Subjoined, in their relative class-rank, we report the names of the pupils now present as they are classified. These pupils are graded according to their capacity and attainments and without reference to the length of time under instruction:

FIRST CLASS-TAUGHT BY THOMAS L. MOSES.

STUDIES:-Introduction to the Sciences, Butler's History of the United States, Feter's Intermediate and Grammar School Arithmetic, Lilienthal & Allyn's Object Lessons, Algebra, Latin Lessons, Composition, and Story of the Bible.

SECOND CLASS-TAUGHT BY D. C. HOMMEL.

STUDIES:-Felter's Intermediate Arithmetic, Tower's Grammar of Composition, Object Lessons, Geography and Story of the Bible.

STUDIES:-Sargent's Second Reader, Felter's Primary Arithmetic, Cornell's first steps in Geography, Composition and Penmanship.

FOURTH CLASS-TAUGHT TEMPORARILY BY MISSES LIZZIE HILL

STUDIES:-Jacobs' Lessons, Wilson's Reader, Composition, Arithmetic and Scripture Lessons.

FIFTH CLASS-TAUGHT BY W. O. BRANUM.

Willie B. Waddy,

Mable Brown,

Edna Locke,

Arthur James,

Amanda Clayton,
Ananias Cobble,
Wm. T. Ozier,

G. Crumpley,
Willie B. Watson,
D. C. Watson,
Alton Odom,

Columbus E. Swift,

James H. Haney,

Romulus Perry.

STUDIES:-Latham's First Lessons for the Deaf and Dumb, Penmanship, and the Study and Practice of Language in its Simpler Forms.

At the beginning of the term, the attendance of pupils being considerably in excess of our expectations, an additional class was formed, and with the consent of the Executive Committee, I appointed for the present session as teachers of this class, subject to the approval of the Board, Miss Lizzie Hill and Miss Annie Clark, two pupils of Mr. Moses's class. These young ladies alternate in instructing the class assigned them, and are discharging the duty thus imposed upon them in an intelligent and satisfactory manner. There are now in the employ of the school four mute teachers—one former pupil is acting as monitor, and two girls, at one time pupils of the school, are assisting in the domestic department. So few fields of employments are open to the deaf and dumb that, provided they are fully competent to fill the place, we have been disposed to engage their services rather than to give the preference to those blessed with all their faculties.

ARTICULATION.

Instruction in articulation, imparted irregularly and in the midst of frequent interruptions, is afforded to a small class of pupils, composed only of those who, in our opinion, may be practically benefited by this method. Perhaps we have not attached sufficient importance to this branch of instruction. We confess that we are behind many other similar schools in fully endeavoring to benefit our pupils in this direction. I trust the Board may feel inclined at the opening of our next session to have a class in articulation organized and taught regularly and systematically by some one skilled in the work.

MECHANICAL DEPARTMENT.

Mechanical instruction, embracing at present printing and shoemaking, is imparted to a large class of boys. The foreman of the respective work-rooms report a good degree of interest manifested and improvement made. Other industries should be introduced and taught as soon as may be practicable, and a building better adapted to meet the wants of the mechanical department erected. For the sake of teaching them habits of industry, it may be well enough to teach the boys from the country trades, but we endeavor to influence them to regard farming as the pursuit they ought to engage in after leaving school. This is a field wide enough for all, and industry directed by intelligence insures success in this direction to the mute as well as to any one else.

EXPENDITURES.

By reference to the report of the Executive Committee a detailed statement of the receipts and disbursements of the school for the past two years may be found. This Committee meets monthly and carefully scrutinizes the accounts of the steward. No purchases involving any very considerable outlay of money are made without its approval. A quarterly report of the receipts and expenditures of the school is made to the Board by the Committee.

The appropriations made for the support and maintenance of the school have been found sufficient to meet our current expenses. And any surplus from year to year remaining out of our funds, after provision has been made to meet our current expenses, has been judiciously and economically expended in needed repairs and in improvements of a permanent character undertaken to meet real

wants.

Our expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1877, were $22,404.15; and for the year ending December 30, 1878, including outstanding liabilities to the amount of $1,575, have been $24,560.82; the per capita cost of maintenance for the year ending 30th December, 1878, has been $245.60.

Your attention is invited to the subjoined statement affording a comparison of our per capita expenditure as shown by that of several of the leading Institutions with an attendance of pupils largely

in excess of our own. It is obvious enough that the greater the number of pupils the less ought to be the relative cost of maintentenance per capita :

American Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, located at

Hartford, for the year ending date of information...... $244 00

Our most pressing want at this time is a chapel, in which the religious exercises of the school may be conducted. The room now used for the purpose altogether too small, and cannot be enlarged.

I would respectfully suggest that a neat and sufficiently commodious chapel be built conveniently near the main building, to be set apart for devotional purposes, and to be used as occasion may demand for other exercises. I would also recommend that the Board at once appropriate a part of our unexpended balance in the purchase of a library for the use of the school. The importance of such an auxiliary in the education of our pupils cannot well be overestimated, and ought no longer be denied them.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

Our thanks are due and are herewith gratefully tendered to the publishers and proprietors of the following newspapers which have been sent to the school gratuitously, and from which the pupils have derived much pleasure and profit:

The Daily Chronicle, Knoxville, Tenn.; the Daily Tribune, Knoxville, Tenn.; the Weekly American, Nashville, Tenn.; the Christian Advocate, Nashville, Tenn.; the Weekly Gazette, Steubenville, Ohio.; the Morristown Gazette, Morristown, Tenn.; the Mute's Chronicle, Columbus, Ohio; the Deaf Mute Index, Colorado D. and D. Institution; Deaf Mute's Journal, Mexico, New York; Educator, New York D. and D. Institution; Goodson Gazette, Va. D, and D. Insti