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66 MARYLAND MANUAL MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Board of Visitors President: Charles E. Moylan Vice President: Bernard 0. Thomas Secretary: Philip R. Winebrenner Treasurer and Chairman of the Executive Committee: Charles McC. Mathias. J. Norman Ager; Joseph D. Baker, Jr.; John M. Clayton, Jr.; Charles H. Conley, Jr.; A. 1. Ellin; Victor Frenkil; Allen 1. Green; Rudolph C. Hines; J. Vincent Jamison III; Walter N. Kirkman; Blair Lee III; J. Tyson Lee; Russell H. McCain; George W. McManus, Jr.; Arthur Potts; Richard Schifter; John K. Shaw; G. Raymond Shipley; Richard L. Steiner; Clarence G. C. Thomas; Oscar E. Webb. Lloyd A. Ambrosen, Superintendent 306 South Market Street, Frederick 21701 Telephone: 662-4169 The Maryland School for the Deaf was established in 1868 as a free public residential school for deaf and hard-of-hearing children who reside in the State. The Governor appoints the 30 members of the Board of Visitors for indefinite terms (Acts 1867, chap. 247; 1868, chap. 409; 1880, chap. 19; 1916, chap. 76; 1957, chap. 148 as amended). The school offers an academic education similar to that of public schools and in addition provides thorough instruction in speech read- ing, speech, auditory training, and use of individual hearing aids. It offers vocational training to boys in industrial arts, printing and wood- working, and gives training in homemaking courses to girls. Extra- curricmar activities in athletics, scouts, social activities, and clubs are planned for all students. Vocational rehabilitation services are avail- able to all graduates who seek jobs, special vocational training, or higher education. The enrollment for 1963-64 was 250. Appropriations 1965 1966 General Funds $587,514 $643,940 Staff: 102, of which 41 are academic and vocational teachers, MARYLAND WORKSHOP FOR THE BLIND Chairman: John H. Mudd, 1967 Treasurer: William T. Shackelford, Jr., 1967 G. Karl Dashiells, 1967; Henry P. Irr, 1967; Charles M. See, 1967 William. S. Ratchford, Secretary and Superintendent 2901 Strickland Street, Baltimore 21223 Telephone: 233-4567 115 Milton Place, Cumberland 21502 Telephone: 724-4111 The Maryland Workshop for the Blind is a State-aided institution established by the General Assembly by Chapter 566, Acts of 1908. Control is vested in a board of five trustees; three are appointed by the Governor, with Senate approval, and two are elected by the Board of Directors of the Maryland School for the Blind. The Workshop operates through divisions. The Industrial Division manufactures sterile wrappers and surgical drapes for use in hospital operating rooms; mailing bags and mops; canes and repairs chairs, sub-contract work—assembly, packing, packaging and product manu- facturing. The Home Service Division provides teaching for the blind in their homes and aids them in their personal adjustment to blind- ness. The Vending Stand Division licenses, establishes, and operates vending stands in many of the public buildings of the State. The |
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