The Washington herald., 1913-10-13
DEAF INSTITUTE
REPORT ISSUED
Pupils Under Instruction at
Columbia Numbered 13l
During Last Year.
MORE FUNDS REQUESTED
New Dormitory and Repairs of Walks
and Grounds Urged-Review Of
School Exercises.
MORE FUNDS REQUESTED

The fifty-sixth annual report of tn.
Columbia Institution for the Deaf, which
includes Gallaudet College, has been sub
nlitted to the Secretary of the Interio.
by Perciyal Hall. president of the insti.
tuition
There were under instruction in thS
institution 1Sl pupils during the fsca
year which ended July /. 1873 Remain.
ing in the institution at the beginning OF
the year were ninety-two persons, and
there were admitted during the year
thirty-nine more. These, with the stu.
dents admitted for the term of 19l3-1eII
made up 9 total OF 1s6 persons under
instruction at the school at the time
the report was made. Seventy-two males
ana fifty-nine females made up the Isl
Under instruction during the past year.
Thirty-eight of the pupils were admitted
as bencfciaries of the District Twenty
seven were discharged by graduation and
otherwise.
Excellent health was noted in the re-
port among the pupils and employees.
school Hns Few Changes.
There were few changes in the school.
w. II. Arras, physical director, resigned
to take up other work, and was guc-
oeeded by Julius ]. ;Ieimark Melville
Ballard, teacher at the school for forty
years, and the first graduate of its col
4NEAdlS department. OleQ curing the year.
Mrs. George Landrick, temporary occu-
pant of his position, was succeeded by
Miss Grace d. Ely, of the Maryland
School for the Deaf, Miss Maud H. Peet
Of the Western New York Institution
for Deaf Mutes, succeeded Miss Eliza
beth Palmer, resigned, and Mrs. E. A.
Frey succeeded Mrs. c. A R. Crossley
as matron Of the Kendall School for
Boys.
Growing dan,and for 1porl, T., a.r-io,,,
ture, poultry raising, dairying and chem
sitry from the young men of the col
lege and for domestic science from young
women was reported by Mr.. Hall. Few
OF the graduates are able TO obtain posi-
tions as teachers, he remarks, because of
the desire for hearing teachers to instruct
the deaf It is asked that there be
given an appropriation for an instructor
in agriculture, and provision is requested
for regular work in domestic science for
women students.
Estimates for the fiscal year beginning
next July are increased because of the
needs Of some branches OF the school for
repair or Improvement For the support
of the institution, including salaries, gen.
eral repairs and improvements, books
and illustrative apparatus and incidental
expenses, $S2,2SO is needed, according to
the report
New Dormitory Proposed.
Eighty-hve thousand dollars is needed
for the removal of the college woman's
dormitory and the construction, equip
ment and furnishing OF a new dormi-
tory, and for necessary repairs to walks
and grading Of grounds adjacent Spe-
cial repairs and improvements in the
lighting, heating and power plant and
system win require 81, 600. In speaking
Of the need Of these improvements they
are wanted to bring our power and heat
ing plant up to date, supply power and
light at our farm, install central hot-water
heating, the vacuum system, and COM
plete the wiring and lighting of recita-
ton buildings and dormitories. All these
changes would add both to the economy
and efficiency Of operation Of the plant"
Repairs to the buildings, such as
plumbing and steam fitting and repairs
to roadways and pavements, will require
$780, and an increase Of $500 in the
former appropriation of 5000 for special
repairs and improvements is needed.
~ Fer current expenses, an increase of
$500 is asked. It is pointed out that
while in the past three years the in
crease of students has been 80 per cent
and the increase in food materials and
labor from 5 to 10 per cent, the increase
in appropriations and repairs in that time
has been less than per cent
Among the school activities for the
year were the exercises of presentation
day on May apd the conferring of
degrees on GIne Is. the end Of the term.
Many Degrees Received.
Three hundred and fifty-fve young
men and women have received degrees
from the advanced department, GaIlaudet
College, during the life of the school,
which began in 1864
Occupations Of the graduates are shown
to be las follows: College professors, .:
principals, 4. teachers, 1Oe: married
(womenD. IS; farmers, g; printers, q;
civil service employees, Il: supervisors. 9;
clerks. .; deceased, 90; editors or pub
lishers, 5; missionaries to the deaf. 8: |
4. insurance clerks, 8; archi- |
tects, .; artists, .; seamstresses, 2; lith- |
ographers, 2; cabinet makers, .: typists, |
;; bakers, 2; poultry men. /; sculptor, 1;
painter, 1. real estate dealer, 1: cleo
trician, 1; dentist 1: dental student, 1; |
inspector, 1: coal dealer, l; lawyer, L.
1; lumberman. IL, and un-
known or unreported, g.
Besides these graduates there have
been many other students who have not |
completed the course" concludes the re-
port, "but whose attendance for a year
,r more has broadened and strengthened |
heir lives
Ohicers Of the institution are:
The president. patron; Percival Hail. |,
president; Charles S. Bradley, secretary.
md George Y. McLanahan, treasurer.
On the board of directors are Senator