Show NEWSPAPER NEWSPAPERMEN MEN VISIT SCHOOL ENJOYABLE DAY AT SCHOOL FOR DEAF AND BLIND Work ork of Various V triou Departments a Rove Rev Revelation lation of Skill to Guests of Superintendent Driggs One of tho time most instructive and en enjoyable enjoyable days spent sIlent by the tile local news reporters in some time was that of Tuesday January when mem niem hors burs of that fra y visited tho tile School for the Deaf Dea and Blind and null were entertained by b Superintendent Frank raul M if Driggs and his assistants The rime party part which included representatives representatives of tho lie Herald Tribune He Re publican Standard and amid Examiner gathered at the office of Superintendent dent Driggs at 1030 10 30 and proceeded on oil a systematic inspection of the tho various buildings building and departments throughout the time institution These In Included eluded chilled the class room of the time primal advanced adv grades of the tho literary department of the deaf as ns well wail as those of oC the blind also the time gymnasium workshops green houses housos play pia playrooms rooms etc The primary grades rades of the blind and anti deaf daf pupils were the first to be visited and were wore found interesting In him tho the ex ox extreme trume There the methods employed ij hi teaching the deaf to comprehend by b means of or their observations of tho the movement of the time speakers lips lIDS were veme shown The Tho little HUlo unfortunates arc are alfo taught to speak by hy mouth position i tion and anti man many of them showed re ie aptitude for Cor or lid tho th difficult dl ac acquirement Equally Equall Interesting was the tho touch system as taught aught to tho tim blind The Tho younger pupils of or the primary grades were wore handed objects which they the had been heen trained to distinguish solely by bythe b tie the e sense of oC touch In the more marc advanced grades of the tho blind and deaf departments department highly in interesting Interesting interesting demonstrations Ions were given especially those of the tho former through I time the medium of the time Braile publications of raised characters Typewriters T which print the time latter also dem demonstrated Upon Ullon visiting the time gymnasium vari vali various valion ami CItE ous on classes under the time direction of Mrs Belle Belie S Ross noss were put through diversified drills and marches with he blind as well voll I I as 16 the deaf were featured in these drills thrills With the lIw former lormor the tile com corn commands mands were given ghen by b word of mouth month i ml the time movements executed with the lie precision and anti promptness of persons possessed of every sense Tho Time deaf pupils received their commands by ii y observation only ani of or thou their teachers lips and amid performed their maneuvers tho the skill and excellence of their mates who could hear but whose every evemy move moO wae mado made in perpetual darkness Club Climb swinging int was waa demonstrated as well as aa marchIng and amid other gymnastics At the tho noon hour honl the groat great dining hall bali won was visited as the tho pupils of all departments marched to their respective tive Ih tl places 1 and anui were served with their Time The guests wore were then thon taken to a n private dining room and with nn rum appetizing repast with Superintendent Driggs as host excel excellent lent music being furnished by br tho time blind orchestra under the leadership 01 of f Prof L I W V Ford Font FordIn In lii lUo afternoon the party palt was was in J rn F t lIed to inspect the time green house honse where loaf leaf pupils were at nt work under tho the capable supervision 1 of Van Vandel tier del Schult Tho ihme carpenter shop was then visited and tho ho work vork of the time pu pit pupils pils pUs under the direction of or Nephi Larson Inspected Then rhen came camo the I shoe shop Shell with David Henderson In charge where specimens of fine foot Coot year car were shown and examined Tho Thu printing office under the torn tern management of Otto Fancy Farley Farle II H M Bond being ill Iii was visited and copies of oC the excellently printed school paper distributed to the time party pant The Tho ho guests wore were ere then thon taken to the tho r I sowing knitting and fancy work de uhe departments I presided over by 1 Miss Ida I and Miss Elizabeth Matig lInn The latter also has charge of oC the cooking school and arid her hem pantry of or I I dainty canned fruits received many a longing glance from time the male malo visitors Miss liss was also found in charge of a busy throng of or box mak makers makIS ers IS 15 and the manner In which the blind j hammerers attacked the tile pieces of I architecture before them was a can cau caution tion Lion to sensitive fingers with sight I j behind them Other rooms and tic dc I were visited and amid the I oils mis and products exhibited all of or orI which aroused much favorable com cent comment comment I ment meat Superintendent Driggs and his able assistants Mrs Amanda Wright I of pi tho the deaf dear department and anti Kather I lime ine Laine Lame matron of or time tho blind arc are to tobe tobe tobe be congratulated upon the time excellent showing of or the Institution under their and their kind entertainment of the time representatives of o the local IreSS was greatly appreciated |