Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

are taught by skilled worlmen such
trades as carpentry cabinet making,
shoe-making, printing, farming, horil-
culture b!ecksmithing, painting and
barberlng; while the deaf girls receive
special instruction In art, cooking, sew
Ing, dressmaklng, fancy work and gem
eral housework.
A GREENHOUSE.
Among the many improvements at
the institution is the building of a
greenhouse, from plans drawn up by
the foreman Of carpentry, Mr.. Larson,
a deaf gentleman. The woodwork on
the building 10 being done by the class
In carpentry. In connection with the
work lns.the carpenter isho,l q course
In mechanical drawing IL being given,
which II Is believed VIII very much bet
ter 1T these young apprentices TO mas
ter the trade of the saw and the plane.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE.
The hospital building which was
completed last year, but which han
never been used. Is now occupied by all
the larger deaf girls, and systematic
course of domestic science Is being car
ried out, The instructor of this special
branch Is Miss Lizzie Vaughan, a
graduate Of the Agricultural College at
Logan. The class in cooking served an
excellent dinner to the board Of trus-
tees December 5th, the day of their last
regular meeting.
THE DEAF SPEAK.
One important feature in the work Is
the teaching of speech and llp-reading
TO the deaf. A large percentage OF deaf
children can be taught TO speak and
read lips, and this year every child
that can be benefited by this method Is
being taught speech and lip-reading
Out Of slxty-eight deaf children now
enrolled. all but nine are receiving oral
training. Many OF the children are
splendid oral pupils and are speaking
more and reading the lips better than
ever before.
HAMMOCK MAKING.
Another innovation this year is the
teaching Of hammock making and
fancy work, By Miss Ida baltimore OF
ogden, Miss baltimore has been en-
gagged AT the school only a short time
but hammocks are already being made
by the blind pupils. while a class OF
deaf girls are busy making doilies, etc.
THE UTAH EAGLE.
From the institution printing Office a
school paper, "The Utah Eagle" Is is-
sued 1t is n neat and attractive pub
licaton Of twelve pages, edited by the
faculty. The object OF the Eagle Isl
First, to teach the art of printing to
a number OF pupils; second, to aid in
the literary work of the school and en-.
courage the habit OF reading among the
pupils; third, to keep the parents and
friends Of the pupils In close touch with
the Utah school and the methods en-
ployed in the education OF the deaf
A GOLD MEDAL.
At the state Fair, held in Salt Lake
City this fall, the exhibit of the school
attracted much attention and was a
splendid advertisement for the institu-
ton. In the exhibit was work from the
literary art and Industrial departments,
and the apples grown at the school
were the best on exhibition. II Is not
customary for state institutions to re-
ceive prizes or medals for such ex-
blblts. but owing 20 the excellence Of
the display, the directors have awarded
a gold medal to the institution.
THE BLIND DEPARTMENT
Utah, with commendable zeal, estab-
lished IN 1894. a school for tho blind,
which was opened September 30, 1896.
The school for the blind Is conducted
as y department Of the school for the
deaf II ia governed nv the same hoard
and has the same superintendent. The
present enrolment Is thirteen blind
children. This may seem o small at.
tendance. but II Is greater than last
year. Fortunately for the State OF
Utah, there are very few blind children
In the commonwealth. This school aims
TO follow the lines established in the
best schools Of the blind In the world.
The three courses of study are pursued,
and II Is intended 10 make the pupils,
II not wholly, then partially. self-sup-
porting
The education Of the blind Is stlll IN
It's infancy scarcely one hundred years
having elapsed since any effort was
ulade TO amelioTate their darkened con-
dition. In an article, which the writer
recently read. II was thought IN 1887
that the blind would never learn to
read since they could not possibly hope
TO read with ease, and their
great dislike 10 read with
fingers could never be over
come. Since many who were inter-