Show J f 4 BUND UND LEADING BLiND UNO HAS NEW PORT IN UT UTAH AM Murray B Allen Alien Himself Sightless Instills Hope I In Unfortunate I IDy Br fly WUI ILIj i To be In the possession of ot all til ot of otone's ones one's faculties tp meet with some re re- re I erses and then to gl give gibe e vp sip tho smie-e-le smie gle sucha and drift Into oblivion to do Such Buch SuchS S laughable a thIng is la tragic pathetic or laugh able depending entirely the upon I Ie point one has lias hasIt It has been aptly said that It ta takes a 11 e one to swim up stream ny I dead one can drift doa do down don n Apropos 9 of rf the the rollo and what iou Sou ou get Ot out of ot it dE ely upon your new le lepoint point In life Ute Murray B B- B BAlien All Alien AilOn n is a man 3 37 years I 1 ot of age a B graduate of ot a high I course of ot study and he also ivas aas as ei I id- id from the University of ot In 1913 with Ith the dege of ot bachelor of ar arts Thelo Theio Is nothing remarkable such Buch II a IL I that that y urr Murray ll llie i u Allen Alien ie It lost si the SIGht of ot his loU leU ee when hen he was all four ears of ot age due to an Injury and when lie was 15 he lie lost the sight ot of Ills his right eve ese t e so that he Is totally l blino lIna When you meet him you meet n R 1 0 po gentleman In every esery sense or of o the word But Dut more than that you met mc ta a burning brand In a wilderness or darkness one who b brings joy h c was vas before a zealot afire atre with witha a spirit that Impels him to strive e fOr cr his fellow tellow and one thit th th t be- be because bc cause he knows ot or their ago agonies DIes or mind the ever present ss through they travel tra can Come Into their lives along known paths understand un- un them In a word hase e hem y understand him and ther therefore fofe a trio tru- 1 f ly Jy great teacher a v 0 BLIND LE THe DUX Truly It is 18 a U case of ot the tha blin blind teaS leaa- teaSIng Ing the tho blind but not in the sense us- us usually Usually us usually understood s For to Allen Alien abou his about home You at first glance is lie he can see I The telephone bell rings he lie cuse cuse hImself rises and stepping to tre the te In- In Instrument In Instrument strument takes down me and anCi concluding Ills his cons con pA pIa e cs es s It back on the tho hook returns to tie tle ta- ta table table ta table ble and resumes his hs seat In the tho th mos mosi matter maUer ot of fact tact way say ay in tho is world orld I Living Living- as he does does close to the tle school for tor the blind he lie a ai rh rives es hom home first and like many marrIL man goes about the house dolt doii the Jle chores tending the furnace preparing things for tor the e evening meal In in tact making e thing ready Los foi the tho rc- rc re return turn of ot his wife site Ite who isho ho is also a It eaI GOES ABOUT UNAIDED If It It is necessary for tor him to go Iowa lown downtown town ho he gathers his belongings Ie leaves avo the house and arid walks alks at an ordinary pace to the street car boards it cross cross- crosses crosses crosses es the busy streets In the business sec sec- sec section Uon tion unaided goes to I keep his ment merit ment transacts what business le ha has hasIn In mind stops possibly at the tho ma hat hatto t tto to purchase tODd food and returns home He shaves himself dresses in fact does all nil of ot the ordinary things I that any ordinary man In ot of all of ot his faculties does docs And because he Is it able to do dl d tbt I things he is pre eminently able aM to teach others to do them I He Is regularly employed ed in teach teach- teachIng teaching teaching ing at the school hool putting In n five fise P days a week eek teaching leaching high school namely English and TR BOUT BOUT ST It Is during his Saturdays Saturday's s and vacation periods period that he about the state bringing cheer to the adult blind I showing them how th may r may become supporting self at fil 11 jobs as rug rue weaving wea couch eo cover er and table cover or making wicker work tho making of ot brushes and end brooms an oln inu other forms torms ot of work orl I I Strange as it may seer his biggest t problem is getting people that can an se to sc to understand thoroughly tl U tl it the blind can do many things equally as aswell isell as those that can see and in many cases better than those that can tee lee leeTo To be he in the presence of ot this T n for even a brief period and to be e In- In Infected In Infected with hi his optimism s s s also to bO shamed and to have base any that OU may possess fanned tanned into a ahung hung ing flame llama It If that be not your our experience you are aro Indeed hopeless s for tor truly v ol oi will has ha hae e a been In the presence of ot one that Is ts the master mastor of ot his soul j It must be Ie remembered that Mr lIr 1 l- l llen len travels tra throughout the state Elate b by himself depending upon himself with with- without without out the usual aids aide resorted to by the blind C EXTRACTS ra rnO REPORT The tollo following Ing are extracts from hIs report as tra traveling teacher tor for the bUnd blind submitted to SuperIntendent Frank M Iii Driggs of the Utah School for the Dea Deaf and Blind at the close cose or orthe orthe orthe the past lear i ear I am glad to say that is with Ith Increased ed ed cd time and a larger appropriation I 1 Iam Iam am able to report much more walk 01 I at- at ac accomplished than that CO covered ered In try 1920 1120 leport Being Belne now employed upon Ulon a month 12 s 8 basis I can now spond much of ot the tim summer when hen tre fre fr e from my school duties in traveling tras tra cling With an appropriation 60 pi p I cent larger than that of ot the preceding c y nod wa was wai devoted largely to sur ry cy Ing the field and organizing the With an acquaIntance of ot the blind and their wants BO so gained I have been heen able to proceed sv 5 and antI Intelli IntellI- IntellIgently intelligently Intelligently gently during the latter period The major majol part of my is work orl ork 10 lowis is s revisiting res re those already started 1 In instruction but I am constantly dis discovering covering new pupils and making mi- mi Ini Initial I visits to them A most mot KraUt I phase of ot the work ork Is that where here the tho blind adult l had to be urged and andi andi persuaded the they now solicit instruction i 5 1 ID I J 3 tion 4 Scarcely a mall mail arrives CS that dO does doea r of ot sort front from frontone 5 not bring a some one of ot these students Another pleasing 4 Murray B Allen teacher for the bUnd blind an anti I Kenneth Johnson I 12 2 years of age an invalid blind boy en- en enjoying en of checkers i I 3 themselves at a game 4 II IIi i S r- r lt 4 k iv i aspect of oL the work li is I the recognItion that It If has to received from the gene 01 pu public Various Utah publications biL base asked sed me rae for tor al on th tha und and I hive been Asked 1 to speak ft rt say say- sev several eral gatherings on the subject of oC the adult blind Authorities of ee au- au au joining states have halo asked this ment meat ment tor for aid ald in some of or their 1 blind Local charities and official bod- bod bodIes bodies bod bodies ies ha have hase e also asked naked for tor assistance AS ASa ASa Asa a whole the tha bIennium has been prot- prot prof profitable and anel the work has hag been established on a permanent tooting rooting S GITS FIGURES To bo ho specific I submit s the fol- fol fol following lowing figures figures- trips made miles trave ed to blind perl persons o sighted persons interviewed ed 3 3 blind pe persons visited J lIed average cost per visit 2 SO 80 The Tue aim of ot the Instruction contin contin- continues continues ues to be bo the rehabilitation of ot tn adult blind educationally social social- socially l I ly and economically Every D effort cHoIt Is IsI made also 0 to restore him where wh ro fea- fea ra Ible iWo Ible to some kind hind of earning capaCity I As blindness is an infirmity of ot anc ad advancing ing age CO GO per cent nt being more than co 60 vears ears of age dge many of 01 my pupils al aie e beyond the earning period of ot lit life The department lois his also become sort of ot deal cleal ing mg house ot or information for tor the blind A blind grocer v to know how he mayB may B his so bO as to use them them himself wants ants to know how he my Ign s his checks check when hen he lie annot lite script A mothe 5 with Ith ith a 1 blind lInd bat y ls for tor l i I th tL I s I I V n p u I its brothers e and sisters x A son l le 01 so i what his old oar v SO-v old car r blind 0 may do to rehe relieve rehee e the tedium of Idle Idle- Idleness idleness Idle Idleness ness One old manant man ant wants to Imo know ho hoto to hIe hI e his ta taxes es and er er wants ants to find a tree free clinic In Ogden through the efforts ot of Ills Mis Eva D r 1 Corey Corcy of ot our board the of oC V W omens omen's clubs hd haS bet he Interested in a reading room for tor tile hOe blind Though the courtesy o of tile the tl Rev Carver Caner Carl er a room has Ions been secureS 1 at the Carnegie library and soon at- at attel after af after lat ter tel the new ear the blind 1 of Ogden Orden will meet hoie heie e two or three tImes timea a 1 week el to listen to the reading of ot booi and periodicals A committee of ot clue would l Is now out the ot of the plan You You will suIt note that a a large pit rt ot of o omy my is work ork is of ot rehabilitation and so- so socialIzation socialization so socialization teaching as aa such 9 become almost Incidental i 1 i mOl openIng wedge to the most Hence I should like to recommend recommend mend that my title be ge cha changed d from front ha e tinseling teacher tor for the adult blind to field agent to foi fot the Utah School tor cr the Blind RESPONSE cn G The espouse i among the adt adit blind to the efforts of ot the tle teacher has ions been most gratify In- In Int in A Atypical t case is that of 01 an old man 5 horn hom I met In a hospital three S Satter I after atter the accident that 0 el his sight While hUe he Has v still confined to his bed he to read and make baskets I 1 found him doubtful cf Gt thio e and afraid to venture Into makeI It jt I With no relatives fie lath es in this countr country he felt he said like Uke a ship I man on an island Telling him StOl StOl- ics ics of ot other blind men that auco 1 eded cd 1 I Instilled 1 In him a confidence In lins Mm self sel and arid was able to encourage Lim ins Im to total tal take e up life liCe anew At every turn he sought me tOt foi ad- ad ad advice vice sice Ice and comport asking tor br suggestions suggestions tot toi an occupation now to lit letters how to shave o e himself anti and andI countless other helps large an 1 Blind BUnd jut just a eu eai he is now a rug I happy optimistic and full or of orI o I praise tor lor out our work I In a a small ton tow toss n a I met a blind man who ho was fretting because his wife ICe and th fise e small mall children were siero ere dependent upon chants charlt lie He was as not tel Intel p In books but wanted w anted something that would bring him money We Ve discussed possibilities and I fi n finally nall nally put him in touch with tho work work- workShOP work ShOP fur or the blind Ha ILl learned iii trade there ant and I etu aed home 0 Ie- Ie begin be begin gin being the bread winner Inner of ot i h hl hI j ram ram- fam family 11 ily once mOl mote mole e en Wl I him a few tel s sI sago ago hedS he was dS full of and happy helping to do for tor hl his bis taint taint- famIly family I ly what he had done before belore his blindness blindness blind- blind ness lily My My calls take me to all sot sots and conditions condition One day I visit In a ot of wealth stealth and refinement and the tho thone ne net t in iii a hovel hosel made roade of ot a l coal house LACK 01 OF or FUNDS ruNDS I find rInd mv my pupils in hospitals cheap rooming houses and beautiful homes In age they vary sary from babes n tn arm arms armsto armito to old people of o 90 ea lor l'or Forthe the most moat part party however they tILey are aie nil nil- die mi-die die dlo aged or elderly and ely poor 1001 In lii the matter of funds I am Handi Handicapped capped I have base ha e to travel sparing II to eke ele out the the present all allowance o tnt a i have nothing leu to 10 ouy liming in-liming Dr Instruction such auch as ns basket baket re d ch dour lr cane hammock twine etc marIe larl nas work con considerably 11 I have also ha had 1 to depend on help which Is la ic Ic and unsatisfactory for tor or in strange places Tho Tho work Is 19 now at a point where heN It is I eadY leady to blossom blosom into something permanent The Tho blind are asking askin for lor lormore tormore more and more help now that they know of ot the tile traveling teacher and the tho basis that I nave Ilave built is calling for tor enlargement I bell believe that it bo be Inimical to the cause not to gl eive gle e It moro time and larger means The Tte full tuIE time of ot the 12 months per par sear aar should be given to It and an appropriation or at least should hould be bl made mada to pay ics es and salary GOLS ON Mr Allen Alien was as selected recently to represent tho the school at the Conven Conven- Convention Convention tion of ot the Worl Workers tor for the tho Blind at Vinton Iowa Ho lIe mado made the trip by himself and his description of ot his meals meal 1 19 15 Interesting He Hor described It as os follows Eating Dating was as a fo fascinating ceremony The diner was wa await v m up front nd wa we e C were ass y awi-y cy down rear You reached the I the inner shrine by and anCi through 50 several eral Intervening cars at the door of ot each caci of ot which stood a black soliciting alms You dropped a quarter into each ench h an and wert hulled hurled do down n the aisle to the tI next keeper of ot the holy place Word had gona Bon gon through that I might need nep assistance and bo so each ench vestibule crust me 50 60 cents centa cent to 10 cross Oros The bo bols s were ere eager and solicitous and bungled things up generally in desire to help me along On my Journey through for tor the second meal ho howser e er I decided to pilot my own COUI coure and sa e I counted fix cars going to the diner dines nn and 1 six flacK but they had done some sw sis 5 i In Inthe inthe inthe the meantime without consult nr ire and had interlarded about four tour sleep sleep- cis cia es bet between con me and my ton destination In Inthe Inthe Inthe the sixth car I slipped Into what should have been my section and a woman stabbed me In the ear with Ith the 1 wOld woid Sir Just like e that that- that exclamatory exclamatory tory and Interrogative C I told her that I must mut have eaten something disorder dl disorderly or Iy ly and most likely had load fainted tainted Into her seat Then sh she sho oJ J d a shot me inc In the Iho nostrils with a 11 t C tot Cof ot of smelling salts I have always ays found that good policy mal make e sac ino other ether 1 po- po son pc-son e- e eson son apologize for lor sour our Blunders IT saves vou ou and relieves their na Indignation Indignation tion At or supper supper or a diner dinner the the evening e meal they deleted abut ten cars and I almost walked out ot of the tall tail end of the observation vesti vestibule sU- sU bule before I discovered how the train trail trainload load had been After that as soon as I entered a car I number rf of this tills I ba basil lout out the Icar car and it Ir they said jiB HB I them I |