The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-09-18
ARKANSAS DEAF-MUTE INSTITUTE
Its 2Sth Session viii Open
October Z, 1896.
Parents and Friends of Deaf Chill
aren Read the Following.

Parents and Friends of Deaf Chill
dren Read the Following.
The next session Of the Arkansas
Deaf Mute Institute will open October
I, 1886. within the last five Years this
noble school has nearly doubled in size
ami ITS wonderful growth aud success
= largely due to the influence of The
press Of the state. Until very recent
~ this Institute was filled TO overflow
ing and there was many knocking at
the d0orS fol admission who could not
be received. But thanks tn the last
Legislature, representing ne it did the
Christian magnanimity which has ever
characterized the good people OF Ar
kansas, ample additions have been
made SO that now every afflicted deaf
cAlld In the state can be admitted and
receive an education, Arkansas has
determined long ago to legislate in fla.
Vor. not against her afflicted classes.
and 10 citizen can visit her School for
the Blind, her Insane Asylum and her
Deaf Mute Institute without feeling
proud OF his state and thankful that he
lives among noble people. in free
and Christian land.
The Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute
is beautifully situated upon an eleva-
ton overlooking the city of Little Rock.
and about one mile west of it. a
healthier, better location could hardly
be found in the state Here delicate
children become strong ana well, ard
fatal sickness is seldom known among
them
y large corps Of experienced, well
equipped teachers are employed, and
i'll the school pupils are taught not only
the regular branches OF free school.
but also art, physical culture, sewing.
dress making. fancy work, house. keep
ing, aaa such trades as printing, Shoe
making, tailoring, carpentering, cabi-
net making, painting, farming, gar
dening, plastering, kalsomining, etc.
An experienced physician and an
eminent ocullSt and auriSt are en-
ployed annually, also an excellent dem
fist. Good neutritious food is furnished
mt AL times and each child provided
with cosy, comfortable bed the sleep
Ing apartments being large, well-ven-
tllated d0rmitUrleS which, as well as
all other rooms, are heated by steam.
All this, together with tuition and
books, is free to every deaf child in tie
state. Of sound mind, able to dress and
Otherwise care for itself, which is be-
tween The ages of six and twenty one
years. Dentistry alone is excepted,
this being free only to the INDECENT.
The State of Arkansas offers free ed
ucatiOn to every child within her boy
ders and in order that her INDECENT
afflicted children may not be in any re-
spect excepted, everything that the
laws of Il kind hearted. noble people
can do has neen done. Even the cloth
ing and travelling expenses are fur
nshed free TO those unable to deflay
them, those reported INDECENT by the
county judges. the State by this last
generous act declaring that no citizen
OF hers shall fail of Il full and free OPP
portunity TO have his child educated.
She can not build school at the door
of every deaf child in her Common
wealth. bnt she does IA better thing by
paying the travelling expenses of and
furnishing clothing to the poor, she
thus places the one grand institution
she has erected III easy reach Of an de-
serving admission therein.
Can any one CONCEIVE of a grander.
nobler work. Who. living in Arkan-
Sas. is not proud OF his State and her
public institutions?
L va ~ nv iihNC hCdl HOW IL
the opportunity offered, fully enabling
sou 70 do your duty by them and have
them emancipated from the darkest
night Of ignorance into the blessed
light or Christian education Write ut
once for application blanks and any
further information desired. In case
amy one Of YOU know of one or more
deaf children In the State not in school.
please kindly forward to Frank H.
Yates, uperintendent, such Informal
ton as will enable him TO reach them.
by doing so YOU will greatly favor the
management of the Institute and the
state of Arkansas. and your services
to the afflicted children thus admitted
to the school, Will be beyond estima-
ton