. Histories of American schools for the deaf, 1817-1893 . The McCowen Oral School. 7 Later this j)roperty was purchased, and in 1888 it was thor-oughly remodelled and refitted, and more roomy quarters wereprovided for the increasing Kindergarten department. Destroyed by Fire. In February of the following year, during the temporaryabsence in the city of the principal, the building and contentswere totally destroyed by fire, although, fortunately, withoutaccident or injury to any of the family. Returning in theevening, only smoking ruins were found. Before bed-time,however, a house had been rent
. Histories of American schools for the deaf, 1817-1893 . The McCowen Oral School. 7 Later this j)roperty was purchased, and in 1888 it was thor-oughly remodelled and refitted, and more roomy quarters wereprovided for the increasing Kindergarten department. Destroyed by Fire. In February of the following year, during the temporaryabsence in the city of the principal, the building and contentswere totally destroyed by fire, although, fortunately, withoutaccident or injury to any of the family. Returning in theevening, only smoking ruins were found. Before bed-time,however, a house had been rented, partially furnished, andprovisioned. Thanks to the neighbors and friends, whobrought in supplementary supplies of all kinds, for temporaryuse, the children retired comfortable in their new home, andthe next day school work was resumed. This place, though the grounds were spacious and thehouse ample for living apartments, lacked class-room accom-modation, and, permission being obtained, a school-house withthree class-rooms and a gymnasium was at once
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