| Show I SPORTS S O FOR THE BLIND tIND Their ti i ol l Value at as a Pitting I for or Life ports Mr Nr th the and a m a milt iMM of th the salmis for fur the th lend with MM attendant nt f other nth r athletic meta meets are i t sent OMIt developments 1 which have h hl ve Ml leis 9 s In world worl M a Ii 1 tip ties tt but the of or the Pei kIi Institution B a f All say nm thou i till this u development ha been n comin on for 10 0 year yean y affil nU Ut the annual meet has liD ben been II celebrate but 1 it a is fa fathe I Ithe the result nf n the now II spits spirit In the edu du alion Un C of if the th blind which h has lias II tarn been evolving for time end and that It t U Uless less Ipso 1 new n In Philadelphia where h hll he first II tried the th Idea than In Boston Anion 01 m deor om ports for rr the th tb blind might be M regarded a ot u the he use new lie split spirit In duca education tion time generally which ha h has affected th the i I n youth also al through th rou th the develop development meat ment of playground playgrounds and nd manual train trIIn lug lag III Manual Mantas N training however was wa not a nw flew n feature ture in n the tb education of th the blind It Il appeared ae Mich In Inthe the tho ila tar tor seeing is Ing children hll Tnt rind music muse had h Mil ill 11 the time been n the thelong tit long suit null of st the Wind Mind though in th mph emphasis If of title this new nw feature In the thet heals made tor for greater firs ter nf of the I h blind childs dexterity Bui But what ht the th new n gy tear for f r that hat I Ithe Ithe Ie the core of 0 this the le new education p point out as the tit greatest eC handicap of flee th Wind blind t mUd child Is b lack of or confidence lack Ituk of ot hope and nd herein lIen tie dM the titi tI alue I lu of sports ort And when you stop atop to think of It 11 a I Mr Allen AUen points point out there Is fa I no tie noi tieu i u moon a on n why w 11 by a boy built for tn a good run nr nor should not excel fc 1 a es a runner though t hOl he be lit blind provided he h hu Imo the assurance In rt running that there In Ie Ieno Inno I Ino no obstacle 0 1 In the way The director of or sports sport sees tes to that by the placing p of o wires wire to Indicate the course Oil The Tb boy b 01 of young oun men man run and the th blind tel fel fellow f teltow l tow low may beat the tile record NeOn of the th seeing In fellow tellow If It he h Is M I the butler better runner That give him confidence eye saye Mr Allen All Alland and end what he needs need Is I confidence If hi ht hiIs hiI Is I to make mak his hi dui way In tn the world x wId People think of ot the blind id d men man eon con continues n Ml M Allen A lIn na the th men man thy rep nee neen nn n the th comer but hut blind men m hint have eat at attainments which can an h help tp them to III g got ct t ton on no In the th world It If they ha have hv confidence W Ve don Ian want wan an the h blind to 0 M st t iy at Rt home Imme They must munt not May sta t At nt horn home Thy They Th must get at out OUI In the thi world and td confidence In will III make mak them succeed there Another nother thing UP we 1 want lit of o the Ih Mind 1 stun man ma Is la I that he h should hauld lurn Im t to tl buy something foi tor one on price p th h best t pr drama he h can Mid and sen e n l It for tor a It bet better UP IT one The Tho Th buI principle le has bar not been strong Itron among the blind but they th y must learn it If It thy they th ara sra I to be and succeed Ne and lId they can all succeed In com competition petition with awing people 1011 se one oft o our graduates graduate h has He lie wax l In our tuning am and took up tip P the Ih h business of buying and Ml selling piano planOl He U ha he It succeeded HI Ii 11 lx is I said to be to e a millionaire He lip II I la b en certainly wealthy and enjoys th the privilege of with yachting anti ami foreign travel t r vel Tills case c Is fa I one on of many mn which the Ih possibilities blUtt of ot a II career for far the Ih blind man Such Sueh are r Increased by b competition at athletics and nd Him ads by Iii lil physical which Is III promoted through his Id sports aport port In the social life lit of the th blind I the th through has h tarn most Outdoor life so o 0 tar far aa am available 11 and anil II 11 tl play ply apparatus have hv furnished furnish a wholesome opts topi of as all well 11 as ae a suitable pa pax tim Slid Ruch also hue has proved 1 the In Innovation novation of a game gam room open pell only nl and lIn always a fresh fr sourer of enjoyment while practical value u s wall well a u as a II ho lute been found to in the opportunity of I caning for Mt money mony which the energetic ner Ur and thrifty thirty students hays have need u for tor starting bank accounts account nl In Mr Allens Allena name Thus hat hae h n b been n mete under the lb new nw leadership lea for tM the th re periods period which before betor fo wore were WI of such Much melancholy sort ort that It seemed to niort n them th m hough the th time link yas f nee lIN lod for purposes purpose BiM of nf recreation ree tion tinn that was Will really rely Hut Dut Hutto Dutto to stand around In the th house hour and talk or go by b them and nd brood that was H and Is I s say N Mr lr Allen a situa situation tion that hod ad to be hi guarded most strictly y In the life of or the live Ih blind or any people end and wholesome play ha hu mad d the tM young po r pie file 11 trout from this thU habit of Introspection and lind made the th periods of or tee rec recreation far ter toe tile joy that Htanley Hall 1111 talks bout about The d delIght of the th blind youth even nen evena a bystanders bystander at their sports i h most mat t tf f fascinating to observe It Illustrates that psychic power of the th blind bUill to un mi understand derMand derM nd through other oth souses than those th of Ut LIt the eye ey tittle 1111 show this aa u well wen aa se grown crown up Uj pupils pupil In their thell eagerness If rn over ove such lIuch games aa as aa they Ihl un are unable r ebb able to play piny Their game ani have hn not 1 tit rd f course eow ae aa as greet great H as among rh Jaen but there ther ur sic U many In they the participate with great rt t The difference newy In III play with them In is I Illustrated by football which among the blind youth la Ie not lIot at gain though the th blind lid boy bay Mete get tl great enjoyment from the tta pastime of or kicking the lit Ih balls id idre are an re chess rI Mft and It la is I a leal game me hough not UK tNt Buy In silt tM tN meets of if two wo years year 0 vast past nine nIM events haw has been won featured I dash deah broad lump jump three standing jumps jump jum l running broad jump shot hot put standing high baw hese tall ball throw brow thee legged rate race r and KU suk U rue race TU The meets meet eat aie AI not lIot OtRo on n It 1 mi n 15 l t UPU usual with for each school of th h national la tinn performs on It II its own ground loun 1 but aa as immediately w wired Ired Ird over r rh then scone noe are Arc the h country the th returns return turn tie aie generally H HII 1411 In by II sun unit t of that day and that night the th school I hool run en IU It Its Ita vie vIc Ie Irice with a as ae much ei erlat lat It a al If there th had been hen a general catli n Feline lIow who ho make mak records ord MI subs have their name n nc In Inthe on oil that hang hana for fur forn that purpose In Inthe the gymnasium and there for the tta rut ret of f the th year y or until the th meet mt of M 0 the th following spring they can In note their Individual glories and sad the Ih honors honor of the school schoolA bool A good ch p ee hot hol ol spirit I Is a strong mo me motive live tive In the I h new n leadership lado hll of th the Per Perkin p Perkin kin Institution mutual Interest t and sympathy th Mr lr Allen Allton cor M r to further rUI t hr a school hool hoo I and the th policy poll which he h bal baa Introduced la ts one OM for tor expansion of ar opportunity At Atthe the ail n ft now w location In Watertown W tile the budding for fur which to appear 11 Barter than seemed mH a n at Ht probably only omy three tb or tour four years yearn YM the Ike en lanced enlarged M s hool hoot Ile will make lt Itself elf known and the I h school II hool athletics athletic will have hAn opportunity on the home grounds instead of being transferred I MI as I is now new no the aae aaP A to Jamaica Plain The Th at et Mouth South noo nooh have h not l t however 10 been heen b in any an way 1 neglected The playground und nit dation are ntY but th Ih they v have hav 1 been een n nIt treed need It to the beet beat advantage while hilI the th which are arc known to 10 the th school I schoola hI 1 a the Perkins Perkin elevated system v tem tm have hate hA hAn 4 ben en n foi tor r p I hi lu Ii A unique fashion on the leeks dk HH as It l is IK palled called 11 1 with them th n la I a pe pt tiller uliar pastime Instead J of nr a wooden ball bell which might fly off oft the th platform and hh h mote I than that la Is I not ii 1 0 C n n t a ae ai at aA e i t A 1 I I 1 Matt otC p M o I r I ALVIN AI VIN H SANDERS un ot of t the alms members of or new Tariff Tarin Board u u N oo nO I n n In It I its thud there tM Is I a H tin ran n an No Nola quite but the cheerful din only adds add to ta the lilt merriment ut ot the Ue pursuit sad anil hits hoa this on much popularity J with th Ih e student nt as sale It holds hold In moue more classic form with youth Apparatus no now so much In vogue for playground pl I d meets meet a II peculiar P need lewd II with the blind children While It supplies for J them all that In hr ID hI l lof of 0 It for tor any chUden there th 14 t big ill sub substantial toys to make If up tut somewhat m for th the limited variety of game Thus Thull the tilt groat gr at plank swing awing at the u boys 1 11 huts has become beCom an tan important i of or the school life arr II f It H was Important however In tho the Installing of or this ap apparatus that an Iron I railing should be b placed d to ward off ort danger for tor those thON not In the tb awing swing and who do not lIae Its II nearness m while what wh In the The use UN of or apparatus here has bas the seine same Influence which Mr Joseph Is 1 Iee noise of nf It In general among all the th schools and playgrounds wb where It has haa h been Incorporated In minimising the need of dis di da daI I I The Tb wonderful pi effect It of or the morale monel of this school is po out oot with It h reference It to th tit i book which may in time Ume lose 10 It Its right to exist ex exist lat as such auh su h so a shrunken Is le I its roll Brays of that rye Age which hi Is sweat moot re te resourceful reo In mischief f are the very 00 H iho ho now crow ow crowd the UI play apparatus and tb y do du so e o Mr 1 Allen Alien M ray y be bemi mi outs II swimming and climbing and ami amit t Mating casting urn are more attractive than paving pacing UP and nd down on at our tiers tier tI of f r Ita 01 or 0 wen even In Iii our a The Th moral life of nt any allY boarding banding school Is I only safe Clr when wholesome pleas pleasures pleasures ures II are iiI provided for tree free hours bouts bell and tl II alas s hs i I is n proving that troubles trouble of i tv v kind k I I tny nty tn Y IK tic more mor effectively vI lee lea Ie Sailed t It r th t the of lit playground apparatus than by h the tho warfare w of rut rule Mid ead The Th various pI of ot apparatus In the yard and e were w placed but on one at al a time that In tt st In lit each Hh might be hf end and 1 sue ta Inert The Th These Include stow now nn a peak ladder peg pg plank pInk and nd slippery pel poles polen 1101 two disk k swing suing n Il achain chain swing awing and nd a It has hai beside the Ih plank swing hI h l I Is known st lIt th the school as I r Motion lollon a lhee th are arc rr all 11 of ot them Ihn plated placed to shelter they the th are arr Ar available for u r in all 11 w weathers eath while abile h II th the yard lt n eit lf 1 t Is III quipped with H a Qt stride and trolley and nd IB la I In a It great chute ih te for snow latter In mM on Is a II favorite pastime alike fur for boys boy and girle Th The sports e nf or th the gra though quite quit distinct are arc by hy no means mean undeveloped una ull Th They y also silao al have Ita their swings and find trolley trolley ley I eoa coaster r and end giant nt stride their Jogging board and rocking boat white whit In such exercise a as a tug tUf oT oI war and other oth r games pm on the th green they are lirA a 8 lovely picture of or girlhood Thoy They dance donee clan notably well Since lines the relation of ar Athletics tI to the th commercial future of or the blind mn Is I BO to o definite as a Mr 11 Allen has hAIl pointed poInt out It U ta le or of Interest to oh ob observe serve 0 that parallel with the Introduction lion tion of or i 1 hy steal education another Innovation of t Importance Is III a R course ou In principles On business buln habits habit and ami methods method so much of suc au else cees In lifo depends lid that courses course ouno hav having hiI ing for their em end nd the th understanding unit find practise of these th dualities have heen hn recommended be b the American of Workers olk for the Wind Blind In accordance with these there blasts new Industries have be been n added to th the manual department of or the Perkins Perkin school hool Music M mI a as a career for the Ule blind Is In Innot not pot being overworked as HI formerly uti leas 1 there them Is II 1 Individual aptitude lot lor or Ib itt For I or those who will t teh ach music de ele Unlit normal instruction is If saw of or orhal Erred so ii that hal advanced h hA n of or their own who are children with sight eight Thus the blind youth learns while In school to meet Int the th business hURl 11 competition of tho outside world worldOn On his hi ol abroad which Mr Allen Allan liu line hM nude tho tremt t season there therl was wan no featuring of sports t ex cx except K Kr r lt In whore where physical well II being heln was the basis of education alike lIk lIktor for tor the th seeing and the blind nut lint aside from the th development there th It la no provision loti for athletics or sports nt at schools for tor the blind and any tin such eUh Innovation Is la regarded KM as dangerous Thoy They might get hurt says MY the and nd Mr Allen tells this to his hili pupils at t South Heston where It It Ie received as u a joke JOKI There Ther will b be rowing on the Charles Charloe C arloa when the school 8 hool gets gels to Watertown Mr Ir Allan Allen remarks with assurance and why not M a crew of or Perkins Perkin atu stu students tu dents Ilent If It they have h 1 a II seeing man aa lie coxswain When we wo give the th lol a Il greater t ater opportunity It will wUl come up to toft it ft Walt Welt and ad seel sine Thus Thu may the school fulfil the Ih words word of VIetor Huge Hugo which th the present rellen director bas IMS I applied There Ther la Ix no such mch thinK thing an as 11 blind need when we WI lia ha have Ciara Stanwood |
