Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-02
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rIssrtaa school. sEsth suzzsstisas In
kepss.
THUS far, 10, hing bas kisdly synpa-
Inv has been exDrezses toward TIE pan
,stely proAened for tbs establishments Of
A senosi for dsfscavs youfo- ooIne
have, IN = kindly sparIk, sazsessea pos
..hss obieessOns ~1lc1 EnIsaT oe enco1n-
tered, AID advised a srief aoSiee OF q lev
ooIuts, s1sn as fOlEos:
- TIE tsDs nss NOS come 20 establish
sceh q sshooI.7 The time 10 educate
dSfectgve yoata cozss Tnea such yoa
are nere. lnsy are here DOS. hoS
long L. ast they wait Ios tue same opP'ot-
sapIty tEAs tLeIf more tOEtnaais, ano
tnt rsfJrr less nrrdy, brothers and sisters
nave 80 sbund 4nt4sF LsEAers Any doao:
Of toe eontiBu,sd RroSth and Assdfso
prosperity Of tiae Territory! Every
yesr's aelay adds TO the expense of the
De lnnlnz, because OF the Use OF values
aE0 the increasing nnnsDer ofaieteetlVesi
xniie g1e sun, hOEeyef small, annually
paid 10 other scaoo ; 40 tuislon for only
4 small frsc'ieIn Of this class - wholly
loss TO the trade of this Territory.
here ara very few such children IN
the Territory. Fes az compared With
tue Larger nuDoef IN nlsre pcp0ions
State; Dat the full propartlonAte uum
b. TO be found Ia every c1mmonlty.
Washington Territory "a Il . exempt
from the lawn witch dstermiRe tins NUN
Ter Of defective youth IN every commo-
nifty. lhe sat Isct has hesn long studied
by experts, and the true basis OF csleu,
lsti0n il as clearly deflned as facts and
figures MAKE possible. There 10 one
deaf mute TO every 1900 people IN Wash
ington Territory, unless washington
Territory differs 10 thai respect from
every other civilized country or America
and Europe, where SIMPLE opportunity
and interested investigation have settled
the ratio beyond question. Iasre - one
blind person in every LID. Tiers 10
one irnbecile IN every GO. You may
never have seen them, but that proves
nothing. Yen are rot Likely TO see them.
hey DO net often parade their misfor.
tunes before the publle. Bat interested
persons could give you the names OF
mere than you think there are.
The census give, u. uch smaller num-
bers than YOU claim. Certainly. But
the census was taken in lssO. That was
i've years ago. Areyou willing to admit
that the population of The Territory has
not increased In i've yearss Most resi-
densa claim that il has doubled il that
time. II 20, then even on the census
BASIS there would ba nov ~ deaf nlutes,
81 blind ami "a idi0tle. Ga tie basis of
nnqnestionable ratios, of these 30 an
for .unaies there are 10 deaf muges, 3
blind and GO imbeciles VINO are OF school
aRs and wholly or partly uneGucatsd.
Compare thess h<ur=s with the begin
nlnEs in other States. The Oregon
school for deaf Hutes, Only one Of the
three classes, began with only nine IN
pills. Ohio began With seven, aud now
las Over 400. Conrecti' us began with
ak, and Low has over 40. Even IN the
census basis there is poS Tar greater
namuer of defective youth IN the Terri
tory than should be left TO grow ap in
helpless ignorance.
"BuE yUu cl aim more defective youth
th IN would DO found on the census oa-
sls." Yes; because the census returns
are we'll known 10 bti exceedingly lnlpeT-
Il Of IL re- peet 10 tbs se classes. Parents
quy stioa d as to their children naturally
1t state to rep0rt an idi1tlo child WHOM
they grieye over and SEEK to conceal
from the public gHze; guardians who
Gagged tneuI Up hse Seasts 1ould be
equally slow to make known thslr owl
brutality. So, ia less de- rec. the deaf
AID blind would naturally be con-
cealed.
Ii yen object 30 the theory which ac
conn for the imperfecIion of the re-
iuFrs, you caay be Interested to know
tie TACT that when the census returns
we're published, thu superlntendents OF
sew raj deaf mute schools IN the lake
and middle States had the names and
addresses of several hundred deaf mute
children whose uau ss were not obtaIned
oy the enumerators. IL is not likely
that In this territory, With scattered
population. long distances aud difficult
sceess. any greater degree OF accuracy
was reached.
We have already provided for the
deaf nutes OF tho Territory" How?
The law provides that they may, il they
choose. attend the Oregon school for
thres years, during which time their
tuition may be paid by Legislative sp
preparation. DO they attend that
school? la the past thirteen years Only
about twelve have gone 10 Oregon. Last
term there we're three IN the Oregon
schsol for half term of four months
In three weeks. without special Effort,
the writer has learned Of ak deaf mutes
xitain Atty miles of Olympia wno never
attended any school. How MANY are
there in o. rest of the Territory
Suppose thes all attended tue Oregon
school for three years: would that be y
suitable provision fer their edueafioDg
How long do you think IL takes TO edu
cate a deaf ehlld2 Would yon be- satis
fed with three years of school for your
hearing boy or girl! And can deaf
child learn faster than . hearing child?
Il IA hardly TO be expected that one IN.
acquainted With the actual work will
ever realize the gigantic difficulties Of
teaching children who cannot hear. Bat
New York gives them II years; Obis IL;
and no school east Of the Rocky Noun
tains lees than Z years. Missouri last
year extended ths time from 8 10 10
years. The most experienced teachers
say that Is years would not be too long
IL teach the common branches. Tnree
terms! II you think that Suitable pro-
vision, IL would be a waste OF time 10
discuss the matter.
what would slch school oostT"
Enough TO provide
lst. Land, at letst 100 acres. for q
farm, which would furnish all the milk,
eggs and vegetables needed and hand
some margin Of produce for sale, and
thus greatly reduce the running ex-
penses. BY iudiciohs choice Of location
the land could be had without cast to
the Territory.
%. Buildings tons At firstl to accom-
MEDIATE Is pupils aud officers. tenn
porsrY aiding for tse years osuld be
Dad for little or no puhlIc expense. and
local aid obssined IL the erection OF per.
manent buildinGs.
Sd. Furnishings far school and dining
70 ims, kitcben, dor1silortes and teach
sr.' rooms. All the above will be needed
tut ne.
40. Running EXPENSES. fosd, fnei,
school supplies, Wages and salaFies. A
praetioabie b ginning eould not veil be
made for less thsn isslesl = yesr. $4,000
for tao years. Ths small nunsbsF Of
vupils at nrst weuid l,s b,lanesa By the
fisss cost % the farnishiiies and appii-
anera.
HAS the TerritorJ'a right b. sprfo-
pirate money for such q schoolg7 Un-
qaeeiionAbly the ssmt right that Il has
10 do ~ for the TERRITORIAL Uaivefsity
At Seattle. the inssfe asylum, or eny
other public insiitntan OF any kind.
The same right that Dakota and Utah