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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    1. Visible Speech—(oontimied). 9 Name of Institution 12. Sarah Fuller Home. a a S =1 m '3 Ml (c) If not, what cause do you assign for its discontinuance ? Genebal Eemauks Sarah Fuller, Supervising Principal. See re- marks of Principal of Horace Mann School. SCHOOLS m THE DOMINION OF CANADA. J. B. Manseau, Principal. No reply to circular letter received to date, June 2, 1888. Sister Mary of Mercy, Superioress. No'reply to circular letter received to date, June 2,1888. J. Scott Hutton, Principal. Beginning in 1879, but dropped after about three years' trial. The system seems to be too difficult to be understood by young pu- pils. A thorough knowledge of visible speech, however, has been found of great assistance to the teacher of articulation.— E. Mathison, Sujjcrintendent. Used for seven years with every piapil to whom articulation is taught.—Haeeiet E. McGann, Superintendent. A. H. AbeU, Principal. No reply to circular letter received to date, June 2, 1888. Albert F. Woodbridge, Principal. No reply to circular letter received to date, June 2,1888. 1. Catholic In- s t i t u t e (Male). 2. Catholic In- s t i t u t e (Female). 3. Halifax In- No. No. stitute. 4. Ontario In- Yes. No. stitute. 6. Mackay In- Yes. Yes. stitute, 6. New Bruns- wick Inst. 7. Frederickton Institute. Professor J, C. Gordon, of tlie National Deaf-mute College, writes : ' In reference to visible speecli I feel that you will be fully justified in urging that all teachers of articulation should be thoroughly grounded in the mechanism of speech, and to this end Visible Speech gives a completeness and definite- ness and sense of mastery not readily acquired by any purely experimental system.'