The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-09
DIR. H. B. JONES
TELLS OF BLIND
VISITS STATE SCHOOL FoR DEAF
AND BLIND AT RohNEN,
W. VA
Describes Conditions There az She
Finds Then1-Abiiity sno Needs
% Pupils Explained.
IN. Deaf Aae s,iaa school.

Ths Deaf and Biind school
81, ssy: recently visited he school for
and some persons may b. Interested In
learning something about 10. Tor they
did I r.vaT dr.sr,.s - -, a..
school means 20 the deaf aud blind chill
dren % our state
When West Virgins became q state
~he had no public Institutions. aud pro
vision Wa made Tor her deaf and blind
children in her sister stateE virginia
deaf aud blind " ho ar. ss,t 10 No.
and a. We have no place Tor the col
The West virginia school for the deaf
ana blind vas established June - 1880.
the trustees u the H0muey Classical IN
-titution donating al IT, property IN
ute o. this land ceases whenever DO
-nall iail 20 maintain "a school thereon.
81 which the buildiugs are situated fn
addition 20 this there L. a farm OF I4p
S acres The main building g. three stories
hiEh, with rooms Tor teachers. employees
. bathrooms. dorm tories study looms
dtnin~ room and kitchen.
mere - g good school building with
The ABILITY ami OIL, eds Of the pupils var,
- widely that u Dr. impossible 10 estab-
amazing 70 one who knows NOTHING
ABOUT such work To see " hat can he
mind OF such children when they FIRST
come u difficult 60 imagine
NeNer having heard a word and know
INK no language. the deaf rhiIlreu ID,
not know their own names aud not even
that they have e. name tt H. impossible
20 explain TO them the object Tor which
the} have come To the school. Afte.
nine months Of hard study aud most ns-
tent teaching thu child viii have ar-
tbrs. 81, me ssins vocabulary % "a child
,nree or -FOUR years ~ axe Many 81
tnsse chlldren are not sent To the
Nshool until they are lt or more Years
~ sse. III parents could he made TO re-
alizs what an advantage 90 IN. chile a
would De, tfey would send them a. early
B A. hNe years or age.
IL requires every re~ourc. and d-yir.
Hl trained teacher. and each teacher
Is, Tslnireg 20 make book FOR each
word taught during tho term Ever
possible opportunity b. EraspaI f.r
t"aching the children 2 ,ocsbuiary u
must be remembered that IN, object TO
I be taught must b. present or q picture
IN tne "hlsc1 Tor no descriptive words
kindergarten teacher would hs most
Na,uahle, and Yet there b. none
o, IN ne oral rooms children are taught
/ Ing the lips.
Hears With His Eyes.
me teacher VII" cannot hear can talk
ana ,ina you would not know Do" cannot hear.
The oral method Of tcscnins "a. dear
estabiis he'd. Bur ~ tnr r1ost diri,uit
things i~ to teach thu child to pitch his
voice propsrly. Nnt being able To- Ditch
u loo high. Will. the ~psrch NAY h..
. very imperfect 90 il better than up
speech 81 an end the child taught in
TINS WAY uuIuubtedlN acquires q better
Understanding OF the Use aud construr-
tlph n' lausuag" than when taught by
s'mn children who a.. phyStraIIy on
IIgnthlN Incapable 90 learning either To-
Et I'm ,, vi l'f ,rs4lns and must b. taught
~ th' manual method. lu this they
are taught O." spell with On. nu.gars. Ger.
l'lL AN~ meaning certain letters. and
some SENS meaning words on whole SEN
truccs ~ this they become vrry adept
az az" DO tHgsr associated With them.
Jug my hold ''nN "Isstious with ami
NATION ana enjoyment
Aiter learning 90 read th"y can Of
ours iak: % rcEular public school
suhiCieut mental ability D.. h. prepared
iol Iaul .a1ot college. the National col
~ .hr majority pt cases the work H.
limited Co an ordinary common school
rducau"n, aud 81 the same time an er-
i"rt u made To- impart such skill in
haudi''aft as will make them seIf-suu-
p"TI,lnE sftet leaving school
Ih" Industrial training consists Of
carpentry painting. sEoe-maklug. har-
n ,.,'I printing. baking. sewing
purtaut or am al least 70 fb. 81 ~ ~
,t'klHg There b. no domestic science
u does seem o. Dr. cooking would be- most
necessary ana Na'uahle Tor the girls
Prefer Their own Addiction
~ the two W.. consider IN, blind 10
De- The most helpless. set the blind chill
areu be- asked whether the. would rather
would rather boz blind. and th. dear
would rattle. %. dear than blind Most
w nave and %. a" those ". know not
The u ar yf course rsr read books pap
tI- magazine .1I look zoo pictures The
blind can l,t. conversation. music and
road tu 90 limited 'Nt.Ut
Eur 1tC blind. Nss Nu.E point t.ua
i- used. Books Hr. ...u, OF u.ay, paper
. "a d..