The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-07-07
1HE.STATE's EoBLEsT WORK.
SUCCH5SPUL COMMENCEME ENT By-
bRCISBS Ar OKDAR SPRINGS.

| The Grand Record OF tho Work Douo at
'he 1hntitution Tor the Deaf Hnd Damb
and the Bltnd, ...
| tPAkTAEBURG, July l.-Sparianburg has
| heptivllege ofreporting one commencement /
hne[e there was no speech rnaking. No dis
uo2ulsned man CO nae from & dintanoe "load cd
up for tho ooceslon. Prot. N. T.. Walker
principal OF the Institution for the Dear and
| Dpmband the Bind at Ceder Bpriugs, four
nlies sontheast from our town, has the
thanas or The public for the commencement
exercises coquned wholly to the pills. Yes
ieroay, although the roada wero very muddy
ana tbo CLOUDS threatening, u largo crowd
assembled TO Witness the cluslng exer clsey OF
State. ' -|i'o'' "onof Oh the
Profess or Walker has three assls snts In tho
oeaf mute department ma two la the bio
ana one mosio tcachor, with q superiu ton
cent OF Tie workshops. The catalogue OF
1896 shows an enrolment OF SO deat mutss
~ blind. and IL co!ored; total, IS.
,niars me eHeIc'fss Yesterday were varied ana
s,sn lpI%Eusgs ;ns Lords frsysf fhis was
s"H, oGy n.arly blind, VINO has Seen in The the
snhs.itu'e tho .enee OF touch tor that OF
sight inpl;a were called up from the diffor.
a%a iney ] shoWea sae anS saeieSSs SsiS,S"s
tbelr mo! LdS OF learning as we'll as how
re ms, work m was made clear to the audis,oo.
Mary Cf the children in the scnool are un.
iGIinnate In more ways than ono, Some OF
tally weak. Their developinent was neg
thence 10 start them in after Il years. years. s''"' p"'
II our leg islators could only visit this In.
no hesitation in granting whatever approo
pnIa pnIHEt0n may be asked. AS managed At pres
ent u ls the cheapest institution OF the sort
saPHti0r saI 10 IN ontiit ana equipments, none
course here requires stx yeats. Thin enaSies
the . eaf mutes to read well, to express them.
saMa tbS %n she ana 70 under
atSaoemies; tSaoenhs The blind In The SAME time go
Point IN rndsSs they psrtorNte paper placed
, with type which fit In a grooved slate.
CONQUERED Bapner," by Tires yonns ~aS iadies tne
IN the Sign language. The apparent mtraeio5
Sns Miss Eady ga has charge OF that depsrtheat,,
Hnu ner fuccesa IL very wonderful. Miss
And iane ssns' n audible ts, toSes feReasea sRa Mf
hbIrsdiey repeated the 23d Psalm. In the
vas shown ana the advanced classes ware
examined in arithmetic, Latin and geology,
so Is ~ nee ths ais aaa
SsfS HEEss sp
her aee in the seeing oasseS ss'i rto sels Masus S
krapf has beeD faithful ana eificientin.
sssTuGtor ssn OF tne music pupils. Fancy work Is
tain hours eaoh day IN the workshops. They
The pupils who have been In school s,x
S,tniis eet certihcaies ana those who remain
tsight years take diplomas. n. A. CLARK OF
Estill Of Aiken, NJ Black rnan OF Anderson,
hhen S yeIs q sreaSvg Of A. D. ns s.
h1osoley OF Edgefeld, all received o3rtif.
catee. They have tho privilege OF emaining
nt,,yya fT0 years longer ana working for diplomss.
and ". ". Bradley OF Kershaw County, and
10 & y; II; Dorrill, OF Georgetown. Prof. Walker
rill, who is blind, and then repeated it In tho
sigm Language TO the mutes. Mr.. Bradley then
With sho sfS ana SeanT
dne nearing part OF the audience. 1t was OBJ
taa6 taIa nttlo faster than Prof Waller ooa,d
Ttompson ana 6oi. Coward 'S oa1,d ToHothps %ot bs
GiI Giih ns ,his M year. The change Of gauge kept
missed the train ai Gastonia. ''' oo""'"
ons to o,1Sp sHa yne
ieaLn'ng. one who has ever Waited Cedar
Spripgs ana witnessed the great work the
t stSte is doing there raises his voice against
cation Of ohildren entitled to admittancs SIN In
th1s institution.
II may be well 10 state that there Ia 10 rss-
aon tt Tor associating these two ustltatons IS
gelntr: IN fGct, II would be better II they
pills can receive no comrnon benSat In the
sa1sa esaSs %0Th: VOTE IL Is more economical, for tho
Will answer both acts OF I pupts. su up''in'ohoen'
o,,e The years work has been most So atiafeo otory,
hne hne hsneh Ths Of 61n tho pupils Las been very
they are, better prepared than ovor For FOR
ss,Nas soEu work The dsaf mutes expresa Them
some recnl!Rrities shout their style WhIon
olsApsnish their writings feom others.