The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-08-07
IKE DEAF MUTE

The s-dioarnment Of Congress with
out acting on the bill authorizing the
governor 20 call the Legislature to
gether m-Hrscial session, makes Cover
n OF Murray's veto Of the Territorial ap.
proprtatisa biz effective for this year,
No money can be drawn from the Ter
ritorial Treasury and none OF the sp-
propfiations for courts, puplic improve
men,s aud charities can be made avail
able. Wsdo- not now propose to speak o.
The annoyance and hardships that the
malioiocs veto has caused and will
cause beEore it can be nulliied, except
in one direction, and that is in the
matter of the education Of the deal
mutes. Liberal provision had been
made4or the deaf mute department OF
the gciVersity and these poor anfortn-
mates we're in high glee that the public
was gCing 10 do what it could TO supply
tie deficiency which atu had left
when it denied to them the sense OF
hearing and the faculty Of speech.
Thei- hope, however, was inspired only
10 be dashed, and o there is griei
corresponding TO the great Joy of last
spring.
There are IL the Territory perhaps
200-dsaf mutes- The census enumere-
tors found lis or June list, 1ss0; II
Is ncV known that several were missed
and It Is not an unreasonable
estimate TO place the present number a:
200. It is not surprising that, with very
few-ozeeptoas, the Hutes ere poor. Ct
is more surprising thet, without the
abby to kesr or-tek, and practically
without education, they have managed
10 succeed at al in the struggle for ez-
isteRce WITH the mere fortunate. But,
as remarked. Sley are, rs e rule, poo
and unable 70 purchase the education
ofvkich they stand in such need, even
if they can Afford the time required fer
studying. II e6ucated at all, somebody
othe- than themselves must bear the
expense. II Eas 70 DO this that the
legislature appropriated at its last seq
sion, and as the appropriation has been
tiedAp, it has been suggested that the
necessary provision be made by the res
pectiTe coun6es, each providing for it's
own-as it row does for its other dis
tiessed and &fRieteS people who are
withoIt the means to pay for their
care and zpport. We are not clear
that the county courts have the
authority to do this, but we are abso-
lutelE certain that no fault would be
found with them for using a portion o,
the public funds IN the manner pro-
posed. Pref. Il c. White, OF the deaf
mute department of the University, is
deeply exercised over the matter; he
fears Ehat those aHicted as he is will
not be able to enjoy the advantages
which have made him a man among
men, notwithstanding natures cruelty
- him He knows what education will
do for Gs mutes, and understands how
helpless they are without il; and his
kind hea-t bleeds at the thought Of any
one being deprived Of what is so essen
tial 10 hin solely on account Of poverty.
In its last annual report the faculty Of
the University outlined a plan whichit
@as proposed to adopt in case the Ter
sitorY went 20 the aid Of the institution
EItb an appropriation. Itwss
To establishE ooaSding place or home for
q pupils o. this department 20 be under
The g-rHRF zrrrrrrnfanma ~ not arw~-,N ~ ~.
othcers Of the University, and 20 AVE the
teachers OF the desf-mute classes also live
there with their pupils. This Advancement
AZ Effected. " i be OF great advSntage 10 the
pupils, since heg viii be under the con-
slant csre and tuition Of their teachers, and
be trance - prQ7er .!emeenor and social
po!iteoeSs as we'll as in schois1 c studies.
ana 80 so be secure, in a great measure,
from any evil influence thstit might NOT be
in the power Of the University otherwise 10
prevent. This plan carried out viii slso
avoid the Inconvenience hat must be incl
dent 10 emute sssoStrted with those with
whom he csn have LILLE or no communica-
tion
Professor White is anxious to make a
start towards putting this plan into
operation, but he cannot move in the
matter unless the counties will go to
the aid Of the INDECENT mutes BY paying
for their board at the kome. If the
couaties wiz pay for the board of those
deaf mutes unable to lose the time and
bear their own expenses, perhaps
t~wenty-fEe or thirty Of the unEortunates
who are noz deprived Of an opportun-
" to acquire an education, would at
lend school. The expense would be
riding, and when distributed among
he counties would scarcely be felt by
any OF them. IKE HERALD hopes the
eyeral county courts viii consider tn
natter. and If they can Legally do 50
axe immediate and favorable action
0 the suggestion. so that at The e
inning Of the school year no deaf and
umb child will be compelled to stay
at Of sbhOOl b. reason Of the poverty
This parents.