When I Am Dead : The Writings of George M.

The Sixth Volume in the Gallaudet Classics in Deaf Studies Series George M. Teegarden (1852-1936) taught at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf for 48 years, established the printing department, and also served as the first editor of the schoolrs"s magazine. Despite these significant contributions, his greatest gift to deaf people was his skill as a writer and poet who was deaf, as readers will discover inWhen I Am Dead: The Writings of George M. Teegarden. Editor Raymond Luczak selected Teegardenrs"s prose inWhen I Am Deadfrom several books, includingRaindrop, andStories, Old and New. Noting that these stories were never written for hearing readers, Luczak marvels at Teegardenrs"s ability to write English prose that the ASL-familiar reader would find incredibly easy to transliterate. By employing a rich blend of original stories and revisions of fables and myths, Teegarden taught his students the importance of improving their reading and writing skills to outfit them "for the battle of life." He produced a body of work that Luczak characterizes as "a breath of fresh air: quick, painless, and usually told with a sense of wonder." Luczakrs"s choice of poems came from Teegardenrs"s self-published volumeVagrant Verses, a summation of his affection for Gallaudet College, the Deaf community, and all deaf people. The eponymous poem "When I Am Dead" articulates concisely the beliefs that directed Teegardenrs"s life of service: "When I am dead, I hope to be Remembered-this is true- Not for my wit or vanities But what I did for you."

Raymond Luczak, a writer and filmmaker, lives in Minneapolis, MN.

The slimmest of evidence : an open letter to George M. Teegarden	p. 1
Horned toads	p. 19
Gusky	p. 20
A kind dog	p. 21
Playing with powder	p. 22
A bad cat	p. 24
A little spartan	p. 25
A strange accident	p. 26
Dangerous coasting	p. 27
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet	p. 31
A ring of ill-omen	p. 35
Benjamin Franklin	p. 36
Venice	p. 39
Memorial address for Rev. John G. Brown, D. D.	p. 41
Aaron Burr's daughter	p. 46
The fox	p. 49
The boy and his stomach	p. 50
The lark and the young ones	p. 51
The grateful dog	p. 53
Boys and monkeys	p. 54
The miller and his donkey	p. 56
Two kittens	p. 58
Rudely awakened	p. 59
Borrowed plumes	p. 60
The gentleman and the banana peel	p. 61
Absent-minded	p. 62
Molly and the canary	p. 65
Fight with an owl	p. 66
The bird and the snake	p. 67
"Hiram's cow"	p. 68
The tiger's bath	p. 69
A huntress	p. 70
The stork and the dog	p. 71
The lion and the spaniel	p. 72
Saved by sheep	p. 74
Elenore and Nero	p. 75
The monkey and the sugar	p. 77
The toad, the snake, and the tramp	p. 78
Lady Jane of Lorn	p. 81
Echo	p. 83
Arachne	p. 85
Vanlander and Amilias	p. 87
The lady of the lawn	p. 89
Issa	p. 90
The ugly aunt	p. 95
The maid of the inn	p. 97
Three little ones and the giants	p. 99
Yellow hair and blue eyes	p. 102
Dining-room talk	p. 103
Father Pumpkin	p. 106
The youth and the northwind	p. 109
Alice	p. 111
Ginevra	p. 112
A Cuban Amazon	p. 114
Four brothers	p. 115
Uncle Sam	p. 117
Missive to Alice (1912)	p. 123
My connection with and my activities at the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf	p. 124
A pleasant summer trip (1916)	p. 127
On the lakes	p. 131
Memories	p. 133
En reverie	p. 135
The blue jay	p. 136
The boy of ten	p. 137
Gallaudet College (fiftieth anniversary)	p. 138
As they pass by	p. 139
Kitty-cat, puss	p. 140
Questionnaire	p. 141
Hallowe'en	p. 143
Anna Niblock Rankin	p. 145
Busy bees	p. 146
The workman	p. 147
Flowers of spring	p. 149
Our Alice (1906)	p. 150
Rhymes for a party	p. 152
Gotham	p. 153
To the city toiler	p. 154
The clovers	p. 155
Song silence	p. 156
The "NAD"	p. 157
On leaving "the birches"	p. 158
Spook-night	p. 160
Sir Robin's inspection	p. 161
The memory window	p. 162
When I am dead	p. 163
Sources	p. 165
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