The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
DEAE.MUTE BOYS At DRILL.
Company A Wins the Colors This Year Mt
the New York Institution.

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the New York Institution.
Three years ago the principal Of the New
York Institution for the Deaf and Dumb had
the idea OF uniforming the boys andthe girls in
the school and drilling them in military mat
terS and he went to work carrying out his idea.
though some know-it-alls said that the idea was
impracticable. He put the girls into blue sailor
suits with Tam O. Shanter caps with the mono
gram OF the institution in front: the boys he
put into cadet gray uniforms. and all the teach
ers. including himself. he ordered to wear uni
forms like those of the army in general appear
ance. Then the drillmaster got his work in he
picked out the bad %boys-not real bad boys. but
chaps whom even deafness and dumbness
couldn't keep still in school,. the fellows who
were always thought Of when any big piece Of
mischief was discovered-and these boys were
assigned as officers OF the newly formed bat
talon. That assignment was the cause Of 2
lot OF, leaf-turning and tho leaves stayed
turned.
officers buckled DOWN to study the drill regu-
lations and all hands turned o9 dL Il to 6u dri ", s Thers
began to show themselves very quickly. Tho
steps Git 81 The f,E 6o inot were ~ asSu aiiG 5stes w the i dFss-
a she cs srqaa,et Of 't the q boys ys1 im PTsSs TS the Boy;
f SsTs d sst up 3rR RFToP see%ed it TO eaten ses e ths 'm ehIiGltaGS
spirit from the boys. and to get more out OF
For the past three years the boys have COM
peted in drill for tho honor of carrying the
eolors, the competition taking place on the
birthday Psttn Yb Of n a tS 2easC o PFdin rssne Of t he s sess RE:
first Regiment was Judge. and gave the coloIs
to COMPANY 3. He couldn't be present in 1897.
so an officer from another regiment came up.
and adjudged the coIors a second time to dom.
pany b., TO carry the colors two years was Q
panies decided that Company b shouldn't get
the colors a third year.
drill with this year than ever before; For.
whereas last year they had no arms, this year
ker guns that could be had, with smokeiess
powder. and warranted to be just as dangerous
OF the Board Of 66aicsrs. The Captain Of B
hhSddp ! new H Captain sGn; a nDn then MIN IN May Nay last Sa% therss
iSt S bee. t : s9b% e1gs. sTfIIm dpti to ZEE zee T ms,aI GAP SPs
won q bbythe CAPTAIN Of D Company. composed
OF the littlest chaps In the institution.
ND pr ~ Pets Tot . birthday tsh day. was - rainy ! Ms 60 the q dri Iac Tas
was held just in time TO avoid the big snow.
storm wa, The =, f Sans Judge u6S , Eho bad had o Tsra san iS;t
They had on their new winter uniforms and
were INT" They formed on their company
forming, the battalion on the right company.
As they formed one could see the difference be-
tween their drill last year and this: the rifles
made all the difference in the world. They
came down with q snap as the companies
order at command with n~eatness and despatch.
and altogether were used as IL the boys knew
First came a review then came a parade. and
when that was over q drill was held, The Cap
and decidedto begin. The Judge told the drill
instructor. who Is a Major. what movements he
wanted executed. The Major gave the order 20
the Captain. who repeated II with his fingers to
his company. The men In ranks. Of course.
can't keep their eyes To the front, or else they
would never get the command: so they watch
the CAPTAINS fingers. Company y nut m, a
taTy schools were to go up' to the iSnsfittupi'oda
and see the drill they would learn. Il lot m"ls
than they know now. Those deaf-and-dumb
Alter B Company came C Company. made up
OF the little chaps, and their Captain showed
how he had won the drillmaster,s medal, lie
was by all odds the c~leyerest drill Instructor n
the lot. and had the hardestcompany 10 handle.
His company. when IL becomes a iittie bigger,
is going to push the other cqmpanisS harI and
make them hustle TO keep ahead. Then lOm-
pany A took It's turn, and after thai the Major
put the companies through "A short battalion
done better than nine regiments out ct ten N
this State would have done II under the same
circgmstSSa o The Z. noI the Judge mate his de-
The Captain picked out the new coigr guard.
and the colors were brought in front "t tlie, ceIA-
colors were carried along the line and taken TO
their new company and the parade was dis
Since military drill was begun in the New
York institution II mas been taken M by some
OF the persons most certain that would not
work the California Institution has begun 1t
and the Indiana institution Is about to do so.
Since the FIRST appointments OF, officers these
military appearing chaps. who. by the way,
stand near the top OF the school. They rnn the
Selves 50 capable that the services OF one
Waterman who used 10 be employed have been
diapenssd with, The officers have privileges
ISOLATION Of their own, TO which the principal
pays the same amounts Of money that the watch
work. they should get HIS psy.is the princInai's
idea. and 1t seems TO work well with the boyA,