Excerpt from Proceedings of the First Meeting of the American Association of Instructors of the Blind: Held at the Perkins Institution for the Blind, Boston, August 20, 21, and 22, 1872 I have said that there is committed to us a most important work, because such special instruction is afforded to this class of people nowhere else than in these institutions. We can do something, also, to secure for them opportunities before they are of suitable age to leave their homes, either under the parental roof, or in schools in the vicinity of the places in which they live, where their brothers, sisters, and friends are instructed. We can do much to have such instructions and such Opportunities continued to them when they leave us. Here is a very important work-to be done, - to create an enlightened public sentiment in regard to this whole subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.