Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-03-26
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in music played the organ, and as
the many voices were raised IN songs
Of praise the Instructor IA the sign
language repeated the words OF tho
hymn as rendered for the benefit of
the mutes. A portion o. Scripture
was read and then re-read In the
sign language, and as one of tie
teachers offered humble andgconse-.
Grated prayer, Prof. Walker stood by
him and repeated his prayer 10 the
mutes in the sign language. The
same course Of worship was repeat
ed In the morning service, but some
what abbreviated. have never seen
a more solemn and devoot observ-
ance Of worship than these services.
l was shown through the music
department by Prof. Donald ttotally
blind.) He explained to me his
principle Of instruction aud ail his
equipment. He had some OC his pi-
pills to play the piano. they did
we'll and displayed the excellent
training and wonderful skll and tart
vi liz uliSClol III ISdCIiut ltiStit. Att
has all kinds of instruments, a full
complement for a brass band. bass
drums, ~violins, etc.
In the evening ] met a nice, gen.
tcol boy who vas blind, deaf and
dumb. I was introduced to hin 0v
Prof. Walker and of course had 30
converse through him. The }ittle
fellow felt of my head with his right
hand, and his left hand in the hand
of the professor as a means of con.
~versing with him in the sign Ian
guage. He asked if / was uof bald.
and then felt over my fac and said,
He has a beard" He was most on
ercised about my amputated tiugor
and inquired how it was done. He
then recited his lesson to he profes-
sor very nicely, in the Roman nun
erals. While l was in tn music DC
partment my little friend wanel in
and Immediately EXTENDED mis- hasd
to me. How he recogni2od NE 7
don't know, but he did, for he re-
membered my missing FINGER. Whose
feart is so base and cod that it
would not melt into sym 1athy and
love for him?
The inmates are required TO work
every day so many hours l. the wood
shop, are taught cabinet makkg md
to make other useful articles. The
blind are taught to make Iuattreases,
brooms and brushes and caae.a0t-
tom seats for chairs as a paris OF The
curriculum. I was told that many
Who have gone out from he tnst.iu--
ticn ere doing Wen.
Now I via tell you no, y~&3E.l,nd
are taught. There are tw, senses IN
vo'vc& ~ their iustructlo All de
ponds upon the memory and the
sense of touch. 1t is an undisputcd
fact that when God in mis- providence
permits the loss of one particular
sense, or more than one. lie nercl.
fully gives additional ~streUsth {" Tie
remaining ones. In case Of The blind
the sense of feeling is most acute.
There are two systems Of written Ian
guage for the blind-the raised let
ter and the point system. The lat
ter is used for beginners and Is not
so voluminous as the raised system.
The whole Bible, printed in raised
letters, would make volumes enough
to fill a box three feet squar The
alphabet consists of a series of point
dots, representing each letter, made
in the square space occupied by a
simple letter in the line, as follows:
represents q, 70 &c
ID, and SO on through the al
phabet. In order to keep the align
ment straight there is a guide con-
sisting Of two thin metal plates
hinged together, laid off in parallel
lines, and perforated with small
square holes equal to the space occu-
pied by each letter, leaving a bar
between each space. The plates cor
respond to each other and the paper
is placed between them. The dots
representing each letter required in
a word are made in this guide by a
dull-pointed pen, like unto a lead
pencil or a stylus for engraving on
wax, 50 arranged that when pressed
upon h paper 1t does not penetrate
it, but leaves a raised impression on
the lower side. The pupil writes
from right to left, and then by turn
ing the paper over, reads from left
to right. Here the memory comes