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Show ANNE SULLIVAN MACY i\IACY i IACY LACY \ MACYThe LACYThe The zecent lecent recent death of Mrs Anne Sullivan SuIlhan Macy Macyended Macyended Macyended ended a life hfe of oC oevotion aeoUon aetotion ae\ ae \ oUon and accomplishment accompU5hment WhlCh which WhlChivould whichavould whichTi-ould whichTi ould ivould avould - seem inc incredible inc.edible incedible . . edIble if it lt \ Mere acre ere not so " well "ell ell known knownFor knownFor knownFor For Mrs Macy \ was as the teacher of Helen Keller , one oneDr oneof oneof Dr of theorlds the \ worlds \\orlds orlds aorlds \ most lemalh.ableomen lemaikable lemalh.able lemalhable remarkable . \ women \\omen omen \ , , in spite Splte of the thefact thefact thefact fact that an illness in m babyhood left her entirely entirely.deaf entirelyleaf entirelydeaf .deaf deaf leaf . : and blmdBemg blindBemg blind blmd blindBeing Being Bemg deaf dear and blind blmd bhnd , , Miss MlSS Keller Kellcr . was v.as vas aas naturally naturallydwnb naturallydumb naturallydumb dwnb dumb , , so far as uttering uttermg intelligible mte111gtble mtelligible sounds v . was aas as con- con concemed concerned - - . { : -cemed cemed cerned - erned , although hei hel her organs of speech " were "ere ere aere present presentShe presentShe presentShe She Sheas \ was \\as as aas m this seemingly hopeless condition cond1tion v.hen vhen when whenMss v.hen'M . whenMiss 'M M ss Mss ' ; Sullivan SUlll\an SUlll an \ undertook to educate her when sheas she \\as as aas aasabout \ wasabout asabout about eight elght vears years } ears oldThe oldThe old oldThe The ingenious mgemollS methods and infinite mfirute patienceemployed patience patienceemployed patienceemployed employed by Miss MlSS Sullivan can not be described descnbed in inthis inthis inthis this brief bnef sketch , , but the ' almost miraculous nuraculous results resultsobtamed resultsobtained resultsobtained obtamed obtained may be appieciated appleclated appreciated appleclatedhen when \\hen hen ahen \ \ it is " " stated that thatMiss thatMiss thatMiss Miss Keller8S Keller \ was \\8S 8S \ graduated from Radcliffe Radchffe College Collegewith Collegewith Collegewith with the degree of bachelor of arts at the age agp ag of 24Helen 24Helen 24 24Helen Helen Keller ne\ ne never neer \ er regained regaJned . her lost facultiesexcept facultIes facultIesexcept facultiesexcept except that of speech to a limited extent extentet , \et et yet } \ et she lS is lSan isan isan an author of note , an original thinker of dIstinction distinctionand , and a humanitarian hmnamtarian " who "ho ho is doing a greatork great \ work \\ork ork cork in behat behalf be- be behalf - -half half hat - ! of the bhndMlss blindMiss bund bhnd blind bundMiss Miss Mlss Sullivan Sullhan , later Mrs Macyas Macy , was \\as as aas \ \ her almost almostconstant almostconstant almostconstant constant companion comparuon for 49 years , devoting practical practical- . - ly practically her \ whole hole life to her distinguished pupil Through Througha becamebhnd becameblind a mysterious mst.erlous msterlous ) . turn of fate , Mrs Macy herself became withher bhnd blind in her later vears years } ears , . , Miss Keller KelIer remaining remalrung with her until the endOn endOn end endOn On the scroll of noble , self-sacrificing self sacrificing self-sacrificmg sacrificmg - women ofaU ofall of ofall all aU entitledto enhtledto time tune the name of Anne Sullivan Macy Is enhtled entitled to a high rugh place _ _ _ _ |