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REPORT UPON STATE EDUCATION.

L. PAGE La Eochelle, Eenest ... ... ... ... ... ... 103, 114 Leeds Boakd School ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 Legal Eegulations respecting marriage of deaf-mutes ... ... ... 97 Leicester Board School ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 " Lip-eeading Method"— See" Pure Oral" ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 London— "Homes"—details ... ... ... ... ... ... 111,112 Deaf-mute population ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 London Boabd Schools — Details ... ... ... ... ... 99, 103, 106, 107, 110, 112 London Old Kent Eoad Asylum— Oldest of all British deaf-mute institutions ... ... ... 103,106,108 M. Manchester School Boaed— Eesolution by ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 " Manual " System— Originated in France ... ... ... ... ... ... 98 Marriage— No legal regulations respecting marriage of deaf-mutes ... ... ... 97 Melbouene— An orally-taught class in institution at ... ... ... ... 101 Methods — Three methods — "Pureoral" ... ... ... ... ... ... 100,101 " Manual," and ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 "Combined" ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 " Pure oral" in majority of institutions ... ... ... ... 101 Sole system in British training colleges and Board schools ... ... 101 Divergency yearly becoming less, and reasons ... ... ... ... 101 Supporters of the different systems ... ... ... ... ... 101 Advantages of the "pure oral" ... ... ... ... ... 101 Mexico ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 101 Milan Congress— Eesolutions, &c, respecting national duty to assist deaf-mutes ... ... 99 " Pure oral" method ... ... ... ... ... ... 101 Preferable number of pupils for one teacher ... ... ... ... 110,111 Best age for commencing school life, &c. ... ... ... ... 11l Eespecting boarding out... ... ... ... ... ... 113 Milan Institution — Probably best in Europe ... ... ... ... ... 98 Both a training college and a school ... ... ... ... 104 The recognized training college in Italy ... ... ... ... 107 Young teachers trained for a year, and, if successful at examination, get certificate 107 State defrays expense of training teachers ... ... ... ... 107 Particulars of diplomas issued ... ... ... ... ... 107 Provides industrial training ... ... ... ... ... 108 N. Naples— Eoyal Institution ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 National Aid ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 98, 100 State aid requisite ... ... ... ... ... ... 98,99 National duty ... .. ... ... ... ... 98,99 Eesolution of Milan Congress ... ... ... ... ... 98, 99 Great Britain ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 France ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 99 Switzerland ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Italy ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Germany ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 Belgium ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 United States ... ... ... ... ... ... 100 National Educational Association ... ... ... ... ... 105

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