Show steam PIPE BREAKS AT SCHOOL FOR DEAF LEAVES THE institution WITHOUT HEAT ON WEDNESDAY other of interest from the state institution A little deaf girt in the tennessee school for the deaf won a prize ot to the pupils of any public school in for the best specimen of penmanship there are about 50 deaf mutes operating linotype machines with success in the united states we infer from this that deafness Is no bar to ones ambition to enter any branch of business tuesday afternoon at the second team of the institution played a game of basket ball with the academy junior team and were defeated by a score apt 15 to 25 the deaf boys will have to play faster ball it they wish to win the return game a week hence i certain members of the legislature in the state of wisconsin are planning to have a home for its aged and infirm deaf the matr wll be brought up for the next meeting of the legislatures no school was held on wednesday the reason basone of the large steam pipes broke about 7 in the morning leaving the building without heat and flooding the basement to the depth of several pinches the school rooms were so cold that classes could not bo held plumbers were summoned in haste and the break was repaired by noon this Is the second pipe to break this school year and in each case school had to be dismissed pending the repair of same the university of has conferred the degree of ph D upon a deaf mute dr walter kuno his thesis Is said to have been one of the best in years it Is tho first time the doctors degree has been conferred upon a deaf mute in the history of german universities wednesday waa pay day at the school and mr brown the clerk was kept busy calling employed emp loyes to the office to get their checks A few of the pupils avo had slight cases of dumpe the utah eagle the school paper Is out one day early this month the last lot of new books are being more generally read by all than any previous consignment the selection has been a good one miss faddle of the city library may bo in a measure responsible northis tor this as sho aided us in the selection the street car conductor on the twenty second street car line wants to learn tha manual alphabet so he can talk to his deaf passengers without so much trouble hereafter weekly reviews will be given at the schools and all pupils reaching an average of 85 per cent in each study shall be excused from the final examinations in juno |