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when asked to state his profession, Dr. Bell replied proudly, "I am a teacher of the deaf.” V*
V.' ■ Worldwide Membership -
Dr. Bell’s Association has 4,000 members in every state and in 46 countries, the National Geographic Society says. Its headquarters is the Volta Bureau, housed in a Grecian-style building in Washington, D. C. r Founded by Dr. Bell in 188 7, the Volta Bureau’s library on deafness and speach, based on Dr. Bell’s personal collection, is prob ably the largest in the world,, containing books in more than 20 languages. England modeled its National Institute for the Deaf along the lines of the Volta Bureau, and Japan followed the precepts of Dr. Bell in revising its method of teaching the deaf. Through the Bureau, the Association answers requests for information and guidance from librarians, hospitals, physicians nurses, teachers in training, government bureaus, sociology students, and graduate students seeking material for theses. Every year, thousands of parents of deaf children ask the Association for help. They receive an information kit that answers the most frequent questions about deaf' children, a list of books and pamplets, information on educational and vocational services, and the addresses of groups of parents who have dfeaf children. These mothers and fathers meet to discuss mutual problems. One hundred parents’ organizations in the United States and Canada are* af
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