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Show THE DESEREi EAGLE, cation to the beads of schools for the deaf in the east. II. U, White, himself a deaf mute, was secured for the place The first year there was a class of fourteen. For two years the school was conducted as a day schol. This 55 Ezra Hollo received a ledge and understanding. "But we do not educate the miud shoes from home ttie other day, alone, but the hand as well. Three He found forty live cents iu one of trade are iu -- -- classes successful operation. A class in printing, one in carpentry and one in shoemaking. We puplish a paper, the Dksekkt Eagle. The composition and press work being the work of our deal boys. Tne girls are taught sewing of all kin i, cooking and housework. The fi-t that our school was awarded the special premium for best display of the products of manual training at the territorial fair laat fall, speaks for itself as to the results obtained in that class of instruction, "In closing I wish to invite all of you to visit our school and brisg your friends with you. You will plau did out meet wicn the success desired and lu 1SSG a home was opened for the school on Second North street, near the university. I a 1887 the home was moved to tne Hooper property on First West street. Iu 1800 the school mo vi tl into its present building. semi-month- statistics. ly Since the opening of the school eighty seven deaf children have been under instruction for a longer or shorter period. Tiie enrollment by years has been as follow: First Ytar, 14; set.: year,18; third year, 18; fourth year, IS; tifih receive a hearty welcome." year, 37; s:xthyear, 41: seventh year, 87; eight b year, 45; ninth year, 43. I I I M I TS' "The large increase between the fourth and fifth years was on account Examination this month. of free 'ution and board to the indigent Did you receive a valentine? deaf. "Tiie xpenses of the school are met Who will get the highest the by appropriations from the territorial examination? i pair of new 1 A legislature. ' l' Have you seen Hyman METHOD OF INSTRUCTION. G S. Horns-tein'- s the shoes. Charles ritucki is the card agent around our household. He sent of a $1.50 order tne other day. rie says that he is earning money. Our weather of late has been very changeable. One day we will have inches of snow and the next day - to 10 inches of mud. .Not a, very desirable change. Mr Driggs went down to Pleas(3 ant Urove on Monday the titti to attend the funeral of his brother's wife Mrs. Olive 11. Diiggs. The body wan brought to this euty for interment, on Tuesday. Mrs. Driggs was 30 years old and had resided iu this city a number of years. iShe leaves a husband and two children to mourn her loss. A few days ago one of our younger pupils, who has been in school about live yeais, received hia lirst letter. Could the parents of that child have een the happy, smiling face of l heir dear one when the letter was given to him, we think new pants. "Our method of instruction is that koOwt) as the American or combine Mis. Wheeler of North Dako a as th from method, distinguished as one of our visitors last week. oral method. The combined method Mr. Pratt called on the hoys the he would receive a letter includes every means which it U eveiy other st.He did a not use to to the reach mind and week enening. in the lutuie. It oveicjine possible - intelligence of the child. We use the sign language as a medium through which to teach written language and reach t:,c understanding. We use the manual alpnabet; teach by means of objects, actions and pictures, anything to develop the child's mind. "We imploy a special teacher to speech and speech reading. A class o our pupils are taught entirely by the oral method. Others are taugh to speak and read lips. We have a number of pupils who could be btu'lP.ed by aural instruction, but at, present have not a sulllciently large corps of teachers to give it to them. In our instructien we aim to cover the ground usually comprised in a common school course. Language occupies almost the whjle attention of the deaf child during the lirst years of i's education. It is only after a found-a- ti u of language is obtained that other branches of learning can be pursued. After our pupils have finished a course of instruction in our school, the college at Washington is upon to triem, where a thorough col a ;( ( oui'M can l.e pursued. A iie:;f child can Urns be lifted irom mental (iaikncss iuto the full light of know -- great while. itis feelings o much that he fairly cried for joy. lie has' iuce, read it over and over again until it will never be forgotten. You can hardly realize how joyful the little ones rible picture, nulled Valentines, leel when they get a simpie little letter from home. around this time. Joe Keeley's mamma visited us Friday evening the 3rd the boys last Thursday. Mrs. Keeley had weie plaj ing a sort of a Leap Frog, or "Tile up," game :n the playthe baby with her. room and iu omc way a number Several of our family were out to fell down all iu a heap. the V. Al. C. A. reception lat of them All of the boys but one, John Thursday evening. Heiiier, got up after the fall. After 0 ir boys wore out every piece of an examination it was found that ice they could find inside of the his leg was broken a iVw inches Institution grounds. above the knee. The Institution t Some of our hoys were very sleepy-las- physician, Dr. Wilcox, wis ent week. They took turns sitting for and came very soon accompanied by Dr. Richards. John's leg up witii John Ileiuer. Lat Friday was letter-da- y and was k4 by them and now he Is all pupils wrote letters either to on his cot iu the hospital where he will probably be for the next hx their patents or friends. Mamie Young was trying to skate weeks. It must be haid to Jit? on one's back lime, with one the other day. Theie was not limb boundall othe that it can not be much ice and she made hut little moved. Tooi .John hu our sympathy through his long trouble. progress. Lizzie Wood is trying lo learn how to divide. We hope she will he successful. We did not see any of tlume hor- -- |