The Washington times., 1913-10-05
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Given an oppcrl,n,ily.

Out On Randall crssn tAsrs = ~
coIlego Whose Studsnls neyR wtlgpsr.
II - snsnt W0rld- -<hafs of tho young
man and voma Of 0a1zauBe4 vho con-
prshsnA ths meaning e me only
through the senses Of sighf and touch.
The clAss rooms are d1G1gGut from
the ordinary SORT only IN Tie fnc< shAt
here h no undercuETenf At seudent epo-
zip, no secret mesages Whispered
across The hacks Of seatA Dus xnsro
are smilss-b bushels Of them
And those smiles ars typ6eaI of ths
.Gallaudet studeat's whole euflook On
LIE.
.But an We ask Of sociefy = chancs
to show what We really can ao.v y
the assertion OF thess young posO1s
Who are determined % succeed deapiss
the handicap that nature has pAaesa
upen thsm-
work On IndszsG
In tbs library two young yirls were at
work today on card indexes. a blonde
head was bent over the Hline easinet&
The dark-haired girl beside her checked
on the book ttieo one by one.
With Dr. PerctvAl Hal, head OF the
institution, ~ my guide a1so inter
preteEs approached the giE1A ~
they caught SIGHT Of u, thsy ceAspd
turned, grseting ~ With smiles that
needed no TRANSLATOR.
Miss Ruth Knox. Cleveland. 0hio. and
0isB Edith Mabel Nsl1on, who comes
from California, who are STUDYING 70 Be
hbrarians voiced the Gallaudetian's ap-
peal to the world.
''0ociety II too apt to disuiss its
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them a fair chance" spelled Miss Mel
son. ON her fingers. in answer to the
question she had read on my hips.
There are many positions In the
world which . deaf person can flll quite
a. capably ~ hearing one" she con-
tinued. provided, ot course. that other
things are equal.
1T il unfair at least to discriminate
before . trial Is given So that is why
we are asking nothing more than u
chance. only our just due
Ask No Favers,
I'VE are ASKING no favors Of any
one We arc willing to let our work
stand on its own inertia
And judging from the neatly indexed
row Of files, it il evident that Mr.. Car
day have some efficient workers in It's
service.
Out on the footban field the pigskin
was booted vigorously over the green.
The quarterback was wfg-w1gging
the signals with: his fingers. for the
usual '16-3-E lingo wouldn't mean
anything to this remarkable eleven.
There Is no chance Of stealing any OF
Gallaudet's football secrets Its code IL
doubly protected.
The boys are very successful aleng
the lines Of chemistry said DR.. HaH
as we neared the laboratory.
One Of Gallaudets graduates ID now
earning a. salary past the 10000 mark
as an analytical chemist for q big
Brooklyn firm He cannot hear . sound
his hands and bewail his plight He
made himself d useful member Of So
ciety, and that Is the ideal which eveTy
student here is trying to reach.
Many Activities.
There are many occupations, Of
course from which our young people are
barred. But casual observer would
be surprised to learn what deaf person
can do, IL they are determined"
Here the doctor handed me list CT
graduates with their present lines CT
endeayor opened to each name.
I read sculptor. chemist, farmer.
bookkeeper. civil service, employer
clear down the line. Morerthan twenty.
farmers and clerks in the majoris&
"And the eirls?' I queried.
"Oh. they get married-most Of them.''
came the reply.
That's why We specialize along do
mostic lines as much as possible. Teach
ing In institutions for the deaf Is also a
popular field Of work for our women
graduates
Since Gakaudet is co-educational.
many a silent romance begins under the
iev nf
laughs at handicaps as well as lock-