REPORT OF THE COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB. COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB, SIR: In compliance with the acts of Congress making provision for the support of this institution, we have the honor to report its progress during the year ended June 30, 1888: The pupils remaining in this institution on the 1st of July, 1887, numbered.... Since admitted Total..... Under instruction since July 1, 1887, males, 103; females, 34. Of these, 65 have been in the collegiate department, representing 20 States and the District of Columbia, and 72 in the primary department. The number of pupils from the District of Columbia, under instruction since the date of our last report, is twenty-seven, of which twentyfive now remain. The number in the college, as allowed by section 4865 R. S., since the date of the last report, has been fifty-four, no more than forty being present at any given time. A list of the names of the pupils connected with the institution since July 1, 1887, will be found appended to this report. HEALTH OF THE PUPILS. Very few cases of illness have occurred among the pupils during the year-none of a serious character, and no deaths. The institution has, however, experienced a sad loss in the death of the attending physician. DEATH OF DR. GARNETT. Dr. Alexander Y. P. Garnett, who died at Rehoboth Beach, Del., last July, was the attending physician to the institution during the first four years of its history, viz, from May, 1857, to May, 1861. For twenty months of this period, at a time when the resources of the institution were small, he served without charge. Removing his residence to Richmond, Va., in the spring of 1861, he was succeeded by Dr. N. S. Lincoln, who filled the office of attending physician to this institution with signal success until the summer of 1885. Upon Dr. Lincoln's resignation, Dr. Garnett, having returned to Washington several years previously, resumed his old position, and continued to discharge its duties up to the time of his death. His interest in the work of the institution was keen and appreciative. His vivacity and good humor in the sick-room helped on his patients to recovery and won him the friendship of all who came in contact with him. Of his professional ability it is not necessary to speak in this report. It is enough to say that he ranked with the first practitioners in the District of Columbia. His death is a source of sincere sorrow in this institution, and his memory will ever be cherished here. DEATHS IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Since the date of our last report, two members of the Board of Di rectors, both of advanced age, and early benefactors of the institution, have passed away-William W. Corcoran and James C. McGuire. William W. Corcoran.-The directors, at a meeting held on the day of Mr. Corcoran's funeral in January last, adopted the following min utes: In the death of William Wilson Corcoran, the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb sustains an irreparable loss; for Mr. Corcoran was one of those, very few of whom now remain, whose liberal gifts, in the earliest days, made the establishment of this institution possible. As a member of the board of management Mr. Corcoran's active, earnest interest in the institution will ever be remembered; an interest maintained even in the closing months of his life, the last meeting of the directors, in October, having been held by his request, at his residence. His many valuable benefactions, given whenever his aid was sought, to both the school and the college, his kindly presence on public occasions, his warm sympathy, often expressed, with the peculiar work of the institution, will cause his name to be handed down in its history as one of the real saints in its calendar. The directors desire to express their keen sense of personal sorrow in Mr. Corcoran's death. His place among them may be supplied, it can never be filled. The precious lessons of his pure and noble life are commended to the youth of the institution as that which may inspire in them the loftiest possible aims, both for the life on earth and for that which is to be hereafter. James C. McGuire.-Mr. McGuire, long and favorably known as a prominent business man in the Federal capital, was a warm personal friend of the founder of this institution, the Hon. Amos Kendall. As such he became interested in the establishment of the institution. He was named by act of Congress as one of its corporators and first directors, and contributed liberally to its resources during the first five years of its existence. Until his health failed he was regular in his attendance upon the meetings of the Board, and often, even in later years, was present at such meetings and on public occasions at no little sacrifice of his personal comfort. For his benefactions to the cause of deaf-mute education in this District, for the faithful discharge of his duties as a director, and for his kindly personal qualities, he will be remembered here with respect and affection. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION. The work of instruction in the several departments of the institution has been carried on in accordance with the full curriculum which was presented in the report for 1887, and which need not be repeated at this time. Our pupils and students, under the care of their competent and zealous instructors, have made satisfactory progress. LECTURES. During the past year the following lectures were delivered to the pupils of the Kendall School: Illustrations of Greek Mythology. By Mr. Denison. Statesmen and Soldiers of the Civil War. By Mr. Ballard. Humorous Aspects of Life. By Mr. Bryant. Life of Ethan Allen. By Mr. Staudacher. The Conquest of Mexico by Cortez. By Mr. Gross. FITTING UP OF THE LABORATORY. In one of the important departments of our college work, that of chemistry, our facilities for teaching have been vastly increased during the year now under review, by the partial fitting up of the new laboratory, the completion of which was mentioned in our last report. The equipment of the laboratory includes a lecture-table, four working tables of improved designs supplied with Bunsen burners, hot and cold-water-taps, tanks, shelves, drawers, and lockers; a number of hoods with out-door draughts, under which all operations involving the generation of noxious gases can be carried on; an instantaneous waterheater, a combustion furnace, a hot-water drying oven, a Becker balance in case, a microscope, a spectroscope, Gaiffe's induction apparatus, and a set of volumetric apparatus; also sets of reagents and the principal chemicals required to illustrate the elements of chemistry. Already several of our graduates have become practical chemists, and we have reason to expect that many other deaf youths will be able, in this branch of professionable labor, to compete with their hearing brothers. PHYSICAL TRAINING. The benefits of regular physical training, provided by the liberality of Congress a few years ago, continue to be most apparent. That such training is of great assistance in mental and moral as well as physical improvement there can be no doubt. Muscular exertion, tending to a more perfect development of the nerv ous system, at the same time securing rest to the brain, can not but act favorably in helping on strong, vigorous, mental growth; while gymnasium work as an outlet for that surplus animal vitality in the young, which so often renders discipline necessary, is a valuable aid in preserving the moral tone of an educational institution. The aim of our gymnastic training is in the direction of producing well-developed, straight, symmetrical, serviceable bodies, rather than enormous muscles and giant strength. The weak muscles are exercised and built up rather than those already strong by nature. The measurements last year of members of the senior and sophomore classes, as compared with the measurements taken of the same men on entering college, will give an idea of the gain both in actual size and strength and in symmetry. The measurements are taken in millimeters. The number of times the body can be lifted by the action of either the triceps or biceps muscles, multiplied by the weight of the body in pounds, will give the relative strength of the arms before and after development. On this basis the comparative strength-tests of the arms of the above students read as follows: As an illustration of what may be accomplished in six months in the direction of development and symmetry with a new man, the accompanying figures tell their own story. The public anniversary of the college occurred on the 2d of May, the exercises being opened with prayer by the Rev. Charles A. Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist Church. John Arthur Boland, of Pennsylvania, a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, delivered an oration on "Self-culture." Isaac Goldberg, of New York, a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science, delivered an oration on "The Origin and Progress of Chemical Science;" John Elmer Staudacher, of Iowa, a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Science, delivered an oration on "Discipline;" Henry Gross, of Missouri, a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, delivered an oration on "The Ancient Inhabitants of Mexico;" and James Lewis Smith, of Minnesota, a candidate for the degree of Master of Arts, B. A., 1883, presented an oration on "Richelieu." The Rev. Joseph H. Twichell, of Hartford, Conn., addressed the young men of the college very eloquently on "The Coming Man," and the honorable Secretary of the Interior made a few earnest and impressive remarks. The exercises of the day were closed with the benediction by the Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin, D. D., pastor of the Church of the Covenant. At the close of the academic year in June, degrees were conferred on the several candidates, in accordance with the recommendations of presentation day. Diplomas of honorable dismission were awarded to Zachariah B. Thompson, of Iowa, Russell S. Painter, of Colorado, and Henry R. Spahr, of Pennsylvania. Certificates of honorable dismission from the Kendall School were given to Clara L. Deputy, Edwina O. Youmans, Annie Zeust, and Alton Odom. YOUNG WOMEN IN THE COLLEGE. The experiment of receiving young women in the college, spoken of in our last report as having just been entered upon, will be continued during the coming year. The results, thus far, are on the whole encour aging, though the number seeking admission has not been as great as was expected. During last year six young women were admitted. Three of these only have returned this year, and five others have been admitted, making eight at present pursuing study, five in the introductory class and three in the freshman class. These young women represent the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Texas, Illinois, and Nebraska. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. The receipts and expenditures for the year now under review will appear from the following detailed statements: Received from Treasury of the United States for deficiencies in preceding fiscal year Received from rent of dwelling. EXPENDITURES. $83.22 55,000.00 311.20 6, 610. 49 59.83 70.70 5.51 11.41 2,500.00 32.50. 64, 684, 86 24, 966. 48 5,951.92 4,032.71 Expended for salaries and wages out of appropriations from Congress.. 3, 239.12 303. 10 2,898.99 2,636.74 3,828, 53 1, 146.00 1, 164. 35 Expended for ice.. Expended for printing Expended for medicines and chemicals. Expended for hardware Expended for fuel Expended for blacksmithing ... Expended for harness and repairs Expended for bread. Expended for medical and surgical attendance. Expended for flowers and plants. Expended for paints, oils, glass, etc Expended for dry goods and clothing. Expended for flower and feed Expended for gas Expended for rent of telephone.. Expended for live-stock.. 139.09 143.65 761.58 424.33 2,582.99 98.30 135.25 1,360.32 154,80 182.35 360.38 652.57 863.07 942.28 100.00 32.40 |