The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-04

trat1on OF up feaulng and retentlVe
memory was given by Miss Martyr, to
whom and the others of the class Miss
Bristow read a short story she had
never seen before. Miss Martyr walk
ed to the board and, writing rapidly,
Transcribed the story with scarcely
change of a word. The others OF the
class repeated portions of it when ask
ed Florence Boduare did some exam ,
pies in multiplication and explained ]
them and Muriel Pratt did some in
addition. Neither had ever had arith-
metic until this year. In geography
/ it was explained that it is taught
from the known to the unknown.
1 They begin with the geography of
the town, the state, New England and
so on They drew maps Of states on
the board and placed with accuracy
the principal cities.
Miss Marion Miller 5 class Of blind
children consisting Of Dorothy Fiske
n the first grade, the child never hav
ling had education until she entered /
the school, and Martyr Fiske and Hat
tie Andrews in the seventh grade, both i
of whom had received previous educa-
ton. Dorothy using the modern sys-
tenn OF Braille letters, consisting Of
raised dots on paper which form the
story i'm words of one syllable Mar
tvn Fiske did problem in algebra on
Braille machine and explained it and
Miss Andrews. who had learned to read
the old raised letters, was asked to
turn TO page Of Emerson 5 essays
: and read something she had never read
before This she did with as great IA
! cilitv as the average person would read
aloud The two members Of the all
! vanced class then We're asked questions
! in ancient history, which they answer
I cd orally and promptly.
DIR. Henry u. Holton, president of
j the board of trustees, delivered the
i address. He said:
3 Tn behalf of the trustees and teach
n ers of this institution it gives me
N pleasure to extend TO YOU all a most
II cordial welcome TO these, our first an
nuaI exercises i'm entering upon any
Is enterprise, unexpected obstacles arise.
at requiring time and patience to adjust
~ and overcome. The opening of this
n school has not been an exception
OF However we believe we have succeed
n. ed In adjusting the various conditions
Is here so that we may receive amy child
lie who is so unfortunate as to be De
prived in any measure of sight o
IS py, useful members Of society.
ir- Many people have nm erroneous Idle
or. Of the purpose for which this institu
an. tion was founded. In their observa
ak tion they know some child whose min
AT has not developed with its body. j
We other words as the physical develop
lite ment has progressed the mental facu
ak ties have not kept pace with th
Sc growth of the body, hence the chill
he is known as feeblc-minled. Act n
81 of the laws of 1912 provided fC
ne, the care, education and maintenanc
Is, of this class i'm separate institution
llll Schools for this class Of mental dcfe
vas tives have been, or are being estal
hat lished, meeting the appreciation of Il
'rk citizens of the various commonwealth
and In several states legislation has bee
I'M adopted looking to the prevention
his the increase of this class In tn
school provision is only made for Il
ore deaf and blind You viii notice tn
ratt we 10 not use the word ''dumh, - f
lird the reason that all are taught
. speak III the report from some Of Il
institutions in Germany, i'm 1857, 7,
ative to the attempt to each the OF
- method, it was asserted that in 90 p
sold cent the possibility OF speech exist,
'o-tf that it only depended ON the skill
rs the teaeher. !,. AtIer .i, an these years
= 9f secure the results eXected. 1t is n,
- 80 years since Miss Harriet b. Rog,
sup began to teach articulate speech
t J. the deaf However it il only abe
80 years since it became general.
- In some schools both methods
anu anu used. The blind are the objects of /
- 80 same solicitude and generous svmpat
: as the deaf. The method of instr
,tals. tion is, naturally, very different
pric- ginning with the Braille system
1-tf the perforated text, they soon are a
- to write and read. Adding to t
rags, oral instruction, they are enabled
ones acquire a most valuable fund of I'M
ON nation by means Of which they n
- follow those pursuits by which Il
80 lives are rendered happy and use
: u Some of the articles that both eli
W es have manufactured will be She
57.+f YOU Two Of the older girls have
- a course in domestic science, and
nd or trained in certain lines so that t
Mrs will be self-supporting. We
a. m. another year to accomplish more
Tel. this direction. 4 person for M
years engaged in and thus fami
with the work accomplished in il
Mas tptions IF +bis character said m
rains, styor, bo.-a a fine astabIisbmept
atism, ros,,1t - - f,s4 1-oa. : VOL =
d. ,a5o.e..i H. - 30, 80,
1-11 in securing such wonderful result
Dane My reply was, not by any efror
lswers act of the trustees, but solely
return to the energetic and faithful worl
Twin the principal, Miss Throekmorton.
7S-tf is only just that the public EXPIRE.
- of this fact should be made.
blue We appreciate and thank you
Ld the your presence here as well as for
Brat sympathy and aid you may exten
j. L. us You viii pardon me if I cali