File:CH8-1, Van Asch School, Photo 1 (12954895123).jpg
![File:CH8-1, Van Asch School, Photo 1 (12954895123).jpg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/CH8-1%2C_Van_Asch_School%2C_Photo_1_%2812954895123%29.jpg/545px-CH8-1%2C_Van_Asch_School%2C_Photo_1_%2812954895123%29.jpg)
Original file (3,984 × 4,382 pixels, file size: 7.59 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
![]() | This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Information from its description page there is shown below. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. You can help. |
Summary
DescriptionCH8-1, Van Asch School, Photo 1 (12954895123).jpg |
On 10 March 1880 the world’s first fully government-funded school for the education of the deaf opened in Sumner, Christchurch. The idea of establishing a school for the deaf in New Zealand was first promulgated by the Canterbury Provincial Council in the early 1870s, and gained momentum in the later years of the decade with members of the new central government championing the cause. The most notable of these was William Rolleston, former superintendent of Canterbury, who had taken a personal interest in the education of the deaf, having already exerted his considerable influence in the public and private spheres to raise funds for two Dunedin boys, enabling them to obtain an education at the nearest school for the deaf - in Melbourne. Dissatisfied with the Australian solution, Rolleston made impassioned pleas to the House of Representatives on the issue, on one occasion stating that ‘The greatness of a Government is shown by its capacity for dealing with matters affecting even the smallest number of the community. The importance of the subject is measured, not by the numbers affected, but by the wider consideration of the State to its individual members.’ His rhetoric was enough to convince then Prime Minister Sir George Grey to conseny in 1878 to the establishment of a school which would provide free education for the deaf, funded entirely by the government. Now known as Van Asch Deaf Education Centre, the school opened in Sumner in March 1880, with Dutchman Gerrit van Asch as principal. In the early years, the students boarded with the principal and his wife in a large house nestled close to the Sumner hillside, known as Beach Glen. The arrangement must have been a happy one, for in his first inspection report to the Minister of Education in 1880, the visiting medical officer Dr. Prins was able to state that the students’ progress was ‘wonderful, and requires to be seen in order to be appreciated and understood’ and that ‘the impression left was of having visited a happy family home rather than a public institution.’ Indeed, the photograph here of four students in 1913 is illustrative of the familial ethos which the School has fostered throughout the years. The second image shows the magnificent edifice of what was known as the ‘Main Building’ of the School, built in 1904. As a leading exponent of the ‘pure oral’ method of deaf education, van Asch prohibited all signing and finger language amongst his students, instead employing spoken language and lip-reading as the sole means of instruction and communication. This was still the teaching method in use when Helen Keller visited the School in 1948. By contrast, today’s students learn in an environment in which New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) is an integral part of the curriculum, and has been embraced as New Zealand’s third official language. Archives New Zealand’s Christchurch Regional Office holds a wealth of material relating to public educational institutions in the Canterbury and Westland areas. These images, which can be viewed in person at our Christchurch Reading Room, are from the following archive: Sumner School for the Deaf Photograph Album - 1913-1922 Archives New Zealand/Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Christchurch Regional Office [Archives Reference: CH8/1, 15]. For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand |
||
Date | |||
Source | CH8-1, Van Asch School, Photo 1 | ||
Author | Archives New Zealand from New Zealand | ||
Other versions |
|
Licensing
![w:en:Creative Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/CC_some_rights_reserved.svg/90px-CC_some_rights_reserved.svg.png)
![attribution](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png)
![share alike](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png)
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
![]() |
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Archives New Zealand at https://flickr.com/photos/35759981@N08/12954895123. It was reviewed on 8 September 2016 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
8 September 2016
Captions
Items portrayed in this file
depicts
some value
24 October 2012
image/jpeg
bff90d1729870c865194a4d1d83124cf3141ac5b
7,960,950 byte
4,382 pixel
3,984 pixel
200
0.033333333333333 second
2.8
5 millimetre
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 21:37, 8 September 2016 | ![]() | 3,984 × 4,382 (7.59 MB) | Vanished Account Byeznhpyxeuztibuo | Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons |
File usage
Metadata
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
Camera manufacturer | Canon |
---|---|
Camera model | Canon DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS |
Exposure time | 1/30 sec (0.033333333333333) |
F-number | f/2.8 |
ISO speed rating | 200 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:07, 24 October 2012 |
Lens focal length | 5 mm |
Image title | |
Width | 3,914 px |
Height | 2,615 px |
Bits per component |
|
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 180 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 180 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows) |
File change date and time | 08:46, 6 March 2014 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 11:07, 24 October 2012 |
Meaning of each component |
|
Image compression mode | 3 |
Shutter speed | 4.90625 |
APEX aperture | 2.96875 |
Exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 2.96875 APEX (f/2.8) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Focal plane X resolution | 16,393.442622951 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 16,393.442622951 |
Focal plane resolution unit | inches |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Date metadata was last modified | 21:46, 6 March 2014 |
Unique ID of original document | FF0A0D776904D16901CB5D8961606F56 |
IIM version | 101 |