Deaf Heritage: A Narrative History of Deaf America

Contents

Contents DEDICATION ........ . ...... .. ....... . ...... .. ....... . ...... .. ...... . VII FOREWORD .......... . ............... . ............... . ............. . XIII PREFACE 2012 ...... . .... .... . ...... . .... .... . ...... . .... .... . ...... . XV ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................. . XIX INTRODUCTION .... . .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. ...... .. .... . XXI PROLOGUE ............... . ........ . ...... . ........ . ...... . ........ . XXIII A Journey Begins CHRONOLOGY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. XXVII CHAPTER I-The Early Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Early Attempts to Educate Deaf Children . .. Causes of Deafness . . . Deaf Teachers· . . Deaf Black Teachers .. . "What Hath God Wrought" . . . Deaf Smith .. . Denominational Schools ... More Schools ... Mr. Bartlett's School ... The Civil War ... Sign Language Saves a Life ... Deaf Soldiers ... Birth of a College ... Oral Education Arrives in America ... The Post-War Years .. . Schools for Deaf Blacks . .. Mr. Knapp's School ... McCowen's Voice and Hearing School ... The Trend Changes . . . John Carlin . . . Schools for the Deaf . . . School Seals and Logos ... Schools Founded by Deaf Persons. CHAPTER 2-The 1880s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 A Beginning .. . Birth of the National Association of the Deaf .. . Robert P. McGregor· . . Meeting at Milan: An Infamous Resolution .. . Edwin A. Hodgson ... "If You Seek His Monument" . .. Edmund Booth . .. The Raindrop . . . The Decade .. . Job Turner· .. James H . Logan ... George M. Teegarden ... Train Deaths . . . John J. Flournoy· . . Intermarriages ... Milestones ... Annual Staff and Teacher's Salaries. CHAPTER 3-The 1890s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Dr. Bell's 'Deaf Variety of the Human Race' .. . The Volta Bureau . . . Albert Ballin· .. Albert Ballin Describes Bell ... Bell on Speech and Sign Language . .. The Debate over Technical Education for the Deaf . .. The Fifer Cadets of Illinois ... The Silent Wheelmen of the '90s ... Valentine's Day 1890 ... Occupations ... The Arrival of the Linotype ... The Racycle .. . The Decade ... Voices, Voices .. . Early Cures. IX x CHAPTER 4-Arti5t5 ... . . .... . . . . . .. .. .... . ..... . . ...... . . ...... . ... 93 Hillis Arnold .. . David Bloch .. . Morris Broderson . . . John Brewster ... John Carlin ... john L. Clarke .. . Theophilus d'Estrella ... Robert j. Freiman . .. Louis Frisino ... Eugene E. Hannan . . . Regina Olson Hughes ... Felix Kowalewski .. . Frederick LaMonto .. . Charles J. LeClercq ... Betty G. MiUer ... Ralph R. Miller· .. Henry H. Moore . .. Granville S. Redmond ... William B. Sparks ... Kelly H. Stevens ... Douglas Tilden . .. Cadwallader L. Washburn ... Tom Wood . .. Hilbert Duning .. . 010£ Hanson . . . Thomas Marr. CHAPTER 5-The ]9005. . ..... . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. .. ..... .. . . ..... . .. . . . 157 Birth of a Fraternal Insurance Society ... Grand Presidents of the National Fraternal Society of the Deaf and Their Terms in Office . .. National Fraternal Society of the Deaf Hall of Fame . . . Fratt?r of the Year . . . Division of the Year . . . Francis P. Gibson . . . The Decade . . . Orson Archibald . .. Homes for the Aged and Infirm Deaf· . . The Deaf Driver .. . Inventors ... EI MudD. CHAPTER 6-The 19105 ... . , , . . .. , . .. , , . , , .. . , .. . , .. . . , , . , , , . , . , . . . , 173 Preserving Sign Language ... The Deaf Nurses of Mercy Hospital . . . The GaJlaudet Airplane . , , Fifty Deaf Marksmen Dead , . . The Decade , .. Regulations. CHAPTER 7-The 19205. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 The Decade .. . Deaf Clergy . . . Episcopal .. . A Deaf Man's Prayer ... Lutheran· . . The Deaf Minister . . . Methodist ... Latter Day Saints .. . Baptist ... john W. Michaels ... judaism ... Catholic . . . Oralism and the Teaching of Religion ... Interpreters ... Laura C. R. Searing , .. Milestones . .. Deaf Pilots ... Deaf Persons in the United States Who Have Earned a Pilot's License . . . Firsts Among Deaf Pilots. CHAP)'ER 8-Humor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Our Deaf World .. . Classroom Humor . . . Hazards of Deafness. CHAPTER 9-The 19305. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 21'1 Labor Bureaus . .. A Tall Story ... Hearing Aids .. . Lars M. Larson . .. Carnegie Medal Winners . . . Pest to Exterminate . . . Milestones .. . What Experience Taught Them .. . j. Schuyler Long .. . A Tragedy of Deafness . .. Hazards of Deafness. CHAPTER 10-The 19405 ..... . . . .. . .... . .. . . . .... ... ... . ... . . .. .. ... 219 The Decade .. . Pearl Harbor . .. Joining Up . . . Soldiers on the Assembly Line· .. 0 ing One's Share ... Gallaudet's "Five Iron Men" . . . The 'Most Misunderstood Sons of Men' . . . The U.S.S. Thomas Hopkins Gal/audel . . . Butch, the Little Lady Dog· . . The Post War Years ... Edith Fitzgerald . .. G. Dewey Coats . .. Lawrence Yolles .. . Tile Silent Worker Revived ... Towa" rd a Greater Gallaudet. CHAPTER ll-Publications of the Deaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 The 'Silent' Press ... Ten Oldest Educational Publications of the Deaf Still Being Published ... The Little Paper Family ... Deaf Newspapermen ... Proppaganda· .. Literary Efforts of Deaf Persons. CHAPTER U-The 1950s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 "The Deaf Do Not Beg" . . . Profile of a Deaf Peddler ... The Decade ... Arthur L. Roberts ... Advent ofTelevision ... "Operation Lipread" ... The NAD Endowment Fund .. . Battling Misleading Claims . . . NAD Reorganization Plans . .. Turning Point at F)Jlton ... Captioned Films for the Deaf .. . Emerson Romero ... They Say I'm Deaf . . . On His Deafness . .. The Fifties ... Milestones. CHAPTER 13-Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Deaf Athletes' Contributions to the World of Sports .. . Milestones in Sports . . . Football . . . Inter-School Football Competition ... State Football Champions . . . Undefeated Teams . .. Winningest Seasons .. . All-Americans . .. Professional Football ... Undefeated Schools for the Deaf Football Teams ... The Goodyear Silents· .. Bowling ... Basketball ... Regional Basketball Tournaments . . . School for the Deaf Basketball Teams Which Have Won 20 or More Games In a Season ... All American Selections .. . Swimming .. . Wrestling ... Gallaudet College Wrestling· .. National AAU Wrestling Champions ... Deaf Professional Wrestlers ... Professional Boxers ... Baseball ... "Dummy" Taylor...