The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-04
NEEO FOR home"
IS EMPHASIZED
Movement in Behalf Of Needy
Blind Women Endorsed by
Nj. J. 6. Ray

Tn" work o! soliciting funds for the
Industrial Home for Needy
Bin Women has been hasnper.d by
the act that 50 many people have an
idea that the State school for the
Biind meets the need for the husnc
Tor which lands are being solicited
This IS not the case at at All. The
State School ~ a school and not a
home.
In order 10 get has matter clearly
before the peopte. Miss Florence ~
duncan. solicitor for the Industrial
Home for Blind Women. has address
ed a letter to Mr.. John r. Ray. super
intendent Of the Stat School for tho
Blind. asking him Il write an article
telling the need for the Home and
also making il clear thai, the instttu-
ton over which Mr.. Ray presides -
not A home. Mr.. Ray responded with
the following letter:
Mr.. Rays Letter.
The State Association of the Blind
is seeking To establish a home for in
disent blind women who are unable
ID sustain themselves This IL "A most
praiseworthy enterprise and merits tho
interest and cooperation Of our more
fortunate citizens.
The State School for the Bind at
Raleigh receives blind children be
tween the ages OF six and twenty-ons
years and gives them thorough IN
strtlction in literary. musical and
handicraft departments = very large
number of these children are ftt-d
for useful citizenship and go out INTO
the world as successful bread winners.
This is especially true OF the boys. The
girls have much greater difficulty in
making a livelihood. and Hhile some
Of them are able 10 car. for them
selves, there are others who find IL
practically impossible II suitably pro-
vide the necessities OF life.
The purpose of the Home iS not to
maintain them in idlnesS but to en-
| courage them in every way psSSible
towards self-support. supplement their
earnings and SO keep them from
alms-honSeS and protect them against
temptations to vice.
The State School at Raleigh. be-
ing purely educational. having only A
very limited maintenance fund and
being seriously ov~ercrowded. cannot
possibly do his work. Resides this.
such a course would be contrary to
the laws of the State and subversive
Of the purposes for which the S.hool
was established and is maintained
Other States have found such
homes very beneficial and have en-
, couraged the projectors by making ap-
= preparations for their maintenance
: without hesitation | declare this 10
i De d most H1ffitofDDuS DtlitIttIpD
: and commend ii most heartily 10 the
lovers of humanity and those willing
$ to help the unfortunate"
! Miss Duncan's Letter.
Miss Duncan's letter 10 Mr.. RAJ
2 was:
Our work Of eStab liShing the In
. duStrial Home has been encouraging
= Of late.
Il have been asked many times II
our State School Is not a home.
: find that a large percentage of on
business men think that the Stat
School is a home. OF co-rse. / tel
d them that there has never been an,
d appropriation made for the class o
5 women who are III need Of the q
q trial Home.
2 If you will write an article telline
e the need Of the Industrial Home ane
s the benefit il will be 10 these women
also make it clear that TIE school 1
not a home. | will appreciate II.
want an article that We can hav'
printed and send copies tn the LEADING
citizens of our State. ] will also hav
it printed in the papers.
Numbers of men have told me tina
words of endorsement from you vii
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