The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-08-29
STATE PROVIDES FREE
EDUCATION FOR BLIND
Movement On To Get Every
Available Child Into
School.

In line with other progressive
States, kentucky Is doing rs part for
the education and indu8'r,rl improve.
ment of its sightless children and
maintains at public expense the Ken
tuck ScICJ! Cor the BliIl, ~ LOris.
VILE, whicn r!l.;" among tire hest
OF such institution m this country
and is recognized the world over for
the high standard it has attained for
over three-quarters of a century of
It's existance. II being "A pioneer in the
work of educating the blind.
Strange as IL may appear, that al
though the state has provided so lib
orally for their education without
cost in an institution of such excel
lence, conducted by an efficient corps
of teachers and equipped with every
Appliance for the work, a problem
that has always been confronted has
been the fact that only about half 81
the blind children in Kentucky ar,
taking advantage of the great op.
portunity afforded them to receive
aplendid education and become self
sustaining IL is to meet these con-
ditions. that the press and public are
urged to cooperate in a movement -
bring into the school for the coming
session the full quota Of blind chill
dren.
sh. II Co 10 ~. a
is not to be COMPOUNDED with an asy-
lum or hospital for the treatment of
defective eyes, 1t being in the strict.
est sense a public school for those
denied attendance at the ordinary
schools. From the kindergarten to
the graduating class. the same hig,
educational standard prevails, and in
addition, the boys are taught several
lines of industrial work, and the girls,
Domestic science and needlework, in
which amazing progress has been
made by the pupils.
Every blind child in Kentucky, or
any child whose sight is so weak as
TO prevent 1t from attending an or
binary school. can get free educa-
ton at the Kentucky School for the
Blind.
The school session Is from the sec.
Ond Wednesday of September to the
second Wednesday of June. and the
children all go to their homes for the
summer vacation.
There are separate schools for the
white children and for the icclorcL
children. some distance apart. each
with its own set of teachers. The
State has endeavored to make these
schools ever thing they should be for
the education, health and comfort of
the blind children of Kentucky. The
buildings are large and beautifully
situated and filled with every possible
device for the training of the blind,
and the teachers are the best that can
be had.
To get child into the school, it is
only necessary to write to the Super
intendent OF the School. the name of
the child and its age, the name of its
parents and their post office address.
and to state whether the child has a
sound mind and is free from disease.
Upon receipt of such information, IN
application blank will be gladly fur
nishcd
There is no charge for board or
tuition; and il the child is destitute,
railroad fare and clothing will be fur
nished If a certificate is received from |
the County Judge stating this fact.
For further information write to
MISS SUSAN b. MERWIN,
Superintendent,
Kentucky Schools for the Blind,
Louisville, Kentucky |