The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-07

| Legislature for this class of children" | Principal Johnson also expresses dis appointment in not getting the appro- priation made by the last Legislature for sanatarium, but he has managed to provide four rooms in the new dor mitory for hospital purposes.
 Previous to this time," says Mir. Johnson, we were without a suitable place in which to take care of sick boys. We are still without accommo- dations for handling contagious and in not be considered as properly equipped until this want Is supplied"
 There were 172 pupils matriculated in the session 190S-04 in the three schools under the supervision of the Board Of Trustees. They came from l ffty-one counties in the State, Jeffer- son County leading with eighteen pu- pills. Talladega and Escambia coun- ties follow with eight pupils each and pills.
 In the secession 1s02-03, 159 pupils, | coming from forty y-seven counties, were matriculated, showing an increase for the following year of thirteen pupils. Jefferson County led in this year also with twenty-one enrolled. l No Room for More Girls. \ room for girls in the school for the deaf. There is plenty of room for boys,
 but it is believed that before any more girls can be received a donation must be made or appropriation of the Legislature.
 Enrolled in the school for blind in the session 1903-04 were eighty-nine pupils, coming from thirty-nine coun- ties. In 1so2-os. there were eighty | fro F.nx. l.k- In the school for negro deaf and blind twenty-four deaf and thirty on e blind pupils from twenty-five counties were enrolled in 1s03-04. In the year 1e02-03, the school matricuiated fwenty-four deaf and twenty-eight blind from twenty-four counties. | The property of all three schools at Talladega may be said to carry ample insurance, the total on all property be- ing sl4o.75o. This amount is divided | as follows: Buildings and contents at school for deaf, Ss7,250; at school for blind. sl.500; at school for negro deaf and blind. $12,00O.
 l The included report of Treasurer J. B. McMillan shows that for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. 1904, there was spent in the maintenance of the three schools $7O.2s1.24. and for the year ending Sept. 80, 1903, $66,s45.lO was | there was balance on Oct. 1, 1904, of s1,s6s.14. 1 Only one death, that from dysentsry, was reported for the whole biennial term. The schools experienced an epi- demic or measles in the spring of 1904, but as a rule the health of the pupils | was considered very good.
 MethoA of Teaching. Regarding the methods of the teach ing of the deaf and the industrial ds- pertinent of the school for deaf, the l following is said in the report: The number of classes has been in- creased from twelve to fourteen, and again we have to report better grading and more satisfactory results. The methods of instruction are the same as used heretofore. 1. e.. manual, written, and oral. An aural class has also been organized, there are at pre- sent ten pupils taught chiefly through | the ear.
 'rhe classes have been supplied with | everything needed for good work. The teachers have been faithful in the dis l charge of their duties, the results have been gratifying and encouraging. T regret that we have not yet secur- ed much needed space in our school building, the ciass-rOoms are too small we cannot do the best work in the l small rooms we now have.
 'The last Legislature appropriated the necessary funds to supply this need, but the reduction in the tax rate, and the condition of the State treasury | made it necessary for the Governor to | withhold his approval of the bill We hope by the time the Legislature meets 1 again increased tax values In the State and improved business methods of the | administration will enable the State to make the needed improvements for us. Industrial Department. The equipment of the industrial de- partment has been kept up to a high state of efficiency. Instructors and pupils have been industrious and en- l thusiastic. We have more pupils un- l der instruction now than we have ever had, and we are planning to provide for the training of every pupil in school.
 The floor space in this department has been greatly increased by the ad- dition of rooms heretofore used for other purposes. On the boys side we now have space enough for all needs for some time to come, as soon as we can furnish this space with the proper | equipment we shall be able to put every boy in school under instruction. We need more space on the girls side. We are especially anxious to begin the use 
 domestic science.
 Resident Superintendent F. H. Man. ming, of the School for Blind, reports on his methods of instruction as fol- l lows:
 TnStFuctIng the Blind. Tn the literary classes instruction was given in spelling and reading braille and line letter, writing in braille, Eng lsh grammar, English language and literature. arithmetic, algebra, geome- l try, physiology, nature study, civil government, political economy, Latin grammar, and general reading. Instrumental and vocal music was taught; also, harmony and theory mus ic. Instruments used in thls depart ment were piano, reed organ. Train ng was given in the tuning of pianos and reed organs.
 'In the department of manual train ing, the boys were instructed in cane seating, the making of baskets. horse collars. mattresses. foot-mats and hammocks. The girls were taught bead work. plain sewing. knitting, cro- cheting and hammock making.
 Superintendent Manning puts as his pressing needs additional dining room space. a large kitchen. bathrooms placed in the main buildings for the girls and facilities for giving ppe or- gan training.
 Anent the instructions and training of the school for negro deaf and blind, the Resident Sur rintendent