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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    I. Visible Speech—(_oonti,nuod). Name of Institution a § a?. 10. Illinois In- stitution. 11. Georgia In- stitution. 12. South Caro- lina. 13. Missouri In- stitution. Yes, Yes, No. Yes. Yes. 14. Louisiana — Institution. 15. Wisconsin Yes School. No. Yes No. No. 16. Michigan School. 17. Mississippi Institution. 18. Iowa Insti- tution. 19. Texas Asy- l\im, (o) If not, wliat cause do you assign for its discontinuance ? G-ESEIIAL REMAMCS Yes. Yes, Yes, Yes. No. No. Used to a very limited extent. It is of ad- vantage to teachers, as it enables them to comprehend physiological facts involved in speech; but for pupils, while it is thus help- ful, it requires an amount of time and labour to acquire that can be better improved with the use of diacritical marks.—Philip G. GiLLETT, Su^ycriiitendent. Have never been able to introduce it on ac- count of want of funds to pay a speciahst.— W. O. CONNOK, Princijial. Used vfith all of our articulation pupils.—New- ton F. Walkee, 8iq)erintendent. Have discontinued symbols in class-room, but the principles are constantly used, and we consider a knowledge of visible speech in- valuable to a teacher. Too complicated and easily forgotten by pupils after leaving school. —James N. Tate, PHnoipal. John Jastremski, Superintendent. No reply to circular letter to date, June 2, 1888. Used for four years by Misses E. Eddy and E. Kitsher. We hold it of value to the teacher as an aid in securing the pronunciation of diflacult and obscure sounds and combma- tions. But seemed to require too much time from the pupils to require them to learn to read and write it.-J. W. Swilek, Princt- It'^is used only with^those who show a faculty to readily improve by it.—M. T. Gass, Sui)6r- One class of eight is instructed by lip-reading and articulation altogether. About twenty- five are being taught to speak and read lips by the use of Bell's system. Several of our pupils are becoming fine lip-readers.—J. K. DOBYNS, Superintendent. , , . , , G. L. Wyckofl, Principal. No reply to circular letter to date, June 2, 1888. W. H. Kendall,lSuperintendeut.