Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-11-12

anlotlons came following an Illness when
she was but few months Of ace and in
no way impaired her physically, Many Of
the stories of tho teaching had their pltt-
fu eide Hs we'll as they showed that the
little Girl had n viii or her own, like the
normal chlld
rho nrst word taught TO tho little
girl was tho word doll, One brought
to her 10y hor teacher waa npprorrt-
nted Immediately upon bolng tnlton
from tho trunk Tho doll WA. tnltou
from her and the teacher formed tho
signs with her hands, making her do
likewiro before Il was returned, IN
this why tho teaching of words was
kept MP, the deaf child hcing taurht
by constant repetition md association
articles, much Hs other children nrc
taught by their mothcrs. In tho first
IS dnya IL nouns wore lcnrncd md
thrce verbs. Three " thc4n wcro
names the girl herself wanted TO
know but the real understanding came
when the teacher cleared up the diff
ference between the words mug, milk
and water She took tho blind girl TO
the pump and as she held a mug be-
fOU
Of water, at the same time smelling
the word water into her other hand.
The girl then pointed to the pump and
the many other things at hand which
were spelled to her and in a few
hours she had been taught 30 new
words. In four months she was writ
ing and at the end OF six months was
reading from raised letters such stor-
les az BABES in the Wood" From
then on she advanced with rand
strides TO the time she entered Rad
clifre College. She keeps IN touch
with happenings Of the day through
hor library Of books, current maya
zines and her friends, who are work
ing in all fields of life
Miss Keller was brought to the
front Of the stage by Mrs. Macy. Her
voice. while not natural. carried 70 all
parts of the church. She spoke slow
ly and most Of her words were UNDER
stood the meaning Of her sentences
being easily followed from the words
coming before and after those not un-
derstood. The message she brourht
dealt with "Iappineas," the main
point being that the only life worth
living is that which Is shared with
others. and 10 he entirely happy II Is
necessary to share your happiness
with others. She spoke in glowing
terms Of her teacher who had brought
light into her dark life, and brought
her talk TO an end with the words:
The world IL full OF miracles. Look
for them and you will find them"
An idea of the insight into He which
Miss Keller haa was shown in the
answers which she gave to questions
asked by members Of the audience Tho
questions We're interpreted through Mrs.
Macy, Miss Keller holding one hand to
her mouth and throat. her answers being
spoken. on being asked If she heard
the applause following her address she
replied that She did. with my feet"
She was asked II she did not think one
Z her greatest privileges was that of
serving God. to which she answered
yes, and to love our fellow men" one
man asked if she had clear idea al
architecture. This had been explained
to her by man IN Belgium with n
dressmaker's wheel with which he traced
outlines of buildings A woman, through
her husband, wanted to know If she
found any enjoyment in shopping. Her
answer brought down the house: IAN
a woman I love pretty clothes" When
asked what study she most enjoyed IN
college she replied philosophy. She ex-
planned that she could feel the rhythm
OF music with her whole body ms she
could the roar OF waterfalls She said
that the beautiful scenery with the lake
and mountains beyond had been descrio-