North Carolina Institution
For the Deaf DUNN
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HNHE Literary Board respectfully announces n ~.
l. Public, that in accordance with Act passed At
the last Session Of the General Assembly, has mads
provision for putting in operation School for the ednc
lion of the Deaf and Dumb, at near Raleigh tocom
mence on the 1st day of May next.


The expense of each Pupil will be $3.50 per veo-
including Books and Stationary, (and for Poor pInis
Clothing and Physicians Bill if necessary as well %
Boarding and instruction. -


AS the chief object of the Law is to provide for tbs
education of the poor and destitute and as the aid of The
Justices of the county Courts required in making such
provision, the Board most earnestly request each Chair
man OF County Court, and County Solicitor in hs
State bring the Act aforesaid the notice of the Jus
uces OF their County at the first erm, hereafter when
majority shall be present. And 10 asceI tan by in.
curry then made, what number of Deaf and Dumb and
Blind white persons (dsting ushng the sexes) over
and under ~ Years OF age there may be in such County,
who or whose Parents unable to pay for their educa
ton. Also whether the Court will levy by taxation
the amount allowed by Law for their education or thai
of any of them, and communicate the this Board
as early as practicable.


The amount of appropriation for the Deaf and Dumb
will allow of the instruction of thiry-five bene6ciarics
each year, provided the County Courts shall raise for
each SENT from their Counties the contem.
plated by the Law to wit: SeUenty:fue Dollars. The
Board propose at the commencement to receive fvs
benefciaries from each judicial Circuit in the State
If greater number shall apply, the selection,
of equal capacity for education. will be made by lot


Each person applying to be admitted beneficiary
of the State, will be required produce Certificate
of the County Court of his County under its Sea and
with the signature Of its Clerk, stating


lst. That such applicant is resident Of such County,


End. That he or she, though Deaf and Dumb, is not
deemed to be idIotic or lunatic.


3rd That the Estate of such applicant, or Of bis
her Parents, is not sufficient to enable him her to
pay for education


The Board has opened correspondence with approx.
ed Institutions in other States for the education Of the
Blind to enable tito determine whether the apprOpria
ton for their benefit be better expended in opening
a School for them within the State, or by sending
broad. In the mean time, it is hoped that every Coun-
ty will make to the Board, of the number
and age, of the destitute blind persons within lis limits,
in the manner already indicated.


WILLIAM A. GRAHAM,


President er-O6fciO Literary Board.


Feb. 3rd, 1915. 536-4t.