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MARYLAND MANUAL 79 MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF Board of Visitors President: Charles B. Moylan Vice President: J. Vincent Jamison III Secretary: Goodloe E. Byron J. Norman Ager; Joseph D. Baker, Jr.; Alton Y. Bennett; John M. Clayton, Jr.; Charles H. Conley, Jr.; A. 1. Ellin; Victor Frenkil; Allen 1. Green; Rudolph C. Hines; Charles C. Hoffberger II; Blair Lee III; J. Tyson Lee; Mrs. John N. Maguire; Ann Hickling Bradford Mathias; Russell H. McCain; James McSherry; Daniel W. Moylan; Arthur Potts; Richard Schifter; John K. Shaw, Jr.; G. Raymond Shipley; Richard L. Steiner; Clarence C. C. Thomas; Philip R. Winebrener; Jacob M. Yingling. David M. Denton, Superintendent 101 Clarke Place, Frederick 21701 Telephone: 662-4159 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). Chapter 462, Acts of 1968 established a Branch of the Maryland School for the Deaf to be located near the population center of the State and to be administered and operated as part of and subject to the Maryland School for the Deaf. Planning is now underway for this new facility (Code 1957, 1967 Repl. Vol., 1968 Supp., Art. 30, sec. 34). 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 business education and homemaking courses to girls. Extra-curricular activities in athletics, scouts, social activities, and clubs are planned for all students. Vocational rehabili- tation services are available to all graduates who seek jobs, special vocational training, or higher education. The enrollment for 1968-69 was 321. Appropriations 1969 1970 General Funds .......................................... $714,444 $891,300 Staff: 125, of which 47 are academic and vocational teachers. MARYLAND WORKSHOP FOR THE BLIND Chairman: John H. Mudd, 1971 Treasurer: W. Gill Brooks, 1971 Francis M. Andrews, 1971; G. Karl Dashiell, 1971; Henry P. Irr, 1971. George H. Park, Secretary and Executive Director 2901 Strickland Street, Baltimore 21223 Telephone: 233-4667 The Maryland Workshop for the Blind is a State-aided institution established by the General Assembly by Chapter 666, 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 purpose of the Workshop is to conduct a sheltered workshop program for the training, work rehabilitation, continuous employment as well as to |
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