The gas station, which became known as Mr. B's Car Wash, and the Metcalf Junior High School at the corner of Highway 13 and County Road 30 in Burnsville.
Attendees are gathered on the steps of Mott Hall. The Fifth National Conference of Principals and Superintendents of Institutions for Deaf-Mutes took place during July 9-13, 1884 at the Minnesota Institute for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind in Faribault. At this conference, the advisability of employing deaf teachers to teach deaf students was discussed, and this issue became part of the oralism vs. manualism debate in deaf education. The man sitting in the front row on the left end is Dr. James L. Smith. Sitting to the right of Dr. Smith is Olof Hanson. The bearded man in a buttoned jacket standing in the front row, to the right of a woman in a white dress, is Dr. Philip G. Gillett, Superintendent of the Illinois School for the Deaf. The bearded man to the right of Dr. Gillett is Judge Rodney A. Mott. The man with a mustache standing in the front row on the right end is George Wing. The man with a hand thrust inside his jacket in the second row, fourth from the left, is Edward Miner Gallaudet, President of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb (later renamed Gallaudet College). The man with a dark beard standing to the right of center, behind a woman in a striped dress, is Alexander Graham Bell.
Contributing Institution:
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf Alumni Association Museum
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Exterior view of the Atwood Memorial Center. Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
People gather inside the Atwood Memorial Center Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Exterior view of one side of the Atwood Memorial Center, with a street in the foreground. The building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood, an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. The Atwood Memorial Center was constructed in 1966. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
Bird's eye view of the Atwood Memorial Center. The building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood, an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. The Atwood Memorial Center was constructed in 1966. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972, 1993 and 2004.
Opened in 1966 as a student union, the building was named in honor of St. Cloud's Atwood family, including Clarence Atwood. Atwood was an 1880 St. Cloud State graduate who served as the school's resident director from 1911 to 1921. Additions were constructed in 1972 and 1993.