The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-08
THE DEAF MUTE INSTITUTE.
Some Facts For Parents -Appli-
cantS for Admission.

A large number of applications for
admission to the Deaf Mute Institute
next fall have been received by the prin-
cipal, this summer, and full thirty-fv
or more pupils will be in attendance
next school year. This is a gratifying
evidence that the liberal provision made
bytheTerritory for the education of deaf
mutes is generally appreciated by the
parents of those children. That there
are, however, some who have not heard
of the existence of the Institute was
rtv.d in one instance. On the Fourth,
Mr.. and Mrs Whites attention was at
trscted towards group of little boys,
near Liberty PARK, of whom one seemed
from his actions, to oe deaf and dumb.
Mr.. White beckOpfC IL Them to come to
him. l. he deaf mute readily went,
but the other boys hung hack, and
refused to give any Information
about him in spite of the offer
of quarter OF dollar. To every
question, they answered. l don't
know" Some of the ladies standing
near by kindly lent their assistance in
trying TO get the desired information,
but to no purpose. They then turned
to the deaf mute and questioned him in
natural pantomime. He was a nice
looking boy, about IA years of age and
very bright. He had never been taught,
and could only say that he came down
i'll the steam cars from ''up north;
probably from Ogden, and that his
father and mother we're somewhere in
town; he could not say where. It is to
be hoped that the boys parents have
heard of the institution for the educa-
ton of deaf mutes at Salt Lake City
and will send him there next fall, as he
is old enough to attend school.
The school term begins on the 3rd
of September, 1888, and all who have
applied for admission are requested to
be on hand on the opening day. and
others who Intend coming should
notify the principal of the institute or
DR.. J. R. Park, the president of the
University, at once, so that they may
know how many to expect and provide |
for.
a young lady teacher from San
Francisco, of three years experience IL |
the profession, who has been teaching |
at the Iowa State Institute for the past |
year, has been engaged as an assistant |
for next term. If class in articula-
ton can be formed together, she will |
give instruction daily in speech and lip
reading for the benefit of those who |
possess a good voice and show an
aptitude for speaking. In addition to
reside at the Institute and have |
general charge of the girls, of whom a
larger number than before is expected.
AS an evidence CT the fact that edu-
Gated deaf mutes are self-Supporting
it may be interesting to cite the fact
that through the kindness of Mr.. Klet-
ting. the architect, three young men,
pupils at the Institute, have obtained
work Oh the University building at 81. SO
and $1.75 per day. Mr.. Rumel, the boss
plasterer, says, that they are very
handy, willing workers. and that he
has no difficulty in making them un
derStand what ne wishes them to do.
Two OF them haven one else TO support
them. and they will earn enough to keep
themselves in books and clothes, next !
year. This is in the line of progress
and independence, which is the aim of
the Institute, besides giving purely
education, to educate them
up to. As soon as the means will per
NIT, instructions in regular trades will
be given at the Institute, as knowledge
of the use of tools will be very useful to
them after leaving school. AS for the
girls. they will be taught plain and
rnachine sewing and light house
keeping. @
AS the Territory is put to great ex-
pense educating the deaf mutes, ell of
this class should come promptly to
school, and stay to the end of the year,
50 that the public funds should not be |
wasted,