Show FOR BLIND DEAF AND DUMB november 16 1896 As AB an item of news we send you a brief account ot of the organization of a sunday branday school for the benefit of the deaf dumb and blind who have been sent to the state institute now located to iu ogden city lor for instruction jn an the deaf dumb and blind langua languages gei at 10 clock sunday we perfected the organization as follows edwin A St was appointed to take charge charged as superintendent with george seaman beaman as ae first and laron pratt ue as second assistant the school was divided into four classes or departments department one tor for the blind consisting of nine students stu dente twenty six young men and young women deaf and dumb con titu ted the higher department slater amy devine was given charge ot of the primary andrew maosen madsen of the intermediate john clark of the sigbrand hig high brand lerand george do sorensen reneen of the blind total of the school including the superintendents and teachers seventy each class has a separate room for olaes class work but the whole school will meet together to be benefited by the opening and closing exer close the deaf and dumb cannot understand the singing or prayer player but the blind can and they assist in the singing JD ging both the prayer and song are however interpreted as aa the praying and singing ingling the sign BIRD language and the students are greatly interested in the interpretation three of the above named teachers are etu dents in the state school and were selected elected because of their proficiency in the sign language and other qualify captions oat cat ione ions we were greatly assia assisted ted 11 in this ibis work by the deseret sunday school union board and by Brot brothers berb brigge and Bummer Rummer haye hays two of its ike members mem bere also aleo by brother laron pratt who comes iram armi salt balt lake city to as aa stet let in teaching and regulating the school I 1 the school starts under very propitious circumstances and no docot will do much for these unfortunate brothers and slaters A ballantyne ali L F T B EVANS stake |