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Switzbbland— continued. page Industrial Institutions ... ... ... ... ... ... 108 Tabular statement containing summary of information ... ... ... 112 !|; Sydney— An orally-taught class in institution ... ... ... ... 101 T. Tabulae Statements— Population statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 Subjects of study in different countries ... ... ... ... 106 Summary of general information ... ... ... ... ... 112" Teachers— Females generally preferred ... ... ... ... ... 110 Number of pupils which each teacher should instruct ... ... ... 110 Salaries at London Board schools ... ... ... ... ... 110 Trades and Occupations for deaf mutes ... ... ... ... 109 Training Colleges ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 Opinion very divided on advisability ... ... ... ... 107 Large majority of professors in England, France, Switzerland, and United States (also in Holland, Austria, and Spain) do not sympathize with their establishment 107 Great Britain two ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 Germany but one ... ... ... ... ... ... 107,108 Italy only one ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 None in France, Switzerland, Belgium, or United States ... ... ... 107 Duration of courses ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 All conducted on " pure oral" method ... ... ... ... 101 Triebel, Dr. ... ... ... ... ... ... 100, 106, 114 u. United StatesPopulation Statistics ... ... ... ... ... ... 102 Distinctive Features — Superior in general excellence ... ... ... ... ... 98, 105 National Aid— (a) Most liberal support by Government ... ... ... 98, 100, 105 (b) All deaf mutes adopted as •' wards of commonwealth "... ... ... 98 (c) Instruction gratuitous for all classes ... ... ... ... 100 (d) Onlj large country where such arrangements are made ... ... 100 Method — Majority oi' institutions on " combined" method ... ... ... 101 Schools — (a) Condition of education is peculiar, and reasons ... ... ... 105 (b) Details respecting schools, scholars, and teachers ... ... ... 105 Co) Details of secondary education ... ... ... ... ... 10G (d) Subjects of study ... ... ... ... ... ... 106 Training Colleges— («) No training colleges ... ... ... ... ... ... 107 (6) Large majority of professors do not sympathise with their establishment ... 107 Industrial. Training ... ... ... ... ... ... 108 Tabular Statement containing summary of information ... ... ... 112* V. Van Asch, W., Beforenco to ... ... ... ... ... 113 Van Praagh, W. Superintendent, Fitzroy Square College ... ... 100,106,107,109,110 " Visible Speech " Devised in United States in aid of deaf-mutes ... ... ... ... 105 w. Witness—May uneducated deaf child be competent ... ... ... 98 Woodall, W., M.P., President, London Conference.. ... ... ... 99 Works on Deaf-mutism. See Appendix ... ... ... ... 115, 121

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