Excerpt from Proceedings of the Department of Special Education in the Annual Convention at Boston, Massachusetts, July, 1903 The Department of Special Education of the National Educational Association desires by this minute to express its high appreciation of the character and services of its late member and former president, Dr. Joseph Claybaugh Gordon, who died April 12, 1903 Dr. Gordon was active in the meeting of the Round Table of Teachers of the Deaf, held in connection with the meeting of the Association In Milwaukee m 1897, which resulted 1n the establishment of this department. He was elected the first president of the department, took a prominent part in all its meetings, and was a strong believer in the possibilities of its usefulness. In his death we mourn the loss of one whose work as teacher, superintendent, writer, and speaker gave him a high place in our ranks, while his amiable disposition, attractive personality, and genuine friendship won our affection and esteem. We offer to his bereaved wife and children the assurance of our sincere and respectful sympathy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.