DR. EDWARD MINER GALLAUDET

H E F I O R I A L
E D I T I O N
DR. EDWARD MINER GALLAUDET
G A L L A U D E T COLLEGE
CORPORATIOIV
PATRON.
■WOODROW W I L S O N , P r e s i d e n t of t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
PRESIDENT
P E R C I V A L HAIvL, M. A., I,itt. D.
SECRETARY.
TREASURER.
Rev. U L Y S S E S 3 . B. P I E R C E .
GEORGE X. McLANAHAN, Esq
DIRECTORS.
H o n . J O H N . F . S H A F R O T H , S e n a t o r from Colorado
H o n . J O H N E . R A K E R , M . C. f r o m C a l i f o r n i a .
H o n . S. G. P O R T E R , M . C. from P e n n s y l v a n i a .
H o n . J O H N B . W I G H T , of N e w Y o r k .
T H E O D O R E W . N O Y E S , E s q . , of W a s h i n g t o n , D . C.
C H A R L E S H . S T O C K T O N , L L . D . , of W a s h i n g t o n , B . C.
J u d g e M A R T I N A . K N A P P , of W a s h i n g t o n , B . C.
T h e P r e s i d e n t , t h e S e c r e t a r y , a n d t h e T r e a s u r e r of t h e I n s t i t u t i o n .
FA.CULTY
P E R C I V A L HALL«, M . A . , L i t t . D .
President and Professor of Applied Mathematics and Pedagogy
E B W A R D A. F A Y , M .A., P h . D., So. B . , Litt. B .
Vice-President and Professor of Languages
J O H N B . H O T C H K I S S , M. A . , L i t t . D .
Professor of History and English
A M O S G. D R A P E R , M. A . , L i t t . D. (on l e a v e of a b s e n c e )
Professor of Mathematics and Latin
C H A R L E S R. E L Y , M. A., P h . D.
Professor of Natural Science
H E R B E R T E . D A Y , M . A.
Professor of Englisli and Biology
ISAAC ALLISON, E. E.
Professor of Applied Mathematics and Engineering
ELIZABETH PEET,
Assistant Professor of Latin and in charge of College Women
H E L E N N O R T H R O P , B. A.,
Librarian and Instructor in Mathematics and English
V I C T O R O. S K Y B E R G , M. A . ,
Instructor in Natural Science and Latin
F R E B E R I C K H. H U G H E S , M. A.,
Instructor in Mathematics and Physical Director
H A R L E Y B . B R A K E , B . A., M. S.
Instructor in Agriculture
I R V I N G S. F U S F E L B , B . S . , B . P e d . ,
Instructor in English and History
A R T H U R D. B R Y A N T , B. P h . ,
Emeritus Instructor In Drawing
C H A R L O T T E E. WEISS,
Instructor in Drawing and Applied Art
HELEN DEVREAUX,
Instructor in Gymnastics
DEPARTMENT OF ARTICULATION
PERCIVALHALL,M.A.,Litt.D.
Normal StaJents
Professor in Charge.
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A I L E Y , B. A.,
Axihtaiit Innlruftnrs
Mitchell College, N. C.
ANNIE E. JAMESON,
DOROTHY LONG,
S A R A H H. P O R T E R , M. A .
Council Bluffs High School. Iowa
Xnrmnl Fellow
S. T . A N D E R S O N , B . A . ,
MIRIAM MICHAELS,
Loyola University. Chicago;
Fort Smith High School. Ark.
THE
BUFF AND BLUE
Volume XXVI
Number One
OCTOBER, 1917
CONDUCTED BY
THE UNDERGRADUATES
OF
G A L L A U D E T COLLEGE
V/ASHINGTON, D. C.
CONTENTS.
MEMORIAL EDITION. OCTOBER, 19J7
Edward Miner Gallaudet
J. H. McFarlane, '07
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As an Educator R obert Patterson, '70
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His Prime
George W m . Veditz, '84
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T h e Last Illness and F u n e r a l . . . . E. P. Clarke, N-'g6- • • • 13
A R etrospect
J. B. Hotchkiss, '69
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T h e Last Address in Chapel Hall
Contributed
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i l i n u t e of the Faculty of Gallaudet College
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Editorial
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Resolutions of t h e Minnesota Chapter of the Alumni
Association
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Resolutions of the Gallaudet College Alumni
Association
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Kappa Gamma Fraternit}25
O . W. L. S
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T nrnli;
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EDWARD MINER GAIXAUDET
Wxt luf mh Hue*
L I T E R A R Y
VOL. XXVI
D E P A R T M E N T
OCTOBER, 1917.
EDWARD MINER GALLAUDET
There's a mufiBed strain within
Dke the bush that follows a noble song
That sweeps o'ex the gamut v^here smitten feelings blend;
There's a picture, a voice, that will linger long,
Uneffaced by the outer din.
In the sacred place of affections that never end—
There we see him still in life's afterglow—a friend.
Bowed ere the souls that knew
The radiance of his kindly touch,
O'erwhekned with commingled gratitude and grief.
Expressionless, they who feel so much
That mere words are meager and fe%v
For the tribute best paid by their Uves— the golden sheaf
That crowned his blest labors for which long years seem brief.
Witness of heavenly care.
The yearning that flames in heroic deed.
He won for his own on the mental heights a place.
And buoyantly burdened himself with their need—
0 sympathy, Christ-like and r.-re I
It spoke to the heart from his ever-expressive face.
And illumed his symbolic speech with matchless grace.
Sounded above, his fame:
How he struck for discordant souls the key—
In happy response their silent psalms ascsnd
Attuned to exalted melcdy—
And doubly endeared his nams!
In the S2cred place of affections that never end
He Kesses oar viaioa stijl—a heaven-sent friend.
J.ILMcrAELAJC'07.
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AS m EDUCATOR
T h e news that our dear, {food old collegre president had
passed on brought with it that feeling of subdued sadness
which comes with Jong- expectation. In the presence of
such feeling- we could but ii.stinctively bo%v our heads in
silent prayer. A train of memories came out of the past,
and we realized the loss of a guide, philosopher and friend,
to whom we for many years had looked up with love,
pride and honor.
Mo one can revicnv Dr. Gallaudet's career and not knowt h a t he v.'as an educator in the best sense of the term. H e
understood and practiced the true philosophy of education,
v.'hlch is an efTort to srouse the spiritual activities rather
than the sciiolastic, and to inspire earnest seeking for
character as a treasure and keeping it as a crown. T h i s
is the secret of his greatness.
It must secr.n providential that he came to make a gift
of his love and service to the deaf. He must have felt that
ii v/as needed, and that it was his duty. T h a t it has been
like a benediclion ennobling and uplifting the deaf, has
been long ackno%vl8d,t,'ed beyond denial, and he naturally
had perfect satisfaction in the knowledge of it.
Kis life gift to the deaf is all the more remarkable because it was not originally his intention to identify himself with their education, and because, knowing the bright
prospect which he had of winning high success in the
v.orld of business, he chnse to give it up for their good.
W h a t is it that led him to take this step? W a s i1 the call
of the blood in his veins? W h o can tell? His father had
been a trreat educator before him and loved the work for
the good it did.
In his fourteenth year of age, after graduating from the
high school, .Dr. Gallaudet entered a leading b^ink in his
native city, Hartford, Conn,, as a messenger boy. In
a n o t h e r bank in the city there v,-as the president's son.
H a v i n g baea schooLiiatts, they were "fairly chummy."
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Both were ambitious and had good prospects in life. The
one called " P i t " , short for Pierpont, was attracted later
to New York City b}' the lure of its superior banking advantages. In time he built up the powerful house of J. P.
Morgan & Co., and when he died in rgr3, men called him
the greatest potentate in the world of finance.
The other, the finer of the two, having been advanced to
a clerkship after three years of service, decided to turn his
back upon the countinghouse and take up the humbler
work of a teacher in the school which his father had founded
—the first public school for the deaf in America—the verv
school in which his own mother gained the blessings of an
education at the age of ninteen years, thereby coming into
the joys and graces of a noble life.
W h a t had come over the boy? Had he lost his ambition.'
Y i s ; but only his ambition for money making. In its stead
he had found a new insight into the true values of life, v.hich
bred in him a higher aim. There had opened out bi fore
him a great possibility; a vision which had its starting
point in an idea caught from his father to the effec that a
college for the deaf v.-as in the keeping of the future; there
had come into his heart a flame of enthusiasm to be the
founder of it.
In making a comparison of the success of these two, it is
hardly necessary to point cut which is the greater, the
nobler. One became a great captain of fihance with a
world-v/ide reputation; but although admired, he was feared.
T h e other became the builder of a new empire in the world
of the mind, in which the deaf may have a chance to stand
upright and get o n t o t h e "friendly r o a d " leading to thesiplands of life; he, too, had world-wide reputation, and was
honored and loved by all who knew him.
The financier's career will gradually fade from memory
and ultimately be forgotten in the course of time; our educator's, on the other hand, will live always in the annals of
education. And when the history of the future will, in the
advancement of civilization, busy itself more with the
achievements of human betterment than with battles and
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kings, as now. Dr. Gallaudet's name will stand out among
the world's leaders in the cause of humanity.
In order thoroughly to fit him-^elf for success in the work
of his dream. Dr. Gallaudet devoted himself earnestly to
mastering the technique of school-room teaching by studying at Trinity College. What wonder that he was soon
making fine progress. There is a sort of rhythm of development which needs but a wise consent to move with it:
the favor of the god of chance does not count in it.
He was glad when he found his opportunity sooner than
he expected. It came when he received a call to take
charge of the nevv Columbia Institution at Washington,
D. C , in the spring of 1857. He still was in his teens, but
matured beyond his years—manly and handsome with rosy
cheeks, wavy hair, and bright eyes.
Into the upbuilding of this institution he put all his energy and skill, and made good every step of the way. But
he kept his eye all the while on the guiding star of his
career—a college for the deaf. His gifts then were turned
to shaping ends toward the great object before him, and he
mastered the art of "the oratory of conviction" with which
to compass it. It was not until 1862, when the Civil War
was on, that he thought the time bad come for broaching
the subject of adding a collegiate department to the institution in his annual report.
It might seem that the undertaking was ill-timed. But
it seems to be written in the stars that great things can
come only out of deep suffering. It surely takes pain and
tumult to give a true insight into the rights of justice and
humanity, and develop courage to meet them. So it cnme
about that when the government was in direst straits in the
spring of 1864, Congress passed the act incorporating the
college, and it was signed by the good and great Abraham
Lincoln.
Who else could be thought more fit for the position of
president of the new college than the man whose broad
vision and vibrant energy had brought it into being? And,
indeed, who else, by more devotion, faithfulness and persistence, could insure its success? Dr. Gallaudet met the
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responsibility with courage and optimism, and it brought
out the best in himIt was his good fortune to gather about him students who
were of the right caliber, and upon them he impressed that
spirit which Henry Van Dyke expresses in this stanza:
And all the bars at which we fret.
T h a t seem to prison and control.
Are but the doors of daring, set
Ajar before the soul.
His " boys," as he was wont to call them, were not slow
to catch the vision, and their willing feet clirrbed the ladder, with the result that the doubt-clouds floated away.
Then busy years followed, with their hopes, their plans,
their trials, and their labors. Dr. Gallandet devoted himself to the task of clearing the atmosphere of the pessimism
which arose in the land like a cloud of locusts, darkening
the outlook. He went about on an errand to convince the
people of the capability of the deaf to pursue higher education. He set about to make the deaf themselves feel the
lure of the college's call and of the splendid goals to which
it could send them. He watched and trimmed the lamp
of this new success with patience and skill. The studentship grew slowly but surely from one member in 1864 to
over one hundred in 1910 when he retired on account of
the fullness of years.
Dr. Gallaudet succeeded because he had the spirit and
purpose of a true educator. He went among the student
body like an elder brother, studying their problems, aspirations and ideals, inspiring them to walk straight in the
path that leads to the everlasting hills, praising the ambitious, encouraging the timid, heartening the discouraged,
helping the needy, and training in true living by example
as well as by precept; he brought into his recitation room
interest, earnestness, and a spirit of fairness, encouraging
originality of thought and freedom of discussion rather than
mechanical precision of parrot-like recitation; he stood up
in the chapel like a high priest, unweariedly pointing to
the Cross on Calvary, showing the shining path to the
Great White Throne, and urging ascent to the high levels
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of faith and courage which look down upon a soft life,
mental sloth and self-satisfaction.
H e succeeded also because he had the judgrment and
ability of a good business man. He appeared fearlessly before committees of Congress because he knew that he had
a worthy cause to espouse, and he pleaded for the needs
of the college with a lucidity of statement and a persuasive
eloquence, which never failed to overcome opposition; he
passed through the portals of Washington society and, by
his magnetic personality and social polish, raised up staunch
friends for the college; he wrote a text book on international law which v.as adopted by a number of colleges.
Hardly need we describe the joy of triumph which he
felt in the steady growth and success of the college: it can
better be imagined. Nor need we describe the happiness
which came from the achievements of his boys in the law,
in the church, in the chemist's laboratory, in the artist's
studio, in the architect's office, in the editor's sanctum, in
the schoolroom, in the mart, on the farm and in the shop:
these abundantly vindicated his wisdom in founding the
college. As great as its work has been, there is reason to
think that in the vast reconstruction of life which is to
follow the super-war, the college will receive an impulse to
move forward into a broader p a t h of enlarged facilities.
T h e n the door of opportunic3' will swing more widely for
its alumni, and they will have greater courage and eudurance to strive upward.
We must turn now to Dr. Galiaudet's evolution as a
thinker and promoter of progess in the education of the
deaf. When he had the college well out of its experimentai stage, he turned his attention upon the problems of
the Schools for the Deaf in our country. He made u tour
of inspection of the schools in Europe, and in the spring of
iS6S invited the superintendents and principals to meet in
a conference at Washington to consider his report. H e
pointed out the shortcomings and defects of the system
then prevailing in our country-, with the result t h a t resolutions were passed recommending the addition of articulation teaching and iip-reading to the curricuium.
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But when he sa%v that the high rising tide of oralismwas
going beyond t h e line of a blessing, he formulated "the
Combined S y s t e m , " the intent of which is to afford equal
protection in education io all classes of pupils. W i t h the
adoption of this system by the Convention of American
Instructors of the Deaf in 1886, he stood up for it with the
skill and courage of an inspired advocate in convention
after convention. H e made a notable defense of it before
the Royal Co.mmission in London, and attended the Milan
Convention as a delegate, but, unfortunately for the cause,
his message fell upon deaf ears in a "packed" convention.
T h e proceedings of the Convention of the American Instructors of the Deaf and of t h e Conference of Principals
and Superintendents, as well as the pages of the American
Annals of the Deaf, bear full testimony to Dr. Galiaudet's
greatness of leadership.
It is natural t h a t such an educator should a t t r a c t notice
and, in consequence, honors. H e received the honorary
degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Columbian (now
George Washington) University and that of Doctor of
Lav/s from Trinity College and Yale University. T h e French
government conferred upon him the Cross of Chevalier of
the Legion of Honor.
Is it any matter of surprise t h a t he grew into the esteem
and affection of the profession and of the deaf everywhere,
and was looked up to as a great leader? T h e Convention
of American Instructors of the Deaf, upon its reorganization
and incorporation in 1895, elected him its president and
continued him in the office until last summer. H e always
presided with dignity, wisdom and impartiality which
elicited admiration and appreciation from all.
The Gallaudet College Alumni Association made it a
point to give banquets in his honor on every possible occasion. They always were enjoyable affairs. Those who had
the good fortune to attend the fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the college in 1914 will never forget the love
and honor which he received from his old students.
T h e climax came last sam.mer when the centennial celebration of the fouading of the American School took place.
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In connection with the celebration the Convention of the
American Instructors of the Deaf, the Gallaudet College
Alumni Association and the National Association of the Deaf
held meetings in Hartford. It was a great disappointment
to him, as well as to the members of these bodies, that he
was not able to attend any of the meetings on account of
failing strength; but he received his friends at his home
ever}' afternoon with his old courtly grace and cordiality.
One day he was able to go to the school grounds in an
automobile and exchange greetings with his old "boys and
girls. " On another occasion the N. A. D., escorted by its
president and the four deaf delegates from France, went
out to his house in a body, and he graciously received them
on the veranda. It v/as a beautiful tribute of respect to
him, and he v/as glad to see many of the people for whom
he had given the best years of his life.
Such was our guide v,-ho skillfully brought the education
of the deaf into a channel of brilliant success—our philosopher who always stood up for the rights of the deaf
With the sword of protest, the buckler of truth.
And a banner of love to sweep the stars
—our friend who unselfishly gave himself to the service of
the deaf.
The guiding motto of his life might well be described by
General Booth's famous message, "Others." And we like
to think his last prayer still was for "Others," as expressed
by C. D. Meigs in these lines:
And when tny work on earth is done,
And when my work ja heaven's begrun,
May 1 forget the crown I've won.
While thinking- still of " O t h e r s . "
—ROBERT PATTERSON,
'70.
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PRESIDENT EMERITUS GALLAUDET WITH PRESIDENT HALL
Class Day. May 8, 1911
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HIS PRIME
My first meeting with Dr. Gallaudet as a student was in
October, 1880. I had been admitted as a Freshman a few
weeks before, but the Doctor was then absent in Europe,
having attended the Milan Congress at which his was the
sole voice raised against the delivering of the entire system
of deaf-mute education to the oral method by a handiul of
unrepresentative European instructors.
The incident of his home-coming was dramatic, perhaps
more dramatic than any incident in the life of any other
great teacher of the American deaf. The students knew
when he was to arrive and had laid their plans for a welcome
that could not have been more demonstrative and fervent
had they known the stand that the Doctor had taken at
the Milan meeting. As soon as his carriage had crossed
the railroad tracks on Seventh street, the horses were unhitched, a long, stout rope tied to the axle and the entire
student body drew the vehicle in triumph up the street,
through the gates, around the Campus and to the door of
his house, the Doctor bestowing smiling greetings right and
left and delivering a short speech expressing his pleasure
at being home again with his boys.
He was then in his prime, an up-standing, dignified figure
of a man who showed in every word, gesture and action
that the high place he occupied in our deaf-mute world
was not due to chance but was his by right of ability and
no less by right of conquest- I can recall as though it
happened yesterday, one incident of my first Presentation
Day at the College. The President of the United States
was to deliver the principal address and when the line of dignitaries formed and entered the chapel, Gallaudet and Garfield walked arm in arm and, in commanding, impressive
appearance, neither seemed to yield precedence to the
other, I have never again seen two men walking side by
side of so magnetic presence and influence. We were
proud of the chief magistrate of our country, and we were
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proud of our President. Both were leaders of men though
in different spheres.
During the four years of my student life I can not recall
a single incident in which Dr. Gallaudet's influence upon
those brought into contact with him was not that of a courteous, kindly gentleman. I remember one time that I
brought a deaf friend from Baltimore into the newly completed gymnasium. The white tiling ofthe swimming pool
excited the visitor's curiosity and turning to Dr. Gallaudet,
who was there ready to take a plunge, he asked what it was.
The Doctor in the clearest of signs explained that the bricks
were faced with porcelain, the same stuff his wash-bowl and
dinner plates were made of and that they could be as easily
kept clenn and white.
The same kindly consideration toward high and low
clothed the Doctor as a garment and at the same time
seemed part of himself. 1 know of no other man who not
only could, but habitually did meet the adult deaf on their
own ground, talked to them in their vernacular as one of
them and never once let them feel that he was above and
apart from them. More than once he voluntarily served as
my interpreter at table or in a sociil gathering where I was
the only deaf man present and kept me in touch with the
conversation, a courtesy which unfortunately seems very
rarely accorded the educated deaf by hearing men and
women who gain their livelihood as teachers or heads of
their schools.
But it is as a master of the sign-language that Dr. Gallaudet stands absolutely without a peer. There have been
others who possessed his grace of delivery, others who possessed his clearness, others who have his force, but I know
of none who combined all these elements in equal measure.
His mobile features, his eloquently expressive eyes, his
splendidly graceful physique all lent themselves as a signvehicle to the thought, idea, or statement he wished to
imparl to his audience, whether his audience was composed
of one or many.
There was a legend current in my student years that during his younger days, the Doctor would practice the sign-
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delivery of an address or sermon before a ]arg:e cheval glass
and carefully correct any gesture or movement that seemed to him defective, or inaccurate, or wanting in clearness
or expressiveness. Anywaj', it would be well if every person, hearing or deaf, who is to address an assemblage of the
deaf in the sign language would make similar preparation.
T h e ministers of our hearing churches, professors of colleges,
lawyers, and teachers must practice elocution, and make it
one of their chief aims to become clear-voiced, well-dictioned speakers. If these men were to mumble their discourses as some of our sign-language speakers jumble their
remarks they would be laughed or hissed or snored from the
platform.
During my four years at college there were occasions
when sermons and addresses were dull to the edge'of weariness not only because of the paucity of ideas conveyed but
because of the well-nigh unintelli>;ible style of sign-c^elivery, but never once was there a time when Dr. Gallaudet
did not command the closest attention of his audience.
In fact it was regarded as a deprivation and a real loss
when for some reason or other a student was unable to
attend his sermons or lectures.
W e read of haunting melodies, of music and tunes that
linger in the memory of the hearing ear. Dr. Gallaudet
was absolutely the only person I ever knew, the haunting
charm and grace of whose addresses would thus linger in
my eye memory, if I may coin such an expression. There
were lectures of his in particular, "A Pack of C a r d s " and
' T h e Ideal I n n , " t h a t thus linger in my mind. Most of the
substance of these lectures I have forgotten but the tantalizing memory of their delivery, of the subtle spell the
Doctor seemed to weave around us so that at the end we
seemed to awake as though from a trance, lingers still.
Years later when it was arranged for the Doctor to pose
before the moving picture camera I tried to induce him to
select either of these lectures as hissubject, but he gave the
preference to a description of his visit to Lorna Doone's
country.
T h e last time I saw Dr. Gallaudet was in 1907. I had
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asked him if his old boys and girls might not stop over at
the College for a day while en-route to the convention of
the National Association at Norfolk and the reply was a
cordial invitation to what becomes the first formal reunion
of the graduates and former students of the College. He
bad not changed in the interval of nearly H quarter of a
century that had passed since my student days. His virile,
commanding personality was the same. A couple of days
later when we were to leave for Norfolk where as President of the National Association I had asked him to deliver
the principal addressof theconvention I saw him board the
boat v.ith the springy, jaunty steps of a man of forty, and
a few minutes later when he learned that the boat was
delayed by a break in the machinery he jumped down to
the wharf v;ith the same elastic step, telling me that time
was precious and he would go to Norfolk early in the
morning by train. He was there on time and the address
he gave then showed no diminution of virility either of
thought or delivery.
It seems to me that in all things—as an educator, as
a champion, as an exponent of the things the deaf hold
most dear Dr. Gallaudel stands alone. No other man could
so command the unwavering, undivided loyal support of
the educated deaf. He was loyal to them. They were
and are loyal to him. May he sleep v;eli.
How sleep the brave -who sink to rest
By all their country's -wishes blest!
V/hen Spring-, with dewy fingers cold.
Returns to deck their hallowed mould,
She there shall dress a sweeter sod
T h a n F a n c y ' s feet have ever trod.
By fairy hands their knell is rung;
By forms unseen their dirge is sung;
T h e r e Honor cemes, a pilgrim gray.
To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
And Freedom shall awhile repair.
To dwell a weeping hermit there!
—GEORGE W M . VEDITZ, '84.
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THE LAST ILLNESS AND FUNERAL.
While Dr. Gallaudet had been in poor health for t h e
past two years, his fatal illness may be said to date from
the latter part of July when he suffered an attack of prostration from the heat. He bad not left Hartford since F e b ruary, 1916, when he went to Washington, D. C , to a t tend a meeting of t h e Board of Directors at Gallaudet College.
Although Dr. Gallaudet grew more and more feeble in
the lait eight weeks ot his illness his mind was remarkably
cie^r and vigorous for the most part. All of his children
visited him and it was a great comfort to him. During t h e
final two or three weeks he failed rapidly and he was unconscious the last twenty-four hours.
I t was a very great disappointment t o him as well as to
his many friends that he was unable to attend any of the
formal exercises of the Centennial Celebration of the Hartford school. But he did have the pleasure and joy of com'mi to the school one day in Principal Wheeler's automobile and v/as greeted and surrounded by a large crowd of
the deaf. His face brightened as he was handed the
roses presented to him by his old college boys and girls
and his characteristic response as he was handed the beautiful bouquet will long be remembered: " T h e sv/eetest
flowers are your radiant faces."
Funeral services for Dr. Edward Miner Gallaudet, president emeritus and founder of Gallaudet College, \Ya':3hington, D. C.. and a pioneer educator of the deaf, were held
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at his late residence, 128 Woodland Street. Among t h e personal friends present of many
years' standing were Dr. Edward Allen Fay, vice-president
of Grillauiit CiWeie and editor of the A n i r i c a n Ana'us of
the Deaf; \Vm. W. Beadeil, editor of the Arlington (N^J.)
Observer; William L. Hill, editor of the Athol (Mass.) Transcript and a graduate of Gallaudet College of the class of
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1872, one of the first classes; Edwin A. Hodg^son, editor of
the Deaf-Mutes' Journal of New York City; President
Flavel S. Luther, of Trinity Collegie; Rev. Dr. Joseph
TwichelJ; Chief Justice Samuel O. Prentice: former Senator
Louis R. Cheney; Dr. Amos G. Draper and Professor
Herbert E . Day of Gallaudet ». oliege; Professor Henrs' A.
Perkins, president of the board of directors of the American School for the Deaf, of which the deceased was a
distinsruished member; Principal F r a n k R. Wheeler, of the
American School; Dr. Thomas F . Fox, of the New York
Institution for the Deaf, on Washington Heifjhts, and
Principal Harris Taylor, of the School for the Deaf, on
Sixty-seventh Street and Lexington Avenue, Ne\v York City.
T h e deaf alumni of Gallaudet Collesre were ofificaliy represented by W. W. Beadell, of Arlington, N. J., secretary
of the alumni association, and the normal graduates by
Edward P. Clark, of Hartford.
T h e New York Institution for the Instruction of t h e
Deaf and Dumbsent as representatives. Dr. Thomas Francis
F o x and Mr. Edwin .Allan Hodgson.
T h e exercises were interpreted for the deaf by Mr. Abel
S. Clark, for many years a teacher in the Hartford School
and a lifelong friend of Dr. Gallaudet.
Rev. Dr. John Brownlee Voorhees, pastor of the Asylum
Hill Congregational Church, conducted the service. T h e
T e m p o Quartet sang "Fairest Lord Jesus," ''The Son of
God Goes Forth to W a r , " and " W a t c h m a n , Tell Us of the
Ni^ht."
In 1912 the F r e n c h Republic conferred upon Dr. Gallaudet the Cross of Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, in recognition of his long and successful labors in the cause of
t h e education of the deaf. Dr. Gallaudet took ju.st pride
in this honor. T h e tiny red ribbon-badge of membership
was in his coat lapel yesterday. Just behind the casket
and banked v/ith flowers was a statuette of Dr. Thomas H.
Gallaudet, his father, representing him in the act of teaching .Alice Cogswell, of Hartford, the first pupil in the American School, the letter " a " in the manual alphabet.
T h e bearers were Rev- Herbert D. Gallaudet, a captain
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in the 303d Artillery, U. S. A.; Denison and Edison F .
Gallaudet, of East Greenwich, R. I., sons; Edward D. Gallaudet, of E a s t Greenwich, R. I., grandson; William B.
Closson, of Newton, Mass., and John VV. Edgerton, of New
Haven, sons-in-law; Professor Henry A. Perkins, of Trinity College; Colonel Francis Parsons, of Hartford; Dr.
Fay and Mr. Hill.
T h e floral tributes included a blanket of roses and
maidenhair fern from the family; standing wreath of
Easter lilies and galyx leaves with words " Our President."
the card accompanying it reading '* From your boys and
girls " (alumni of Gallaudet College); wreath of red roses
and ivy leaves from the directors of the American School
for the Deaf, Hartford; white chrysanthemums from the
faculties of Gallaudet College and the Kendall School,
Washington, D. C : sheaf of white lilies and pink roses
from students at Gallaudet College; wreath of red and
white roses from the National Association of the Deaf;
white roses tied with purple ribbon, from the Alumni
Association of the American School for the Deaf; bouquet
of old-fashioned flowers from Connecticut Chapter of Gallaudet Alumni Association; shield of white roses and purple
orchids from the teachers and officers of the American
School for the Deaf; wreath of pink and red roses from
Battery F, 303d Artillery; wreath of white chrysanthemums
from Miss Anna Dawes and H. L. Dawes, son and daughter of senator Henry L. Dawes, of Massachusetts, one of
the earliest directors of Gallaudet College; red roses from
the I^oard of Directors of the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf, Washington, D. C.
Burial was in the family lot in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Capt. Herbert D. Gallaudet performed most of the simple
ceremony, reciting the 125th Psaim and offering prayer, and
was assisted by Dr. Voorhees.
T h e flag at the American School for the Deaf was at halfmast during the funeral.
— E D W A K I ) P K R K I N S CLARKE, N - ' 9 6 .
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A RETROSPECT
Our good friend Dr. Gallaudet has passed away, and we
bow before the inexorable reaper whose "sickle keen reaps
the bearded grain at a breath and the flowers that grow
between."
As I recall my last meeting with him during the recent
Hartford celebration, my thoughts trend backward to my
first meeting with him more than fifty years ago. It was
in the memorable spring of 1865 when the country was in
the last desperate throes of the great civil war, and southern sympathizers had assassinated President Lincoln. I
was then a compositor in the office of a daily papjer in New
Haven, Conn., and to me it had fallen to put in type the
despatch that announced in an "extra" to the people of
New Haven, the desperate attempt of the conspirators to
paralyze the government by the murder of its leading members.
Soon thereafter. Doctor Gallaudet on his return from the
burial of his infant son in Hartford, had stopped in Nev/
Haven to try to persuade the bantling editor to forego his
ambition to follow in the footsteps of Horace Greeley, for
a period of four years, and take a course in the college for
the deaf that had a little before been founded by the efforts
of Mr. Gallaudet.
Dr. Gallaudet was then twenty-eight, with clean-shaven
aquiline features, abundant hair, and a kindly searching eye.
His manner and address was that of a polished and considerate gentleman, and it did not take long for his clear-cut,
persuasive arguments to convince me that it was in a way
my duty to take the college course.
He was young then and his ardent sympathies were with
the young men of his college; he was to them as an elder
brother rather than as their president. He took a lively
interest in their sports; appreciated the difficulties with
which they had to contend, arising from lack of opportunity to prepare themselves adequately for the college
course of study, as well as from lack of funds, and unobtrusively aided them with good advice and loans of hard
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cash. H e wished, nay, expected all to bring their troubles
to him, where they were alwaj's sure of an interested
sympathy and sound advice. Hence it was natural t h a t
numbers of the students became his intimate personal
friends, and so remained up to the day of his death. O n e
was nursed in President Gallaudet s private residence
though a danjrerous sicknf^ss, that, beginninjr a week or so
before the college closed for the summer, extended far
into the vacation, depriving the good Doctor of some of
his own relaxation, and adding the anxieties of a friend t o
those of his ofiicial position. For a n o t h e r he showed his
respect and affection by naming one of his sons after him.
Nothing delighted him more than to be one of a group
of young people, exchanging in a free and friendly way
serious discourse, laughter-provoking anecdote, gentle repartee, and gay sallies of wit; and, when his family was
away, he would relieve his loneliness by inviting two or
three college boys to spend a daj' or two with him.
T h a t he could allow and invite all this intimate association with no diminution of respect on the part of the college
boys, but rather with a strengthening of his influence over
them and an elevation of their standards of thought and
conduct, speaks volumes as to the quality of soul within
this indomitable man. It is this quality t h a t we admire
and respect so niuch.
As he grew older it was inevitable t h a t the student body
should come to look upon him as outside their world, and
expect from him only a sort of public impersonal sympathy
in place of ths old brotherly fellow feeling. Bat it was
they who withdrew from him. not he from them.
W h e n he felt himself thus drifting away from his boys and
girls; became conciousof a loosening of his hold upon them,
he began to talk of retiring from the presidency of the
college- t ut, as he said in his last public utterance to the
daaf pdiple g i t h e r e d on his lavn last sum-ner, his spirit
ever yearned for them, his heart always warmed to them,
and neither time, nor distance, nor feebleness of flesh
could quench the one or chill the other.
JOHN B . H O T C H K I S S , - ' 6 9 .
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THE LAST ADDRESS IN CHAPEL HALL.
When eulogies have told all that words may be found to
tell, the lovable personality of Dr. Gallaudet will still be
the one thing that no mere reader can reaily comprehendOnly those who have seen and known him, who have been
near enough to feel the influence of his character will ever
fully realize this quality which made him the great educator
that he was.
To the younger generation of students and alumni, Dr,
Gallaudet was but an occasional visitor to the college.
They knew him only as they saw him from a distance as he
addressed them in the Chapel. But he was honored and
even lovcd b; this later generation, and his splendid character ha i a definite infjuenceon all those who were permitted
to see him.
Upon his last visit to Kendall Green in February, 1916.
he was visibly aged and very feeble. When he spoke to us
in Chapel the Sunday evening during his stay, he raised his
hands with a noticeable effort. His talk was short, but
long enough for him to make an enduring impression on
the hearts of all those who were there to see and hear him.
His words were remembered and were written down the
next day by one of the students. This is what he said:
"My young friends: I am glad to be hack here among
you, on my old home soil, once more. It is no easy journey for an old, old man like me to travel all the way from
my present home in Hartford. Long ago, before some of
you were on earth, this was my home, where I worked and
strove the best years of my life, and it makes my heart
thrill again to be back.
" Perhaps you would like to hear a few words of simple
counsel, gleaned from the experience of an old man.
"Yesterday, on the train, I thought of you, and won- dered what message I might bring. A visit I once made
to a museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, came to mind.
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The works of the great Danish sculptor, Thorwaldsen,
were exhibited. There were statues and groups of figures
carved in stone that appealed to me as but little less than
divine in the splendor of the thought they portrayed a n d
their skillful workmanship.
" I commented upon the majesty of the work and some
one repeated to me an anecdote of the sculptor. A friend
of the sculptor was shown a piece of work just completed
and said to him, ' Could I but accomplish a single work
such as this, I would be ready to stop, and say, * I am
satisfied!'
"But Thorwaldsen replied, 'You are wrong, my friend.
It is such work as this that inspires me to say, 'I am yet
unsatisfied,' and to aspire to still better things.
"This is the thought I would have you carry away and
plant in your own secret 'Garden of Ideals.'
"You all have, deep, do%vn in your hearts a 'Garden of
Ideals' where you cherish the thought that is your ideal of
attainment. It is in this hidden garden that I would have
you plant the seed of noble discontent. Not a futile, faultfinding seed of dissatisfaction, but a wholesome seed of discontent with worldly success.
" T h e r e is nothing t h a t you may do, in this life, t h a t
may not be done better. Nothing is perfect. Aspire to
better things always, and never be content until the Heavenly F a t h e r says to you. * Well done thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into
the joys of thy L o r d l ' "
The talk ended solemnly—abruptly. E a c h hearer waited
expectantly as for another word from a great prophet.
Leaning on the arm of President hall, he started from
the rostrum, but was stopped before he had descended the
steps and a great bouquet of loses, a token from t h e students,
placed in his arms. It was a draniatic moment and the
audience watched the beloved Doctor almost breathlessly.
H e stood gazing a t the flowers for a moment, as if confused,
and then, with the kindly humor t h a t was one of his happiest
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characteristics, turned towards us again and said, "I am
tempted—I am tempted to be content."
It was as a great revelation of the man an 1 t'lose who
saw him on that occasion have a memory to treasure
—to keep deep down in their "garden of ideals" forever.
—CONTRIBUTED.
Hinuts Adopted by th9 Faculty of Gallaudet College in
regard to the Death of Dr. Edivard Miner Gallaudi.t.
Prepared by Dr. Edward Ailen Fay.
To the world at large Dr. Gallaudet was a leading citizen, interested in the public welfare, in literature, in art,
in education, especially the education of the deaf, and in
religion.
To the American Instructors of the deaf he was the
most prominent member of the profession, of whom they
showed their appreciation by repeatedly and unanimously
electing him to the highest office in their gift.
To the deaf throughout the world he we was their trusted
leader in the struggle to maintaii the system of instruction which they believe to be essential to their welfare.
To the Alumni he was the man to whom, as the founder
of the College, they felt that they owed their highest
opportunities in life and whom they revered as their master, father, and guide.
To us, who knew him best of all, he was our honored
chief and our beloved friend. Though he was our superior,
he treated us as his equals, and with such courtesy,
thoughtfulness, and kindness that we had reason to feel
that our lines above all others were cast in pleasant places.
He guided our deliberations with tact, fairness and ability,
cherishing among us a spirit of harmony and friendly cooperati-m rare in college faculties. In our individual work
he helped each one to do his best, not by dictation, criti
cism, or fault-finding, but by intelligent appreciation and
cordial sympathy.
As his presence was a constant inspiration to us, so may
his memory be!
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As the students gathered up their books and filed into
their class rooms on the first school day of the present
college year, word was received of the death of Dr.
Edward Miner Gallaudet, beloved founder and president
emeritus of Gallaudet College. Our sorrow at the news
was tempered by a sense of completeness and justice. It
was as for one peacefully gathered to his father in the
fullness of time. The memory he left behind him is loved
and honored; and there is more than a memory—a work
well done.
It is fitting that the first issue of the BUFF AND BLUE for
this year should be wholly devoted to the memory of the
man in whose life the college took root and grew. Each
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society, each organization of the college has its story t o
tell of the work Doctor Gallaudet did for itBut it has never been intended t h a t this issue should be
a fitting tribute to his memory. T h e facts of his life are
too well knosvn to all who read this to require repetition
here. And we realize t h a t mere words of ours could afford
but a feeble tribute a t best. It is more nearly our wish to
consider this a simple
Appreciation.
—o—
T h e work of writing, assembling a n d printing the material for this issue of t h e B U F F AND B L U E has all occupied
less t h a n the space of four weeks. Considering the special
purpose of this number and t h e usual irefficiency in the
management of college journals it is an achievement to be
able to present even a faulty edition. W e must beg the
indulgence of our readers for the many points wherein we
have failed to do justice to our subject.
T h e Memorial Edition might have been postponed for a
month, or for two months and the undertaking given the
time and care that it deserved. But the editors believed
that the alumni of t h e college might feel the need a t this
time of some such expression as we have tried to give. I t
is not for the B U F F AND B L U E to become the biographers
of Dr. Gallaudet. but rather, simply, to give voice to the
love and sorrow which is in the hearts of all Gallaudet men
and women a t this time.
So far, results have justified our judgement. T h e alumni
to whom we rushed hurry calls for material, responded enthusiastically. Several of them gave up their time to the
work during the busiest season of the year. This, in itself,
is a spendid tribute to Dr. Gallaudet's memory.
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T h e editors are especially indebted to each of the alumni
who contributed to this issue and wish to thank them n o t
less for the encouragement they have givtn us than for t h e
work they have done.
W e also owe thanks to Mr, W . W . Beadeli, '91 a n d Mr.
E . A. Hodgson, H o n . , '83 for assisting us in securing m a t e rial for the issue.
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RESOLUTIONS UPON THE DEATH OF DR. GALLAUDET
Ths ninnesota Chapter of the Gallaudet College Alumni
Association.
"Whereas an all-wise Providence has called from this world,
in the fullness of years, Dr. Edward Miner Gallaudet, and
Whereas the said Dr. Edward Miner Gallaudet consecrated
his life to the mental, moral, and social uplift of the
deaf; giving himself heart and soul to the promotion of
all that pertained to their welfare; championing ably,
consistently that broad system of educating the deaf
which means the greatest good to the greatest number;
defending the deaf with tongue and pen against wrong
and misrepresentation whenever and wherever they appeared; and, above all, founding and uplifting a college
by which the great benefits of a higher education have
been conferred upon hundreds of deaf men and women,
thereby broadening their lives and elevating them to
higher spheres of usefulness, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the members of the Minnesota Alumni
Association of Gallaudet College, beneficiaries of that
higher education which he inaugurated, do hereby express
our love and veneration for his memory, and do declare
that the deaf world has lost a great and good friend and
benefactor, one whose influence will live and will affect for
their good future generations of the deaf, and be it further
Resolved, That as material expression of our deep and sincere feeling tor our departed friend and benefactor, we
hereby appropriate the sum of $50 as a contribution to the
Edvvard Miner Gallaudet Memorial Fund, which is designed
to commemorate his life and work in some beneficent form
appropriate to the beneficence of his life and work for us,
and
Resolved, That these resolutions be entered on the minutes of our Association, that they be published in the Companion, and that a copy be sent to the Deaf-Mutes' Journal
and to the Buff and Blue, with a request that they be published in those organs of the deaf in general, and of the
college in particular.
J. L. SMITH, '83, President.
V. R. SPENCE, '03, Secretary.
FAIRBAULT, MINN.,
October 12, 1917.
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T H E B U F F ANH B L U E
By the Alumni of Gallaudet College
It is the desire of the Alumni of Gallaudet College to
give public expression of their aflection for their former
president, Edward Miner Gallaudet, Ph.D., LL.D., lately
deceased, and to tender to his relatives and friends a sympathy born of a sense of loss similar to their own.
They would affirm their appreciation of the greatness of
t i s work for their benefit; tor they bear in grateful memory
the early dedication of his life to the cause of the higher
education of the deaf, and the devotion to this cause that
made it so abundantly successful.
r i i e y vvould recall with affectionate ernDtion his unvarying
friendliness toward them, his far-seeing thoughtfuiness for
their welfare, his constant readiness to help them by word
and deed, and the inspiration of his daily speech and acts
and absolute devotion to duty.
They rejoice that he lived to see the fruition of his hopes
and labors, and to watch for a time the ever-widening and
deepening influence of that labor.
T h e y are comforted by the thought that he was sustained
in his declining days by the consciousness t h a t his %vork
was done, and well-done; that these days wf-re filled with
evidences of the grateful affection of those for whose benefit he had labored: and that he was permitted at the last
to view the celebration and to receive the honors of the
hundredth anniversary of the inception of that work to
which the lives of his father, a brother and himself had
been devoted.—Then, when all was done, that he was permitted to obey peacefully, painlessly the summons of his
Master, "Good and faithful servant, enter thou into the
joy of thy lord."
By request of the President of the Gallaudet College
Alumni Association,
J O H N B . HOTCHKISS,
PERCIVAL H A L L .
J. W .
JONES,
JOSEPHINE STEWART,
Committee.
THE COLLEGE TODAY
Showing the new Fowler Hall ncaring completion.
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Contributed by Bio. Harley D. Drake, 'M,
Of the many esteemed members of the Kappa Gamma
none reflected such honor upon the fraternity by accepting
membership therein as Brother Edward Miner Gallaudet.
He has passed to his rest and we mourn his loss. His
worthy life will be a constant stimulus to every fraternity
man. From the very beginning of Kappa Gamma he
showed his interest and high hopes for its ultimate influence by many direct and indirect ways. And he acknowledged the worth of such a fraternity to the college
when he became one of us.
Brother Gallaudet was admitted to honorary membership
in March, 1911, just before he relinquished his residence on
Kendall Green. His letter of acceptance now occupies a
conspicuous niche in the Shrine, and it is herewith reproduced as evidence of his desire that our beloved Kappa
Gamma should always be an instrument of good for Gallaudet men. The letter follows:
"My young friends of Kappa Gamma:
It is a great pleasure to me to be able to count you as
my brothers.
My admission to your fraternity renews my youth.
I feel myself a boy again and memory brings back the
days and the feelings of my youth, of the time I became a
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fraternity man, more than fifty years a^o at my dear Alma
Mater, Trinity College, in Hartford, Conn.
Standing amon,' you as a brother it seems but yesterday
that I was a care-free college boy and I vividly recall the
keen happiness which was mine when I realized what
brotherhood in a fraternity meant.
The bond of brotherhood is what commends and justifies
the college fraternity.
To the college boy away from home it takes the place
of the {amily, and affords a sense of protection and friendly regard that turns many a lonely hour into one of comfort and content. My experience as a fraternity man during a long life, leads me to give my hearty approval to
such a society in a college, and I am glad that Kappa
Gamma exists in the college with which I have been so
long connected.
And now, as I have given up my active duties in vour
Alma Mater, and will sosn remove my residence from
Kendall Green. I invoke for you, my brothers, and your
successors, the best blessings of Heaven, that you may sustain and perpetuate the true spirit of brotherhood in the
academic home I love so well.
I may not have the pleasure of meeting with you again,
but wherever I am, during the years that remain to me in
this life, I shall always have a warm place in my heart for
my brothers of Kappa Gamma.
(Signed)
E. M. GALLAUDET,"
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MABIS I. PEARSON. Editor
The members of the O. W. L. S. sorrow that Dr. Gallaudet has been taken from us. Still we can not feel that
we have lost him, for the spirit which he left will always
remain in our memory.
It seems only natural for us to want to look back upon
the time when he was with us, when he attended some of
our earlier meetings, and when he voiced his encouragement
as the O. W. L. S, first tried its wings.
The O. VV. L. S. is now twenty-five years old, but there
are still members who may recall Dr. Gallaudet's kindly
interest in their meetings. Several times the members had
the honor and pleasure of having Dr. Gallaudet lecture before them. The subject of his first lecture was "My Castle
in Spain." Later he lectured on the Milan Congress, giving a glimpse of his experiences with educators of the deaf
abroad. The subject of another of his lectures was "Men
I met in Europe."
Always were his lectures full of information and interest
and it was for this reason chat they stood out distinctly in
the memory of those who were present.
His contributions to the O. W. L. S. library were numerous. Each volume from his hand bore a kindly greeting
and still serves as a reminder of his love for his "girls."
It is because of the deep feeling of love and reverence
which we bear toward Dr. Gallaudet that we are grateful
for these evidences of an interest that broadly covered
every department of the college, even the struggling little
society of the co-eds.
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Edson Gallandet, Yale '93, a member of the varsity crew and
Denison Gallaud t, of Altoona; Pa., came home to attend the wedding of their sister.
—June, 1893.
Dr, Gallaudet appeared before the Appropriation Committee of
the House some time ago. H e hopes to get an appropriation of
$30,000 to build a new dormitory for the male pupils of the Kendall
School.
—December, 1894.
Dr. Gallaudet's birthday occurs on February Sth. He will then
round the fifty-seventh year of a most useful life. All hail to the
Doctor! Our silent prayers are t h a t he may enjoy many more y t a r s
of health and happiness.
—January, 1895.
Dr. and Mis. Gallaudet tendered a farewell reception to the families of the faculty and to the students on the night of the 22nd ultT h e Doctor will leave for Europe soon.
—June, 1897.
Although Dr. Gallaudet's European tour was for the most part
pleasant, it is our opinion that he does not care to sample Tyrolese
sauerkraut and sausage again.
—October, 1897.
Dr. Gallaudet was in New York and Hartford last month on
business, i.e also attended the Yale-Princeton game, and was as
enthusiastic over the victory of his alma mater as any under-graduate.
—December, 1897.
Dr. Gallaudet reached the sixty-first milestone in his journey of
life on the Sth inst. His class in Moral Philosophy presented him
with a beautiful bouquet of Golden Gate roses—February, 1898,
P r e s . Gallaudet recently lectured on " T r e a t m e n t of Enemy
Property on the S e a ' ' before the School of Diplomacy at Columbian University.
—February, 1901,
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President Gallaudet, not lon^ ago, for the first time in thirtyfive years was quite sick. He had to stay in bed a whole week
against his will.
—March, 1901.
Dr. Gallaudet entertained the members of the " L i t . " with a
lecture on " T h e P a r i s Congress" on thelSthnlt November, 1901.
A reception was held on the 5th of December at Dr. Gatlaudct'a
home to allow the Seniors, Normals and Faculty to meet the distinguished Italian, Professor Ferrari.
—December, 1901.
Our former President, Dr. Gallaudet, returned to us the night
of Tuesday, October 18th. He was met at the gate by the
students, who unhitched the horses and drew the carriage up the
walk to his house, where, on the lawn, in front of the house, the
cheering section yelled themselves hoarse. T h e Doctor made an
impromptu speech in his own inimitable style, thanking the assembly and in the words of the poet, declaring, " E a s t , West;
Home's b e s t . "
—November, 1910.
At the Presentation Day exercises, our retiring President, Dr.
Gallaudet, was surprised with the gift of a magnificent silver loving cup troai the Board of Directors and a hand-illuminated book
from the Alumni. . . . Not even the "Grecian Urn" breathes
more of a sentiment deeply and vividly felt than embodied in the
silver vase that the students later gave himas atoken of their love.
—May, 1911.
Doctor Gallaudet delivered a farewell address to the students
and many alumni in the chapel June 14th. T h e Doctor left the
Green for the train to Connecticut the following Friday morning.
All the students turned out to say good-bye.
—June, 1911.
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Everything Good to Eat
Open Sunday afternoon
Ice Cream, Sodas, Cakes, etc.
7th and Florida Ave^ N. E.
ADVERTISEMENTS
College Seal Fobs
Hat Pins or Brooches
Name and class numerals engraved on
back of seal free of charge.
A. W. SIEVERLING
The Northeast Jeweler
710 H Street, N. E,
WALK-OVER-SHOES
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
$ 4 up to $10
The Shoe That Gives Value
929 F street NW
Eat Corby's Mothers Bread
The World's Standard
THE CORBY BAKING CO.
A. SURES
JEWELER
Watch Repairing
All work absolutely guaranteed. We fill optical prescriptions.
650 H Street NE.
YEATMAN, DRUGGIST
H and Seventh Streets NE.
Straight down Seventh
(2768
PHONiS: lincoto •< 2 3 2
(4125
Money Orders
AnVEKTiSEMENTS
DULIN & MARTIN CO.
Pottery. Porcelain, Glass, and House Furnishings
Sterling Silver and Plated Ware.
Prizes ssd Trophies far sll I ells£e Evssts.
N o s . 1215 F S T . , A N D 1214-16-18 G S T . , N . W .
MEET ME TONIGHT IN
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Where we could cool off with a plate of home made
Ice cream. Candy Ifade Fresh Everyday.
CBANAKA
BROS.
645 H. St. N. E.
Washington, D. C.
Phones Main 7034-704
Browning & Middleton, Inc.
M. E. HORTON, Presideat
WHOLESALE GROCERS AND C O F F E E ROASTERS
806 Pennsylvania Ave, N. W.
Wasiiington, D. C.
PHONE tlNCOI-I* 1470
WBOLESAI-B AND BETAII.
GEORGE
CHACONAS
Northeast Candy Kitchen
Home made Candies, Ice Cream and Ices.
TRY OUR FANCY SUNDAES
809 H street N. E.
Washington, D. C
When you want Drugs, Toilet
Articles, or Soda Water,
REMEMBER
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'V.nvERTISEMENTS
FRANKLIN & CO.
ESTABLISHED 1861.
OPTICIANS
Prescription Work Our Speciality.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES
PRINTING AND DEVELOPING
1329 F STREET,
WASHINGTON, D. C.
Oculists' orders filled at mcderate prices without delay.
*'If they're RICH'S SHOES they're proper."
Young men like RICH'S SHOES because they are
distinctive in fashion and impart an individuality to the
wearer.
Rich's,
Ten-One F St. Corner Tenth
Compliments of
a Friend
W M . H. BURCH
PHONE LINCOLN
946
8C6-8 H Street, N. E.
DRY GOODS. NOTIONS, HOSIERY, LADIES' AND MEN'S
FURNISHINGS
AtRigitPricss.
Your money back if goods are not entirely satisfactory
AOVESTlSBUEfiTS
Woodward & Lothrop
loth, n t h , F and G Streets.
BOOKS
MAGAZINES
on all subjects.
Let us send you catalogues.
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when you use
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and all the rest are as good as man can malce.
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613-14th S t . , N . W . , Washing-ton, D . C.
"THS BTSY COSCtIB-
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The largest and m.ost complete departm.ent
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j throroughfare (Penn. Ave) of the National Capital
ADVERTISEMENTS
FINE FLOWERS AND FLORAL DESIGNS
Z. D. Blackistone
FLOKIST
Cor H and 14th Streets, N. W.
College patronage solicited.
Phones, Main 3707 and .^708
"The Finest that Kature
Produces"
THE FRUIT AND NUT SHOP Inc.
1231 G StreetN. W .
BROWNLEY'S CANDIES
ESTABLISHED 1862
PHONE 2 4 9 2 - 3 - 4
TELEPHOIVE NORTH 3 6 0 0
GraLn, Eay, Mifl Feed
Opposite B. &. 0. Freight Yards
Eckington Place and Que St
WASHINGTON, D. C.
MEN'S WEAR
Frank Ruppert
723 H. St. N. E.
ice to.
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OF BEST QUALITY
OmCE 1437 PA. AVE.
PBONE 624-M
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704 H Street, N. E.
H. J. YAUCHLER, Prop.
JOSEPH E. 6ATTI
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Imported Delicacies
Phone Main 33S6
Eigh-Grade Produce
22 to 24 CENTER MARKET
Warerooms: 22 to 2+ and 61 to 63
FUSSELL'S
ICE-CREAM
PROPER AND VERY BEST FOR ALL OCCASIONS
FUSSELL-yOU?^G ICE CREAM CO.,
N 192-193
12th aad V Sts., K. W.
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can save money to assist you in paying for the printing
outfit.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.
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DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic Fruits
Vegetables of All Kinds
Marketing delivered Free of Charge
Stands: 217-219-220-222-250 enter Market. B Street V/ing
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DEALERS IN AND SPECIAL AGENTS FOR
Manufacturers of Government Supplies
1509 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE.
Geo. A. Morgan
Dealer In
Elgin Creamery Butter and Eggs
A Specialty
Phone, Lincoln 2200
424 Fourth St., N. E.
J. E. HURLEY
MACHINIST AND BOILERMAKER
TdeplisB! Hj-a 4S2
1213 Ohio Aisnae. H. W
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CENTER MARKET, B STREET WING
Phone, Main 8649
Oyster Hiuse, 930 C Street, N. W.
W. A. H. Church
hcorpsrated
LUMBER OF ALL KINDS
Maryland Avenue, Eighth and Ninth Streets, S. W.
Phones, Lincoln 573 574
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WOOD AND COAL
tanchB Yard
BUJLDING MATERIAL
ANACOSTIA. D. C.
648 Pa. Ave., S. E.
Phone, Lincoln 890
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We mida Gallaudat 1917-1918 class pins
Dieges & Clust
Jewelers & Silversmiths
MUNSEY BUILDING1325 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, D. C.
Class Pms
Medals
Loving Cijps
Plaques
Represented By J. V. MULLIGAN.
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D E A L E R S IN
Hay, Grain and fliil Prcdacts
224-30 D Street, Southeast
W A S H I N G T O N , D. C.
Phone. I inc oln 80
W h y d o all Gallaude't College men come to us.'
Ask T h e m !
The Hoffman Co.
714 H Street
Suits, Sponged and Pressed 35c
Suits, French Uiy Cleaned and Pressed
$i.co
Economical Shoe Repairing
M. D ' O R T O , Proprietor
(Successor to Caromo Privitera)
Best Ltatier Guaranteed
Best Wc-.iaaasMj
Recognized Officially as a First v lass Shoe Shop
648 H Street, N. E.
W a s h i n g t o n , D. C.
H. L. & J. B. MsQUEEN, Inc.
[StICCESSORS TO l i . L. M C Q U E E N ]
Printers and Publishers
Phone, Main 820
520 Tenth Street N. \V.
Printing- of the aest sort onlj
A m ERTtSBMENTS
Main 5284
Sipple Dental Supply Co.
D. H. Sipple, flir,
735-1 ith Street N. \V.
Washington, D. C.
Dtnttl Ssnlies of all de«r ftioi
Phone Main 1352
J. W. Hunt K Co.
Paints, Glass, Oils, Varnishes, Painters* Supplies
Distributors of H. P. C. Paints
121S H. Street N. W.
Washington, D. C.
George J. Mueller
WHOLESALE CONFECTIONER
LOWNEY'S CHOCOLATES
3 3 6 PENNA. AVE.
EDMONSTON STUDIO
1407 F. St NW, Opposite tlie New Willard
PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR GALLAUBET
1917-1918
HNJ; FRAMES
DIRECTORY OF S T U D E N T ORGANIZATIONS.
Gallandet College Athletic Association
President
Mr. Gibson,
Vice-President
Mr. B u m s ,
Secretary
Mr. Billigmeier,
Treasurer
Mr. Dohrmann,
Football Manager
Mr. Ozier,
Football Captain
Mr. Willman,
'18
'19
'20
'19
'19
'18
Gallandet College Literary Society
Mr. Henpel,
Mr. B u m s ,
Mr. Valiant,
Mr. Pilliod,
Mr. Whitworth,
'18
'18
'20
'19
'20
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Librarian
President
Secretary
Treasurer
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Y. M. C. A.
:
Mr. Osborne, '19
Mr. Ozier, '19
Mr. Wilson, '20
Saturday Night Dramatic Club
Mr. Braddock,
Mr. Peard,
-•
Mr. Stevens,
Mr. Kannapell,
'18
'19
'20
'21
O. W . h. S.
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Miss Weseen, '18
Miss Wallace, '19
Miss Sterck, '20
Jollity Club
President
Secretary
Treasurer
MissConover, '18
Miss F . Lewis, '21
Miss Francis, '21
Women's Athletic Association
President
Miss Tredwell, '18
Secretary
Miss Sterck, '20
Treasurer
Miss Lawyer, '21
M a n a g e r s . B. Team
MissConover, '18
Captain 1st Team
Miss Weseen, '18
Y. W. C. A.
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Miss Studt, '18
Miss Sterck, '20
Miss Cole, '21
Geo. P. Zurhorst's Sons
Charles S. and George F., represent
the third generation schooled in the
art of caring for the dead. Their
reputation is based upon tenderness, modem facilities, and making
beautiful, in the material, the peace
of death.
Geo. P. Zurhorst's Sons
ESTABLISHED 1857
Now Located at 301 East Capitol Street