Gal.—That is certainly enough to make it desirable to have schools for them. Think of all those children going thru life without an education, doomed to intellectual darkness! In this enlightened age and in this country it should be different.
Cogs.—I certainly wish we had some provision here for them; I can not send Alice to England. It is too far and too expensive.
Gal.—What about these schools in England?
Cogs.—Rev. Dr. Strong, who has been there tells me that the Braidwood family has established three schools in the United Kingdom and that they have a monopoly of the work.
Gal.—Could not some one be sent to England to study their methods and then come back and start a school over here?
Cogs.—That looks feasible. My friend, Rev. Mr. Strong, is interested in that matter and we might take it up with him and see what can be done. Perhaps we can devise some way.
Gal.—I hope the plan will succeed. I am confident that the education of the deaf is possible if we only know how to go about it. Why not try a private teacher for a while. My friend, Miss Huntley, has had great success with children and might be willing to try to teach Alice. And as I will have some time this winter I would like to see what could be done myself.
Cogs.—I wish you would do so. It will help convince people that educating the deaf is possible. Speak to Miss Huntley and let me know. And as you live next door come in whenever you can and try your experiments.
Gal.—Let us look around and find out whether
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