Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-05
SCHOOL FOR DEAF.
Opening of the State institution at
Council Bluffs.


Council Bluffs.
Council Bluffs. Oct 5.-The Iowa
School for the Deaf opened the season of
1912 on Tuesday, Oct. 1. More than
two-thirds of the students had arrived
last evening, 215 in all. Fully 800 are ex-
pected by Superintendent Henry w.
Rothert before the fall semester gets
fairly under way, in which case the total
enrolment OF the school at any previous
semester will be exceeded by from
twenty -five to. thirty-five students. Ow-
ing to the fact that Iowa is an agricul-
tural state and that many OF the young
men and women who attend the Council
Bluffs institution live with their parents
ON farms. some OF them are delayed
necessarily from entering promptly at
the opening of school by the harvest and
other farm work incidental to the sea-
son.
with the exception OF three instruc-
tors the full corps OF teachers at the
school reported yesterday. The three
INSTRUCTORS whose arrival had been de-
layed are Miss Florence VYllcoxson, OF
Tarkio, Mo-, and Miss Mildred G. Way.
of st. Louis. both OF whom sire connected
with the oral department, and Miss
Florence Park. OF Chicago, who Is an In
structor in drawing. The two ladies last
named are new teachers at the institu-
ton.
.The Iowa School for the Deaf was
rever in better condition than 1t is
row." said Superintendent Rsthert last
evening. During the pilst summer
many Improvements have been made
and every building thoroughly cleaned
end renovated. The rooms have been
repapered, new; flooring laid in many OF
them and the whole institution given a
thorough housecleaning. Repairs have
been made on the gas work., at a cost Of
$500. A new dynamo and engine for the
lighting plant has been Installed at a
cost of 81, GOO. We had an S00-barrel cis-
tern in contemplation, but the bids for
the work were not satisfactory and the
Improvement had to be postponed. ex-
rect to have more students here this
year than ever before. Judging from the
reports i have at, hand.
Principal E. G. ClippingerS was sud
denly called to Monmouth, Ill, Tues
day by the serious illness OF his father,
who is not expected to recover from his
illness. Principal Clippenser is not ex-
pected to return to Council Bluffs before
the first Of next week in any event and
meanwhile the entire supervision of the
organization of the school for the fall
work will of necessity fall on the shoul-
ders OF Superintendent .Rothert.
One of the many reading clubs in
vogue at the school was reorganized last
evening, but the work on the others will
rot be taken up until next week. The
Athletic Association will also organize
next week, probably with a larger menu
tership than before. Almost every kind
of outdoor and indoor sport is pat
ronized at the institution, but Superin-
tendent Rothert has in the past set his
foot down hard on foot ball. Conse-
uuently the deaf boys have. never had an
eleven, and the superintendent states
that he sees no reason to change his
views on the subject. Some base ball
may be played before thi. cold weather
sets in. but little else will be done in the
athletic line at the school this autumn.