The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-13
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DlinA Nesrs rsaeAer writes Of the Mr. Editor. wsrk.
 Encou!sgsd by the timely advice Of Honorable B R. Conner. the Governor dress to the Nexro State Teachers As socIation last Friday morning, in which the speaker said. If you have no way. make ways* I proceed to so wrss sseu ahs @ @6olows DrSyer ,s srsstlns ture of his governorship. praying also worthy State superintendent of Ed
 am David [. williams, from the Institution for Blind and Deaf. which Institution Is located at Cedar Springs. Spartanburg county, South Carolina- had the honor to be yalcdictorian of and first negre graduate of the blind classes of the State of South Carolina. Is 1t any wonder then that manifest an interest throughout the American rsnnsns,ns in s,sasss of blind saS asa
 Arriving here as attendant upon the State Teachers Association, we found ourselves very emuch mortified to find no provision made for the rer- located at Teiiadega. Alabama. Prot. J.. H.. Johnson principal.
 Reing fortunate to confer with prfn- cipal T, H.. Johnson. by means of man offered 10 objection to our msis- ing mention of the work under his supervision and principalshfp.
 Setng also fortunate to secure q coz of the laws governing said fnssi. negro classes. also a recent minute of the biennial report of that school, from proper authority at the State Capitol we present this article to The Adyer. NA Al.~ 41. .f Asta x1 n . because of the failure to make provis- lon in the program governing the oc- kasion prevented our submitting this paper before the association as 1t fight have been submitted.
 Would it not be an injustice to those advocates and friends who have found- cd our institutions and made It pos- sible for the blini and deaf to become self-supporting and intelligent. not to ness of the work? And would It not be spirit of ingratitude not to speaR as well as act, showing those advo- cates with what failure or success edy The writer for one thinks so. and feels thst he voices the sentiments of all intelligent blind and deaf. both white and black As. the deaf anil are "o made A SO. let them be received and welcomed as men and women. as ladies and gentlemen. and not as ob- Jects of charity.
 There need De no garticular refer ,,.i :. these classes in the State of Alabama. Upon whole, believe 1t Is about the same as that conducted throughout the s1ettaa n al Ss well as at my own south Carolina gro blind is not as complete as that furnished our blind brothers in white:
 An extract of the biennial report of the deaf and blind. white and negro classes. made by the Board of Trus- tees for. the year 1906, submitted to ministration of Governor Jeiks by Res. ident Superintendents Manning and Graves Is given:
 Literary department for negro blind: geography. elementary grammar aLd composition.
 Literary department for the white
 No more at length of this selfish complaint about literary deficiencies between classes. We merely maintain that the road for all blind and deaf Is tedious when the very best that could be done for them has been done. Let, then, negro blind boys learn to tune pianos and organs and let each, class Nhave theory and harmony in music. for which black jack grows, may be made te produce cotton. bale to the acre. Let this not be regarded as prayer made among my ownspeapie. where .thA blind and deaf shopid- be- kneWn and fspfe- sented, and to those in whose hands the refns of government rest, that they may have mercy and not sacrifice. r
 Respectfully submitted.
 (Rev) David L.. Williams. From School for Blind and Deaf, Cedar
 Springs spartanburg County. S C.
 Captain H. F. walker.
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