OFFICERS OF THE CONVENTION, 1901-1905. President.-Dr. E. M. GALLAUDET, Washington, D. C., president of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Vice-President.-J. W. SWILER. Secretary. Dr. J. R. DOBYNS, Jackson, Miss., superintendent of the Mississippi Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb. Treasurer.-Dr. J. L. SMITH, Faribault, Minn., instructor in the Minnesota School for the Deaf. DIRECTORS. W. K. ARGO, Colorado Springs, Colo., superintendent of the Colorado School for the Deaf and Dumb, and the Blind. J. W. BLATTNER, Austin, Tex., principal of the Texas Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. Mrs. SYLVIA C. BALIS, Belleville, Ontario, instructor in the Ontario Institution for the Deaf and Dumb. LIFE MEMBERS. Clarke, F. D., Flint, Mich. ACTIVE MEMBERS. Currier, E. H., Station M, New York, Donald, Dora, Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Adams, Nellie E., Cave Spring, Ga. Argo, W. K., Colorado Springs, Colo. Badger, Vina C., South Boston, Mass. Ball, Jessie, Morganton, N. C. Bangs, D. F., Devils Lake, N. Dak. Barrager, Myra L., Station M, New York, N. Y. Barry, Katherine E., Colorado Springs, Colo. Bell, Lucie Lee, Danville, Ky. Bell, Martha C., Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Bell, Mary M., Talladega, Ala. Bowles, W. A., Staunton, Va. Bowles, Bettie L., Ogden, Utah. Buchanan, Aldah, Faribault, Minn. Bumgardner, Nellie, Staunton, Va. Caldwell, W. A., Berkeley, Cal. Chapin, Alma, Colorado Springs, Colo. Clarke, E. P., Station M, New York, N. Y. Cloak, Ellen E., Westchester, N. Y. Coleman, T. H., Cedarspring, S. C. Connor, W. O., Cave Spring, Ga. Connor, Mrs. E. F., Cave Spring, Ga. Connor, W. O., jr., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Cook, J. R., Winnipeg, Manitoba. Cooper, Lucile, Morganton, N. C. Crawford, Ella E. J., Flint, Mich. Crouter, A. L. E., Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Deem, C. S., Jackson, Miss. De Motte, W. H., Indianapolis, Ind. Edgar, Bessie M., Columbus, Ohio. Fagan, Rose A., Fordham, N. Y. Gaillard, Theresa E., Cedarspring, S. C. Goodwin, E. McK., Morganton, N. C. Griffin, Mary E., Colorado Springs, Greener, A. B., Columbus, Ohio. Hagyard, V. Eva., Boulder, Mont. Huffman, F. O., Knoxville, Tenn. Hurd, Mrs. Anna C., Morganton, N. C. Irish, Mrs. Elizabeth, La Crosse, Wis. Irvine, Sarah, Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Israel, Ellen J., Olathe, Kans. Jenkins, Weston, Talladega, Ala. Jordan, W. A., Jackson, Miss. Kearny, Alfred, Jackson, Miss. Lange, Paul, Delavan, Wis. McCowen, Mary, Chicago, Ill. McDaniel, Nettie, Morganton, N. C. McGoodwin, Josie M., Colorado Springs, Colo. McKee, N. B., Fulton, Mo. Manning, A. C., Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Mansur, Mrs. Lida, Columbus Ohio. Menefee, Martha, Danville, Ky. Michaels, J. W., Little Rock, Ark. Miller, J. C., Morganton, N. C. Miller, Linda K., Omaha, Nebr. Miller, R. C., Morganton, N. C. Moore, Minnie, Cave Spring, Ga. Morris, Minnie, Jackson, Miss. Morse, Anna, Jacksonville, Ill. Moses, T. L., Knoxville, Tenn. Mumford, E. F., Morganton, N. C. Nichols, Emma C., Danville, Ky. O'Connor, N. Frances, Fordham, N. Y. Patterson, Robert, Columbus, Ohio. Pope, A. E., Red Cloud, Nebr. Porter, Geo. S., Trenton, N. J. Ray, John E., Raleigh, N. C. Satterly, Cora B., Vancouver, Wash. Schrock, Nellie, Indianapolis, Ind. Shelton, Agnes, Jackson, Miss. Showalter, B. R., Council Bluffs, Iowa. Smith, Florence, Station M, New York, N. Y. Smith, J. L., Faribault, Minn. Snader, Miss A. E., Columbus, Ohio. Swink, W. C., Cedarspring, S. C. Tate, J. N., Faribault, Minn. Taylor, Harris, Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Teegarden, Geo. M., Wilkinsburg, Pa. Thompson, E. S., Mount Airy, Philadelphia, Pa. Thompson, H. E., Cave Spring, Ga. | Tillinghast, D. R., Morganton, N. C. Walker, A. H., St. Augustine, Fla. Walker, E. W., Delavan, Wis. Walker, H. E., Knoxville, Tenn. Walker, M. Frances, Talladega, Ala. Walker, N. F., Cedarspring, S. C. Walker, S. T., Baton Rouge, La. Walker, W. L., Cedarspring, S. C. Walton, Idella, Jacksonville, Ill. Warren, Josephine, Cave Spring, Ga. Watkins, Margaret, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Welsh, Eugenia T., Morganton, N. C. Whitney, Mary M., Talladega, Ala. Wilcoxson, Florence, Council Bluffs, Iowa. Wilkinson, Warring, Berkeley, Cal. Winston, Mrs. L. A., Morganton, N. C. Young, Belle, Columbus, Ohio. Zell, Ernest, Columbus, Ohio. Zell, Ethel, Columbus, Ohio. HONORARY MEMBERS. Alcorn, Ada, Hustonville, Ky. Boyd, Pattie, Knoxville, Tenn. Bruce, Lula May, Danville, Ky. Holt, Miss E., Morganton, N. C. ent public instruction, Raleigh, N. C. Keys, Mrs. J. F., Montgomery, Ala. Lacy, Hon. B. R., State treasurer, Raleigh, N. C. Lewis, Hon. W. G., Statesville, N. C. Iowa. Smith, Miss F. W., Faulkner, Pa. Sullivan, Mary E., Philadelphia, Pa. Walker, Mrs. N. F., Cedarspring, S. C. CONSTITUTION OF THE CONVENTION OF AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS OF THE DEAF. ARTICLE I. NAME. This association shall be called The Convention of American Instructors of the Deaf. ARTICLE II. OBJECTS. The objects of this association shall be First. To secure the harmonious union in one organization of all persons actually engaged in educating the deaf in America. Second. To provide for general and local meetings of such persons, from time to time, with a view of affording opportunities for a free interchange of views concerning methods and means of educating the deaf. Third. To promote, by the publication of reports, essays, and other writings the education of the deaf on the broadest, most advanced, and practical lines, in harmony with the sentiments and practice suggested by the following preamble and resolutions unanimously adopted by the convention in 1886 at a meeting held at Berkeley, Cal.: Whereas the experience of many years in the instruction of the deaf has plainly shown that among the members of this class of persons great differences exist in mental and physical conditions, and in capacity for improvement, making results easily possible in certain cases which are practically and sometimes actually unattainable in others, these differences suggesting widely different treatment with different individuals; it is therefore Resolved, That the system of instruction existing at present in America commends itself to the world, for the reason that its tendency is to include all known methods and expedients which have been found to be of value in the education of the deaf, while it allows diversity and independence of action, and works at the same time harmoniously, aiming at the attainment of an object common to all. Resolved, That earnest and persistent endeavors should be made in every school for the deaf to teach every pupil to speak and read from the lips, and that such efforts should be abandoned only when it is plainly evident that the measure of success attained does not justify the necessary amount of labor. Provided, That the children who are given to articulation teachers for trial should be given to teachers who are trained for the work, and not to novices, before saying that it is a failure; and Provided, That a general test be made, and that those who are found to have sufficient hearing to distinguish sounds shall be instructed aurally. Fourth, as an association to stand committed to no particular theory, method, or system, and adopting as its guide the following motto: "Any method for good results; all methods, and wedded to none." ARTICLE III. MEMBERS. SECTION 1. All persons actively engaged in the education of the deaf may enjoy all the rights and privileges of membership in the association on payment of the prescribed fees and agreeing to this constitution. SEC. 2. Eligibility of applicants is to be determined by the standing executive committee and reported to the convention. SEC. 3. Any person may become an honorary member of the association, enjoying all the rights and privileges of membership, except those of voting and holding office, on being elected by vote of the association. SEC. 4. Each person joining the association shall pay a fee of $2 for the first year and $1 annually thereafter. SEC. 5. Any member of the association desiring to commute the annual dues 11 |