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'"The Commercial Utilization Of Waste
Products" was read by DIR. Charles r..
Ely, member Of the faculty of the col
lege.
George Hubbard Bailey Of North Caro-
lima. another member Of the graduating
class, prepared q dissertation on Scfen-
tific Farming in the South" which was
read by Prof. Herbert E. Day Of the
faculty.
Edwin Winfred Mes OF New York. an
other member Of the class Of 1911. who
has practically mastered the art OF
speech, read his own dissertation on Me-
chanical Dentistry-a New Field for the
Deaf"
The formal installation Of DR.. Percival
Hall as president of the institution fol-
lowed Immediately the presentation day
exercises. and IN accepting the ONCE Dr.
Hall made an address.
Expresses Deep Appreciation.
He spoke, in part, as follows:
President Gallaudet and gentlemen of
the board Of directors:
II appreciate highly the confidence you
have shown me and the honor you nave
done me in placing In my hands the
guidance of this noble institution.
I'm accepting this great responsibility
President Gallaudet, l most earnestly
pray for a double portion Of your spirit
that spirit which has secured for you the
love and devotion of all connected with
this institution; that spirit which has
guided 1t safely through calm and storm
for over half century.
Ladies and gentlemen. up to the pres.
ent time there have been five important
steps in the education Of the deaf. The
first was the comprehension Of the fact
that deafness Is. only physical defect'
which bars no one from mental ADVANCE
ment-the realization that the eye can
printed, spoken, spelled or signed, nearly
the whole field Of knowledge.
'This idea was established by Carbon
In Italy less than 400 years ago.
1.-THE second step was the actual IN
struction of the deaf and the recording
of the means used in doing So This was
accomplished nearly century later IN
Spain by de Lee. and Bonet. and sew
eral deaf children were taught to speak
orally, to spell manually and to write
THE third step was the recognition OF
the duty of the state to educate its deaf
children. This was brought about near
the end of the eighteenth century by the
work of the noble Able de rEpre TOT
poor deaf children in Paris, though an
Austrian disciple Of his founded ma
tional school in Vienna before the French
government took over the school In Its
own capital.
..The Fourth step was the Introduction
into the United States Gin 1910 by Thomas
Hopkins Gallaudet of the education OF
the deaf as a state duty. In our young,
rich and progressive nation this special
work has ever since been recognized as
one of the duties and privileges of the
government and has been more highly de-
veloped and more successfully carried on
than anywhere else in the world.
DR.. Gallaudet's Achievement.
"In 1864 came the last important step.
brought about by Edward Miner Gallau-
det-the foundation Of this college for the
deaf, a college whose graduates have
proved by their splendid work In the
fields OF business science, art. education
and letters the wisdom Of the founder.
the wisdom of Congress, its liberal sup
porter, and the wisdom Of Condan when
he proclaimed to the world 400 years ago
the possibility of the mastery of knowl-
edge by the eye unaided by the ear
sit Is most worthy Of remembrance
that 0wo of these great steps have been
due to the labors Of Americans. 1t Is
doubly remarkable that they have been
due to the labors Of father and son. and
as long as there are deaf people in the
world or any history of the education
Of the deaf exists, yes, as long as there
shall be admiration for noble work OF
and kind, so long will the name OF Gal
laudet be held In honor and N love
'The pioneers work, the difficult work.
the greatest work in our field. has al
ready been accomplished Yet I believe
there is much still to be done. In which
this college may bear an honorable part
with the beautiful domain Of Kendall
Green. it's farm and field and forest ready
for use, we should broaden our work here
by giving to our young men more oppor-
tunities to study the science OF agricul-
ture With shops. power and light plant
and laboratories well equipped we mus
open to them more and more the fields
Of chemistry and electricity with their
practical applications. With better equip
ment for both theory and practice We
should offer to our young women the OPP
portunity Of learning better home-mak-
ing. Ali of these through careful study
by scientific methods. so our students
may be inspired in their work by the
love of truth. Yet. in thus expanding
Gallaudet College must always stand for
a thorough and strong foundation In Ian
guage, in mathematics. In history. in phi
!osophy, without which any superstruc-
ture must surely fall.
And. above all, to the deaf people of
all the world. in fact, to all the world.
Gallaudet College to be worthy Of its
name must continue ever to stand for
high ideals of character and for faith
in God, such ideals and such faith as
carried one Gallaudet across wide oceans
in the search for light. and has borne
another through fifty-four years of con-
slant and successful labor for the ad
vancement Of the deal
Tribute to Work Of Founder.
Speaking on behalf of the alumni Of
Gallaudet College. DR.. Robert Patterson.
a member of the class of 1870. and now
principal of the Ohio School for the Deaf.
paid a strong tribute to the iifework Of
DR.. Gallaudet. DR.. Patterson spoke in
the sign language to the members Of the
school, and his remarks were interpreted
orally by one of the members of the
school faculty.
ITO every college man his alma mater
is DEAR" he said. I'm 1t he takes Just
pride, and bestows on 1t devout homage.
This devotion keeps up the fire OF en-
thusiasm for continuous Improvement In
the Institution and the individual alike.
Would It be claiming too much to say