The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-25

ting by her side in the class room and
interpreting to her the words of the
class teacher. 1t would be obviously
lmpracticable for Helens fingers to.
rest on the lips of that lady during
lectures or recitations. They were both
Iuil or interest in the new system as
they entered the reception room where
awaited them. Helen came to me i'm
medlately with her characteristically
eager friendly greeting and interest
In a new type-a newspaper woman.
You came from New York" she
said. from the New York World 1 do
not read the newspapers very much,
but 1 know the name. 1 love New
York. / spent two very happy years
there at school,"
She was told that the people Of New
York were very much interested in her
success in passing the college examina-
ton.
ct is very kind of Them" she said:
please thank them for me- Give them
all my love. My ambition Is to GO
through college. / am very happy in
my work. want to fit myself to help
Others"
She rushed on impetuously
DO you write politics? I am very
much interested in politics. My poll,
tics? Oh, think ] am mugwump,
Gold or silver? Well, should be glad
to get as much of either as 1 want
But / really believe that gold is best"
AS she talks she rests the middle fin
ger of her right hand on the side of
her 1ntervieWer's nose, her first finger
on the lips and her thumb on the
throat, thus commanding the entire
range Of nasal, lip and throat sounds
The bell rang and she left for the
class room, after another warm grasp
of the hand and g. laughing Don't for
get to give my love to New York. Mr.
Gilman took me there, and we looked
at Helen and her teacher, sitting side
by side and hand in hand in the front
row, the girls eager face turned
towards Miss Sullivan's face. The lat
ter, OF course, never speaks aloud to
her pupil in the class room, but she
forms the words speechlessly with her
lips, which is all that is needed for the
fingers resting there. Much of the
class communication between these two
goes on between the hands that are
clasped together and whose motions
are almost imperceptible to the keenest
observer.
HELEN'S CLASS ROOM WORK.
In this class room they sit together
from 9 o'clock in the morning until
1890, with half an hours intermission
for rest and recreation. During this in
Permission Helen mingles with the
other girls, and dances with them to
the inspiring strains of the piano.
She not only dances, but she dances
gracefully and in perfect time She
learned easily, and by touching the
girls with her hands as they danced,
and getting her idea of the steps from
the bending and sway1ng of the body.
At 1890 she goes to Howell house,
where she boards, and which is within
a short walk of the school. She studies
In the afternoon, or walks, reads and
plays
Every effort is made to keep her
health in perfect condition, and SO far
these efforts have been successful. She
reads a great deal, and reads French
and German as readily as English.
She also speaks German very well and
French also. though not so f1uently.
She has just begun the study of Latin,
and has already. intimated that she Is
anxious to learn Greek. These hints
have been disregarded for the excellent
reason that the young students hands
are full. Her course at Mr. Gilman's
school includes Latin, history, English
literature, arithmetic and advanced
German. A glance at some of the ques-
tons which she successfully answered
last week will give one additional re-
spect for her knowledge. Here is one:
Where are the following; Arbela,
Corcyra, Dacia, Dade, Rubicon, THRASH
ilcue, onu Will what famous events is
each connected?
Here Is another: Explain the fol-
lowing terms: Comita. tributa, della
tor, deme, pontifiex, trireme.
In English literature she struggled
with and conquered the following:
Write a paragraph. or two on the
character of Silasy Mariner. On the
coming of Eppie, On the death Of
Gabriel. Tell the story Of the Mer-
chant Of Venice, showing how many
and what stories are interviewer in it.
These are but two or three examples
selected at random from Helen's ex-
animation papers. They might not tax
the average mature intellect. but they
represent a great deal in the case Of a
girl who is only sixteen and who has
been deaf, dumb and blind all her