The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-12
CLEVER DEAF MUTES.
They Surprise and Delight Visitors
With Their Exhibition.

Brooklyn, June ia striking example
of the high standard reached in the
education and culture of deaf mutes 1t
St. Josephs Institute. Buffalo avenue,
Bergen and Dean streets was given in
the reception and exhibition at the
school The range of entertainment was
from classical selections on the piano
BY girls who could not hear a note Of
the music with which they charmed
their auditors, down on through class
diversions, the finale being q bounteOus
lunch cooked and spread by the students
whose pies, cakes and other dainties
suggested the idea that they had quite
mastered everything in the culinary
line.
The event was one of the closing exer-
clses Of the school term, which comes to
an end two weeks hence and the guests
present We're from all parts of Brooklyn,
Long Island and Manhattan, while a
large number We're from New Jersey.
a committee of the lady managers as
sisted by some Of the senior students
received the guests. and conducted them
about the big building, explaining that
while all the standard studies included
IN the curriculum of advanced schools
are taught, full attention is given to the
arts. While necessary knowledge of
household duties is impaired.
This latter fact was evidenced in the
display of feminine fnery on view in
the sewing rooms, the toothsome things
IN the cooking department. and the
Wholesome array in the laundry. The
sewing exhibit looked like well stock
ed dry goods store. The articles that
had been cut and fitted by the pupils
including every garment from a full
walking suit to neatly worked handker-
chiefs. The progress made by the pti-
pills is shown in the bits of hemming,
tucking and darning of the beginners,
along and up to the finely made shirt
waists, skirts and lingerie of the finish
ed operators. The pupils are taught the
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make is worn by themselves.
In the laundry were heaps of snowy
linen and maze of laces and ruffled
articles that We're snowy examples of
work with the fiat iron.
Everybody voted the exhibit of the
cooking class the best Of all and while
their judgment may have been in
ffuenced by the fact that the articles on
show were made to eat, and were later
swallowed with relish. there was no
doubt of the excellence of the good
things the girls had cooked. There were
cakes of various kinds, which all the
housewives present declared better
than they could make themselves, de-
licious pies and bread that won full
commentator from every one. There
was much variety in these dainties and
enough to go around, even though the
overhearty Endorsement given. threat
ened to exhaust the supply sooner than
expected.
In the art room were shown a collec-
ton of drawings of rare merit Tor pu-
pills who are taught by signs. All COM
pared most faNorably with the CORE
sponding classes of other schools. where
the students have their full faculties.
All the sketchiag- is from models, the
fiat method not being tolerated at 81.
Joseph's.
conducted their friends through the
various study rooms where the prom
cheney attained in each grade excited
comments of wonder The merits OF tne
diae-ran method which is taught in the
1-inderparten. and continued upward is
accountable to a large degree Tor tne
Drogress made by tn epupils, as they
climb the educational ladder
The wee misses of the kindergarten
we're not overlooked a bit and they re-
ceived in their halls of study with De
coming grace. while they were eloquent
in the sign language OF the great 40
ings by the babies of the lnstltule-
At intervals during the RECEPTION pl--
ano selections by little girls who had
never spoken a word or heard a sound'
were given The performers, however,
read music rapidly from slgne ana
entertained with solos and duets. some
of their compositions beng CLASSICAL
others popular and all rendered IN m
ished style, their execution peing as
tinguished by strict lnelno "a, s a1'
loved the treat. The misses VINO en-
fertained at the piano were Eta PEAR
sail Anna Mention and Mary franklln
11i,e girls whose cooking caught the
fancy Of all were: Anna Fitzgerald.
Edna Powell Sadie Morris, Agnes Nc
dermott. Carrie Wuzenski, Margaret
PAYNE. Libbie Donnelly, Kate Lamher-
son Josephine Staas and Anna McCue.
Those whose work in the dressmak-
ing class attracted general attention.
were: Anna Zueman, Ellen Trott, Laoo-
ria Mancere. Agnes NIcDermott, Anna
Hauclxs. sadie Morris, Mary Quinn,
Frances Julian and Edna Power.
A luncheon cooked and spread by the
pupils was served to the guests ami
/ the inspection of the exhibit.
4 st. Josepll's is steadily increasing, the
present attendance being near the ca
pacity of the institute and leading edu-
/ "a tors have testified to its good work