The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03
SENATOR GORE ON THE BLIND
sTGHTLESS HIMSELF, M TILkS
OF THEIR TRAINING.
opposes TneIr Isrins tsroash' ~ Ia in.
stIIutlaus Ills Ftrsa Experleaee v lth
TypeNTitrF GOr the blind ADDS
CHECK rrs ia Itls kR0M lrsigr &C Games.

Checkrrs To- glS kRoM Ir,lgr &C Ganes.
Thomas y. Gore. the blind senator from
Oklahoma. was guest ~ Reception given
hv Miss NiniIred Hol' at the New York
Associati ion Tor the Blind. lis Hast Fifty-
ninth street yesterday afternoon.
Although senator Gore has been totally
blind since he war ~ wears old. he doesn
make a practice of visiting institutions
and much Of the work was new ~ him.
He - ayprss 20 institutional work. and
said that one of his reasons for accent %
ing the Invitation was because this as-o-
citation il making an effort To do away
with the segregation ot blind children
and II trying TO have them educated VA
the public schools. Senator Gore n an
example - the unsighted child taught
in the public schools.
In looking at senator Gore Il " difiicult
20 detect his blindness. His blue eyes
arc rather full and are almost normal in
appearance While the senator hears the
distinction Of being the young est member
of the Senate. his dark brown hair is well
pprinkled with gray He face - smooth
shaven and rather boyish.
In discussing stitutions foT the blind
senator Gore said:
1t is cruel To isolate unsighted children
and rob them of their individuality and
self-reliance. In these institutions they
are regarded az objects Of sympathy.
and when they 90 out in the word for the
stern struggle Of existence they do not
find that sympathy upon which thew
have been taught 20 depend. They should
learn to mingle with the men and women
with whom they must come In contact.
aympathv for the afflicted often amounts
TO oEualtv.-
Al the age Of = senator Gore lost the
sight OF ono eve and at II no was totally
hind. His father proposed that he he
educated in an institution for the blind
hut the ch Va rehelled and was allowed to
remain In the public schools.
Senator Gore was delighted Ito learn
that three II the public schools OF New
York had admitted blind children. About
Seventy-hve Of these children are now
being taught with seeing children. IL -
estimated that there are 2.SOO blind PET
sOns in New York and that Is per cent.
For the first time senator Gore saw"
q Switchboard and typewriter FOR the
blind. He was 80 Interested In the type
writer that he insisted upon being taught
90 manipulate the keyboard. Miss Holt
then dictated the following letter to her
blind secretary, Miss Grace heator
DEAR SENATOR GoRE: Hearty welcome
Co the lighthouse from all u- seeing blind
people Who are striving to md light
through work and when YOU get back to
Washington will YOU tell The blind seein {
people Whst they are Missing 10y not pront-
ing by the latest hiliti-s Of the blind. whom
they forget TO such a barge extent
am glad that We are ell sound in the
lighthouse on the question OF free trad
and a IA n show all around
Senator Gorr showed much interest in
the Gamss and confessed that his know
ledge was confined to seven up and
dominoes He touk such a hiking TO a
game 81 checkers that Miss Holt pre-
rsnted IL 10 him. Then he insisted on
buying some lraste'ry and Alth1ugh Miss
HOLT protested he would pay for u.
The young girl who made u will be 40
pleased 20 knoS you hOught IT, said Miss
Holt az she took the money. SENATOR
Gore examined many objects IN the
museum, which embraces ~. history -
the blind hack "a the time IT Harnesses !.
In a bas- relief ~ dspictsd blind musicians
who were employed in the court during
the reign II that monarch The IL the
earliest known record ~ tine blind a.
wage eaTueTs