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NEwYoRK INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND
DuMB.-rhe 18th Annual Report of this institution
is an interesting document. Ii gives the history of
the institution from the first uncertain preparatory
steps through all the degrees of its success up to its
present elevated position. The first important step
towards the formation of school for the deaf ara.
dumb in this Country was the arrival of Mr. Laubert
Clerc, in 1916, from Paris. Rev. T. H. Galaudet
took him from an institution Of deaf mutes and
brought him over to this country. From that period
the sympathies and aid of the public have been
strongly enlisted for this class OF unfortunate beings.
The institution in NewYork commenced with four
pupls-its catalogue for the year just ended, con-
tains one hundred and serenty-tsrse.


The receipts for the present year including the
sum on hand at the close of last year, amount TO
S3l sos; the disbursements have been s2o,554
leaving S6,l77 in the Treasury We are glad TO see
this institution in so hourishing condition. 1t is
managed by able men and has an excellent corps of
instructors and the pupils show by their ntelli-
gencs the suceesaof the system spilled TO then,