The Van Buren press., 1904-09-24
:. G. KERR g. CO., Van Buren, Ark.
Tho Arkansas Deaf. Mute Institute
OpapB Oct. 3,

Tho Arkansas Deaf Mute Institute
Opens Oct. g.
The next session Of the Arkansas
Deaf-Mute Institute opens Oct, S.
Sufficient funds have been provided to
run the school until the next Legislature
meets and everything points to sue.
cessfu year.
This is free school provided by the
state for the deaf children within her
borders Here they are taken ut the
age Of six and educated aud taught
trades.
The school has. besides n large In.
dustrlal department an art department.
a physical culture department and =
domestic science department. The
choice Of such trades ~ printing. car
peniering, cabinet.lnaking, turning.
painting, calsonining. paper.hanging.
plastering. tailoring, shoemaking and
harness making are given the boys.
while the girls are taught dtess. making,
cooking, housekeeping and all sorts Of
fancy work.
The aim Of the Institute In to turn It's
boys and girls ont into the world indie.
pendent, self-supporting men and wo-
men, whereas without this school they
would, IN almost every case, have 10
grow up helpless. dependent heathens
In n civilized. Christian land, not even
knowing their own names.
Over six hundred boys and girls have
gone through this school and come out
good citizens 225 WIS the roll last
session and there are ut least 100 more
such children In the state growing up
| In darkest Ignorance, who ought by all
means be In this school receiving al
education.
Reader, help 10 get these afflicted
children into this noble Institution, II
you know Of one or more such children
write at once TO Frank b, Yates, Supt.
giving him their address. This school
Ia the only hope for the majority Of such
children. 10 is not nm aoylum. but
school, pure aud simple, Just Ms the
I Fayetteville University N n school for
che hearing, The pupils 10 home for
their vacations. There ara no helpless
cripplps, or old and intrm or idiots
admitted, only children, M bright and
sweet as any children In the world and
as dear, They need restoring to society
and You can help IN this great work.
Sometimes the character OF school
needs explaining the parents heed per-
suadlng shown their duty, Yon may bo
able 30 do this, Write Tor catalogues
aud hs Informed fully,
There are 90 teachers employed In
regular school departments, and In.
.tructors IN the Industrial department.
Besides these, teachers NJ art, physical
culture. domestic science and kindrrgsr.
ton are employed,
The site Il q healthful. high elevation
just west Of the city of Little Rock and
/ II IL n beautiful place, A regular physi.
/ elan nm aurist An oculist, and n dentist
ara connected with the school, their
services being free TO the pupils, and In
well appointed hospital two good
nurses are employed the year round,
| The little children also have goyernesses
| to care for them and the larger ones
have supervisors, Ana remember, all
this IL free, including books, tuition
board etc, all absolutely free 10 the
deaf children Of Arkansas, with sound
/ mines, between the ages OF ala and
twenty,one, Even travelling expenses
and clothing are furnished TO those un.
able to bear these expenses. N you are
the parent of n deaf child write NJ once
for blanks II YOU know " deaf child
growing mp In ignorance, 20 vt once, II
/ poesible, TO visit tho parents Of this
child, and do not rest until yoG have
had u admitted into the Ark Dearf'
Mute Institute. You could hardly do
/ better thing
The following Il The state board of'
Charitable Institutions which has this
school under ia control n &, Upton,
president aud treasurer, Little Rock
Il, W, Williams, Forrest CITY, u, A.
! Hardy, Monticello q. Il. Gordon, Pre-.
scott j NJ Barker Jr, Atkins, CD,
James Eureka Syringe C,F, ureeniee,
nrinkley i " Page, Seo aud pntchas.
ng Agent, Little Rock