The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-31
ROSE PINKus, SECOND HELEN KEh-
LAR, LIVES QUIETLY ON SOUTH
SIDE WITH RELATIVES
At Present Flooded with Work For
the National Library at the
Nations Capital

Miss Rose pinkus of 2209 South Mar
kct street, Whcelings Helen ksllar, has
been doing some remarkable transPVs-
ing of famous literary works lot Iho
National Library for the blind at WASH
!ngton. Living quietly at her nome
with her sister and mother on the SCUM
Side this remarkable woman, win
very brilliant mind. has done work OF
which Helen kellar might well DC
proud. So we'll known has she become
through her work of transposinG INC
worlds best literature that she recently
received an Invitation from the lpraT
ian IN charge Of the department Tor inc
blind at the Congressional library NJ
for the institution. But owing TO me
present neavy demands on her Time
Miss Pinkus was obliged TO refuse the
offer 70 rthe present.
The work OF transcription is accom-
plished by the aid Of sharp needle
like pointed pencil which Is applied to
the sheet OF paper or SLATE. as II IS
called. by inserting it through n steel
piece which Is fastened to the paper:
This steel band contains two rows or
inset squares having six perforat!ons
each, and It is through these pertGra-
lions that the alphabet is registered.
The first letter ~ is made or one
dot which tho pencil registers win NJ. a
dots, three for &C. and so on. Many
letters contain the same number OF dsts
but they arc differently placed on the
paper so as to produce different outlines
which are easily distinguished py the
finger tips of the reader
Miss Pinkus devotes only three or
four hours day to the work anu
accomplished In year the tranScT!P-
ton Of eighteen or twenty volumes.
Among the books which she has done
arc several volumes OF the worlds fam
Gus oratlons. She has also done many
of the classics and is at present COPYING
"Victor Cherbuliez." by Paul Bourget.
She has also transposcd much OF inc
better class modern fiction.
All Of Miss Pinkus' educa ton was re-
ceIyed at the State School For the
Blind at Romney. and she believes tlla
there are no better schools in the "orlu
than those provided by each state Tor
It's blind children.
seldom can one meet In q days jour
ney a more delightfully."- optimistic spirit
than Is possessed by Miss Iinkus. Sac
radlates optimism and good cheer ana
she talks on many subjects win WON
derful insight.
asked Miss Pinkus. Everybody Is SO
kind. People have always been very
kind TO me all OF my life. And II u
so with all of us. 1t Is seldom that we
encounter even the slightest unkind-
ness. Sometimes 1 believe that our our
cheerfulness. which Is proverbial. Tor a u
the blind seem to have IL, - oNerrhteu
Not many of US como into actual con,
tact with the world. and don't really
know how hard 1t IS. Many OF my
friends say the world Is so hard. we
do not find II hard. but. on the contrary
very kind world.
Miss Pingus has been engaged In her
present occupation for the past thirteen
years. In addition to this accomplish
ment she is an expert typist. having
given demonstrations dur ing speed con-
tests. She plays the piano. although
not so we'll now as she did several
Years ago. she says. owing TO other
work which has taken up much OIL her
time. ,
Tho works done for III" tionai IL
hrary have been so numerous during
the past years that when asked 10 re.
call a few Of them she was almost at
n loss to do so. but referred Nor inter-
rogator to the librarian for Ns''