The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-25
STUDENTS TARDY IN
MIND ARE CARED FOR
Feature IA Modern school WORT In
Sp,sini Teachers nnd thsS TOR
Mentally Deficient
PUPILS ADVANCE RAPIDLY
ILoy. md GirIs over IL Wears Oid
Found Ia iinNc Mind OF Mere
children,

] 10 nNt lIlfll lhNhN " ms n lh.'l' W
/ known. aud which is an unusual tca.
uurc IN modern school ufo..rhat of
teaching special, os mentally do 80
ficiont. children
oklahoma Guy Ia the only other
city ia tho state that has such
branch or such u teacher. IT. LOUIS
has 10 and Philadelphia ~
children found by their teacher to
be unable 80 do regular school work
ARE. after investigation by The Aupcr-
| iutcndent, sent tu tho school Whrr"
"rpocihl children hro taught nud
by mhhns Of the Simon lIinet tests
the mentality OF each child IN as
ocrtainOd and special training is
given to suit tho individual need.
| II is said that n number OF 10 year
old Tulsa children have been found
to have the mind Of u child or o.
Miss Lula IIineS jenkins has
charge OF this delicate work at Gen
trnl grade school work that has
come To bo one OF the new and
philanihropic specialtios of modern
science, while studying for her mas
tors degree at Johns Hopkins ana
taking work In rural school sociol-
ogy, Miss Jenkins slatca that She
was attracted to this peculiar type
bI lchtnlnk upon "flUg hbuNillNl
children In class and noting the re-
aults obtained there.
There arc lS Tulsa children In
this room, which ls said to he As
many as one teacher can properly
handle No class work is done, each
lghild receives individual instruction
and none IL hampercd therefore. but
can push ahead Rs fast as no or she
Is able II tH said that at least 100
| agh ghilIrnn ~ nf tha city nRpd th
attention, and II is exppcted that
this department will be enlarged
next year
Games and songs.
Tho first step taken by the teacher
IN To win them by games and songs
Thoy must like her or no progress
In made She studies each child and
II they have u talent, that talent In
stressed. IL they are prone To draw,
or sting, or play the piano, their men
tality IL exercised Ia that direction.
II IL made the most Of.
Miss Jenkins states that she strives
to instlll In the children the rudi-
mnntA OF the three WA'--reading,
'rlting. and 'rithmetio. feeling that
with fair knowledge Of these they
will not be at the nsercy OF thei' su
periors tn after life.
my children are not all backward
because OF mental deficiencies.
said Mis- Jenkins, who is enamorated
In her work. Home environment.
non association with children sick-
neas ana other conditions have con-
fributed 10 their condition. with spe-
cial attention they can he brought
out. but II put In n class with others
they would grow TO manhood with
"a child'a mentality"
Misa jenkins is OF the opinion that
atmosphere is tho most important
factor In special training.
IA plant has TO have the proper
A atmosphere 10 expand and develop.
80 does "a child" she said. children
must he given room and allowed To
grow into knowledge in happy en-
II vlrOnment"&
n Graduate Rapidly.
II Those who are deficient by hcred-
ity ara among the hopeless. These,
tho teacher works with patiently In
an Effort TO keep them from being u
burden 10 the community. They arc
taught how to make change, what
tho different pieces OF money are;
and, II girls. practical housekeeping
and tho simplest things to do about
II home.
A boy OF 15 entered the school last
winter who was unable to read,
write. or do tho simplest sums.
After four months OF special instruc-
tions he is now doing fourth grade
work A girl OF II lived on a ranch
In Texas under adverse conditions.
and had never been to school be-
fore coming he6to. She could not
learn her letters In "A class, but ls
now doing fifth and sixth grado
work after three and half months
Of special teaching. Five boys from
the Tulsa boys home have been en-
| rolled IN this room. In their cases
opportunities had never come, and
they were too old TO start at the be-
ginning with young children. They
could not learn en- mhssc, even
though they were not inherently de-
ficient. Practically all have passed
on now into regular school work.
Miss jenkins was reared In Bowl
ing Green KY. and graduated at
Potter college Her first teaching
OF this description was at Norma.
Tenn, whore she was induced 10 go
by the managers OF the Wernlcke
bookcase company. AS special"
teacher in connection with the social
settlement work done by that firm
among the mountain children ~ the
Cumbcrlands, sons and daughters Of
their employees. Later she taught
In Maryland at "Ualsted" famous
school of magnificent buildings IL
miles from. Frcderickstown. erected
for the benefit uf tho mountain
children by the phllaulhropist cor
don strong. son OF tho late president
OF the Santa Fe railway Miss leu-
kins resigned this place to so 20 ST.
Louis and remained there three
years as principal 81 ono ni she
schools before coming 10 Tulsa. A.
ono time she also was connected
with the schools at Tampa. lNt
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