FIFTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COLUMBIA COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF, Kendall Green, Washington, D. C., September 29, 1911. SIR: The number of pupils and students remaining in the institution July 1, 1910, was 107; admitted during the year, 22; admitted for the school year 1911-12, 33. Total, 162 (89 males, 73 females). From July 1, 1910 to July 1, 1911, there were under instruction 74 males and 55 females, a total of 129, of whom 76 have been in the collegiate department, representing 30 States, the District of Columbia and Canada, and 53 in the primary department. Of these, 37 were admitted as beneficiaries of the District of Columbia. During the fiscal year 25 were discharged from the institution by graduation and otherwise. A list of the names of students and pupils who have been under instruction in this institution since July 1, 1910, will be found appended to this report HEALTH. Excellent health has prevailed during the year among nearly all the students and pupils. There were two mild cases of measles and two of mumps. Two cases requiring surgical treatment, one for rheumatism and the other for appendicitis, were skillfully and successfully cared for at the George Washington University Hospital. CHANGES IN THE CORPS OF OFFICERS AND TEACHERS. Dr. Edward M. Gallaudet, the founder of this institution, and its president for almost half a century, resigned in May, 1911. Mr. Percival Hall was appointed to fill his place. An account of the exercises of May 10, when Dr. Gallaudet formally resigned and Mr. Hall was installed as his successor, will be found in the appendix. Dr. Gallaudet was appointed a member of the board, to take the place of Justice David Brewer, deceased, so the institution will continue to enjoy Dr. Gallaudet's valuable services. Miss Mary Edetha Williams, a graduate of Gallaudet College of the year 1909, has been appointed instructor in the Kendall School. Mr. Wallace G. Fowler, for many years supervisor and disbursing agent for the institution, resigned at the end of the fiscal year, 1911. His place has been filled by the appointment of Mr. Louis L. Hooper. Mrs. C. A. R. Crossley has been appointed matron for the Kendall School boys, in place of Miss Sadie Fletcher. 11355°-INT 1911-VOL 1-31 481 Mr. G. W. Harlow takes the place of Mr. Charles A. Bowles as supervisor for the Kendall School boys, and Miss Elizabeth M. Paul succeeds Miss Slava Snyder as supervisor for the girls. At a meeting of the board of directors in May, 1911, it was decided to separate the gardening and greenhouse work and care of the grounds from that of the farm and dairy. Mr. Edward Mangum, for many years farmer and head gardener, will continue in charge of the grounds and greenhouses, and Mr. Harley D. Drake, of the class of 1904, Gallaudet College, who has had considerable practical experience as a farmer and dairyman, has been appointed to take charge of the farm and dairy. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. The new course of instruction, begun in the fall of 1909 in the college, was carefully reported in the last annual report. The required course has been continued without change. It is proposed to add to the optional studies library work, with our own librarían, Miss Helen Northrop, in charge; domestic science, and work in dairying and gardening, under the direction of the institution officers. LECTURES. The following special lectures have been delivered during the year: IN THE COLLEGE. The Lorna Doone Country, by President Edward M. Gallaudet. The American Frontier, by Dr. Edward A. Fay. The Greek Athletic Education, by Dr. Hotchkiss. A Trigonometrical Summer, by Dr. Draper. Our Insect Friends and Enemies, by Dr. Ely. Le Chanticler, by Prof. A. B. Fay. The Southern Industrial Education Association, by Prof. Day. Short Stories, by Mr. Steed. IN THE KENDALL SCHOOL. The Three Wise Men, by Mr. Ballard. Fairy Tales, by Mr. Lee. Stories Told by a Father to His Son, by Mr. Stevenson. An Indian Buffalo Hunt, by Mr. Bowles. King of the Golden River, by Miss Maud Peet. The Lion and Androcles, by Miss Michaels. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. The balance from the fiscal year ended June 30, 1910, was $406.77; receipts from the Treasury of the United States for maintenance, $77, 000; from board and tuition and miscellaneous sources, $6,759.25; total, $84,146.03. The usual appropriation of $5,000 for special repairs and improvements was received, and was all expended on very much needed work on buildings and grounds. The special appropriation of $25,000 for the rebuilding of the dormitory, partially destroyed by fire on February 6, 1910, was made available for equipment, furniture, and paving adjacent to this dormitory, and was entirely expended for these purposes, making possible the restoration of the college men's building. The expenditures for the support of the institution for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911, were $83,210.35, leaving a balance on hand of $935.68. A detailed account of expenditures for the year is given below. Receipts and expenditures, maintenance of institution. The following estimates for the year ending June 30, 1913, have already been submitted. For the support of the institution, including salaries and incidental expenses for books and illustrative apparatus and for general repairs and improvements, $78,550. For repairs to the buildings of the institution, including plumbing and steamfitting, and for repairs to pavements within the grounds, $10,000. For the construction and furnishing of a dormitory to replace the old one now used for college women and officers, $75,000; of which sum not more than $3,000 may be used for the construction or renting of temporary quarters for the accommodation of those usually housed in said dormitory. The sum asked for special repairs is $5,000 more than that usually allowed this institution. It is necessary for extensive repairs to the main kitchen, for providing proper store room for food and supplies that will be convenient to the kitchen, and for arranging a room for domestic science work for the students of this institution. A new dormitory for the young ladies of the college is an absolute necessity. The present structure is the oldest building in use by the institution for such purposes, having been erected in 1859 and shortly after. It is with difficulty kept in a sanitary condition. It is not at all fireproof, nor is its arrangement such that thorough fire protection can be given to the deaf young women residing therein. The proposed new building is the most urgent present need of the institution. CHANGE OF NAME OF THE INSTITUTION. By the sundry civil act approved March 4, 1911, the name of the institution was changed from Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb to Columbia Institution for the Deaf. VISITS TO SCHOOLS. During the month of May the president of the institution visited schools for the deaf in New York City, Philadelphia, Trenton, Edgewood Park, Pa., Columbus, Ohio, Indianapolis, and Jacksonville, Ill., to study methods employed in the various schools, and to increase, if possible, interest in the higher education of the deaf. MEETING OF THE CONVENTION OF AMERICAN A meeting of the Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf was held at Delavan, Wis., from July 6 to 13, 1911. At this meeting many interesting papers were read and discussions held on topics connected with the education of the deaf. There was also a fine exhibit of art work and manual training from many institutions for the education of the deaf in various parts of the country. This institution was represented on the program by Dr. E. A. Fay, vice president of the college, and by Profs. Draper, Day, and A. B. Fay. The president of the institution and a number of our teachers were also in attendance. The meeting was one of the largest of its kind ever held in this country, and was remarkable for the attendance of a large number of educated deaf people, now engaged in teaching in various schools for the deaf. It is interesting to note that almost all of them were graduates of this institution. EXERCISES OF PRESENTATION DAY. The public anniversary of the college was held in the college chapel on Wednesday, May 10. Rev. Herbert Draper Gallaudet, associate minister, Central Congregational Church, Boston, offered the opening prayer. The orations and dissertations, delivered by members of the graduating class, were as follows: Scientific Farming in the South, George Hubbard Bailey, North Carolina. Mechanical Dentistry; A New Field for the Deaf, by Edwin Winfred Nies, New York. The Commercial Utilization of Waste Products, Leslie Andrew Elmer, California. PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES. Dr. Edward A. Fay, vice president of the college, presented the candidates for degrees. For the degree of master of arts. MARY BESS MICHAELS, B. A., Normal Fellows. Vassar MADISON JEFFERSON LEE, B. A., M. A., |