The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-26

Of course, out Of the question. The officials were
therefore compelled 10 control the play by menns
OF signals with hand or flag, and as the cadet
team never looked at anything but the ball and
their opponents after the call Of play this method
was not as ehectual az might have been desired.
II was no uncommon sight to see an umpire bur
rowing his way into a heap Of players sent mead
long by some enthusiast who took him fof an
OPPONENT; The boys themselves felt this defect
those suggsssed By .hcm being The armng Of
10 cast over the teams to signify that play. was
played the fastest kind Of football and the rapid,
ity OF the signalling. by signs, was combined
with such admirable accuracy that some o. the
coaches OF the large college teams seriously
bu, concluded that II was loo complicated for the
ordinary mind 10 grasp
In basketball the same style Of play character
lied the deaf mutca Tho players would cast
themselves hcadlong. upon tho floor, into a wall,
lowing the ball end the other teams, though hcav.
Ter and stronger in muscular power. were out
classcd by the Irresistible dash Of the team Last
Adelphi Academy OF Brooklyn for the silver cup
On account Of the many accidents, however trom
football and basketball. some, Of them serious,
pr Currer felt himself obliged to put stop TO
the games, though he did II with reluctance. know
ing how great disappointment IL would be TO
the boys They still have their baseball nine,
other teams. The father Of ono Of the students
is petty oncer on the battlcsbip Ma achusetis
and while that ship was in this port asebali
the deaf boys. he Massachusetts, men thought
II would be good practice for some Of THEFT sub,
,So boss took MY item nuf n IN nssy second
game was arranged for in which the iackies put
up the best nine they could get, having put In a
deaf boys who trounccd the cracks Just as easily
as they had the substitute, knocking one OF the
Ss pitches h. in ,hs navy gu, q s eSs &
proposition they intend 10 bring ashore a 13-inch
gun to pitch for them
is, otfis Henson, tho deaf and blind boy. about
whom much has been written. lie is 20 years
old and Of bright and happy dispo,it on. and
be is keenly sensitive TO what is going on around
him as II Ia related to him by one or another OF
his friends lie models clcvcriy in clay and DR..
Curricr has model Of Grants Tomb which Ben.
son made from de cription given TO him by one
OF the deaf mutes who had ,ecn II and which Ia
correct in the main form and mnrveliously car
ricd out as to details Of decoration. All com.
mum cation with the boy IL through the sense OF
touch, the hand Of the person conveying tho idea
being held lightly in hi hand but he always an
ticipates the meaning OF a sentence before II Is
finished and is on his way TO answer II before the
last word is spelled out He was introduced 10
last week. and, shaking hands, said In the slow
tones Of those who have been taught mechanical
speech. y am very glad to meet you" Two min
playground going through a mock dhll with a
gun. which he had borrowed from ono Of them,
largely owing To his unfailng high spirita
All the students in the institution arc taught
to speak. so the official name is a misnomer In
that the word dumb" enters into IT, here Is
nothing mute about those boys and girls, and
when the playground is full OF the little once
the whoops and shreks and sounds Of mcrrimcn
can be heard all over the place. There is a quail
ity about the voice of the deaf mute. however
that Is not to he mistaken when once heard. cy
cept In the case OF those who have become deai
after learning to articulate a case of this laite'
is r.. A Hodgson the printing master and editor
of the Deaf Mute Journal a weekly. published
at the institution. He speaks more accurately
than the average man and in a sngularly sof
and plea ing voice lie is also a newspaper mai
to HIS backbone and there is no prominent pape
in the country with which he Is not familiar lit
reading is also taught and riauy Of the pupils
are proficient in this difficult art.
Every year there is a military drill and com
petition for colors, and rivalry runs high among
the four companies Of which the last. ID company
Is made up Of youngsters ten wears old and there
abouts The drill was held last week and III
Judge awarded the Colnrs 10 \ Company, which
was the holder Of them from last years compc
tiiion. DR. Currier intends 10 organize still an
other company from the smallest Of the boys /
| he can get quaker guns Ugh, enough for them