Evening star., 1901-10-24
WORK AT KENDALL GREEN
REPORT OF COLUMBIA INSTITUTION
FOR DEAF AND DUMB.
New Arrangement Made Regarding g
the Pursuit of Scientific Courses.
by Juniors.

According to the annual report of Edward
M. Galiaudet, president Of the Columbia In
stitution for the Deaf and Dumb, submitted
to the Secretary of the Interior and made
public today, the pupils remaining in the
institution July 1 numbered 126; admitted
during the year, 3S; since admitted 3s;
total, 202 Under instruction since July 1,
133 3males, 60 females. OF these, 1873 have been
in the college department, representing thir-
ty-one states, the District of Columbia, Cam
ada and Ireland, and 64 in the primary de-
partment. Thirty-eight of these pupils were
admitted as benefciaries from the District
OF Columbia under the order Of the Interior
Department, and SO have been admitted to
the collegiate department under the provis-
ions of the acts of Congress approved Au-
gust 80, 1890, and June 6, 1900
The only case of serious illness among
the students or pupils during the year was
one of pneumonia, which yielded to treat
ment and the patient speedily recovered.
AT the beginning of the last scholastic
year the greatly increased demand for
technical instruction led the college faculty
to make a further step toward the estab-
lishment Of regular technical courses.
1t was agreed that students of good stand
ing in the junior year might be allowed to
pursue scientific courses, with the consent
of their instructors, equivalent in require
mentS to the regular academic course. but
leading to the degree of bachelor of sci
ence.
In accordance with this new arrangement
three young men took up the study of civil
engineering, pursuing successfully last year
the studies of analytic geometry, mechanics,
descriptive geometry, railroad surveying,
French, physics, political economy, inter-
national law and aesthetics.
For their senior year. now beginning,
they will be required to take German, psy-
chology. d!fferential calculus strength OF
materials, geology, graphical states, as
tronomy and further work in surveying.
On graduation these young men will be
prepared to enter with advanced standing
special technical schools for further study
in their chosen work
Three young men, without leaving the
regular course, took up agricultural chem
istry an extra study, investigating the
nature of soils. &C., with view of apply
ing their knowledge later to scientific farm
ing.
Three other students pursued a second
years course in electricity, taking up both
in theory and practice the laws of mag
netism, lightning protection, electric light
ing, generators electric motors, electric
welding, electroplating and other useful
branches.
There is no doubt" the report continues,
that it is a great advantage for deaf stu
dents who wish technical training to OBJ
tain the foundation for it under instructors
who are familiar with their habits OF
thought and with their earlier education.
'It is felt that this york may be most
valuable to the students later in life in
choosing their professions and earning
livelihood, and that it would be almost i'm
possible for them to obtain such good
foundation in short time elsewhere.
Kindly references are made to the deaths
of former Postmaster General Wilson, the
Rev. Byron Sunderland and President Nc
Kinley, who were officers of the institu-