Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1921-08-24
SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
Every Blind Or Partially Blind Child
Should Be Given The Ad.
vantages OF Training.

The state of Tennessee is very anx-
ious to give educational advantages to
as many of her children as possible
and to this end the public schools are
maintained. The state has not over
looked the fact. however, that there
are those whom the public schools can
not serve. The totally blind and partial
ly sighted children are debarred from
the public schools of the State, BY
reasons of unfortunate defects and
'handicaps. These are nevertheless pro-
!ded for at State expense. The Tenn
{ .e> ,>,lool for the Blind, located at
N-ShI illc. is maintained by the State
for the benefit of such as cannot at.
tend public schools. This school fur
nishes tuition, board, laundry, medical
attention, and use of books and instru-
ments free of charge.
The educational advantages it offers
are equal, and in many respects sup
erior, to those offered in the other
schools. The literary courses cover
practically the same work as that Civ
en- to sighted children of the State, and
in addition to the literary courses, the
Schol offers splendid advantages in
vocal and instrumental music, in type
writing, manual training, ETC., not OBJ
tainable in the public schools, and
everything practically free of cost.
When it is remembered that the
totally blind child lacking in education
is without hope. and has no show at
all, but that with proper training, may
become useful and happy citizen, it
is deplorable that lack of information
regarding the advantages he might get
at the schoolfor the Blind, or for otner
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, and are receiving no edu-
:ational advantages from any other
source. The school has vacancies for
quite number of other pupils, both
white and colored
Is it not the duty and obligation
hat all citizens of the State and espec
ally officials and child welfare organ
cations and workers, should report
he names of the partially sighted and
lind to the superintendent of the
chool, in Nashville, and to assist in
very way possible toward getting
arents and friends to take steps to
ut their children in school.
The next session of this school open
september 26th and continuesto May
0, 1922. Those interested should write
o 4. S. Wampler, Superintendent.
chool for the Blind, Nashville, Tenn,
Or an APPLICATION blank and FORM
relative to courses, etc. The
eeble minded children and the nu-
ound, physically or mentally, cannot
e admitted, nor others over school
&c.
Thepupils of this school use the
'uch system. This enables the part
lily sighted to preserve what vision
ley have, and at the same time Sc
ire an education. Pupils receive free
edical attention and the services of
, experienced oculist By undergoing
,erations and treatment, at thehands
the school oculist, vision, in many
.ses, is not ocly preserved but even
stored
tits to be hoped tina hose wo read
is story will reflect a moment to
certain wether or not, within their
quaintance. there are not some
ildren they could serve and be
essingto, by bringing the schools
iyileges and advantages to their
tention.
A catalog, giving detailed informant
4. is sent on application.