The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-22
4 WONDERFUL LONDON SNOW.
The Biind PupiIs OF the Upper Norwood
school and Their Exhibitions In tho
Great ArrIcnltnrnl Hall at IsllnEtOn.

| school and Their Exhibitions In Tn
Great Agricultural Hail at lexington.
LONDON, juno 7.-This season larger mum
Der OF places OF amusement have been ore
| than ever before. We have three largo gal
leries, tho Academy, tho Grosyonor, and tn
New Gallery, filled with pictures rarely good
mostly Indifferent. and often worry bad. VI
have three exhibitions, the African, very com
plete and interesting: the Military. very goot
and instructive. with the bonnie bouche OF
balloon thrown In every Saturday; the French
as poor, unfinished, and unworthy of thu
nation 1t represents as can we'll be imagined
but still possessing the old charm of those
that preceded it at Earls Court, and the
new charm OF the best Parsar
restaurant bodily imported with it's chef
wines. and walters. We have daily meetings
and celebrations for Stanley, tho inauguration
OF countless bazaars. the meets OF the coaches
we expect the Prisoner OF ClairvauX." and a
hundred things besides, 50 that il is hardly to
Dc wondered that certain functions OF n novel
and exceedingly interesting character that
took place last week ut the Agricultural Hall
should, however we'll attended. have hardly
met with the notice they deserved.
Under the patronage Of tho Princo OF Wales
and the Presidency OF Mr.. Herbert Gladstone,
tho National Physical Recreation Society gave
series OF performances in the huge Islington
Hall. The programme was rs attractive rs
the name Of the society is forbidding. and In
cuded clever display by tho Metropolitan
Fire Brigade: the station by night tho alarm
building on fro tho arrival CT escapes and
engines. the rescue OF tho inmates and extiuc-
ton OF The flames. Tho size OF the aroma af-
forded ample space for engines. whio it al
lowed the excellence of the drivins, and sharp
turning of corners to be apprecated tho cor
rect and business-like bearing OF tho men en-
gagged impaired an effect OF reality. and did
credit to Capt. Shaw, the chief OF the brigade.
by whose permission and that OF the London
County Council they were allowed to appear
There were OF course exercises and gymnas-
tics as perfect In their separate branches as
those OF professional athletes and acrobuts;
boxing competition, trine dull to the unini-
tiated portion OF the audience, but enjoyed by
the rest. and provoking the outspoken COM
ments OF ATTY" who Is ALWAYS q connoisseur
OF the prize ring. He was lavish OF his opin-
ions and announcements. urging the COM
batants to go It," or inviting them cbeerfully
to " 1t 'im." The last successful puElists were
considerably reminded that they owned left
hand, and discretionary liberty was exercised
as to laughter ana derision. A fast and furious
game offootball followed. the players apparent
ly enjoying 1t as much as the spectators. who
were never more delighted than when the
leather fell among them. hundred hands
being stretched out to return the ball.
occasoning little private scuflle in emula-
ton Of that in the arena. The Running
Maze. in which 800 members Of tho
National Physical Recreation and other So
cietes Joined, looked like q glorined Follow
My Leader dazzling involved, labyrinthine.
and beathless beyond description. But excel
lent OF their kind as oil these numbers OF the
were, they paed almost to insig-
nlfcance before the great feature OF the even
ing us supplied by the students OF the College
The college is at 'l Upper . y. Norwood not far
from the good, Old, Crystal Palace. Some
months back Lady Coliu Campbell gave n spir-
der the guidance Of Dr. Campbell. the Princi-
pal, himself bere.t OF siGht. She could not
lnentS Of the Establishment, or OF tho wonder-
full results obtained alike in education and ac-
tho reading, writing. singing,
aud occupations OF tho sightIes5
inmates filed her with puzzled wonder.
Nevertheless, even those who have read this
ing "Moman's Walks" were hardly prepared
tor the exhibition OF skill dexterity, and accu-
went through. There was not a singh law SHi in
the, precision Of movement. time, or drill.
Girls and boys alike went through their evolu-
Jumps, their exercises on the horizontal bars.
their, CONCERTED and set pieces, 10 the
nor doubt. They 'AG ha"o ns''ni heal iiSF
robust confidence IN their bowers. and lear.
essy obey command they feel themselves
perfectly abe to execute. Among other feats
eight of the students, nj word. formed them
selves In pyramid. standing on zach others |
graceful lily to the ground. When the gymnas-
les ended long tandem-eh shaped tricycle. |
S$ eacb ~
seeing person. the other riders being blind, |
and they ro performed dvd series or intri
BASE us the leaders. although it was
Of the Handles WoGii have W re- re-
suited in n spill" Even forewarned. the spec
ator is unable to detect at any time that he Is |
.ian OF all their senses and having learned to |
leyeop them to the utmost range of their pos
abilities. 1t is quite rs impossible 10 detect
low they acquire their security and proficiency. |
Ind what mysterious signals or communica- |
ION from mentors supplement the want Of
lgnt.
Bright and happy enough docs the blind con
ingent at the Agricultural Hall appear 10 tho
'rince OF Wales. who twice during the week
ound time t TO- DO SO us proof OF the lively in;
ae5S e e1oa taxes da u LAZY n9 sSsf p Sar bs and
Norwood. armed for the battle Of lie" sho
ellis US. and quoting once moro the words OF
They play and learn, work, ride skate swim,
bicycle. mould In clay rear and tend flowers
hey sing and acquire manual deHtoriIy; they
ONE forth and are tho wonder and admiration
# Il satiated and blas6 public; they compete
uccessfully with those whose Dyes guide them;
hey do not look different from the other uer-
ormers ami yet after u while II great sadness
ONES over tn $50. who, unseon by them. watch
md admire. What. in their innormost con-
ciousness. is the aspect Of that vast concuurae
I human beings surrounding them in an am
of which they arc tho centre! Have
hey nny conception: approaching tho truth OF
he way they look, OF tho effect they produce, Of
he pageant IN which they play. conspiru MS
artf Can they conlnre up II picture of the I'M
lense hall, illumine thelr night with It's
GODS OF light fancy the thousands OF
yes with vision III them, liked, On
heir sightless onesf Can tho cheers
nd applause, the only manifestations OF ap-
roval thai reach, them, convey tho impress
ion Of the raised hands, eager faces and
waving bodies of tho fellow creatures they
ave delighted, whom they .cqnfouyd III tho
no generic Appreciation Of sighted people"
'ithout even knowing tho full sense OF tho
dlectivel
With those mournful speculatons In ones
hind tho exhibition Of the National Physical
ecreation Society leaves u deep and lasting
IMPRESSION. NJ. DE >.