The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-13
A GREAT INSTITUTION
ANNUAL REPORT OF BOARD or
 TRUSTEES
Of Alabama Schools for the Deaf end the Blind and for Negro Deaf and Biind--Good Attendance
 for Past Two Years.

The annual report of the trustees Of
 the above named institution has been
 made to the Governor. It is now in print ed form and as typographical piece os work It deserves especial mention. All
 the type setting was done by deaf pu-
 pills and the closest scrutiny falls to de- tect any typographical errors. The paper
 used Is excellent. the illustrations show up well and the arrangement of the mat
 ter shows good taste. The affairs of the institution have been ably managed by Mir. J. H. Johnson. the principal of the three schools. Q Principals Report. Talladega. Ala. Oct 1, 1soe. To the Board of Trustees
 Gentlemen:-I have the honor herewith
 to submit to you the following report
 upon the three schools under my care, for
 the biennial period ending September 30, | Isoz.
 Alabama School for the Deaf. Attendance-The enrolment for the two years covered by this report Is one hun-
 dred and seyenty-eight, three more than
 was enrolled during the previous biennial | period
 Fifty-one counties are represented as | follows: Barbour. 1; Blount. 1; Bullock, 8; Butler, 1; Calhoun. 3; Chambers. 4; Chil-
 ton. l; Choctaw, 1: Clarke. 1: Clay. q; | Coffee, 2; Conecuh. l: Coosa, 1; Crenshaw, l; culiman, 1; Dallas. 6: DeKalb. s; El-
 more. {; Escambla. {: Etowah. s; Fayette,
 l; Franklin, ?; Geneva. 2; Henry, 8; Jack | son. 2; Jefferson. l9; Lamar, 1: Lau-
 derdaie. 6; Lawrence. 2; Lee, 8: Lime-
 stone, 2: Madison 9; Marengo, |; Marion,
 6; Marshall, 4; Mobile, ?; Monroe, 2; Mont
 gomery, '; Morgan, 6; Pike. {; Randolph.
 7; Russell, 2; Shelby {; St. Clair, 6; Tal- ladega, 8; Tallapoosa, 5: Tuscaloosa, g.; l Walker, {; Washington. 9: Wilcox, g.; Winston, 2-Total 6l Counties-17S pupils The number enrolled during the term l9oo--l9n is IA, and during the term i901- l9J- is 152, an average enroliment of 14a Health--The closest attention is given
 our pupils. The sanitary conditions are carefully looked after, our grounds are well drained and are kept perfectly clean.
 Great care Is taken to train our pupils
 to be cleanly in dress and in person. The
 food supplied is wholesome and palatable. The pupils keep regular hours. As a re- suit of these precautions our pupils as a rule enjoy excellent health We have had no deaths.
 Our immunity from serious sickness dur ing the past two years Is, however, no guarantee against disease and epidemic in the future, and l shall call your at- tention later in this report to the subject
 of our need Of a properly equipped hos- pital.
 Staff-Slnce my last report the follow ing changes in the corps of teachers and employees have taken place. In December
 l9JJ. we lost valued teacher through the death of Miss Jessamine Curd, and again in December, 1901, we had the rnis- fortune to lGss another excellent teacher by death in the person of Mss Lois Att
 wood In June. 1sJ1, Mss Katherine Hen derson resigned to be married. And in June, 1902, Miss Laura Wing left us to be
 married: We have added to the teaching force, Miss Nellie Taylor, who came to
 us from the Florida school: Miss Eliza
 beth Rice. who came to US from the Colo
 rado school; Miss Frances Walker. who came to us from the Utah School; Miss
 Mary Bell, who came to us from the Ken l lucky school; Miss Minnie Bell, who came
 to us from the Kansas School In the domestic department Mrs. VA. Hanill. our estinable matron. resigned | on account of ill health. She was succeed ed by Miss Florence Meyer of Danville, Ky. Several other changes in subordi-
 nate places will be noted in the list of employees.
 The class room-The number of classes
 hase increased from ten to twelve,
 the grading is consequently better, and
 the results eorrespondingly more satis- factory.
 The methods of instruction are the same
 as used heretofore, l. e.. the manual, writ
 ten, and oral. About 50 per cent of our IsIpils receive instruction in speech and lp-reading.
 I have supplied the classes with every facility for good work, have not hesi-
 tated to buy texts and apparatus in any
 quantity that promised to be of benefit
 to the pupils.
 I again desire to call your attention to
 the need of larger class rooms. We can-
 not do the best work in the small rooms
 We now have.
 Our present school building can be al- tered and enlarged to meet our needs for 1 about $500.
 Industrial Department-Since my last re- port the equipment In the cabinet shop
 has been improved by addition of a large | new planer and hatcher, and a moliing | machine. We are now able to turn out work In almost any quantity and with great rapidity. and our boys have the op- portunity to learn the use and manage
 ment of almost any machine in an ordi- nary mill
 The printing office has been supplied
 with large lot of new type, and our
 class In type setting and printing enjoy facilities unsurpassed except in the larg- est printing establishments.
 The shoe shop Is supplied with every | necessary facility for instruction in the | art of making and repairing shoes. All of the repairing for our pupils Is done at home, besides carrying full stock of shoes to be supplied to pupils at cost. A considerable amount of custom work also passes through the shop.
 l regret that we are still limited to the
 sewing room as an industrial field for our girls We hope the time will come when
 we can add regular courSs in cooking
 to our industrial training
 Improvements Needed.-The State has
 not been called upon in six years to make
 any appropriation for improvement or ex.
 tension at this school In the meantime
 the average number in attendance has in- creaSed % per cent this increase naakas our need for additional floor space more keenly felt. Our condition can only be realized when it is known that our boys occupy dormitories that were intended for shops. without any of the conven fences of living apartments. We have re- ained from spending any money on these
 buildings that we could possibly avoid.
 hoping 10 secure from the State an ap. proprlatIon for a dormitory, then utilize
 the old buildings in supplementing the
 floor space in our industrial d?pa~trnent.
 Two other needs that are felt a be ina-
 poratIve. are more andIarger class rooms. ana q sarato-ium. Our cla7s rooms are
 much too SIT all for comfort or good work.
 and we need several additional rooms to carry on the school work to the best ad-
 va~tage Ours is one of the few schools
 oP fhis Kind without q n Infrm Q " fnr tha