The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-27
WHAT DEAF MUTES CAN DO.
An Entertainment of Intense Interest to
Friends OF Humanity

there
are seventy seYeu such schools in the United
States. V lille this school is one OF the YOUNG
est, II ranks forty fifth in sze that is there are
tnirty-two schools smaller Gnan this one Asto
the work, In the past seyenty-tve wears 80 253
deaf mutes have been educated in the United
States; 9,$S2 were in school last year On The
iSt DAY OF December, 1891, there were 79I2 in
attendance. To instruct them CSC teachers are
employed.
What can pupils do afler they are educat
ed!" Is question often asked. He then road
extracts from the report of the Ohio institution
for the deaf for s9l-92, giving q list of ninety
eight employments followed by it's graduates
proceeding: Compare a number of graduates
OF our schools for the deaf with like number
OF publlc school graduates. and you Will find the
deaf following as honorable ca.ltngs and mat.
ing as great success in life as their speaking
rivals. - o
Then followed
THE PROGRAMME.
An address OF welcome by Libbie De Long of
Garfield county. girl of fourteen yeas who
lost her hearing at the age of i've and Is now n
member OF the lip reading class.
Frs step in elching the deaf. class Of
beginners consisting Of Ruth Carter, of Utah
Swift, OF Salt Lake; Pearl Ault, Of Utah
county; Lyman Probert, OF Provo: Elgin Ia
cobson, OF Davis county.
Second step-A class of more advanced
pupils; Mamie Young, OF Kane county: Elmo
hemp, OF Salt Lake county: Joe kee ev ana
Ole Petit, OF this city; Samuel Porter of Sewer
county; Miss Stiflier being instructor Of both
classes.
Natural signs representing fruits. by Lizzie
Wood, OF this city: and representing animals
by Hathron Eadlock, OF Ogden.
FIRST steps IN teaching deat children to articu-
late and read lips; amy Divine, of Morgan;
Joe Cameron, OF Garfield county; John A!my of
Escaanle, Elmo Kemp Lille Swift Mania
Young, Pearl Ault The teacher Miss Grace
LofOaugh, began with the word hair to show
how the children are taught to speak a new
word. Then followed O short drill in lin read
ing and articulation. More advanced work in
articulation ana lip reading: Amelia Conner If
Lehi; Leo Hawkins ana AkseI Arnundsen If
this city; John Clark, of Garfield county. and
Libbie De Long.
conversation carried on orally and by read
ing the lips, between Libbie De Long and Aksel
Amunsden.
story taken from Miss Zorbaugh's lips and
reproduced by Amelia Conner and Libbie De-
Long.
Recitation spoken by John Clark.
Recitation OF the Twenty-third psalm in signs
by class OF little folks.
Advanced language exercises by Earl Moore,
OF Emery county, Amelia Conner, Libbie De-
Long and John Clark, conducted by Mr..
briggs.
Humorous recitation, ''Cour.ship Under Diff
cuItles, IN pantomime, by Joe Olorenshaw. of
Mechanical drawing by Earl Moore, Andrew
Madsen, Leo Hawkins and Nephi Larsen
Song Rock Bye Baby, in the Tree Top
IL signs by the school choir consisting of four
young gentlemen and four young ladies'
The programme was closed with q child's
prayer, in signs by Lille Swift
After the programme was finished several
members Of the legislature present were called
upon Tor remarks 10 the pupils. and President
King. Speaker Seegmiller. Mr. Irvine aud Mr.
snow responded with appropriate and feeling
addresses. Mir. Lyman also spoke in terms of
warm sympathy.
In the various school rooms the work of the
pupils. consisting of map drawings, free hand
drawings. penmanship exercises. journals and
m on a1gbi ap1
In the front hallway q table was covered with
articles of fancy work from the hands of the
girls; drawings rom models by Arksel Amund-
sen, oi TINS city, forms from the printing Office
the boys.
Beside the members of the legislature pres
sent the assembly room was crowded with
themselves as highly pleased with the even
ing entertainment and loud in their praise of
the institution and its excellent management