ders it more difficult for them to learn, and makes them more awkward, to say nothing of the moral influence of idleness, and the feeling of helplessness and dependence which must attend the person who feels that he is doing nothing for himself or others. It has been customary to encourage our workmen to locate in the neighborhood in which they are acquainted, rather than to look to the institution for employment. The wisdom of this plan is proved by the experience of every year. A village of a few hundred inhabitants, with the surrounding country population, will usually furnish employment for a broom maker during the year, and the adjacent country will, in most parts of the state, produce all the broom corn he will need, so that he can obtain his material at very little cost of transportation. Since the establishment of this industry, hardly an individual of ordinary force of character who has pursued this course, and labored with perseverence and industry, has failed to make a respectable livelihood, while many have. succeeded as well as the average of seeing persons. The exeperience of many men warrants the statement that any blind man who has energy, and is disposed to be industrious, can in a short time learn to make corn brooms, and become able to support himself. The machinery necessary to carry on this business costs only forty-five dollars. There are now in this state many blind persons who are earning from two hundred to three hundred dollars, or more, each year, instead of being supported in idleness. Pupils are expected to be here at the opening of the school term in September. Having been assigned to their classes at the close of the preceding term, delay in returning is unprofitable to the pupil and very annoying to the teacher. ACKNOWLEDGMENT. For the following papers and periodicals sent gratuitously to the institution, the proprietors will please accept thanks: The West Virginia Tablet, Romney, West Va.; Springfield Sunday News, Springfield, Ohio; The Mutes' Chronicle, Columbus, Ohio; Penitentiary News, Columbus, Ohio; Marion Daily Star, Marion, Ohio; Public Opinion, New York; The Colorado Index, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Musical America, New York; Findlay Jeffersonian, Findlay, Ohio; Herald and Presbyter, Cincinnati, Ohio. TERMS OF ADMISSION, ETC. Applications for admission should be addressed to the "Superintendent of the Institution for the Blind, Columbus, Ohio," and should state the name, residence, and postoffice of the applicant's parents or guardian, and the supposed cause of blindness. Applicants must be between the ages of eight and twenty-one years. Their time in the institution is regulated by the statute of 1879. Persons over 21 years of age, if free from bad habits, can enter the institu– tion for one year to learn a trade. Persons of this class have an opportunity to hear instructive reading in the evening; they are expected to be present at Chapel sessions in the morning, and to attend church on the Sabbath, like other pupils. A man of active mind, and some acquaintance with the use of tools, can learn to make corn brooms in six to nine months. some have done it in half that time. Those who have recently lost their sight, and who wish to learn a trade, should come here as soon as possible; every month's delay renders it more difficult to learn. For residents of the State the school is free, no charge being made for board or tuition; but parents and guardians must provide their children with good and suitable clothing, and pay their traveling expenses, and should also deposit with the steward a small sum for occasional expenses. For pupils residing out of the State the terms are $120.00 per annum, payable half yearly in advance. The term commences on the second Wednesday of September, and continues 40 weeks. The proper time for admission is at the commencement of the term. Vacation continues 12 weeks from the close of the term in June until the second Wednesday of September. Pupils are to spend the vacation at home, or with their friends. When boxes or packages are sent to pupils, a letter should at the same time be sent by mail, stating distinctly how the same is to come, whether by express, or freight, and what route. All letters to pupils should have, after the name, this address |