Vosseller, Dorothy.... North Branch, Somerset, N. J.

Of the foregoing there are 128 males, 99 females, = 227 Supported by the state of New-York,...

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TERMS OF ADMISSION.

1. Pupils are provided for by the Institution in all respects, clothing and traveling expenses excepted, at the rate of one hundred and thirty dollars each per annum. Clothing will also be furnished by the Institution if desired, at an additional annual charge of thirty dollars. Payment is required semi-annually in advance.

II. The regular time of admission is at the close of the vacation, which extends from the second Wednesday of July to the first Wednesday of September. No pupil will be received at any other time except in very extraordinary cases.

III. No deduction will be made from the annual charge in consequence of absence, or on any account whatever, except sickness, nor for the vacation.

IV. Pupils are at liberty to reside during the vacation in the Institution, without extra charge.

V. Applicants for admission to be educated at the public expense, should be between the ages of twelve and twenty-five years. The Institution will not hold itself bound to receive any not embraced within this rule but may do so at discretion.

VI. Satisfactory security will be required for the punctual payment of bills, and for the suitable clothing of the pupils.

VII. Application from a distance, letters of inquiry, &c., must be addressed, post-paid, to the President of the Institution. The selection of pupils to be supported at the public expense, is made by the Secretary of State at Albany, to whom all communications on the subject must be addressed.

VIII. Should objections exist to the admission of any individual, the Board reserve to themselves or their officers a discretionary power to reject the application.

The above terms are to be understood as embracing the entire annual expense, to which each pupil is subjected. Stationery and necessary school book are furnished by the Institution. No extra charge is made in case of sickness, for medical attendance, medicines, or other necessary provisions.

It is suggested to the friends of deaf-mute children, that the names of familiar objects may be taught them with comparative ease before their admission, and that the possession of such knowledge in any degree, materially facilitates their subsequent advancement. To be able to write an easy hand, or at least to form letters with a pen, is likewise a qualification very desirable. In reference to this subject, it is recommended that the words which constitute writing lessons, or copies, preparatory to admission, should be such as have been previously made intelligible to the learner.

In the case of each pupil entering the Institution, it is desirable to obtain written answers to the following questions. Particular attention to this subject is requested.

1. What is the name of the individual? If he has a middle name it should be given in full.

2. When was he born? Give the year, month and day of the month.

3. Was he born deaf? And if so, was there any cause which is supposed to have operated before birth? If not, at what age did he lose his hearing? And by what disease or accident?

4. Is the deafness total or partial? If the latter, what is the degree of hearing? e. g. Can he distinguish any spoken words? or hear the human voice at all? or what voices can he hear?

5. Have any attempts been made to remove the deafness? and what are the results of such efforts?

6. Is there any ability to articulate? or read on the lips?

7. Have any attempts been made to communicate instruction? and is he acquainted with any trade or art, or with the mode of forming letters with a pen?

8. Is he laboring under any bodily infirmity, such as palsy, nervous trembling, malformation of the limbs, defective vision? or does he show any signs of mental imbecility, or idiocy?

9. Are there any cases of deafness in the same family, or among the collateral branches of kindred? and how and when produced?

10. What are the names, occupation and residence (nearest post-office,) of the parents? Give the christian names of both father and mother?

11. Is either of the parents dead? If so, has a second connection been formed by marriage?

12. Was there any relationship or consanguinity between the parents previous to marriage? e. g. Were they cousins?

13. What are the number and names of their children?

By order of the Board,

HARVEY P. PEET, President.

GEORGE S. ROBBINS, Secretary.