Show FINDS BLINDNESS IS NOT A disadvantage lawyer just works harder than other fellow chicago sightless eyes are no disadvantage to herbert gelsler lawyer who considers that he got a break when at the age of seven years a childish accident at the hands of a rough playmate left him blind 1 I just work harder than the othur other fellow said gelsler the only reason I 1 won honors in school and the only reason I 1 win cases in courts im not afraid ot of work and I 1 do it more cheerfully than the lawyers who can see gelsler who Is twenty eight years old and has been engaged in a general law practice for three years was president ident of his class and made a brilliant record in john marshall high school Us ile entered the university of chicago aind inie exceptional grades in the three years of pre law work and entered the law se school linol graduating in with the highest honors of his class he fie also was president of his class in the law school and was elected to the order of the colf coif an honorary law scholastic fraternity gelsler was chairman of the university of chicago editors of the illinois law lRe review view and won the wiggin robe prize for scholarship in his second year 1 I find the fact that I 1 cannot see no disadvantage to me la in the courts in examination of witnesses it is not their facial expression that reveals whether they are telling the truth but their words gelsler has a reader and in addition Is proficient in reading the braille system ile he rapidly takes notes for courtroom use on the braille typewriter and in the courtroom takes notes in braille with the stylus ile he swims dances bowls takes long walks and Is fond of fishing although totally blind he leads an active normal life lies iles known among fellows who were hla his classmates in law school as a good sport it a keen mind and an excellent companion |