New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03

OF a higher education. We want them apprenticed
to trades. and want some organized method OF
helping them to places after they have learned
their trades. II there are three thousand adult
blind in Massachusetts who could be taught to
work and who not working, to keep them
alive burden of $4,000 or $4,000 every seven
days. IL each Of the three thousand could be
taught to work and earn So a week-surely low
hgure-the State would obviously be 10000 $4,000
a week richer. At present the adult blind form
large class, which is unremuneratve and unproht-
able. Such they from the point Of View OF the
thoughtful citizen. What are they from their point
OF view?
They are not merely blind-that be borne
but they live in idleness. which Is the most cruel.
least bearable misery that can be laid upon the
human near No anguish IS keeher man ttle sens
whems them when they find every avenue 10
activity and usefulness closed to them.
There two things to do which work together
and become one First let the state establish by
an adequate appropriation an agency Tor the en-
ployment OF the blind. This agency should be in
Boston. At It's head should be man whose sole
can engage. 10 exhibit the work Of the blind, and
without expense TO either The agent should adj
vertise to the public that they get blind piano
tuners. notepaper CmbOsSers. shampO0ers mas
church organsts tea tasters and other useful blind
''fhen there IS the second part of the work to in
ful blind workers THIS means industrial schools;
that is workshops with all possible machinery and
appliances whch the biind can prohtably handle
To every blind person should be given opportunity
learned his trade The agent could then offer the
services Of blind workman
once the people learn what should be done. we
need fear that those whose authority is law
and those whose authority is charity, will neglect
the sacred duty 10 raise the adult blind from de-
pendence TO sclf-respectng citizenship Therefore,
/ have faith in the ultimate triumph of cause -
high tribute has been paid TO Miss Keller by
the managers of the St Louis Exposition who
have invited her, Miss Sullivan and Miss Keller's
mother to be the guests OF the exposition in Oc-
tober. One day of the week that she will be there
has been set aside Helen Keller Day During
her visit an international congress of superin-
teudents principals OF schools for the blind will
be called and Miss Keller Will address the as
eemblage.
AS the courses are elective Radcliffe, Miss
Keller has been able 10 choose subjects In which
She is neresfe ed She stands especially high in Ian
guages and Is said TO be without a rival in her
class in English. In many ways she is hampered.
of course but chiefly IN the matter Of time Miss
Sullivan spells into her hands the important points
I'm the lectures and after class Miss Keller puts
down In BraIlle point what she wishes TO remem-
Der Of lecture
When examinations come. she has no more con-
sideration than other students, and Miss sullivan
is not there to help her. The questions are given
TO her in printed Braille. set up by teacher rom
the Perkins Institution. Miss Keller then writes
out her answers the typewriter in ordinary type,
and they corrected with the other students
papers.
John Albert Macy, her former instructor, says;
. Half Rome believes that Miss Sullivan Is mere