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As the 19th century drew to a close, emphasis
  briefly shifted toward more technical courses of
  study that offered jobs in manufacturing fields.
  The curriculum included courses such as
  mechanical engineering, practical chemistry, and
  electricity. A course in technical work was
  implemented offering "instruction in drawing and
  graphical methods, lectures on stream engines, air
  motors, explosive engines, general application of
  electricity." As the institution took on more of a
  "technical school" image, enrollment declined.
  Then, in 1910, with Gallaudet's resignation, Dr.
  Percival Hall, a graduate of the Normal
  Department, was appointed to succeed him as
  second president of the College. Hall's tenure was
  marked by a liberal arts curriculum rich in
  scientific and cultural studies that could be applied
  to employment in traditional fields.


  In the 1920s, courses in domestic science,
  elementary biology, analytic geometry, and
  English composition were offered at the college
  level. Advanced work in mechanical drawing was
  available for college sophomores and juniors. A
  survey conducted by alumni between 1931-1941
  showed that former students were engaged in at
  least 82 occupations; 156 of the respondents
  were teachers. A course in educational psychology
  was offered to students who planned to work in
  schools for deaf students. A Research
  Department was established to study various
  aspects of the deaf population.



                                  Federal troops were stationed on campus
  twice during Gallaudet's history. During the
  Civil War one building was used as a hospital
  for Union troops, and a regiment of
  Pennsylvania troops occupied part of Kendall
  Green. In 1968, following the assassination of
  Martin Luther King, Jr., U.S. troops
  bivouacked on campus.







1912

 The teacher training division was renamed
  the Department of Articulation and Normal
  Instruction.
Chemistry class in 1913








1917

President-Emeritus Edward Miner
  Gallaudet died at his home in Hartford, Conn. 






1930

More than 100 former pupils and graduates
  of Kendall School attended a reunion.






1931
The alumni association presented the Board
  of Directors with a check for $50,000 to be used
  for a memorial building in honor of Edward Miner
  Gallaudet.




1941
The Tower Clock, the senior yearbook,
  was begun.                                






1943

Gallaudet's "Five Iron Men" won
        the Mason-Dixon Conference basketball
  championship, upsetting Randolph-Macon
  College (which had a 7-0 record), American
  University, and Delaware University.

"Five Iron
Men"


  


            
The football huddle originated at Gallaudet
  when the football team found that opposing
  teams were reading their signed messages and
  intercepting plays.











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