The morning call., 1893-06-14

Then boy proudly announced in quick,
jerky way that it was ''SoDe-tag and
Ee-yans."
Then came the more difficult work of
lip reading. Mr.. WhiDple read the twenty
third psalm TO Joseph Hatch, a boy who
came to the school from Redding twelve
years ago. The hymn was repeated till
Mr.. Whipple read: Yea, though | walk
through The valley of the shadow Of
DEATH" Then the vigorous shaking of the
boys head made him realize that he had
omitted IL sentence. Having read. "He
ieadeth me in the paths of righteousness. /"
the psalm was finished without further in
terruption.
James Bowson of Sacramento was next
introduced. He was a youth OF II. He
differed from the other children in that he
had become deaf at the age OF and so had
once heard. Mr.. Whipple said that the
boy expected to have an article from the
Chronicle read him. Instead he was going
to read an article from THE CALL, which
the boy had never seen.
He then read an editorial on the Worlds
Fair entitled, "Some Comparisons" Only
once did the boy hesitate. That was in a
sentence containing figures reaching tar
into the millions.
President Wilkinson in speaking of this
work said that the results attained by Mr..
Whipple far surpassed anything he had
seen in Europe. The boys under Mr.
Whpple translated as fast as the instruc-
tor could talk. In the best school for the
deaf and dumb in France trial was m made
of children of the same age. In eight min
utes the most forward pupil had only sue
ceeded in getting twenty-three words.
Rita Galloupe. Clara Hays, Emma Mol
denhOfer and Ernest E. Norton, four little
deaf mutes who eight months ago did not
know their own names came forward to
perform blackboard exercise. They de-
scribed certain actions made and ansU cred
questions asked. This work was done
with crayon. The handwriting was legibe
and even.
Then two little boys-one 8, the other
12-read from raised letters. Another
matter of great interest was the writing OF
two letters on the typewriter by Kate
Foley, blind girl from Los Angeles
President Wilkinson dictated them into
the phonograph. The cylinders were re-
moved and put into box. Miss Foley
was then admitted.
She first adjusted the cylinders in to the
phonoeraph without assistance. Then she
put her paper into the typewriter and
wrote the date. Having adjusted the ear.
pieces the Dhon0graph was started, and
the typewriter KEYS clicked as rapidly a>
if she were the brightest-eyed girl in the
world. When the letters were finished
there was not mistake. Alignment, capi.
talization and punctuation were all correct
There were also illustrations of the sign.
language by a class of mutes. Besides
this there was soprano solo, "Nita Gi.
tana," by Miss Mast, an organ voluntary
by Miss LabarraQue and a barytone solo
The Vagabond," by William Carroll o!
Los Angeles.
The exercises were closed by chorus
Swing Song" by sixteen blind girls
The bpnediction was then pronounced by
Rev. George w. Hatch. and another years
work was finished.
The graduates were: Frances Louise
Ankener, Sacramento; 0zro A. Gator
Gertrude May Leddep and Augusta Mast,
San Francisco; Joseph Hatch, Reddng
Theresa c. Larner. San Diego, and Patty
B. Presley, Santa Barbara