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A Brief History Of The Pennsylvania Institution For The Deaf And Dumb

Creator: H. Van Allen (author)
Date: 1893
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b. Practical exercises involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. U. S. Currency. Fractions begun. Mental exercises.

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c. Divisions of land and water, reviewed, and descriptive lessons of principal countries of the earth. Outline maps.

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d. Twice a week.

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e. Prang's Drawing Book, No.4.

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SIXTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. d. GEOGRAPHY. e. PENMANSHIP. f. DRAWING.

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a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Sentence writing involving the variou9 parts of speech and illustrative of the use of words and phrases. Participial constructions continued. Natural History. Narrative and descriptive composition. Journal writing. Stories.

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b. Fractions continued, with practical problems. Weights and measures begun. Mental exercises.

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c. Manuscript lessons, prepared by the teacher.

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d. Mitchell's Intermediate.

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e. Twice a week.

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f. Prang's Drawing Book, No.5.

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SEVENTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. HISTORY. d. GEOGRAPHY. e. DRAWING.

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a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Sentence building. False syntax. Analysis, using diagrams. Participial and adverbial phrases. English Composition.

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b. Denominate numbers completed, and fractions also. Practical problems. Loss and gain. Making out accounts; drawing notes, checks, receipts, etc.

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c. American History completed.

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d. Mitchell's Intermediate continued.

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e. Prang's, No.6.

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EIGHTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. HISTOJtY. d. PHYSIOLOGY. e. GEOGRAPHY. f. DRAWING.

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a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Composition. Elementary grammar and analysis. Thorough drill on connectives. Incorporation of new words and phrases.

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b. Interest and discount, with practical problems. Exercises in commercial forms, as notes, receipts, bills of account, etc., continued.

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c. English History.

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d. Elements of Physiology and Hygiene.

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e. Mitchell's Intermediate, completed.

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f. Prang's, No.7.

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NINTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. HISTORY. d. PHILOSOPHY. e. GEOGRAPHY. f. DRAWING.

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a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Composition. Swinton's Language. Kerl's English Grammar.

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b. Completed, including square root and cube root.

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c. Outline of General History.

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d. Well's Natural Philosophy, commenced.

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e. Mitchell's Physical.

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f. Prang's, No.8.

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TENTH GRADE. a. LANGUAGE, (oral and written). b. ARITHMETIC. c. HISTORY. d. PHILOSOPHY. e. GEOGRAPHY. f. DRAWING. g. CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

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a. Articulation and Speech-reading. Swinton's Language Lessons. Kerl's Grammar and Rhetoric.

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b. Reviewed.

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c. Berard's English and American reviewed.

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d. Well's Natural Philosophy, completed.

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e. Mitchell's Physical.

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f. Prang's, No.9.

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g. Alden's Citizen's Manual.

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The educational work of the school is not confined entirely to the classrooms. Whatever is calculated to impart information and aid the mental development of the pupil is encouraged. The pupils, under proper supervision and direction, maintain senior and junior literary societies, which they manage themselves, and the exercises of the weekly meetings of which consists of lectures, debates and various other features of a literary character. The influence of these societies has been most beneficial. Frequent lectures on instructive and interesting topics are given by the teachers. Each department has a large library for the use of the pupils, supplied with a variety of the best literature suited to their years and advancement. The reading matter is further supplemented by the efforts of the pupils themselves, who have formed reading clubs and have subscribed for the best periodical literature of the day. Social reunions of the pupils of the various departments are held occasionally, when they are given an opportunity of mingling with the opposite sex. In every way an effort is made to reduce the isolation inseparable from the loss of hearing and the monotony of institution life to a minimum.

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The industrial training afforded by the Institution constitutes an important part of its educational work. From the very establishment of the school instruction in various industries has been given. In the first report of the Institution (1823) it appears that provisions were made for teaching the pupils cabinet making, shoemaking, coopering and weaving. In subsequent years the trials and difficulties encountered rendered it impossible for the Institution to give this department of its work the attention that it deserved, but at no time was it entirely neglected. For the past ten years instruction in printing, tailoring, shoemaking, dress-making, shoe-fitting and knitting has been given, and the female pupils have been given instruction in housework and cooking under the direction of the matrons. In the new industrial building, now nearly completed, in addition to the ample facilities afforded for the above industries, arrangements are made for the teaching of plumbing, blacksmithing, weaving, baking, plastering and bricklaying, and photography. In the estimation of the Board of Directors industrial training is of no less importance than intellectual training, and no effort will be spared to return the children entrusted to the care of the Institution not only intelligent but independent and self-supporting citizens.

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