Canada..... Ohio....... CAUSE OF BLINDNESS OF THOSE ADMITTED DURING THE PERIOD. Sore eyes... Small-pox.... Congenital.. Brain fever.. Ulcerated cornea.... Scarlet fever... Unknown.... Accident... Cholera infantum.. Sympathetic ophthalmia. Purulent conjunctivitis.. Pneumonia... 1 3 1 2 The following table shows the biennial increase in the number of pupils from 1853 Ninth report. 1873 S. A. Knapp From special reports made to the Principal of this Institution by county superintendents of public instruction, from copies of the late census report, from reports of county auditors, and from information derived from citizens throughout the State, the following table is compiled, showing, by counties, the whole number of blind in the State, the number under twenty years of age, and the number of pupils enrolled last term. In carrying out the wish of the State that every blind person of suitable school age and capacity, should be educated, many difficulties are to be met. Institutions for the defective classes are so without the usual channels in which the thoughts of men run, as to engage the public attention but seldom. Notwithstanding constant effort made for years past to bring the advantages of this school to the notice of parents and friends of blind children, the gravest misapprehensions still prevail as to its character, aims and terms of admission. By continuing correspondence with county superintendents of common schools, county auditors and supervisors, parents themselves, and benevolent persons wherever they may be found, it is to be hoped that, in time, a full and unprejudiced knowledge of this Institution will be found in every home of the blind. THE LITERARY DEPARTMENT. The course of study here given will show the literary status of the College. FIRST PRIMARY. CLASS A. Raised Print-Primer and Butler's first reader. Object Lessons, with reference to drill in language. Oral Spelling-Swinton's word primer, first year's work. Light Gymnastics. Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, no result being larger than 20. CLASS B. Raised Print-Butler's second and third readers. Language-Swinton's language primer. Oral Spelling-Swinton's word primer, second year's work. Light Gymnastics. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and Division of numbers less than one thousand. Geography--Outline maps. N. Y. Point-Primer and first reader. Oral Spelling-Swinton's word book, first year's work. Light Gymnastics. Geography--Harper's introductory, to page 50. CLASS B. Raised Print-Second star reader. N. Y. Point-Second and third readers. 'SECOND YEAR'S WORK. Language Swinton's language lessons, completed. Geography-Harper's introductory, completed. INTERMEDIATE. CLASS A. Raised Point-United States history. Spelling in Point-Words in history and geography. Arithmetic “Robinson's elementary," to part second. United States History-"Anderson's grammar school," to Revolution. Harper's School Geography, to Europe. Swinton's School Composition. CLASS B. Raised Print-United States History. Spelling in Point-Words in history and geography. United States History, completed. Harper's School Geography, completed. |