Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-17
EXERCISES YIELD
MANY SURPRISES
Closing of Austine Institution
for the Year Reveals Mark
ed Progress Made.

Brattleboro, June 15.-Surprises lurked
all through the program of the third an
nua closing exercises of the Austine IN
stitution for the Deaf and Blind in the
institution this morning.
Gov. Charles W. Gates, because road
commissioners failed to get MIN to
train in time was unable to be present
and he missed having presented to MN
a cane made by pupil out OF the manure
of a worn-out broom; cane beautltuilN
finished and bearing silver band WIN
his name and title engraved on 1t. II
will be sent to him.
Dr Henry u. Holton. president Of the
board of trustees. and j. ~ Barss, NJ, A.
superintendent of the Vermont Industrial
school at Vergennes who delivered
the address at the exercises, were
presented with canes identical with the
one the Governor will receive. tho prin-
cpal, Miss Thrcckmorton, announcing
the surprise after Or Holton had finished
presenting the annual prizes. and the
canes being presented to the recipients
by the boys who made them The canes
were made in regular class work under
instruction Of Gustave II. Lindwall OF
Erattleboro and were the work of Austin
Bcaton Arthur MacDurfey and Lester
Piper
$500 PRIZE FOR 1916.
When the distribution of the prizes aad
been made the last being the gifts of the
president of the board of trustees. Dr.
I1olton. for the most intelligihle every
day speech among the deaf children, Mr.,
liarss slipped a s. bill into the hands Of
Dr.. Holton and whispered something to
him. DR.. Holton announced that he had
been given that amount as cash prize
for the most Ineligible everyday speech
by a deaf child next year and Miss
lThroCkmorton repeated the statement to
the children who Joined with the audi
ence in showing their hearty apprccia ton.
The entire program was arranged,
Miss Throckmorton announced not so
much to show the details Of the methods
adopted by the school as to show the
: progress made by pupils, Handicapped in
life to appear and act as others blessed
with all their senses-to he natural.
Those who have attended the previous
, similar exercises We're in positions to
, appreciate results obtained.
I The Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton offered
o prayer and first grade work was shown
by Miss Dorothy S. Foster with a class
6 of hv" deaf children who carried out
= instructions by reading the lips Of their
@ teacher. All OF them entered the school
& las. ia'i ana nan received no previous
, instruction.
= MAYNARD Medor ana Ralph rairpanks'
h eAo" vi W"o"' IA" "ee', u'''er 'ns.' uo-
: WI -. '',, ",'n ,'s.'
been limited to two wears par,icinated
- flag drill was given under direction of
Misc NJ Dorotbv taft hv cbarlotte
- Gould Pearl Stark Annie Mcdonald
= Restrico T.ishev ponald Tovle I,srea,
. Homand Palnh FAIRBANKS and Clarence
Rarrows Tho ahove wer. all tho work
OF deaf children
Thu, exercises bv blind nunils included
,wo violin solos nv Martin Lisko witt
Mics Iz.tta Stewart arcomnanis, Th,
how is taking Second wear high schoo
I work and his violin instruction has beer
nv G. NJ Duran. His first selection wa,
" Berceuso and his second Annie Laurie
II Hts ears convinced hin, Of vha, his eve,
NJ ala rot-,b, surnrised annreciation of hi,
n auditors
r. Short rocitations were given ny Mauric.
"a rar,r,v Dnrotbv E-iske Fred Hoare
~ vera uicsford and Martin Fiske and an
=, otbor foa+uro uoro tho sonpe "pansiesr
- ava ..prin,, two co+,o IIor,e', Nv, q quar-
g ,o,,o oon,nosad of Doro.bv Eis,,e ver,
p,clford Maurice ,arawav and FIRE,
4 IIoage They had been trained by Mis-,
lie Miller of the faculty and their voice
In blended pleasingly
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