No. 3-COLLEGE FOR THE BLIND, VINTON.

The Board of Control of State Institutions, Des Moines, Iowa:

GENTLEMEN—I beg leave to submit a report of the progress and condition of this institution for the biennial period beginning July 1, 1899, and closing June 30, 1901.

FIRST, EDUCATIONAL.

The first school term began September 1, 1899, and closed June 30, 1900.

The second school term began September 1, 1900, and closed March 31, 1901.

The following table embraces the name, sex and address of every student enrolled during the period:

The following is the course of study in the literary depart

ment:

FIRST GRADE.

Kindergarten; Spelling; Number Work; Observation Work (first step in Geography); Wait's Point; Gymnastics; Literature, Committing Poems, etc., to memory; History-Stories of Indians. Indian Tribes, Eminent Men; Language.

SECOND GRADE.

Kindergarten; Spelling; Number Work; Geography of Iowa; Wait's Point; Gymnastics; Language, Literature and History. ·

THIRD GRADE.

Spelling; Wait's Point; Arithmetic; Geography; Gymnastics; Language, Literature and History.

FOURTH GRADE.

Spelling; Wait's Point; Arithmetic; Geography; Gymnastics; Language, Literature and History.

FIFTH GRADE.

Spelling; Raised Print and Wait's Point; Arithmetic; Geog raphy; Gymnastics, Language, Literature and History.

SIXTH GRADE.

Spelling; Raised Print and Wait's Point; Arithmetic; Geography; Gymnastics, Language, Literature and History; U. S. History.

SEVENTH GRADE.

Arithmetic; Grammar; United States History; General Literature; Spelling.

EIGHTH GRADE.

Arithmetic; Grammar; General History; General Literature; Spelling.

NINTH GRADE.

Algebra; General History; Physiology; General Literature; Spelling; Type Writer.

TENTH GRADE.

Algebra; Rhetoric; Civil Government; General Literature; Spelling.

ELEVENTH GRADE.

Geometry, latin, natural philosophy, general literature, spelling.

TWELFTH GRADE.

Latin, political economy, physical geography, general literature, spelling.

The following is the musical course of study:

FIRST YEAR.

Characters of Notation.-Length, pitch, power of tones. Technic, or the Power to Execute.-Fingers-The mind and muscles, mechanical work-Major scales.

SECOND YEAR.

Characters of Notation--Length, pitch, power of tones. Technic, or the Power to Execute-Fingers-finger work with rythmic designs-major and harmonic minor scales arpeggios

one octave.

THIRD YEAR.

Characters of Notation-- Length, pitch, power of tones.

Technic, or the Power to Execute-Wrist-study of wrist movements, scales and arpeggios with rythmic designs-Legato study.

FOURTH YEAR.

Laws of Lomposition-Phrasing--harmony.

The Nature of Musical Thought-Pieces-the physical.

Technic, or the Power to Execute-Wrist, study of wrist movement continued-arpeggio study-sonatina-scales rythmically

treated.

Chronological Study of the Ilassic and Romantic Schools of Music.