Asylum Society of the District of Columbia," incorporated by an act of Congress approved on the 13th day of June, 1842, be, and they are hereby, authorized and empowered, by deed or other instrument in writing, to transfer all their funds and property of every description to the "Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind," incorporated by an act of Congress approved February 16, 1857, on such terms as may be agreed upon by said corporate bodies, and incorporated in such deed or instrument of writing. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said deed of transfer or instrument of writing shall be recorded in the recorder's office for land titles, in the county of Washington and District of Columbia, and the terms and conditions of said deed shall be as obligatory on said Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind as if they had formed a part of its charter; and from the date of the record thereof, as aforesaid, the trustees of the "Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum Society of the District of Columbia" shall be forever thereafter absolved from their trust, and the act of June 13, 1842, conferring upon them corporate powers and privileges shall be thenceforward repealed: Provided, That all the debts and pecuniary liabilities of the said "Washington's Manual Labor School and Male Orphan Asylum Society of the District of Columbia" shall be transferred to, and assumed by, and be the debts of the said "Columbia Institution for the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind," which shall be responsible therefor, and suits at law or in equity may be commenced against said last-mentioned corporation the same as if said debts had been originally incurred by it. Approved June 13, 1860. STATEMENT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. MARYLAND INSTITUTION FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF THE BLIND, Baltimore, Oct. 20, 1882. DEAR SIR: There are seventeen pupils in this institution who are beneficiaries of the United States, nine males and eight females, all of whom are making fair progress, while several of them are among the most promising of our scholars. Harry R. L. Johnson, Robert W. Swann, Wren Trammel, and Louisa Smith will complete their course here June 30, 1883. In our literary department there are three grades, in which are taught reading, writing, spelling, geography, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, English grammar, history, natural philosophy, and physiology. Our musical department is under the direction of competent teachers; instruction is given in rudiments of music, thorough bass and counterpoint. There are ten pianos, two organs, one of which is a large pipe organ with water motor attached, and various brass and stringed instruments used by our orchestra. In the mechanical department the girls learn plain sewing, knitting, crochetting and the use of sewing-machines, of which we have Wheeler & Wilson's, the Domestic, Remington, Wilcox & Gibbs, and the Singer. The boys are taught piano-tuning and repairing, broom and mattress making and chair caning, and their shops are well supplied with the machinery best adapted to the blind. One hour each day is devoted to light calisthenics by the girls. Careful attention is given to sanitary and hygienic rules. The table is abundantly provided with plain, wholesome food. The institution is unsectarian and each pupil is required to attend such church as the parent or guardian designates. Our aim is to send out graduates who having received a fair education and instruc tion in some useful occupation here may become useful members of society. The capacity of each pupil is carefully studied, and he or she encouraged to give special attention to such branches as seem likely to be most profitable to the learner. Very respectfully, E. M. GALLAUDET, LL. D., President Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. F. D. MORRISON, Superintendent. CATALOGUE OF STUDENTS AND PUPILS. IN THE COLLEGE. From Connecticut.-John S. Comstock. From Georgia.-Edward Caswell Duncan. From Illinois.-George M. W. L. Booker, James Henry Cloud, John Wesley Hammack, Thomas Lynch, Michael Gerald McCarthy, George W. Patton, Michael Sulli van. From Indiana.-Albert Berg, Charles V. Dantzer, Phillip Joseph Hasenstab, Charles Kerney, Nathaniel Field Morrow. From Iowa.-Albert Francis Adams. From Maryland.-John Alexander Trundle, George W. Veditz. From Massachusetts.-Alvah Warren Orcutt. From Michigan.-Edward Louis Van Damme. From Minnesota.-Olof Hanson, Marshall Oscar Robert, James Lewis Smith. From Missouri.-George Thomas Dougherty, Asa Albert Gray, Herbert Lord Johnson, jr. From Nebraska.-Charles Wesley Collins, Elliott Scott Waring. From New Jersey.-Samuel Gaston Davidson. From New York.-John Henry Dundon, Thomas Francis Fox, Charles William Hathaway, John Gordon Saxton. From Ohio.-Edward P. Cleary, Charles Solomon Deem, Hugh Robert Drake, John Sereno Leib. From Pennsylvania.-Brewster Randall Allabough, William Brookmire, Samuel S. Haas, Henry W. Hagy, Robert Middleton Zeigler. From South Carolina.-Thomas Hines Coleman. From Tennessee.-Lewis Arthur Palmer. From West Virginia.-George Layton. From Wisconsin.-Myron J. Clark, Lars M. Larson, Harry Reed, Warren Robinson. I. The academic year is divided into three terms, the first beginning on the Thursday before the last Thursday in September, and closing on 24th of December; the second beginning the 2d of January, and closing the last of March; the third beginning the 1st of April, and closing the Wednesday before the last Wednesday in June. II. The vacations are from the 24th of December to the 2d of January, and from the Wednesday before the last Wednesday in June to the Thursday before the last Thursday in September. III. There are holidays at Thanksgiving, Washington's Birthday, Easter, and Decoration Day, IV. The pupils may visit their homes during the regular vacations and at the abovenamed holidays, but at no other time, unless for some special, urgent reason, and then only by permission of the president. V. The bills for the maintenance and tuition of pupils supported by their friends must be paid semi-annually in advance. VI. The charge for pay-pupils is $150 each per annum. This sum covers all expenses in the primary department except clothing, and all in the college except clothing and books. VII. The Government of the United States defrays the expenses of those who reside in the District of Columbia, or whose parents are in the Army or Navy, provided they are unable to pay for their education. To students from the States and Territories who have not the means of defraying all the expenses of the college course, the board of directors renders such assistance as circumstances seem to require, as far as the means at its disposal for this object will allow. VIII. It is expected that the friends of the pupils will provide them with clothing, and it is important that upon entering or returning to the institution they should be supplied with a sufficient amount for an entire year. All clothing should be plainly marked with the owner's name. IX. All letters concerning pupils or applications for admission should be addressed to the president. X. The institution is open to visitors during term time on Thursdays only, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m. Visitors are admitted to chapel services on Sunday afternoons, at a quarter past three o'clock. XI. Congress has made provision for the education, at public expense, of the indigent blind and the indigent feeble-minded of teachable age belonging to the District of Columbia. Persons desiring to avail themselves of these provisions are required by law to make application to the president of this institution. REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS OF THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE. NON-RESIDENT OFFICERS OF THE HOSPITAL, JUNE 30, 1882. W. W. GODDING, M. D., Superintendent and ex-officio Secretary of the Board of Visitors. A. H. WITMER, M. D., First Assistant Physician. MAURICE J. STACK, M. D., Second Assistant Physician. GEORGE W. FOSTER, M. D., Third Assistant Physician. 953 |