Excerpt from Fourteenth Biennial Report of the Trustees, Superintendent and Treasurer of the Illinois Institution for the Blind, at Jacksonville: October 1st, 1876 Sir -the trustees of the institution for the education of the blind respectfully submit their fourteenth biennial report, for the period of twenty-two months, from December lst, 1874, to September 30th, 1876. The report of the superintendent, appended, we make a part of our own, and refer your Excellency to it for a detailed statement of the condition and finances Of the institution. It has been thought best, in conforming to the law, to make the latter report in an annual orm. The quarterly supervision Of the board and the personal supervision of the president have enabled us to become thoroughly acquainted with the workings Of the institution, during the past two years, and we take great pleasure in being able to commend the superintendent, matrons, and all the teachers and officers for the zeal, interest and efficiency displayed by them in the discharge of their respective duties. The energies Of those having the institution in charge have been devoted to the Spiritual, intellectual and physical improvement Of the pupils. 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.

Excerpt from Sixteenth Biennial Report of the Trustees, Superintendent and Treasurer of the Illinois Institution for the Blind, at Jacksonville: October 1, 1852 We had known Judge Burr for years, and to know him long and well was but to know' him with increasing esteem and admiration. As a jurist, his integrity, his manliness, and his legal attain ments, commanded confidence and respect, and his death called forth universal grief in the judicial district over which he presided. Our association with him as trustee of the Institution for the Blind, which began June 4, 1877, and closed when his life ended, was characterized by unity of thought and action. We ever found him attentive to the duties of his office, interested in the affairs of the institution, and anxious for its welfare. 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.

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