
day, with appropriate ceremony, the coors are low
cred.
Military drill is taught by Of Mr. Curriers'
The orders spelled on the fingers, ana the eVo-
lutions are performed most credably II Is mere
worthy of note that of these cadets. Orrs Ben
son. is deaf. dumb and blind. but he learns military
drill with the rest of the boys using his myers ss
brightest boys in the school. Although he cannot
writer in about forty minutes aud at the end OF that
time wrote letter on the machine
THE CLOSED HAND ON THE BUTTONS.
The uniform Of the Silent Cadets is cadet gray. 1t
is made sngle-breasted. and the buttons, instead
Of having an eagle or 4. c. as in the OF some
of the uniforms Of the American Guard, has the
deaf mute letter 4, which is closed hand TINS
uniform is almost Identical with the fatigue uniform
of the West Point cadets. The names Of the oihcers
are: Captain. w H. Van Tassell; first sergeant,
Robert McVea: corporas. Herman Lamm. Samuel
Cocks Emil Mayer. James Avens, John keiser'
Herman Beck Henry prinsinzng Edwa I'd RAP
PHh enry Mnenc ; James Burke and Lewis Cohen.
They parade and make the military evolution just
like the boys in Mr. Boyer's school, at seventy
seyenth-si but they need no martial music Nnen
Cantain Van Tasse of the Silent Cadets, drills ms
comnanv II is all done with gesture. wave OF the
hand When one of the captains In the schooI al
Seyenty-seyenth-st drills his company ne gives the
order TO his buger and the bugier toots II forth TO
N AS IL is Generally conceded that to Mr. Boyer.
nrinc,nai of Public School No. 81 OF NewYork city.
is due the credit of organizing and sustaining Hill-
,sry drlIl In New-York City 90 II ~ positively as
serted that Colonel w L. Feiter. principal OF fubc
School No Il. the fostering rather ana grand
promoter OF the whole organization across the East
River Colonel Felter ranks as general. ne ~ en-
! thusiastic about the good that comes 10 Inc DoyS
from this military drill and his acting colonel frei-
| erck NJ Muir j. Just enthusiastic. Inc brooklyn
| National Guard is good to these schoolboys. from
| whom II will day recruit It's ranks II Allows
the drill In its armories some OF IN. resl-
ments of the National Guard in NAVY orK also
allow he the privileges OF their armOfcs But
! nm IN daie the SeVenty-seventh-st. boys have not
been able TO find armOry in which TO drll ana so
they drill in single companies on the grouhp moor
of The school building. For single company TINS IS
! no, 50 bad: but when the entire battalion Is out
| the poor boys nave place but the street
THE BROOKLYN GUARD.
! Colonel Muir's boys have the privilege OF the
arnorv Of the 18th Regiment. Fifteenth-st. and
| Eighth-ave.. for drill purposes. School No a. Mr.
Campbell principal has also fine battalion with