The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-10-09

weaving, in bead work, clay modelling,
painting, leather work, jewelry making
and other crafts. Men with disabled
legs and ankles were given exercise
on foot power machines in the wood
shop. Men with heart trouble and gen.
eral weakness from sickness were
given carefully graded physical exer-
cises. Tuberculous patients were
hardened by graded, prescribed walks
and exercises in the shops. Men need
ing to learn ne wvocations were given
a start on courses of instructions to be
later completed under the Federal
Board for Vocational Education. H.
literates were taught to read and
write. A man who had lost his writ
ing hand was helped to train the other
hand. Men with artificial limbs were
given appropriate occupation and ex-
ercises to assist them in their use.
The pictures which l will show you
rapndly will give you better idea Of
the work than anything can say.
(Mr. Crane here showed various
stereopticon views of the instruction
in different crafts and occupations in
various hospitals.)
A number of Dakota educators have
been engaged in this work, including
several from our State Normal school.
From the Normal school faculty there
appeared Mr.. Altman, Mr.. Mueller
dents, Mr.. Earl Pierce, who graduated
from the school, disabled in France,
has been teaching in the General Hos
pital for Tuberculous patients at Den
yer. Miss Ella Bryan of Minot has
also been engaged in this work as
commercial instructor.
The work has been an experiment
in a new and untried field. 1t has been
a novel experiment in educational ac-
Invites as curative agency. 1t has
shown again the efficiency Of that old
curative activity, with which we are
all familiar, commonly called "work."
There is no better preserver Of
strength, vitality and sanity than hap
py employment. 1t has again shown
it's power in banishing dependency,
in restoring disabled parts to useful
ness, in restoring sanity to the men,
tally afflicted, in improving the gen.
eral physical tone of thousands of sick
men. Along with this it has served
to teach foreigners to read and write,
it has trained thousands to be profess
sional typists hundreds to become
competent telegraphers given voca-
tional guidance and inspiration to
thousands Of others introducing them
to opportunities of which they knew
not or in which they had no confidence.
Thousands of men thoroly convinced
that educational and vocational train
ing was beyond their ability to &C
cept or receive proftably have be-
come convinced that they can learn
and by so doing can overcome handi-
cap and will again take their places
in civil life capble competent and con-
ident of their power of self-support.
To such the educational service has
been the key which opened to them
lives of usefulness competency and
happiness. We're the job to be done
over again it could be done much bet
ter, but, tho an experiment in medical
treatment and in education, it has
paid if it is worth while to cheer those
who are sick and suffering, to enlight-
en- those who are ignorant to encour-
age those who are Respondent to re-
store to vocational competency those
who otherwise would be permanently
handicapped.