New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-14
BRILLIANT HELEN KELLAR
THE BLIND AND DEAF ALABAMA GIRL
PASSES EXAMINATIONS IN STUDIES
FOR ADMISSION TO RAD
CLIFFE COLLEGE.
CLIFFE COLLEGE.

Helen Kelar the wonderful girl who. withou. he
senses OF sight or hearing. has become widely known
throughout this country and Europe by the wonder
fui progress she has made. has passed her examna-
lions for the Cambridge school. a we-krow1 prl-
va'e institution in Cambridge, Mass. with as high.
II not higher record than any Of her fellowship
dents The school is like other private schools and
after three or four years study there Miss Ke.iar
expects 20 enter Radcliffe College the womens de-
partment OF Harvard University
For the last two years Helen Kelar has been
studying at the Wrlght-Humason Institute. No. ~
West Seventy-sixth-st. under the OF John d.
Wright She was able 10 read before she went
there but there she also enabled art!cula,e
so that now. although totally blind and deaf she
can talk as well as many girl Of her own
The only other girl totally bind and deaf who has
rvalled Miss kellar in accomplishments. il is said.
is Ragnh.ld Kaata a Norwegian girl. older than
Helen Kear. but who began her OF study
later in life. and to-day she is not far advanced
as the American girl young VINO Is totally
deaf. but whose sight is no. impaired. entered The
class OF 1890 in Columbia University from the
Wrght-Humason Institute this fall
IL has been reported that the sense OF taste and
smell are lacking in Helen KelIar This is not true.
They are as normal to-day they have always been.
The story OF her early life IS known all over the
country. She left The wrighi-Humason Institute
in June and spent the summer a. Brewster. on Cape
Cod. While there she learned OF her fathers sudden
death At his home In Alabama. The blow
severe one 10 the afflicted girl. who his eldest
child. Al that time she wrote ptfu letter
Mr.. Wright. her old teacher. She did no: go home
but expects pay a visit 70 her widowed mother
and her brother and sister this winter. probably in
the holidays. She g-ieved a, the though; OF leaving
the institute. but the greater advantages in Boston
for her education. which from now on will be Il
purely intellectual one. made the step necessary
The Perkins institute for the Blind. in South Bos-
ton, Will be OF great help 10 her. She has studied
there before. and there her friend and compan-
ion Miss Sullivan
The following. which is extract from "Th.
Boston Transcript" tells OF Miss Keilars entrance
10 the Cambridge school:
Helen Kellar. who under the care OF her friend
and companion. Miss Sullivan, has made such
marvellous progress in her studies during the nine
years OF conscious Intellectual life since her teacher
first Joined her. has this year entered the regular
classes at the Cambridge school. The object OF her
friends in placing her here among seeing and
| speaking girls is to develop her powers OF self
guidance In greater degree than could have been
possible under private tuition.
Mr.. Gilman. the director OF the school. wished
when Miss Kellar FIRST brought to him 10 find
out how great had been her progress in the differ
ent subjects which she has studied To this end
he gave her OF the preliminary Harvard ex-
animation papers-the same papers which We're
presented TO candidates at Harvard and Radcliffe
colleges last June
college examnaiions In fact had never had ex-
aninations Of any sort, she PASSED he papers sub
mitted with great credit The time allowed for
each paper was precisely the same that given at
regular examinations. but the questions had Of
course. to be read to Miss Kellar. which made the
time left for answering them considerably less.
The answers We're typewriter IN clear. precise
English. and almost without mistake either In
spelling. punctuation or subject matter. The Har-
ward examiners TO whom they submitted
agreed that judged by the same standard by which
they ar" accustomed 10 judge all papers Miss
kellar passed In every subject tried. These sub
Jects were English French. German and history.
Ihus sh. has already passed I'VE hours OF Rad
cliffes elementary examinations: this. too. tn.
unCommony early age OF sixteen. after only nine
years of conscious development.
Al tho Cambridge school Mss kellar studies
Latin history and arithmetic with the clasS-s
Miss sullivan IL with her constantly at school. and
| the two friends 1--we together at UoWels iiOus.
OF the home buildings connected with the
school Miss kellar. who l. "a tall bright
faced girl OF sixteen years. tells her visitors with
evident pleasure that she Is preparing for Rad
cliNe Mr. Bell asserts that she speaks better
than any other mute In this country She IL still
very young for Radcliffe and TWO three years
more will make her older than most freshmen.
though much more keen intellectually than any.
! She IL very popular among her bright school
friends. all OF whom take g-ea: interest N her"