Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-06

rtntcs might enjoy the book Now,
after ten years 1T controversy. a typ"
known ~ "braillc grade one ana
half" has been universally adopted II
has been demonstrated that the aycrag'
blind person may learn to read this type
in three months time.
The difficulty In regard 10 type duh"
away with. the difficulty which remains
IN one ~ expense. How would you lia"
to pay $3.50 cor "a copy of Ben llurf'
George Eliot's adam Bcde" costs So.
Booth Tnrkington's Turmoil half rs
much. William 4 l.ockc's RED Plan
Il" costs si3. and So on. These figures
are Tor the printing ana binding only
aud de- not include the expense uf en-.
hosslng the metal plates. which cost.
for q book of average siNe. several
hundred dollars \ "bcst.scllcr' Ia
hrailr Is doing well II 1t averages 100
To- lio copies sold In ten wears.
At the close Of the war. there were
less than score Of books In Tho ncw
uniform type. which the wnrblind were
taught tu read The American Library
Association. first with the needs uf the
warhlind In mind then with the larger
vision uf service 10 al the blind II the
nation. st cut tu secure the cu'upefa-
ton # the general public In getting
-pccial vocational books aud general lt.
eiaturc published IN the uniform type.
From q start Of less than q score. there
are now perhaps nearly a hundred
buuks The chief aim IT the Assucla.
F, ton IN the earl phase Of the work his
been 90 stimulate the production ol
huuks in braillr grade one aud half
IN u nun.commercnil basis. brlniginr
the price IT books within the reach IT
blind persons aud of libraries wishing
, o. develop service for the blind by elm
mating the cyst u cmbossing the
plates
To supply literature on the fiction
side. we'll known authors. at the invita-
tiun ~ the \. l.. a. are defraying the
cost uf cmbussing the metal plates nee,
crsnry fur the hrailing 81 one of their
widely read bouks Contributors "a
this WORK have been Mary Roberts
| Einchpirt. Irwin Cobb. Henry Van
| Dyke. Mary Raymond Shipman An
ircws ldt Tarbcll aud Alfred Nuycs
among others one Of Jack London's
sea stories has been put into hraillc by
MR.. London. Woman's organizations
such as the Daughters of ohio In Nca
| York" are dcfraying the expense ul
brailing one ~ more books.
Through the influence of the Assucit
ton. q large publishing house recently
has volunteered Co have volumes on
craftsmanship and commercial letter
4 writing pat into the uniform type. tn,
Red Cross. cooperating with the A. Z.
A.. has financed the brailling 81 sever
al books on massage. poultry raising
| and other yorations.
Mrs. Gertrude r. Rider. In charge oi
J the American Library Association :
work for the blind. says that the sue
ccss of the war.blind IN diverse trades
| reveals the extent Ia which We have
undor-csiimated IN capacities 81 our
civilian blind. Mrs. Rider conducts the
reading room for the blind In the Ii,
/ hrary 81 Congress. Washington, u. {.
'One ~ our blind helpers N an expert
secrctnry.' she declares Natural abll.
ny IN letter writing. combined with
mntpUs' and a,ruracyn ,,peNrit'g
| make ~ invaluable"
The necessity of promoting the dcvcl
'pmcrt uf library service for he hlind
throughout the country II emphasized
In III" "Booas for Everybody" move
| ncnt "f the American Library Asso
| ciatiun. \ fund of two million dollars
II now being raised 10 put the program
into execution. Other lines 81 library
extension work included In the plan are
promotion IT Amcricanization wurl,
through the medium ~ the public u
| hrary, furthcring the development 81
the county library system ~ much
needed Ia the rural districts. cncourag
INK IN" establishment of morcb usiness
! and e., hnical libraries. aud the proyid
INK 81 libraries fur ships 81 the m.r
chant marine and for the coas,guard
| and lighthouse service.
EnliHting the cooperation of NOR,
than -four thousand librarians. the Am
crican Library Association H. assurine
an efficient service for the entire ma
tion from the American public library
which now reaches not half 1T the coun
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