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SUPPLEMENT BOARD. the project could be carried out. . He autobiographical notes which are Rev. Peter L. Shepard. well knew the advantage of such a illustrative of his indefatigable work Rev. Peter Lake Shepard, the oldest house for the deaf. for the deaf mutes even in his early ciergyman in the diocese of Connecticut S. H. EVISON, '13, Editor-in-Chief. A few years ago Dr. Gallaudet's youth. This "Sketch of My Life," by continuous residence, and the third S. S. SWIFT, '18, Alumni Editor. friends concluded that the most ap­ as he calls it, also shows how difficulties in order of ordination, died at· his home JOHN S. MOSES, '14, Business Manager. propriate memorial to him and to his were overcome and how Church work in Clinton December 2 in the 88th year B. L. RAMSAY, '14, Treasurer. work would be to provide .for the silent among deaf mutes has extended to of his age. He was a native of Brook­ people the very house that he had in nearly every State in the Union. field, where he was born July 23, 1825. mind for them. A fund was started; The Rev. Thomas Gallaudet, D.D., He entered Trinity College and was it was substantially completed last L.H.D., was the eldest son of the Rev. graduated in the class of 1852; and March and work was begun at once. Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. He was BOSTON ALUMNI MEETING. though older than most, if not all, of The completed building fulfils the wish born in Hartford, Conn, in 1822. He his classmates, he survived all the rest. To Be Held at University Club of him whose name it bears. Many was graduated from Trinity College in After studying theology in the Berkeley Next Tuesday. deaf mutes have contributed• to the 1842. While in college he was impressed Divinity School he was ordained by fund for the erection of the Guild with the claims of the Episcopal Church Bishop Williams to the diaconate, The annual meeting and dinner of the House. It has been essentially a fund and decided to study for the ministry June 3, 1853, in Middletown, in the Alumni Association of Boston and raised by "popular subscription," the of that Church, although brought up in first class ordained after the full vicinity will be held at the University individual amounts varying from the the Congregational belief. He quaintly establishment of the institution by Club on Tuesday, January 28th, at literal "widow's mite" to a liberal describes the distress and anxiety of his charter. In the following year, on the 6.30 p. m. Among the expected donation of $10,000 from one who father over this "desertion" on his part. 15th of July, Bishop Williams ordained speakers are Dr. Luther, Dr. Charles realizes the almost inestimable good that He, however, steadfastly adhered to his him to the priesthood in New London. Ingham, Head Master of Dummer will accrue to the deaf mutes. The convictions, and after some delay and For the first thirteen years of his Academy, Mr. Gordon C. Douglas, Guild House is complete from curate's many obstacles, he was ordained a ministry, Mr. Shepard was rector of representing the Boston Wesleyan apartments on the top floor to the deacon in 1850 and a priest in 1851. Grace Church, Saybrook, and during Alumni Association, Frank L. Wilcox, dining hall in the basement. This has From the very first he was interested the latter part of that timE' he was also '80, and L. W. Dowries, '88, of Provi­ been accomplished without a dollar of in the deaf mutes. His mother was at the head of the Rectory School, d&nce. All alumni within reach of indebtedness. This house should, how­ one of the silent people herself, having which he established when Miss Hetty Boston are invited even if they do not ever, be adequately and suitably been a member of the first class B. H. Wood retired from the school happen to receive a notice of the dinner. furnished. It is hoped that many of graduated from the Hartford Institu­ of which she had long had charge. He Arthur F. Clarke, '75, the President of Dr. Gallaudet's formerfriends, as well as tion. Also Dr. Gallaudet married a continued his school under the name of the Association, will preside. many interested in the deaf-mute work, deaf mute, a Miss Elizabeth R. Budd, a Seabury Institute until 1885, when he will subscribe liberally for this purpose. daughter of Dr. Bern W. Budd, of this became rector of the Church of the Iii Subscriptions may be sent to the Rev. city. From his earliest childhood Dr. Holy Advent, Clinton; after sixteen Arthur H. Judge, No. 32 West Eighty­ Gallaudet was familiar with the sign years, in 1901 he retired from active GALLAUDET MEMORIAL. fourth Street, or to Ogden D. Budd, language; in fact he says: "I do not work,. yielding to the infirmities of age. treasurer, No. 68 Broad Street. remember when I began first to use the Account of Work of Alumnus Mr. Shepard was an active, busy, Few realize to what an extent deaf sign language any more than when I practical man, a good teacher, having Among Deaf Mutes. mutes are cut off from Church life and learned my alphabet." private pupils before he began his On December 8 the Gallaudet Memo­ activities. They crave the companion­ After his ordination, Dr. Gallaudet school. He was a ca!eful and thought­ rial Guild House, West One Hundred ship of eacli other and·enjoy the social began at once to devote his time to ful preacher, an excellent reader, and and Forty-eightb Street, near Amster­ meetings, the clubs, guilds, etc., in a providing religious services for the deaf a good pastor, with skill in teaching dam A venue, was dedicated with peculiarly touching way. Their new mutes. He started first a Bible class Church music. The writer of this appropriate ceremonies. The service home, the Gallaudet Memorial, has for them on Sunday afternoons. From notice, as many others, owes much to was conducted by the Rt. Rev. David furnished them with facilities for all this small beginning sprang St. Ann's him, both as pastor and as teacher; H. Greer, D.D., Bishop of New York, these. This house is the only one of the Church for Deaf Mutes, which was the and both himself and his work will be assisted by the Rev. Arthur H. Judge, kind in the country, probably the only only one of its kind for many years. In held in most grateful remembrance. rector of St. Matthew's parish; the one in the world. his early struggles Dr. Ga!laudet was The alumni of the Berkeley school Rev. Dr. John Chamberlain, vicar of St. The building is admirably designed aided by many well-known New Yorkers organized themselves into an association Ann's Church for Deaf Mutes; and the and forms a centre of instruction and of that time, among whom were: in 1856, and elected Mr. Shepard their Rev. John H. Kaiser, curate. A social enjoyment ·to the deaf mutes. .Bishop Wainwright, Bishop Horatio treasurer; and this office he held by number of the clergy from various The first floor contains the assembly Potter, Cyrus Curtis, Albert Gallatin, annual election (except for one year ~hurches in the city were present. room for about 160 persons, with a B. R. Winthrop, Gen. P. M. Wetmore, when he was sojourning in a remote The Guild House, which has just been stage at the west end. On the second and John Jay. St. Ann's Church was part of the country) until his death, for a completed, forms the facade or entrance floor are the library, sewing room, founded in 1852 . . In 1872 Dr. Ga!laudet period of fifty-seven years. to St. Ann's Church for Deaf Mutes, smoking room, and curate's office. founded the Church Mission to Deaf Mr. Shepard married, soon after his 'Which is a chapel of St. Matthew's The third floor is really a modern Mutes. This Society supplemented the ordination, Miss Mary A. Burr, daugh­ Church, in West Eighty-fourth Street. . apartment for the curate, consisting of work of St. Ann's and especially cared ter of Horace Burr, of Wilmington, N.C.; Dedication services were interpreted parlor, dining room, kitchen, three for the temporal needs of the deaf. she has for several years suffered from in the sign language for the benefit of bedrooms, and bath. The basement Its field extended to several states blindness and a fractured limb and been the deaf mutes present. An address provides a large dining room and adjacent to New York. Frorp. this under medical care in New Haven. was made by Edward M. Gallaudet, '56, kitchenette. The first floor is provided beginning many similar missions have Of their six children, four survive; two president emeritus of Gallaudet College, with folding-glass partitions separating been formed in other States as a result sons, who are engaged in business in Washington, D. C., a brother of the the entrance corridor to the church of the work of this Society. the West; Mary, wife of Mr. Cutter, of late Rev. Dr. Thomas Gallaudet, '42, from the assembly room. These parti­ Dr. Gallaudet also founded and Milwaukee; and Margaret, wife of to whose honor and memory the Guild tions can be folded back into pockets firmly established the Gallaudet Home Burton H. Wright, of Worcester. when the entire room is to be used, and House has been erected. for Deaf Mutes. This Home is near Iii The name of Gallaudet has been in the same way the whole assembly Poughkeepsie, on the banks of the synonymous with work for the deaf in room can be thrown into and form a Hudson. Provision is here made for Honor to Dr. Huntington. this country for over a century. Dr. part of the church when necessary. aged or infirm deaf mutes who are The industrial and training depart­ Gallaudet the elder introduced the sign The name "Gallaudet" beiongs to an dependent or without families. Here ment for the boys and gi'rls of the language in this country and founded the old Huguenot family, and this fact gave they can spend the last years of their William McKinley Normal and Indus­ first school for the deaf in Hartford, Ct., the architects the idea of adopting lives surrounded by those who can talk trial School in Alexandra, Va., has been in 1817. His eldest son, Rev. Dr. French Gothic architecture to express to and with them in the beautifully named after the Rev. John T. Hunting­ Thomas Gallaudet, followed in his the name. The facade is in the style graphic language of signs. Frequently, ton, '50, rector emeritus of St. James' father's footsteps, and gave his life to of Francois I, the architects having been too, they are visited by clergymen, Dr. Church in Hartford. the cause of the silent people. He inspired by the doorway in the home of Gallaudet's successors, who conduct Iii founded old St. Ann's Chuch for Deaf Tristan the Hermit, which is a charming services for them in their chapel. A Mutes, West Eighteenth Street, near bit of architecture characteristic of this visit to this house is both touching Essays in Appreciation. Fifth Avenue, and was its first rector. style, and situated in Tours in the and interesting. A copy of "Essays in Appreciation" St. Ann's Church was located in Chateaux district of Southern France. Dr. Gallaudet founded missions for by the Rev. George William Douglas,'71, Eighteenth Street for many years, and The large windows in the second story deaf mutes in Baltimore, Albany, canon of the Cathedral of St. John the Dr. Gallaudet was well known to New are divided by colonettes and Gothic Philadelphia, and Boston very soon Divine in New York City, has recently Yorkers of the last generation. He tracery, similar to the windows seen at after the starting of St. Ann's Church in been presented to the library by the died in 1902. Some years before his the Chateau de Blois, and characteristic this city. The mission in Philadelphia author. The work is a collection of death, after he had become rector of the transitional period. Another soon grew into a parish. Later this essays, most of which had been printed emeritus, St. Ann's parish consolidated feature which lends a charm · to the parish had for its rector the first deaf, previously in various publications. with St. Matthew's, and a chapel design of the facade is the variety of mute ever ordained to holy orders. Dr. They include appreciations of the Rev. especially for the deaf was built in West color obtained by using the "Oriental" · Gallaudet was instrumental in· preparing Henry A. Coit, rector of St. Paul's One Hundred and Forty-eighth Street, brick, thus giving a full range of color a number of other deaf mutes for School, Concord, N. H., an honorarius the name of St. Ann's being retained in combination with the irregular ordination. There are now a consider­ of Trinity in 1863; of the late Bishop and St. Matthew's pledging perpetual limestone quoins at the sides of the able number of such men located in Henry C. Potter of New York, · an support to the chapel. window. The architects are Satterlee different parts of the country as rectors honorarius in 1884; and of the Rt. Rev. This chapel was built back from the & Boyd, .and the building was erected or curates. All are doing noble work William Croswell Doane, now bishop street, as it was intended to erect a by Hugh Getty. for the silent people whose cause was of the diocese of Albany and an Guild House in front of it. It was not No biography of Dr. Gallaudet has .fathered and fostered by Dr. Gallaudet, honorarius in 1863. The book comes possible to do this at once, but Dr. ever been published. The writer has who has been so appropriately called from the press of Longmans, Green Gallaudet often expressed a wish that been fortunate in obtaining some the "Apostle to the Deaf Mutes." & Company. •

2 THE TRINITY TRIPOD.

'96-0f William S. Langford, Trinity's '06-Prof. Frederick A. G. Cowper, ex.-'13-E. S. Barney, now with the Notes from Everywhere famous football referee, Grantland Rice who is teaching at Lawrence University, Library Bureau in its Boston office, of the New York Et•ening Mail says: Lawrence, Kansas, had published last will shortly join the force of the New "For all-America reieree-Bill Langford fall by D. C. Heath & Company a York office of that company. '54-The Rev. Dr. Cornelius B. of Trinity and the U. S. A. Consider pamphlet entitled " Substitute English ex.-'13-Henry B. Dillard is working Smith has changed his address from further nominations closed." Exercises" for Fraser & Squair's French as a tutor in Seattle, Wash. His 101 East 69th Street, New York City, '97-Rev. Karl Reiland, the newly Grammar. address is 415-416 Hodge Building. to 405 Park A venue. installed rector of St. George's Church, '07- Rev. John A. Furrer is living ex.-'14-Philip S. Page is a student '63- The Rev. Leonard K. Storrs,D.D., New York, had a nervous breakdown at 126 Winter Street, Fall River, Mass. at Harvard University. His address of Brookline, Mass., has sailed for recently from overwork. He has nearly '07- Irving R. Kenyon is secretary is 133 Westmorley Court, Cambridge, England, to spend several months fully recovered. of the Kenyon-Stearns Organization of Mass. abroad. A luncheon was given him '98-The address of W. B. Wildman, New York, dealers in business systems. l!!l before his departure in honor of his formerly of Oak Bluffs, Mass., is now '10- William S. Eaton is living at the Flagg-Crom well. 70th birthday. Helenwood, Tenn. Dillon Court Hotel, Hartford. '81-The address of Alexander T. '98-The address of Dudley C. Graves '10- Richardson L. Wright is the Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wells Flagg Mason has been changed from 119 East is care of Millett, Poe & Hagen, Bankers, author of several stories now running of Yonkers, N. Y., have announced the 57th Street, New York City, to 640 33 Wall Street, New York City. Mr. in the magazines. His book on Siberian marriage on January 15, of their Madison Avenue. Graves was formerly the Connecticut Travels will appear in the spring. daughter Elsie to Merritt Fowler '85-The Rev. Samuel S. Mitchell, representative of this firm. '10-The address of Nelson H. Cromwell, ex.-'14. Mr. and Mrs. for some two years a member of the Cromwell will be at home after February '00-Monroe G. Haight has been Gildersleeve, who has charge of the 15th at 616 Palisade Avenue, Yonkers. staff of Trinity Parish, New York, has seriously ill with rheumatism for the Philadelphia office of the insurance accepted missionary work in South past year and a half. After spending brokerage firm of Gildersleeve & Dakota; his address will be Sioux Falls. several months in California, he has Baltzell, is 712 Spruce Street. Laurels for Langford. '88-The Rev. George Israel Browne, recovered sufficiently to return to '10-Jerome P. Webster, who is in The New York Telegram printed in delivered an address at a recent celebra­ Idaho, and is now residing in Boise at the third year at Johns Hopkins its sporting column in the late fall tion held by the Lancaster County (Pa.) 1122 East Jefferson Street. Medical School, recently illustrated an the following comment which was Historical Society, when a tablet was '01-Harrison Higbie Clement, son article ~n the American Journal of the headed "Good Work": erected in honor of General Edward of M. W. Clement, born Oct. 25, 1912, Diseases of Children, written by two of From the stands it does not look as if Hand, of the War of the Revolution. at Riverton, N.J. the leading surgeons of Baltimore. the work of a referee in a football game '91-The confirmation instructions '01-The present address of Harold '11-Thomas J. Conroy is at the is as easy this year as it was in the published by Rev. C. H. Young, have H. Rudd is 117 Lacross St., Swissville, New York branch of the·· Travelers seasons which have preceded, yet there been translated into Spanish for the use Penn. Insu~ance Company. He is taking the has not been a contest in which William of the Church in Mexico. '02-P. L. Barton is now connected night law course at the New York Langford has been 'the referee which with the Atlantic Express Co., at its University. has not moved along with precision '93-A brass alms-bason, appro­ '11- Walter A. Jamieson was married priately inscribed, has been presented Boston address. and admirable smoothness. '05-The present address of Frederick December 26 to Miss Lucile G. Allen When penalties have been necessary, to Christ Church, South Farms, C. Hinkel is 55 West 44th Street, at Utica, N.Y. by reason of the violation of the rules, Middletown, Conn., in memory of the New York City. '11-Paul Maxon has taken a position Mr. Langford has made his point clear Rev. Herbert Mendenhall Smith, '93, '06-The address of Dr. Harry G. in Utica, N. Y. His address there is in few and well chosen words and has who died in 1900 while in charge of Barbour has been changed from 51 Lansing Street. succeeded in keeping all elevens on the St. Gabriel's Church, East Berlin. 83 Trumbull Street, New Haven, to '12-The address of Wm. A. Bird, IV, jump. Once or twice a team has Mr. Smith was a Sunday scholar at is 257 Boulevard Paspail, Paris, France. South Farms in his early years, while 251 Edwards Street. offended against the explicit reading of '06-Cincinnati, Ohio, January 7- '12-Carlos S. Holcomb is a ~ tudent the rules by taking up too much time his father was rector of the parish. Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. McComas at Harvard Law School. His address in putting the ball in play, and without '94-C. F. Weed has since November announce the engagement of their is 61 Walter Hastings Hall, Cambridge, hesitation Mr. Langford has ruled a been in charge of three of the· large daughter, Hazel Frances to Mr. Sidney Mass. penalty against it and warned the department stores in Boston as one of W. Fiske. Mr. Fiske is a son of the '12-The address of Raymond J. players courteously to avoid repeating the receivers under appointment from Rev. George McCielland Fiske, '70, Newton, who is taking graduate work at the transgression. the U. S. District Court. rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Yale University, is 35 Lynwood Place, His judgment and his tact in handling '95-Philip J. McCook has been Providence, R. I. New Haven, Conn. the teams have been so much in re-elected president of the .Young '06-The address of D. E. Lauderburn '12-T. F. Flanagan is with the Wales evidence that it seems as if he has been a Republican club of New York City. is Alpha Delta Phi Club, 136 West Advertising Co., in the employ of splendid force in establishing the new Among the vice-presidents of the club 44th Street, New York City. He James Albert Wales, '01, His address football in the right way before the is a son of Justice Charles E. Hughes. formerly lived in Wellesley, Mass. is 318 West 57th Street, New York City. public and for the good of the players.

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