The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-06-05
UNIQUE SCHOOL EXERCISES
COBEMENCEMENT OF INsTITU-
TON FOR BLIND AND DEAF.
Fine Programme Rendered by Pupils
to An Appreciative Audience
High School Exercises.
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Ogden, June 1.-The commencement
exercises Of the state school for the
deaf and blind. held today were at
tended by a large crowd and proved
a revelation to those unfamiliar with
the work done at the institution It
is not generally enough known that at
this school the deaf are taught TO hear,
the dumb to speak and the blind 10
make the most of their other senses.
Some pupils enter the school com
pleteIy deaf and these acquire no
means Of communication except by the
SlSn' languages. Others have simply
impaired hearing auc the sense is Gull
tiVated till they are able to use it and
to cultivate their vocal organs. While
in some instances others totally deaf
are taught to aTticulate speech. The
particular need of each child is stud
led and his talent developed to the
best advantage.
At the exercises today there was one
graduate, Miss Mamie Young. Many
visitors with relatives at the school
were present from out of town. The
board of trustees was represented by
Judge NJ. /. Ritchie and Mrs. A. r.
Corey, and the general public thronged
paCity. The musical part of the pro-
gramme was performed for the most
part by blind pupils and was credit
able and enjoyable in every detail
These included piano solos by Lulu
Mcdonald, jamie Mcclellan and Her
bert Layne Mr.. Layue has shown a
romarkaDle proficiency and develop
meEt in musical matters, and his rem
| ditiOn today of Durand's "Nalse r.
Flat Major was a splendid perform
ance. Other musical selections We're
a song "Rueben and Rachael" by
Miss Anna Winifred Stuart, Interpreted
by Elmo Kemp and Lizzie EgintOn, a
mandolin and violin duet by Thomas
Biddulph and George Jones' and an
excellent violin solo by Carl Lind
Calisthenic exercises OF much merit
We're a dumb bell drill by twelve little
/ girls and some clever panuomlme WORK
was given by Ivy Griggs and Lyman
] Bernstein. who represented the various
emotions b. appropriate facial expires
siouS and gestures.
Little Edith Corey gave a reading,
J Babies and Kittens. that was inter
/ preted to the great delight of the deaf
/ pupils by Mary WOUls1ager-
/ Louis Levy TeCited Growing, the
Z words being signed TO the deaf pupils
] by Mary WOOlslager. Bessie Lee and
/ Leona Cutter Two years ago the BOY
! was unable TO speak inteligiDly, being
/ deaf. but his power of hearing and
/ speech has been developed 50 that the
/ recitation was perfectly understood
Rufus Briggs, another deaf pupil re
I cited the twenty-third Psalm, which
/ was interpreted to the deaf by Mary
! WOOlslager, LeOna Cutter and Bessie
/ Lee.
The graduating pupil, Miss Mamie
! Young, read an essay of her own com
/ position entitled, The Hawaiians," il
/ which she showed an understanding OF
/ the subject and a command of writer
J expression to compare favOraDly witt
any common school pupil of her age
J Professor briggs Interpreted her sigr
; language into vocal speech. Superin-
4 tendent William Allison of the cts
! schools made an address, and Superin-
/ tendent Frank W. MetCaif presented
the diploma to Miss Young. The in
vocation was delivered by Rev. w. q
Evans and the benedictiOn by Presi-
dent G. +. Middleton.
The chapel and school rooms were
prettiIy decorated with the class col
( ors. purple and white. and the class
motto. Try, Try Again" was repre-
scented in ornamental work on one o.
the blackboards, framed in fresh roses