The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-03
Crippled Girl Sends Open Letter To Lake
 On Bill He Vetoed

Following is an open letter to Gov ernor Lake. The writer is Alice M. White. daughter of Rev. Ralph H. White, of Bridgeport.
 Alice is badly crippled girl, 16- years old. Her appearance before the Educational Committee of the Legislature in behalf of the Grip pied Children Bill was much com nented on by the Press throughout the state.
 As a result of her clear and force ful presentation of the difficulty that confronts a lame boy and more es- school.l the committee voted imme- diatelyt and unanimously to recom- mend the bill for passage.
 Alice made a careful study of lame children legislation in other states and impressed the committee by her knowledge and ability. She estimat- ed that the bill would help 500 lame children in this state.
 She was afflicted with infant1le paralysis II years ago and her life aas been hard struggle. TWO years she, spent on a traction frame. She has had serious major opera 1ions, followed my months of con finement in a solid, complete body, plaster cast With the help Of re. Enforced corsets, hip splintS ana crutches, she is able to drag herself around for a short distance on level floors.
 Alice graduated from the Bridge port High school, last June complet- ing the College Preparatory Course: cum laude, in 3 l. 2years instead; or the usual four. despite the fact that sickness and bad weather kept her out at least a quarter of the tlihe anu for one complete half term.
 She was taken to and from school fin wheel chair.
 Alice's pluck and enc heerloL,e@T9 ohnoI She is an accomplished muScian' a leader in social life, and active Ill church work, a college course. and to help o'liei handicapped children.
 To Gov Everett J. Lake,
 Capitol Building,
 Hartford, Conn. Dear Governor Lake: .
 received your recent letter m which you state that you were cOin pelled to veto House Blll aoi.4' fo, Ar Crippled Children to and rom
 am grieved and shocked at your action and at the reason @ @ you ,3snV grrv places where the application Of 1hls law would have been advantageou55' the total amount involved Is much larger than the present financial con Iition of the state could stand"
 Permit me to remind you Of the long and almost inhuman neglect py the state of it's lame children. All
 
 children are freely provided with inc opportunity for education except inc lame The state is ready to snend from s4OO to $500 per year nn any blind or deaf child to provide him with adequate training to sue reed in life The delinquent and the feeble minded are provided Tor Only Inc lame child is permitted ana oIteh compelled to grow up in 1gnorance
 The normal child who lives beyond walking distance is carried to the school house, no matter how far 1t may be, nor how much It may cosL: Dnly the crippled child who cannot walk, is overlooked
 The bill asked only simple justice. The bill had only to be fairly pu. before the educational committee or he legislature to be unanimously recommended for passage Both houses passed it without a dissent ng vote and then you take your road to the school house, the only bath of hope to the lame child and ,y your veto say, "+I forbid.
 Do you know. dear Governor, that H1is state is officially responsible for thec rippled condition of some Of thec rippled condition of some or Ieprive of an education2
 Five years ago there occurred the nfantile paralysis epidemic The tupid, futile and brutal quarantine regulations of the state and local many unnecessary deaths and in reased the number of those who rere left crippled by the disease. There Is no specific treatment for sA bis disease. There ts nott1ipghat