Having long experience among poor children, and knowing the sad effect of a Protestant education on their limited understanding and how hard it is to disabuse them of what has been taught no matter how erroneous, Sister Magdalen seeks cooperation from the clergy in general and Lefevere in particular. Her community is willing to accept mutes from any diocese to teach them religion, needlework, economics. At present, they receive boys as externs. They are striving to get an appropriation from the State but can not express publicly the dearest object—to save Catholic deaf mutes from perversion. Plans are underway to build an addition for boys. With their bishop's John Timon, C.M. permission, the Sisters of St. Joseph intend to go to the different dioceses to solicit. :: III-2-k A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.