The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-14
DEAF MUTES
BID COOD-BY
TO BERKELEY
Seven Graduates Get
Diplomas.
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD
WONDERFUL PROGRESS SHOWN
IN INSTRUCTION.
State Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb and the Blind Brilliantly
Finishes the School
Year.
CLOSING EXERCISES HELD {
WONDERFUL PROGRESS SHOWN
IN INSTRUCTION.

The commencement exercises of the
State Institution fer the Deaf and Dumb
and the Blind at Berkeley were held yes
terday in the assembly hall In the depart
ment of education. Six young ladies and
a young gentleman who had completed
the prescribed course were granted d.
plemas and FIVE other pupils were honor
ably dismissed. The graduates We're;
Misses Leonora L. Brimmer, Susan a.
Jones, Mabel A. Human, Marguerite b.
McGrath, Clara Miller and Susan G. VIM
tiers and Andrew Demartfni. Those re-
ceiving honorable dismissal were: Jo-
sephine Hatch Patrick c. Kinevan, James
LOWS, Thomas McPeake and Nancy +.
Stacks.
The large hall was crowded with rela-
tives of the graduates and invited guests,
and for their entertainment and to give
them an idea of the workings of the IN
stitution a splendid programme had been
prepared, the majority of the numbers
falling to the lot of the pupils Of the in
stitution. After an opening chorus,
Lovely Flowers" by the blind students,
whose eyes are forever shut out from the
beauties of which they sang, the first
tuition of the deaf was given by julius
Cavalli a boy of u, through whose ears
no sound has filtered since his birth. HIS
vocal organs. perfect as they are, would
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teaching as iS afforded by the institution.
He has been a pupil for five years, and
the efficacy of the methods employed was
beautifully exemplified when in clear
voice he recited the Lords Prayer. Each
word was plainly and fully articulated
and the meditation of the voice was well
nigh perfect. His concluding words gave
the signal for applause.
A class of beginners, under the care or
n. f. Whipple, one of the teachers, illus
trated the methods of primary instruction
of the deaf. Facing the instructor, each
in turn watched his lips as they formed
words and repeated them afterward with
out a miss. Those taking part IN TINS
exercise were Vivian Hill, Wesley Elmer
CENTRALLY deaf, and Miss Gussie Mast, the
blind prodigy of the institution, gave
very interesting number following, MISS
Mast reading with her myers poem,
Master Norton watching her lips as they
formed the words and repeating the whole
after her. line by line. Eben Gay ana
Miss Lena Erickson gave numbers on the
piano and organ and members or 1uVen-
lie class illustrated methods and appa-
ratus used in the instruction or the puma.
A piano quartet by the Misses Susie
Winters, Catherine Morrison, catherine
Seeley and Rhoda Hill brought the hisl
part to a close.
Six young ladies of the senior class,
looking as pretty as pictures In their
white gowns went through blackboard
exercise under the direction of Principal
Wilkinson They caught the lesson by
watching the words fall from his lips and
then went busily to work putting their
thoughts in white and black. They were
given two subjects-Dreyfus and Andree-
and the applause they received showed
how we'll their work was done Dreytus.
Judging from the written opinions OF the
fair graduates has many Sympathlzers
and wellwishers at the. institution. AS
for Andree, well, the girls had an ldea
that it was cold up there
One of the most entertaining numbers
on the programme was the illustration of
sign language by Andrew Demartini. the
only Young man graduating. Under the
guidance of Instructor Destrella, ms pan
tomime was as expressive as lang udge
and made considerably less russ: Inc
Young man initiated the birds of the air
and the beasts of the field. and many or
the thoughts men have, and Wnen ne nad
finished he was given an ovation ne 1elt
but could not hear.
The next number on the programme,
sign rendering in unison of America,
was entrusted to Misses Mabel Hlnman,
Susie Jones and Clara Miller, interpreting
the words of the national hymn with
hands and fingers from the reading OF
PrincinaI Wilkinson. After this all the
graduates and those to be honorably dis
missed were lined up on the platform,
where Rev. c. r. Brown of Oakland adj
dressed them, his words being translated
Nv MT Wilkinson The speaker was full
of nraise for the work of the institution
and for the students who had so ably
taken advantage of the opportunities Of
fered. AS a parting word to the gradu-
ates he said that it was not question as
to the number of talents person might
have but as to the manner he used them,
that he would have to answer on the last
day. .-...z
there was a chorus, ''When the Summer
Rain Is Over" and benedict1on to close
the exercises.