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Title: Histories of American schools for the deaf, 1817-1893
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Fay, Edward Allen, 1843-1923
Subjects: Deaf Deaf Deaf
Publisher: Washington : Volta Bureau
Contributing Library: University of Connecticut Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Library Consortium Member Libraries

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her ;occasionally, when a little teasing is going on, we hear the cry, Stop! This is not very frequent, however, as they aretaught to be loving and considerate of others. They understand when told to put on their hats, coats, andovershoes to go out at what we call physical-exercise periods.^They understand the direction to walk, walk softly, slowly,- fast. They use their speech to each other as far as it goes, andoccasionally electrify us by such directions to each other as Wipe your nose. They say, Be careful, After while, Never mind, etc. A teacher asked a little girl, who wasspreading her bread with some difficulty, to pass her the bread ;she replied, After while. She did not mean to be rude, butshe had noticed that when her teacher was engaged she hadpromised to give attention to certain things After a while,and she only meant she would pass the bread as soon as shewas thiough the work in hand—viz., spreading her bread.Very recently their attention was directed to the difference
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10 Pennsylvania Home for Training in Speech. between youth and old age, and an attendant, coming to tiletable after a little unusual exertion, laid her hand on the table,and the child next to her observed it tremble, and cried out innatural intonation, Oh my, grandmother ! We allow our children to talk naturally, abbreviating occa-sionally as cultured people do. A little five-year-old boy, whoperforms some curious and original acrobatic feats, has beencalled funny, and, when asked what he is, he rej^lies, Ima funny boy. A little five-year-old girl, who began to speaklast March, when asked, What are you? replies, Im asweet girl; and to the question, Who gave you your ring ? My brother Willie, and to Do you love Willie? Yes.Another w^hen told, Show me yoitr golden hair, responds byturning his little head on one side to let the light fall on it. Our children are in their Training Nursery five hourseach day. At breakfast, dinner, and supper (occupying abouttwo hours more) they have with t

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