The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-03-02
4 N,HOOI ron BTtt-ui If>
Interesting u por, for last Year.

An interesting and hopeful report Is that
~ the directors. ~ the New YORK Institution
iuI the Instruction of tho Deaf aud Dumb.
10 the legislature. for the wear ending sept
tu. 1900. Tie eighty second year ~ the IN
situations existence Founded iu lsls. the
school, Is the ull's' 90 o., klud ia this country.
and has ALWAYS been among the most al
vuuccI ia its methods ~ work. and ia - new
report issued from the Press ui ID" lnNhti-
tluu >cr up. printed and bound 10y the pupils.
and H. A cover designed hy on" 81 their num-
l.t peal, clearly Tor the value vI ats sNs-
ten Of class room aud technical instruction
h" institution. a. fanWo"t, ld'd street
aud broadway. during the year covered 10y
the report. had an attendance ~ 40 pupils.
%! whom go were supported 10y the state.
~ b, the an rr-ut counties, Ehy o"ih state
uud counties. II by parents. ) 10y the insti-
luton. and = 10y the Institution hud various
,uuntc-. Il the total, 3ut we're bows. Us
.lrl- ~ the pupils. l!U we're born zeal ana
.,-.br,auc deaf later, l.U Whl!c Uudrfthe axe
of . wears. $50 whIlu under >, % Hld"I -.
amt 4 after reaching tie axe "l / Deal
ness. Ice II noted, alone i 'unH'irren' I"t
du.uuu"-s follows deafness ~ lI"ririiy
Ali cases. that IL. ~ - th" Inability 1" hear
words that prevents The use Of words The
rrlurlpal ,ausc OF deafness was scarlet fever.
closely following that dI."u~" came crrobru-
spinal mcuiugits. brain troubles, Tails. CON
Nul,iunS, Group. aud s'L"luIa \ -Itsht
endemic tl Ntdlltl ltNfl bi'h' 'At III llH
institution IN the year roNrt"d Nv the report.
and twenty children were taken down VITA
AZ. three ui whom died. aud later iorty-one
children had the il%edsl"r, with no deaths
ma principal. Dr T. II carrier. SAYS with
some pride " hen the ~" "i our family.
the detective health conditions OF the major
Nv und the large percentage OF children
of tender year, are considered, three deaths
within twelve month, l. not u large per
,cntase
zion /. eclrctIc All EFFORT II directed toward
.i\iuy the deaf UhIldrcn the greatest amount
Of knowledge that Will prove of practical
vuluc To- them In the world ~ large The
school has a system. which dmuuuts really to
giving 10 each child IA. KIND and amount OF
instruction that he needs All the pupils
~" taught speech, speech reading, and
Writing by both hand and pencil. the ear IL
trained whenever there Is "A remnant Of hear
ms. aud manual training Of Sonn" sort i
given to each one This has been the policy
since, 1874. Tor seventy wears, that is.
The Institution has = museum OF i%ll1stra,
tive APPARATUS, II library 81 :i.un books aud
pamphlets, and owns tNenty-ihrcc sharr-
In tho Mercantile Library The fanwood
Literary As~o,iitiuu. composed -! th" pupils
"t the higher grade. hold, dchar"-. riyr-
rrCitatiou- aud readings Hud presents other
literary entertainments Last year thcr"
wore lectures ON such topic. ~ the war in
the lrau-vaal. tab and. M"rrouism. tho
Air. the Evolution Of q Palace, and readings
from Julius t,-ar, Thu, "ncdy Of Errors,
The Lady "i Lyons, Hndir"m Marx lWHIu's
books
In the trades schools all the pupils over
thV hludcrEufl'l axe pass ldl o1 'it' school
hours Tia" printing class last ycar had
Us pupil-. who turned ont u weekly news
pat,T, all the other rrlU'ing required ia the
In~titItIun, and did >riar. work Tor outside
ulrtir. More than 100 ~ tho boys studied
,arI en,ry. ;? took No gardening, aud two
h"rlmr 50 proficient IA house painting that
thrN dil work valued al more than .. 500
Tor the lu-fi'utiun TWO huys studied tailor
INK. pA giils took M SEWING IN all It's branches,
and 70 boys aud 20 girlS heCdu" expert cooks
There were clae,rs ais" IN art, baking, drr.--
making. shirtmakinE and 'vp"wriliug
-Four pupils at Ia" iusiltVtiuu AZ" blind
drai mutc-. one of whom l. taking u post
graIunt course, Hud has written drii, l",
published in IHI SiN
Perhaps IA" most interesting part OF the
vutA uf the institution H. "a" military depart
mrnt All the BOYS phy.ivHllv aIl" are
formed into - battalion Of four oompantc..
uNi,crcu from their ~ ranks, aud drilled
h. "A sprHial drillmaSter The ihcn'0f- of
the ,liII at" an added tntontnrs,. more NJ
r.shi bearing, an al"rin"ss unusual among
the deaf and Hu improved health report
: two ,u'up"titlN" ulll, ~" held each year.
uu" an indIN iduil arm, th" winner Ia which
tuI the ulTppS' Of d"'ldIuE which ma
slIl! carry the color ivr he ensuing year
Inc Iull va. introduced WITH WI-gi,iug-
ou the Iurt of ONE ol the directors, Whu
inlbt on "a. part OF ihr iaHglt, OF the iu-'I-
tutsuu, bar u nJ- proved 100 every va, al
NuhfuNrHu~. aud hH~ been tl,Ytua 10 erNDral
uturr -.Nupl- tuI the deal
sttuiiuu Wa, cnIlru ou y. 'Hr Ht''r .TIrI-
iutnuIruf Of Instruction ~, I. pare an o..
hi'ut tot "a" Par Opposition I..' nrul, ..d
Wi'u "ulN ii'"" GEEK uu,'. HN.I' up cone"
c"ived therefor - gold medal f,r 'Nc"ll"ucr
81 N-l-m aud work New orkers NAV ha
pro" 80 "a" institution which II ~ their
uv, 'oors