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Taken from: Annual Report of the Board of Education of the State of Connecticut Presented to the General Assembly, January Session, 1879. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1879.  p. 119.

 

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HOME SCHOOL FOR MUTES, MYSTIC.

 

Report for the ninth year of the school, ending June 26, 1878.

 

Secretary B. G. NORTHROP--

 

Dear Sir:--During the year for which this Report is rendered twenty pupils were admitted into the school, seven of whom were residents of Connecticut. General good health has prevailed. Only two cases of sickness worthy of mention occurred. One death has occurred. Walter N. Pennell of Pennsylvania, while sliding on the ice where he had gone without the consent or knowledge of his teacher or attendants, broke through and was drowned, February 17th, 1878.

 

In the educational department very satisfactory progress was made.

 

	Male.	Female.	Total.
Number of pupils in attendance during year,	16	4	20
Present at close of school,	12	4	16
Connecticut State beneficiaries,	3	2	5
New Jersey State beneficiaries,	5		5
Possessed no knowledge of speech on entering school,	11	3	14
With sufficient hearing to aid in learning to talk,	2	1	3
Died,	1		1

 

 

Respectfully submitted.

Zerah C. Whipple,

Principal.