The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-08-12
Information and An Appeal.

The State of Tennessee is very
anxious to give educational advan.
tages to as many of her children as
possible and to this end the public
schools are maintained. The State
has not overlooked the fact however,
that there are those whom the public
schools cannot serve. The totally
tiind and partially sighted children
are debarred from tho public schools
OF the State, by reason of unfortu-
nate defects and handicapS. These
are nevertheless provided for at State
expense The Tennessee School for
the Blind, located at Nashville, is
maintained by the state for the BEN
eft of SUCH as cannot attend public
schools. This school furnishes tu-
ition, board, laundry, medical atten-
ton, and use of books and in9tru-
ments free of charge.
The educational advantages it Of
fers are equal, and in many respects
superior to those offered in tie other
schools. The literary courses cover
practically the same work as that
given to sighted children of the
State, and, in addition to the literary
courses, the school offers splendid
advantages in vocal and instrumental
music, in typewriting, manual train
in, etc., not obtainable in the D. bic
schools, and everything practically
free of cost.
When it is remembered that the
totally blind child, lacking in educa-
ton, is without hope, and has no
show at all, but that with proper
training, may become a useful and
happy citizen, it is deplorable that
through lack of information regard
ing the advantages he might get at
the School for the Blind, or for other
reasons, he should be allowed to grow
up in ignorance. The enrolment of
the school, including those in the
Colored Department, ranges around
the two hundred mark 1t is believed,
however, that there are fully that
many more who would be eligible,
who are not in the school, end are
receiving no educational advantages
from any other source. The school
has vacancies for quite a number of
other pupils, both white and co1ored. |
Is it not the duty and obligation
that all citizens of the State, and es-
pecially officials and child welfare |
organizations and workers, should re-
port the names of the partially sight
ed and blind to the superintendent |
of the school, in Nashville, and to |
assist in every way possible toward |
getting parents and friends to take |
steps to put their children in school? !
The next session of this school
opens September 20; and continues
to May 80, 1922. Those interested
should write to l. S. Wampler, Super
intendent School for the Blind, Nash
vile, Tenn, for an application blank
and for information relative to
courses, etc. The feeble minded
children and the unsound physically
or mentally, cannot be admitted, nor
others over school age.
The pupils of this school use the
touch system. This enables the par
TALLY sighted to preserve what vision
they have, and at the ccme time,
secure an education. Pupils receive
free medical attention and the serv-
ices of an experienced oculiat. By
operations and treat
ment, at the hands of the school ocu-
list, vision, in many cases, is not only
preserved, but even restored.
1t is h oped that those Uko read
this story will reflect a moLlent to
ascertain whether or not, within
their acquaintance, there are not
some children they could serve and
be blessing to, by bringing the
SCHOOLS privileges and advantages
TO their attention.
A catalog, giving detailed informa-
ton, is sent on application.