The Wolf Point herald., 1922-03-23
TEACHING BLIND
TO MAKE LIVING
SOME LEARN USEFUL TRADES
OTHERS STUDY MUSIC;
ONE TO BE LAWYER.
Afflicted Residents of Montana Per-
mitted to Follow Work in Which
They are Most Interested; All
Learn to Read by Braille System.

The civilian rehabilitation depart
ment of Montana announces that the
arrangement made with the state
school for the blind at Boulder has
been more successful than was at
first anticipated. Under this arrange
ment the adult blind of the state are
sent to the school for instruction that
will enable them to earn a living and
prevent them becoming wards of the
county or state. These adult blind, it
is stated, are tried out at the school
in the different phases of industrial
commercial and mechanical work
and are also taught reading the
Braille. They are given individual in
struction in the work they are most
interested in and which they expect
to follow after their training is
completed.
Among the students entered last
fall at the school was Robert Cohn,
aged 21. He is from Virginia City
and had lost his sight in a mine ac-
cident. He announced at the begin
ming of his training that he was
interested in music. Since then he
has become one of the best students
of music in the school. He will finish
his work some time in June. The de-
partmeat then expects that he will be
employed by one of the large music
stores in the state as piano tuner and |
salesman.
Another student is Thomas Payne, |
rancher from Toston. who became |
totally blind in an accidental dyna- |
mite explosion several years ago. He |
was given reading the Braille and in |
a months time was doing the work
usually done by student of two
years training. He reads every book
he can possibly obtain and is the
best patron of the schools circulat-
ing library. He is also taking in
dustrial work such as hammock
weaving, chair Gaming and broom
He will also be taught knit
ting stockings with a knitting ma
chine. He intends to start shop in
his home town when he finishes his
training. He also is able to write his
own letters on a typewriter.
A plan is being worked out by the
department with the school whereby
/ special summer course will be given
when the regular term is over and
full time will be given to the training
Of eight or ten other blind persons in
the state who have been surveyed 50
that they will have something to keep
them busy. An opportunity will be
given to every blind person in the
state to enter this summer school.
There are several other blind per-
sons in the state who are receiving
under the department out
ide the school for the blind at
Boulder. One man is being taught to
lse the typewriter at his home and
will also be given the Braille as soon
s he has learned to operate the type
writer more efficiently.
Another man, who has been blind
ince child and who has had train
ng, but not sufficient so that he r
ould be self-supporting, is being r
iven work along the line which he t.
J most interested in-the study of Ii
lw. He is taking a correspondence CT
curse in this work and the depart II
lent has employed good lawyer g
nd reader to coach him in his y
tudies. He will take the bar ex-
mination in July, it is said, and, if n
e passes, will then enter a good law a
ffice to finish his training. tt