The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1899-10-23

The forty-second annual report of the
Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
has been made to the Secretary of the In
terror. Among other things the report
states THE pupils remaining in the in
stitution July l, 1898. numbered III; ad
mitted during the year, Sc; since admitted,
27; total, $50. There were under instruc
ton since July l, 1885, 11S males, and 67
females. OF these, 127 have been in the
college department, representing 81 States,
the District of Columbia, Canada and Ire
land and SO in the primary department.
During the year there were two cases of
scarlet fever in the institution, but no
other serious disease and no deaths. The
report further states: THE course of in
struction followed in the Kendall School
is substantially that pursued by majority
OF the institutions for the deaf in this
country Its general aim may be thus
stated: To give the pupil practical un-
derstanding and command of the English
language, knowledge of the principles of
arithmetic sufficiently extensive to meet his
needs in business transactions, a full
course in political geography, and rea-
sonable course in history.
Duil luS TIE hist Two years Ol llb course
the pupil is taught writing and the mean
ing and construction of simple sentences,
and practiced in Enumeration, and in sim
pie addition and subtraction. Toys, pic
lures, and other illustrative objects are
employed. No. l of Miss Sweets First
Lessons in English and Miss Fuller's lIlus-
trated Primer are used in connection with
manuscript lessons by the teacher.
During the next two years the class is
10 -faal
tences. multiplication and division are
taught, and more or less instruction in ge-
ography is given. Nos. 2 3. and of Miss
Sweets Lessons. and jenkins Talks and
Stories. Appleton's Easy Lessons in Geog-
raphy, or some similarly simple textbook
in geography, and Nos. 1, and OF Princes
Arithmetic by Grades, or some primary
arithmetic are ussi in the schoolroom.
During the fifth and sixth years the
class is drilled in composition daily; it is
advanced in arithmetic to common frac-
tons and compound numbers, and even
further il possible. The history of the Uni
ted States and political and descriptive
geography are taught. The textbooks
used are Montgomery's Beginners Ameri-
can History Nos. 3 and of Princes Arth-
metic by Grades. and Appeton's Easy Les
sons in Geography or Warrens New Pri-
mary Geography. This course sometimes
or even into the eighth year.
DAILY instruction in articulation and lip
reading is given to every pupil that shows
capacity for vocal improvement. In all ca
ses save the exceptional ones where the
results do not warrant the time and labor
bestowed, the instruction is continued
through the whole period of the pupils
connection with the Kendall School The
hearing tube, single and duplex, the audi
nh oil f=tlN l., nnk oh,
other appliances that can be utilized in the
work are employed.
The high class is a feature of the Ken
dali School, whose members pursue
| course of study preparatory to admission
TO the Introductory class of the college
The textbooks used are Barnes Primary
| History of the United States. or Higgin-
sor's Young Folks History of the United
States, Gardeners School History of Eng
land or Higginson and Channing's English
! History for American Readers Ito the reign
of Henry VID, physical geography as
taught in Mitchells intermediate Geogra-
ply, Houston's intermediate Lessons in
Natural Philosophy. either Weptworth's
Common School Arithmetic or the Frank
lin Arithmetic or Greenleaf's Complete
Arithmetic, and Nos. D and s of Princes
Arithmetic by Grades"
The course of study in GalIaudet College
embraces language, Latin. history. history
of the English language, history and criti-
cism of English literature, English COM
position, French and German, geometry.
algebra, trisonometry, mechanics, chemis-
try, physics, Young's astronomy, botany
zoology, geology and mineralogy, physical
geography, ancient history, mediaeyal and
modern history, logic. mental science,
moral philosophy. evidences of Christian
ity, political economy, international law,
and esthetics.
The receipts for the year amounted to
81, 1,446.44. The expenditures and balance
on hand of s1,099.55 were S71,44644 For
special repairs the Government appropriat-
ed $4,000, which was expended. The esti-
mates for the fiscal year ending June 80,
1899, amount to $4,000. Congress is re-
quested in the report to enlarge the ac-
commodations of the institution