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During the third academic year (1859–1860), Kendall beseeched the federal government for funds to relocate the school to more spacious grounds. Gallaudet praised Kendall for donating money needed to construct a new brick building; both existing school buildings were already at capacity. There were 24 deaf students, necessitating a second teacher of the deaf. The teacher of the 6 blind students resigned due to health concerns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Third Annual Report|url=http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1860.pdf|publisher=Save Our Deaf Schools|date=5 November 1860|access-date=18 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209174816/http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1860.pdf|archive-date=February 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | During the third academic year (1859–1860), Kendall beseeched the federal government for funds to relocate the school to more spacious grounds. Gallaudet praised Kendall for donating money needed to construct a new brick building; both existing school buildings were already at capacity. There were 24 deaf students, necessitating a second teacher of the deaf. The teacher of the 6 blind students resigned due to health concerns.<ref>{{cite web|title=Third Annual Report|url=http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1860.pdf|publisher=Save Our Deaf Schools|date=5 November 1860|access-date=18 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209174816/http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1860.pdf|archive-date=February 9, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
By the start of the 1860–1861 academic year, the | By the start of the 1860–1861 academic year, the Civil War had been in progress for over six months. Gallaudet reported that the students were safe and free from fear. There were 35 deaf students and 6 blind students in attendance during the academic year. An art teacher was hired for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fourth Annual Report|url=http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1861.pdf|publisher=Save Our Deaf Schools|date=5 November 1861|access-date=18 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054740/http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1861.pdf|archive-date=September 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||
During 1861–1862, new monies provided for industrial education were used to rent a nearby shop in order to teach cabinet-making to the male students. Plans were underway to construct a new building using $9,000 that Congress appropriated to the school. There were 35 deaf students and 6 blind students. During vacation in August a regiment of [[Union (Civil War)|Union]] troops used the brick building for a hospital, and some of the students who stayed over the summer helped with tending to the sick soldiers. One soldier died. For the first time, Gallaudet proposed expanding the school to create a college for deaf students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fifth Annual Report|url=http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1862.pdf|publisher=Save Our Deaf Schools|date=3 November 1862|access-date=18 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054124/http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1862.pdf|archive-date=September 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | During 1861–1862, new monies provided for industrial education were used to rent a nearby shop in order to teach cabinet-making to the male students. Plans were underway to construct a new building using $9,000 that Congress appropriated to the school. There were 35 deaf students and 6 blind students. During vacation in August a regiment of [[Union (Civil War)|Union]] troops used the brick building for a hospital, and some of the students who stayed over the summer helped with tending to the sick soldiers. One soldier died. For the first time, Gallaudet proposed expanding the school to create a college for deaf students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fifth Annual Report|url=http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1862.pdf|publisher=Save Our Deaf Schools|date=3 November 1862|access-date=18 July 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054124/http://saveourdeafschools.org/columbia_institution_1862.pdf|archive-date=September 21, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | ||