Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1926, Page 5

BETTERTRAINING FOR DEAF URGED Dr. Percival Hall Gives Hour’s Address in Sign Language at Convention. An effective demonstration of the accomplishments of students of the modern schools for the deaf was en- acted at this morning's session of the convention of the National .Associa- tlon of the Deaf which is being held at Gallaudet College, Seventh street and Florida avenue northeast. An eloquent address of nearly an hour's length on the educational needs of the deaf of tods delivered in sikn language by Dr. Percival Hall, president of Gallaudet, was interpreted vocally, sentence by sen- tence by F. H. Hughes, foot ball coach of the institution, who himself is deaf, Dr. Hall made a plea for better training 2nd higher pay for teachers in schools for the deaf and for recog- nition of such schools as “schools and not as asylums, as some communi- ties still regard them.” hout hesitation Mr. Hughes re- peated the declarations of President Hall and rounds of applause were won from large groups of “hearing” visit- A d the ranks The demor schools for authors, rt sculptor: market ~operator: bond nd one winner of a beauty prize and one poet. Tracing the development of schools for the deaf to the present day, when there now are be found such in- stitutions in e State in the Union, r. Hall di T “The greatest need is an endless edu- cational campaign among the powers that be and among the general pub- e as to the true nature of our schools for the deaf. They are still in some States classed as charitable institu- tions by State laws. But perhaps more unfortunate than this is the lack of knowledge on the part of school teachers, busginess men and the public that the schools are strictly educa- tional institutions and that the chil- dren in these schools are entitied to the very b instruction, the best equipment possible—all at publlc ex pense.” Another need, Dr. Bell sald, is a law in every State providing compul sory schooling of 12 years for deaf children. A number of reports were given and Miss Veima S. Brassell, class of 30. Gallaudet College, gave a recita- tion in sign lang efter receiy the A Settled Argument. m the Topeka Capital A group of workmen at lunch hour were discussing evolution and the origin of man. - One of the party remained silent, when a comp: m turned to him and demanded his opinion. “1 ain't goin' to sa * he replied doggedly. “I remember as how Henry Green and me threshed that all out once before, and it's settled, s'far's I'm concerned.” “But_what conclusion did vou ar- rive at?” “Well, wa didn't arrive at the sams concl on. Henry, he a ved at the hospital, an’ I at the police station.” KAY’S, 407 Tth St N.W. Bring in Your Old Watch Even If It Don’t Run it's Worth at Least $5.00 F TED, 15¢ FI ‘CRYSTALS |ANY STANDARD | MAKE WATCH AT STANDARD CASH PRICES {Including— 1llinois-Sterlings Walthams Elgins Howards Hamiltons Hundreds of Washington men are proud possessors of accurate timepieces, bought here during our fTradeIn Watch Sale. You, too, should can pour old biscuit, especially ahen we allow at least $5 pn it, and procure a new, guaranteed standard watch. { tra- | FIVE MEN TRAPPED IN MINE WEEK AGO (Continued from First Page.) above the din of the engines around the mine mouth. Y ‘With the exception of Castiller the men seemed to be in excellent physi- cal condition and walked with a firm step. It was difficult to keep relatives from clinging to them as they were taken into the first aid house. “We were in the slope at the first curve when the slide came,” Cobb told newspaper men_after he reached the surface. “We didn’t get excited, but climbed back to the upper level to keep out of the water.” All Ready to Die. The miners held praver meetings back in their dark retreat, and all were ready to die bravely if the worst happened, they said. “We've had some mighty good meet- ings back there,” one of them said, re- ferring to the prayers they offered and the songs they had sung while waiting through the long hours. On their caps, the miners had in- scribed this sentence: “If we are dead when you find us, we are saved.” The men were covered with caked mud and grime, and their faces were dark with a week'’s growth of beard. Tears streamed from their eyes as they embraced wives and children. Water, which was the least of the worries of the five entombed miners fer several days of terra- nean vigil, became s problem near the end of their ch. The pumps forced all of the water from the shaft, and as It receded water flowed from the upper levels down into the shaft, leaving only the mass of mud and deb: When the rescue crews reached the stope where the men were. trapped, one of them was just climbing down off an upper ledge, holding in his hand a tobacco can, in which he was attempting to ' catch water which trickled through the timbers. Cobb’s Relatives Wait. Members of she Cobb family were the only relatives present at the mine when the men were brought out. They had been in a nearby house, and when word spread of the rescue they arrived in time to see Cobb ap- pear. ‘Wives and children of the others were in homes along the road be- tween the mine and Salem. Thoy hastened to the property, but soldiers, under orders to allow no one to ap- proach the hospital tent, kept them behind the roped-off area. Watching their loved ones from a distance, they ave and threw :das(‘s alternately laughing and weep- ng. Colors Trees to Order. Magical experiments made recently by a scientist in the Maine woods, who has been coloring trees with indelible dyes. By means of & new process he can transform an dinary beech tree into ‘‘rosewood,” 8 the 'Popu nee and birch into “mahogany said to defy detection by expert lum- bermen and furniture manufacturers. The coloring matter saturates the trees from the outer surfa to the hearts of the trunks. In the process holes are bored at the base of the trunk, and these serve as reservoirs for the dyes. have been Thirty-Five ARE RESCUED ALIVE | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ALLEY POPULATION PLAGED AT 3000 2,400 Dwellings Are De- clared Located in Prohibited | Areas of City. Approximately 2,400 dwellings in the District, housing 9,000 persons, are located in public alleys, in viola- tion of the act of Congress of Sep- tember 25, 1914, prohibiting the oc- cupancy of such buildings after July 1, 1918, according to the annual re- port of the Board of Condemnation | of Bulldings submitted today to- the | Commissioners. | The report pointed out that two | ejectment cases of alley dwellers were brought in the Supreme Court | of the District during the year, seek- | ing to restrain the Commissioners from enforcing the provisions of the alley law. An injunction was issued | in each case and they were appealed | to the District Court of Appeals. | One case was dismissed by consent | of counsel and the owner obtained an opportunity to sell advantageously. ||| The other case, still pending in the Court of Appeals, it was pointed out, | was sufficlent to test the question raised as to the application of the law. ings were razed by the board's action % PAID ON SAVINGS DEPOSITS MORRIS PLAN BANK Under Supervision U. 8. Treasury 3408 H ST. N. W. Two-Fif} ty The report showed that 21 build- || during the year and the premises put in safe and sanitary condition. There were 27 other buildings con- demned for insanitary conditions, which still are standing because the board lacks money to remove them. The estimated number of occupants in_dilapidated and insanitary build- ings benefited by repairs ordered by the board totaled 2,640, according to the report. 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