The Brinkley argus., 1907-09-20
Ark. Deaf-Mute Institute
 Opens October 2.

This is is free school for all the deaf children of sound mind in the state; not an asylum for the feeble minded, crippled or infirm. Every good citizen ought to see to it that the parents of deaf children in his neigh borhood know of the school and urge them to take advantage of its privi- Ieges. It is an educational institution of which every citizen should feel proud. It is doing a noble work for these afflicted children.
 The public schools are free to the hearing This school is free to the deaf. The parents of deaf children who have kept their children away from school, have robbed them of the privileges justly due them. This is the only place in the state where they can be taught and to leave them un- educated is dangerous. Educated they are support to the family and society; uneducated, they are usual ly burden to both. Parents ought not to let mistaken idea of love and dread of separation drive them to make the lamentable error of keeping their deaf children at home.
 The Institute has g teachers in the school proper and 9 instructors in the trades and professions. Last year 29o pupils attended this school. You send your children to school untrain- ed and they send them back as educat ed workmen. There are physician, aurist, dentist and two nurses who are pc;d reouiar salaries to iook. after the children; four women who are con- stantly with the girls when they are not busy at lessons, one oi them to gc through the dormitory every half houl at night to see that the little ones are covered and comfortable and mar and woman to be with the boys. the woman to be with the little boys.
 Besides the common school branch es, the following trades are taught: To the girls-Dress-making tailor ing. cooking house-work, fancy needle work, basket-weaving. typewritine bookkeeping and art.
 To the boys Printing, painting cabinet making, turning, carpentry pa per-hanging. plastering. tailoring, har' making, shoe-making, typewrit, ing bookkeeping and art.
 The buildings are most beautifully situated on the highest hill near Little Rock, making good health certain.
 Everyteing is free to the deaf. ex- cept clothing and railroad expenses and even that is free to those who are too poor to pay it.
 The following is the Board of Trus- tees: J. L. Yates. president anc state treasurer. Little Rock; W. O. Trout, Jonesboro; T. J. Williamson Mt. Olive; W. C. Bralsy. Fayetteville E. L. Matlock. Van Buren; C. E. Cruce, Morrilton; Judge A. w Duffie Malvern; Joe L. Davis. Magnolia; H. T. Hampton. secretary and pur chasing agent. Little Rock.
 We have separate department for the colored deaf which is located about 300 yards from the white school. Industrial training will be the principal feature of this department and We shall try to teach every child some trade by which he or she can make living after leaving school, for we believe that it is greater blessing to them and humanity to train the hand of the negro to make an honest living than 10 teach his brain to dissipate in the sciences.
 Write for catalogue, blanks and other information to
 ARTHUR c. MAsHBURN. Supt..
 Deaf Mute Inst. Little Rock. Ark.