Social Cleavage from the General Population—Desirability of Organizations Composed of the Deaf—Purposes, Activities, and Extent of Such Organizations—Newspapers of the Deaf.   VI. Popular Conceptions concerning the Deaf 99 Viewed as a Strange Class—Viewed as a Defective Class—Viewed as an Unhappy Class—Viewed as a Dependent Class—Need of a Changed Regard for the Deaf.   VII. Private Organizations Interested in the Deaf 107 General Societies Interested in the Deaf—The Volta Bureau—Parents' Associations for the Deaf—Church Missions to the Deaf—Organizations Interested in the Education of the Deaf—Publications Devoted to the Interests of the Deaf.   Part II PROVISION FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE DEAF VIII. The Education of the Deaf Prior to its Introduction
into the United States 119 IX. History of Education of the Deaf in the United States 129 Early Attempts at Instruction—Beginning of the First Schools—Early Ideas concerning the Schools for the Deaf—Aims of the Founders—Extension of the Means of Instruction over the Country.   X. Organization of the Institutions and General Provisions 171 Arrangements in the Different States—Semi-Public Institutions—"Dual Schools"—Provision for the Deaf-Blind—Provision for the Feeble-minded Deaf—Government of the Different Institutions—Procedure in States without Institutions.   XI. The Day School for the Deaf 187 Inception and Growth of the Day School—Design and Scope of Day Schools—Extent and Organization of Day Schools—Arguments for the Day School—Arguments against the Day School—Evening Schools for Adults.   XII. Denominational and Private Schools 202 Denominational Schools—Private Schools.   XIII. The National College 206 XIV. Provision for Education by States 209 XV. Constitutional Provisions for Schools 242 Extent of Constitutional Provisions—Language and Forms of Provisions.   XVI. Question of the Charity Connection of Schools 248 Institutions Sometimes Regarded as Educational: Sometimes as Charitable—Charity in Connection with Schools for the Deaf—Arguments for the Connection with Boards of Charities—Arguments in Opposition to the Connection—-Conclusions in Respect to the Charity Connection of Schools for the Deaf.   XVII. Provisions concerning Admission of Pupils into Schools 262 Rules as to the Payment of Fees—Provision for the Collateral Support of Pupils—Age Limits of Attendance.   XVIII. Attendance upon the Schools 268 The Proportion of the Deaf in the Schools—The Need of Compulsory Education Laws for the Deaf—Present Extent of Compulsory Education Laws.   XIX. Methods of Instruction in Schools 277 The Use of Signs as a Means of Communication—Rise and Growth of the Oral Movement—Present Methods of Instruction—Courses of Study and Gradations of Pupils—Industrial Training in the Schools.   XX. Cost to the State for Education 293 Value of the Property Used for the Education of the Deaf—Cost of the Maintenance of the Schools—Form of Public Appropriations—Cost to the State for Each Pupil.   XXI. Public Donations of Land to Schools 299 Grants by the National Government—Grants by the States—Grants by Cities or Citizens.   XXII. Private Benefactions to Schools 303 Donations of Money—Gifts for Pupils—Present Tendencies of Private Benefactions.   XXIII. Conclusions with Respect to the Work for the Deaf in
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