Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-02

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ane@ and vice or eiasstInz tneis de-
fa.tixe yoqth. lf no money vas saved
bs that course, there sFe some consider
ATOMS Which appeal ners nightly 10
the hearts Of most people than that OF
money slsas. Be- making tue right be-
ginning early, needless expense later
san De prevented. The existence OF
sue. a > h0ol would l0adly commend
Washington Territory as a h0ne for
in,slnsen philanthFo2ic people VITO
look westward
s-ItisnoS ziss TO include the blind er
weak-1aindsi: better s-gio small; too
mucn of ne great institatinn' viii Kill
,he whole scheme" W0ald Il be better
a. wiser - found one school noT for
deaf uau.es, and after a few years an
other al EQUAL cost for blind. and later
zsiil a ,hird2 Are three schools cheaper
than ouef The blind and weak minded
will surely have to be provided Ter soon.
TO begin small /" is TO continue small;
and. Of course. results VIII be small
small policy IL no better fer school for
DETECTIVES than for another school or
enterprise. Only 9 small man voRid be
willing 20 uSdeftake a small business
10 half finish and half support such q
sch,ol is 10 waste the half, and deceive
the pupils Dependent on the school
With promises-" smaIl" at best, only
half p=rflrned.
The additional cost of providing for
the blind and feeble minded IN the same
school will be, at the outset, precisely
tue cost of the paper, space and lax
necessary to insert the proper clauses IN
the act of incorporation. When four
or five blind children apply for admis-
sion, and not until then. the added Sost
will be that of one teacher, furnishings
for one sehOoiroom, and the food the
pupils and teacher eat. II the proper
clauses are not inserted in the act, such
blind children would have to be sent
out of the State at cost Of $500 each
per term; or, more likely, go anprovided
for until their numbers demanded the
establishment of another school, at
vastly greater expense than to include
them in the scope of enc school. The
same facts apply to the Predetermined.
"Where would such q school be To-
cated?" In Washington Territory, with
out doubt. Nobody has any notion of
outing it in British Columbia or the
Sandwich lslands- II makes no differ
ence where il Ia located, If few essen
tial conditions are observed. In the
first place, it must be at some point
easily reached by public conveyance,
with as little change or transfer as pos
sible. Deaf or blind children cannot
safe IL make journeys involving changes,
aud some parents cannot afford the
added expense OF going themselves With
their children.
There should be land around the
school. A farn of at least leo acres
affords useful occupation in summer for
employees and some pupils who have no
homes, aud, by furnishing employment
to employees the year round. makes it
possible TO tcnre more reliable help at
less salary than If employed but nine
months. Inc milk, eggs. vegetables,
&C., from q farm materially reduce the
exEense of food for the household, and
reduce the cost of the school.
The location must be dry and health
full. Water supply mnst he absolutely
pure, uncontaminaied ard abundant.
Drainage mast be perfect at all times
Al d in all circumstances,
A dii,anee Of more than two miles
from markets and stores ls impractica-
ME ia view of iae daily necessity for
flesh supplies of meat, groceries, 81.
Meet these. requirements, and any
ace is suitable. But it should be
borne 10 mind that pleasant surround
inss are ju,t as delightful and just as
, elpfui to these children as to your chill
dren or 10 yourself.
This is probably - scheme TO get
another public institution and keep
public money away from -" Resi-
dents Of different localities can fill the
olauks to SUIT themselves. but the same
Objection - met a, many places. The
broad, humane, pablic-s spirited character
of such Jealous, dog in-the manesr
sentiment j., of course. obvious to every
one. The oaly difficulty in this case is
the fact that it has not a shadow Of
foundation in fact. The scheme was
never beard Of in Washington Territory
until suggested by man who nevAr Set
feet in the Territory before the first of
May. 1885. Ii has not the remotest con
nection with any other scheme, past,
present. or failure. IL has nothing what
ever TO do with any local fights or ieal
onsies. Ii seeks exactly one thing-to
secure for toe unfortunate youth Of this
Territory such an opportunity for edu
cation as they have in other States and
Territories; such as hearing children
are every where given abundantly. aud
WHICH tDtHc QeftutlNe yUutus uebcttc
no les but rather more than their more
favored brothers and sisters. That is
all the "--- scheme" there 10 about
this movement.
"Who 10 this man who IL irving to
work up soft job for himself?" Ex-
actly. The Alersnees aud skiil OF the
average politician in scsntioR a job on
the part of someo 5dy else is strikingly
50 Restive Of experience. There is an
vld proverb about catohisg rognes.
The man who suggested this move
ment 10 9 minister Of the gospel. who
has for more than q dozsn years been
intimately associated with defective
youth. making careful study of their
conditions. needs, and the. methods Of
educating them, and Is known IN the
East As sn expert in sush matters. He
could TODAY take q position in Journal
ism. or enter any Of half dozen pal
pits in Washington and Oregon, whore
be would get more money than 10 ever
likely 90 be made in q work OF this kind.
He tears the highest recommendation
as TO PERSONAL character and skill in this
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