The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08
DEAF, DUMB AND BLIND.
SCHOOL YEAR OF THIS INsTITU-
TON OPENS TO-DAY.
School and Grounds Inspected Yes
terday-Some of the Improve
ments Made-Shops For Mechani-
cal Trades.

deaf and dumb school in Ogden. The
first pupils to arrive will be the Idaho
contingent, which will be considerably
larger than it was last year. These
pupils Will arrive at 1880 a. M, prob
ably in charge of State Superintendent
of instruction Anderson, who never
misses an opportunity to visit the Og-
den schools.
Since the description given of the
school by The Herald about year ago
d good many Improvements and add1-
tons have been made at the buildings
Most of these have been made during
the summer months while the pupils
were absent. and yesterday number
of visitors accepted the invitation of
Superintendent Metcalf to inspect the
school buildings and grounds In the
party were Trustee Carlson Of Salt
Lake. w. N. Williams of Salt Lake.
Professor J. A. Smith, o. J. Stiiwell,
G. n. StreveH, Dr. George w. Baker,
besides representatives of the Stand
ard, Herald and Tribune.
Chief among the improvements is the
fitting up of the top story Of the rooms
for sleeping apartments This was
necessary because of the increased at
tendance expected at the school this
year. Some of the dormitory rooms on
the second floor have been fitted up as
class rooms and the school win now
of Is last year. 1t is noted that the
new school desks are Of the adjustable
Yariety-can be raised or lowered SO
as to suit large or small pupils. The
desks are adjusted to suit the pupils,
rather than the pupils to suit the
desks, and in the course of the inspec-
ton tour it was commented upon that
! ~
principle of modern education Things
are adjusted to the capacities and
tastes of the student. instead of the
student having to adjust himself to
rigid conditions.
One pleasant, well-lighted room has
been set apart as an art room, but
has not yet been fitted up, as the teach
er for this department has not yet ar
rived. This is to be new departure
and will be in charge of Miss Clara
Eddy, a deaf mute of genuine artistic
ability. She is a sister of Miss Eddy,
a teacher in the school. The library
for the blind has received q number of
new volumes from the government es-
Enlistment at Louisville, Ky. The gov
eminent furnishes books free I'D to a
certain amount, the amount being
based on the per capita of blind pu-
pills. The sum for the Ogden school
was less than $500 last year, but a
goodly selection of books is on hand
books printed in raised type and in
both the point systems Of lettering in
vented for the blind
Among the familiar works noticed
were Book of Nature" Higher Les
sons in English sara Crewe,'' "Mer
chant of Venice" 1.-TWO Little Confed-
crates" Buffers Readers" etc.
The Easements of the buildings have
| been thoroughly renovated and plunge
! baths are now provided for both boys
and girls. The boys plunge has been
| deepened about two feet and showers
also have been provided.
| About 5000 quarts of canned and
bottled fruits have been put up by
Mrs. Shields. the matron, and Mrs.
Metcalf, wife Of the superintendent.
This fruit was all grown in the
orchards of the school and is of all
varieties grown here.
! The visitors were afforded treat
and en- object lesson in one room
| where piles of lucious fruits, melons,
| pluns, grapes, apples, peaches, all
grown on the grounds, were piled UP
to be eaten. The grapes and plums of
the orchard seem to be particularly
! thrifty. Several cows are kept at the
| school and fed from the hay grown ON
! the grounds, which all told comprise
| 81 acres. 20
! All the shops for the mechanical
trades are ready for the school open
| ings and several new pieces of ap-
paratus purchased. e Strange as it may
| appear, the shoe shop at the deaf
and dumb school has furnished a
| good number Of shoes for the State
Industrial school pupils in the past
year.
Among the works of the blind are
several chairs, the cane seating OF
which was done by blind pupils of the
school and done with remarkable skill
The school printing office is also il
good shape and advertisements for the
Eagle and Eaglet are coming in from
first-class advertisers.
Utah and Ogden have reason to be
proud of the state school for the deaf
dumb and blind.