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Show r ;. Ttt-fb y,f.-; v O One of the great tragedies for parents is to learn that their child is deaf. Sometimes it is a shock from which parents never really recover. Mrs. Louise Treadwell Tracy, wife of the motion picture star, Spencer Tracy, received such a shock. When their son was one year old they learned he was totally deaf. He is a grown man now and leads a normal life because of the determination of his mother. It was through her efforts that the John Tracy Clinic was founded to aid parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Above a child receives a test to determine deafness. Ihf Hfi - I . M ' f f I V. .lAxi.'tf tif-M.'M M. , m mila mrnf ami mrnnn-- ----" - - - - ' O Amazement is registered by the child above as he hears his own voice with the aid of earphones. ear-phones. Mrs. Tracy (right) encourages en-courages one of the children at the clinic as she washes her face. The clinic, located on the campus of the University of Southern California, is to increase better educational opportunities and methods for the deaf. O Among the many methods to make the children appreciate sound is a light box that lights up when any sound enters into the speaker. The child at left is shown working the device. With patience and hard work the little girl will learn to speak normally and to have a happy life. i vy -I 1 ' fix, I' I 1 fi i'W tlSnws"; A ' .;rf' T ifr'-fVrirfriirafsassi-li-! Tt- - :,-J-- J-imSXMafmMmxtSim O The child at right models her hearing aid. As soon as a child accepts the wearing of an aid, she is fitted with the device. Although she may not hear with it, the child may get a sense of vibrations that may develop in time. wtoiM - W'a-a &j. tsgato M As- stha , Jftsiil The two children (left) show heir enthusiasms for the sweet lessert they had with their lunch. The clinic has been in operation len years and is the only school of its kind in the world. Through Mrs. Tracy's work, hundreds of children have been given the opportunity to live normal and useful lives. i |