Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-28

BY J. w. CHURCH

time he enters the school his instruction, board, AMI
lodging are furnished him free There half hearted
the management of the Trade School of the Hos
pital of Hope. The only restriction placed upon the
students aside from the necessary of discipline
that aid shall be given them by visitors. Even a
casual knowledge of the psychology of the unslled
cripple makes readily apparent the reason for this
ruling 1t IS quick easy step from physical injury
rnendicancy. To avoid this and make of the despor-
dent crippled fellow confident selfrelant craftsman.
proud of his work and purged Of any desire to trade
upon his nrnity is the fundamental idea of the school,
To accomplish this, DR.. Jaeger assumed, wherever
and whenever necessary the entire burden of sup
port Of any student, he is admitted In he
asks only obedience to his rules, application
the work assigned, and sincere desire to become
efficient member of society when trade is mastered.
There has not as yet been discovered man SO Grip
pied that Dr. Jaeger could provide trade for him.
At present there thirty the school, representing
nearly every phase of presumed incapacitating injury.
and they all hard work acquiring trades that will
make them independent of charity To overcome some
of these handicaps requires considerable mechanical
ingenuity. case in point the onearrned youth
who wanted enter the class where glass mosac
made In order crafty his desire Dr. Jaeger devised
foot-controed clamp which served nicely to replace
the lost hand, in far the work concerned To
day there halt dozen one-armed men pertecting
themselves in this interesting and profitable trade
Basket weaving, chair Gaming, and wicker furniture
making popular trades as the with applica
ton qualify few months for positions paying eight
to fifteen dollars week For others who
bilious there classes in metal beating loaded glass;
cabinet work. mechanical drawing, woodcutting, and
metal engraving.
There are of course physical and mental limitations
controlling the entrance to these various classes but
when one sees a chap whose elbow joints have been
stiff since birth, with hands crossed and partly para
lyzed industriously and conentedly turning out
merciay irst-cass letered sign begins to realize
that the value of the idea embodied in the Trade School
of the Hospital of Hope is limited only by the willing
of society to take up and on the same work.
and extend it throughout the country. The net
nomic gain in thus reestablishing efficient
workman, the present system of sending him out
of hospital become charge society, IS hardly
open to argument.
1t is estimated that the number of and boys per-
manenty crippled and manned annually IN the United
States is over two hundred thousand
VIEWED in the light of these somewhat startling
figures it would that the of DR.. Jaeger
points sufficiently definite finger toward splendid
addition established eleemosynary institutions
The fairy godrnother pardon, the business mans
so well pleased that another year two will see new
and splendidy equipped building with greatly en-
larged student capacity erected the present home
of the school.
And Dr. Jaeger, devoting his life and work to the
dream true, stands ready and willing to take up
the cudges for Hans Andersen; for he believes that
fairy tale of olden DAYS surpassed the manner N
which the plan in the little notebook became reality.