Facts and opinions relating to the deaf from America.

Date:
1888
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Credit: Facts and opinions relating to the deaf from America. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1. Visible Speech—(continued). 5 Name of Institution 38. Central N.T. Institution. 39. Cincinnati Public Schl. 40. West Penn- sylvania In- stitution. 41. Western N.Y. Institution. 42. Portland School. 43. Rhode Island School. 44. St. Louis Day School. 45. New England Industrial School. Yes. Yes. 43 .-e CO ' Wo Yes, No. Yes Yes, No. Yes, No. No. (o) If not, what cause do you assign for Its discontinuance ? Gkneeal Eemaeks Used as far as it is practicable in each case. —E. B. Nelson, PHnevpal. A. F. Wood, Principal. No reply to circular letter received to date, June 2, 1888. Used several years ago. Not at all now, because the pupils learn sounds just as quickly and accurately with diacritical marks, which we regard to be more simple. —John G. Beown, Pnncijial. Z. F. Westervelt, Principal. No reply to cir- cular letter received to date, June 2,1888. Used with all pupils.—Ellen L. Baeton, PTiiici2)al. Not used at all to my knowledge. I have been Principal of the E. I. School for the Deaf for nearly three years now, and have always used the German method, with later improvements. I have made some study of the ' Bell System,' but must say I fail to see that it holds any advantage over the Ger- man or is quite equal to it. The only symbols we use are the Dictionary (Web- ster's) diacritical marks. Our charts are made as simple as possible, and we drill unceasingly on the combination of elements in word-building. Just as soon as the pupil strikes a combination which has a signifi- cant meaning, the teacher explains by illus- . trations. In this way he slowly gains a vocabulary of words. Our method is a sort of cross between the strictly elementary and the word method.—Anna M. Black, Prmcipal. D. A. Simpson, Principal. No reply to circu- lar letter received to date, June 2, 1888. The Principal taught it for a short period, but, owing to pressure of business and lack of time, was compelled to discontinue it. The school, since its opening in 1879, has laboured under financial difiSculties, conse- quently has been unable to employ a fully qualified teacher of articulation.—Nellie H. SwETT, Pjincijial.
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