New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-06
LECTURE PLATFORM
HELEN KELLER'S LATEST
8orn Deaf. Dumb and Blind.
She Will Exhibit Mastery
Over SpeeChleSSneSS.
Jokes OF EWES CLOTHES
Shows Sense of Humor Highly
Developed, but Denies That
Blindness Aids Other
Senses.

Helen ktN'I. whose ttll'NemfUtS 900
co,ouerine the ,nrecfold handicap Of be-
mo bors deaf. dumb and blind have
smazed the world for years. is yet to take
ope more great step forward ont of the
6,rkness and silence II was announced
las, night that she would appear on the
general lecture platform to tell with her
own voice Of her life and achievements
and thus prove her complete triumph over
speechessness.
To those who think OF her simply as
nhenomeDou ana expect to listen to her
simply as wonderful curiosity she Will
show that she is as intensely human and
almost as normal I'm her attitude toward
IN the Omen. every day life. Il viii reveal
in her. too keen sense of humor.
Discards Blindness FaIaoy.
blindness she said last night. iu an
Interview AZ tho Hotel Nsto~. lis thought
hy those who don't know 10 increase the
power Of the other senses. That is moi
90 The habit of patience is the only
compensation The great obstacle stin
remains
What active social>tr work are YOU
dOing now" she was asked her "hear-
ing" being done by placing hey fingers on
the speakers mouth
Talking she answered quickly.
laughing heartily at her juke. But wait
IN I get a ,hance-thcn I'm be doing.
The highest ambition OF my life is 10 help
my fellow men-to make them Sc" and
hear as well as ] do The majority Of
mankind doesn't see or fee, what they
ought 70. often ! walk with people who
AN see the sea and Sky and the stars.
bat feel no emotion / can't see these
things but they shine Foo my thoughts.
ID was noted that she was dressed with
particular taste ana her teacher. Miss
Anne sullivan. now Mrs MACY. was
asked II size showed great deal Of in
terest ia such feminine matters as dress.
oh yes: she always selects her own
clothes and is very particular about the
colors too-I'U ask her what she thinks
about dress she said
Clothes Interested Even Sve.
DO ! take much interest in clothes
Miss Keller repeated the question when 1t
vas nut 10 her. "Of course. am a
.iil. Eve did and she laughed heartily
again.
Her frs; appearance on the lecture plat
form viii come tonight iu the hillside
Auditorium iu Montclair. y. j. Her sub
Jet is The Heart and the Hand She
VIII be accompanied by her teacher. Mrs.
Macy. who will first give an account Of
Nor education from The human and sci
entGc point Of view. Then Miss Keller
VIII tel FOR herself OF the results Of this
work. a. she feels it. and of her views of
lfa.
This fnal step ia her carcer has been
made possible only during the last year
Before that although she had been able
to speak 10 certain extent her voice
mad not proved strong enough 20 carry
far She has been under the care. how
ever. Of Charles White. a teacher Of
singing IT the New England Conserya-
tory Of Music. and her voice has been
developed so that il is expected 20 carry
in a pubic auditorium. She speaks
slowly. in rather deep tones easily an
Jeretood But il is not the way She
sueaks that attracts attention as much
as The fluent command she has of Ian
guage and the poetjcal stvle in which
she expresses herself.