of success. Two or three conversed with me agreeably. The voices of several others were unpleasant. Nothing has been done at Manchester in the way of teaching the deaf and dumb trades.Mr. Vaughn does not teach grammar technically until the latter part of the pupils' course, but from the beginning they are taught it practically in the construction of sentences. The compositions I examined were respectable, and some of the boys manifested an extensive acquaintance with geography. I have no where observed more rapid and easily understood communication between a teacher and his pupils. But Mr. V. has been in this employment five and twenty years, and is indefatigable in his labors. He has during the summer four sessions a day-the first before breakfast, the second after breakfast, the third after dinner, and the fourth, which is conversational, after tea in the evening, allowing between each session some time for recreation, and appointing a different species of exercise for each. I spent two hours very satisfactorily at this school, and received from Mr. Vaughn reports of the committee of the society by which it is supported, and a book of instruction of which he is the author, which will be placed in our library. It is very pleasing to me to add, in reference to the gentleman from the Royal Institute in Paris, that a few days after my arrival, Mr. Clerc, the distinguished teacher from France, in the Asylum at Hartford, being in this city, called to see me, and was introduced by me to Mr. Vaysse. They immediately began a conversation by signs, and maintained it with mutual ease and apparent delight for a considerable time. Mr. Clerc expressed to me afterwards the great satisfaction this conversation gave him in reference to Mr. Vaysse's acquaintance with the language of signs-declaring, in a significant manner, that he conversed as well as if he were himself deaf and dumb." I asked Mr. Clerc his opinion on the subject of articulation. He gave it in favor of making the experiment with a few pupils; and as the practice obtains to some extent in all the schools (including the Royal Institute at Paris,) that I visited while abroad, and I heard but one expression of sentiment, and that in approbation of its use, from both teachers and pupils, I would recommend that measures be taken for its introduction into our institution, in so far as it may be found practicable. It is proper that I should add, that Mr. Vaysse has purchased, at my request, sundry books in relation to the instruction of the deaf and dumb for the library of the Asylum, of which he will present à catalogue and account, and that there is herewith presented an account of the monies advanced by me to and on account of Mr. Vaysse. All which is respectfully submitted. N. Longworth, of Cincinnati, Ohio,. A friend to the institution, .. Eseck C. King,... Jas. McKinney, of Binghamton, Broome co. N. Y.... L W. Stevens, Dr. J. S. Paige, of Owego, Tioga co. N. Y... Ronald McDonald, of Quebec, L. C. Mr. Belknap, of Newburgh, E. Bame, N. York,... Aaron Belknap,.... .... Mr. Laure, $1.00. Two friends, $5.00, Thos. G. Rapier, of Bardstown, Kentucky,.. John. J. Smith, of Beaufort, S. Carolina, Mrs. Ludlow, N. York,... Mrs. Hopkins, of Ithaca, Tompkins co. N. Y.. Mr. Hitchcock, of Mobile, Alabama,. J. Duplessis, Louisiana,. Mr. A. Reggio, do .... Miss Jane McE Peter Embury, Brooklyn, N. Y... E. Merrit, of Pittsburgh, Penn.... Four gentlemen from New-Orleans,... ..... P. S. Newton, of N. Orleans, accompanied by Mrs. B. of $30 00 30 00 30.00 30 00 5 00 115.00 500 1.00 1. 00 11.00 1.00 5 00 1.00 1.00 5 00 6 00 5 00 2 00 1.00 3.00 1 00 1.00 10 00 5 00 2 00 5 00 2.00 7,00 5.00 11.12 3.00 (2.50 $212.62 2d. Donations of Trees, Shrubbery, &c. to ornament the grounds and garden.. Miss A. Miller, a donation in garden seeds,... Amount brought forward,.......... Mr. Clarkson, N. Y. forest trees, Messrs. Kelso & Tice, N. Y. do do Mr. A. Young, N. Y. box, trees and shrub'y, do ... do $15.00 3 00 3.00 93 50 do do 30 00 Mr Hugh Maxwell, N. Y. box & shrub'y, do 45 50 do do Mr. G. W. Murray, N. Y. trees & shrub'y, do 20 00 20 00 do 2.00 14 00 do 1 00 Total amount of donations in trees, &c..... $348 00 3d. Donations in Goods, &c. ..... Mr. Benedict and others, dry goods and clothing, $21 47 2.50 3.00 $26 97 Amount brought forward,.. Mr. John Slidell, a bust of Washington, Dr. Samuel Akerly, a thermometer, a large map of the Mr. E. Blount, by C. Bolton, several maps,. Editors of the Commercial, their paper,. do do Courier and Enquirer, their paper,... Total amount of donations for the library and cabinet,.. $172 50 |