Volume 3

Histories of American schools for the deaf, 1817-1893 / prepared for the Volta Bureau by the principals and superintendents of the schools, and published in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America ; edited by Edward Allen Fay.

Date:
1893
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Credit: Histories of American schools for the deaf, 1817-1893 / prepared for the Volta Bureau by the principals and superintendents of the schools, and published in commemoration of the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America ; edited by Edward Allen Fay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    deaf live among and be with hearing people in families, in busi- ness, at recreations, and not congregate solely among them- selves ; the latter, he contended, converted them into a distinct class of afflicted and defectives, whereas, if they learned to speak and read the lips, and associated with the hearing, their defect would not be anything like as apparent or detrimental to then- obtaining employment and enjoying the fullness of life, it being a notable fact that the early association of the deaf with the hearing, and their ability to speak with and un- derstand the latter, gave rise to friendships in later life which proved an important factor in securing desirable positions. Prof. Knapp's Institute, at the time of his decease, January 7, 1893, had 268 pupils upon its rolls, including 24 deaf chil- dren. These latter are preliminarily taught articulation and hp-reading by the son (Wm. A. Knapp) and daughter (Bertha A. Knapp) of the late Prof. Knapp, his successors in charge of the Institute, assisted by the following teachers : Miss Agnes Lacey and Miss Elvina S. Kapp.