Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-07-09
FOUND IS BLIND HERE
Home Teacher Doing Good
Work Getting Acquainted
IN OLD ANNE ARUNDEL.


During their visit 70 the town and
county fhs last few days. Miss Jane
.Sshristoplier, superintendent In Home
Teaching for the Maryland School of
the Blind. baltimore. and her assiss
#tant, Miss Hicks. have accomplished
much good along the line desired
They have found sixteen bind men,
women and children in the city and
lis suburbs. and have hard of
nthers Iii the county with whom they
hope 10 come III contact soon.
OF these l6. seven either have been
.at the school for the Blind, Or are re-
.ceiving training there. III Annapolis
Miss Christopher found blind c0lored
boy who I'll anxious To take np the
work and make himself self-sappori
iilg. and another who Is willing TO 20
.at once 10 the Blind school for inssrue
stion iii tile workshop,
Yesterday. while walking along the
streets Aiiss Christopher. Who IL par
TALLY blind. was leading Miss Hicks
who Is totally blind. having lost the
sight Of the remaining good eye. when
but - years old. came upon c0loYed
woman whose sight Is very bad. In
-oaMaasaaks saAsa
Christopher and Miss Hicks found she
sews, hut finds difficulty III threading
needle, and they presentd her with
self threading needles These are
used By the blind and by those whose
sight IS bad, and who find difficult,
iii threading q needle They have d
small spring in The cyl" and by hold
Ing the cotton tightly around the fin-
ger ana pressing the eye of the needle
against the thread. the sense Of touch
soon makes needle threading easy
The hlind Visitors also had 4 writ
ing board for the uae of the sight
less who once knew how to write. ~
All arrangement cf ridges IN The board
tho writing Is kept straight and legi
BIe With thu right hand, while the left
feels the ridges as d guide line.
Home Teaching, in which these blind
visitors are engaged, Is perhaps ths
most kenefcent of the various activi-
tics which radiate from the Maryland
school for the Blind The work rests
on solid foundation of practical
knowledge. Intuition. and experiences
directed by the yitally Interested Miss
Jane Christopher and four capable as
sistants 60 to the renlotest corners of
the city and state, III their tireless
efforts TO relieve the tedinm Inevitable
To the unemployed blind.
From their visits glows unexhaust-
ed kindliness. like daily sunrise there .
as the sunrise, yet, az
kindly and efficiently, they teach the
blind to lead normal lives. 10 see with
their fingers. and best OF all, to work:
real work. up to the standard, which
ii sold III ihe Maryland workshop for
the Blind. sol W Fayette street. bal
tiniore, and every cent above cost OF
raw material. IS given to the blind
worker
The field of the Home Teacher is
vide her efforts reach ont along ali
roads that look to social hetterment
The blind are encouraged 10 attend
concerts and other desirable forms of
amusement. guides are furnished
when desired. and attendance AZ
church services Ii advocated
In this connection, the cooperation
Of the public HI occasionally acting as
guides to the hind friends Is CRATE
fully acknowledged 80, is religion In
terpreted In terms Of loving social
service.
Labor is the Inevitable lot Of
the majority and the best edu
cation u that which will make
their labor most productive z