Report of the State School for the Blind and the Deaf
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C3 5- j H 931-3 f c,3t STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE DEAF RALEIGH, N. C. 1936-1938 Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from State Library of North Carolina https://archive.org/details/reportofstatesch1936nort REPORT OF THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AND THE DEAF FROM JULY 1, 1936 TO JUNE 30, 1938 1938 BOARD OF DIRECTORS J. EDWARD ALLEN MRS. E. S. PADDISON* MRS. T. W. BICKETT DR. B. E. REEVES E. J. BRITT DR. W. A. ROGERS W. G. ENLOE N. McK. SALMON REV. W. L. HUTCHINS CARROLL W. WEATHERS Terms expin May 1, 1941 OFFICERS OF THE BOARD President E. J. BRITT Secretary G. E. LINEBERRY Ex-officio Treasurer CHARLES M. JOHNSON Executive Committee E. J. BRITT MRS. T. W. BICKETT W. G. ENLOE Educational Committee CARROLL W. WEATHERS J. EDWARD ALLEN E. J. BRITT Buildings and Grounds Committee MRS. T. W. BICKETT MRS. E. S. PADDISON* W. A. ROGERS Industrial Committee N. McK. SALMON B. E. REEVES W. L. HUTCHINS Building Committee W. G. ENLOE MRS. T. W. BICKETT E. J. BRITT J. EDWARD ALLEN CARROLL W. WEATHERS * Deceased. OFFICERS OF THE SCHOOL Superintendent G. E. LINEBERRY Principal H. C. GRIFFIN Dean of Girls OLA PASCHAL Stewardess and Bookkeeper GRACE V. LANE Secretary MARY FLORENCE CUMMINGS LITERARY DEPARTMENT A. D. HURST ANNIE LAURIE MELVIN SARAH L. FOSTER GLADYS CURRIN REBECCA GASKIN HELEN GRIER MARY P. JUDD IDA PEARLE EATMON VIRGINIA JAMES RUBY GARRIS MARY GRIFFIN CHRISTINE ALFORD LOIS ARNETTE MILDRED GERMAN ETHEL WILLIAMS MUSIC DEPARTMENT Dean NELLE HANNA Orchestra CADER G. COX Violin and Orchestra CHARLOTTE HOUSTON Public School Music and Voice FRANCES MOSELEY Piano NELLE HANNA S. GERTRUDE FISHER RUTH NOWELL PHYSICAL EDUCATION ROWENA WILKINSON INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT Broom, Mattress and Chair Work LEA L. SANDY RALPH NAVEY, Assistant Handicraft MARCELLE BLANTON Sewing MARY L. VAUGHN Tuning CADER G. COX MEDICAL STAFF Physician HUBERT HAYWOOD, JR., M.D. Ophthalmologists JOHN B. WRIGHT, M.D. V. M. HICKS, M.D. F. P. POWERS, M.D. Dentist (Selected by the State Board of Health) Nurse RUBY G. PUCKETT, R.N. HOUSEKEEPERS Girls’ Buildings Boys’ Buildings CURTIS GOODWIN ANNIE Mel. ARNETTE ALICE WEATHERSPOON GERTRUDE CAMPBELL KATE TYNER HAL BRODIE ENGINEER A. M. HUNTER NIGHTWATCHMAN G. D. STELL LAUNDRY SUPERVISOR MADELINE DELLINGER COLORED DEPARTMENT Principal M. W. WILLIAMS Teachers of the Deaf GEORGE HAYES FANNIE KING EFFIE C. WHITAKER HATTIE M. EDMONDSON MILDRED G. LAWS SUSIE MORTEN NANNIE L. MASK THOMASINA BROWN Teachers of the Blind BESSIE C. PETTIFORD LILLIAN A. HAYWOOD S. W. R. SLADE MRS. M. W. WILLIAMS AUGUSTA HARRIS BEULAH KEARNEY Piano Teacher MAUDE L. BASS Public School Music and Voice JANIE M. MANN INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT Ha ndicraft IDA BELLE FREE Broom, Mattress, and Chair Work LEA L. SANDY Carpenter J. D. MASK Shoe Mending WILLIAM R. EDMONDSON Supervisor of Afternoon Work for Blind F. P. HAYWOOD MEDICAL STAFF Physician L. T. DELANEY, M.D. Ophthalmologists JOHN B. WRIGHT, M.D. Y. M. HICKS, M.D. F. P. POWERS, M.D. Dentist (Selected by the State Board of Health) Nurse JESSIE STEWART HOUSEKEEPER EMMA KING MATRONS Blind Girls’ Matron LILLIAN WILLIAMS Deaf Girls’ Matron LAURA B. HICKS Blind Boys’ Matron ORA LAWS HARRIS Deaf Boys’ Matron CARRIE L. PERRY ENGINEER BERNARD W. WHITING NIGHTWATCHMAN BERNARD JOHNS REPORT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS To His Excellency, Clyde R. Hoey, Governor of North Carolina: As Chairman of the Board of Directors of the State School for the Blind and the Deaf it is my pleasure to submit to you a report of the Superintendent and the heads of the various divi¬ sions of the school, which will give you the desired information about the work of this institution and also some insight into its needs for the future. You will notice that the enrollment is large, however the crowded condition of the boys at the White Department has been relieved by a new dormitory, and also urgent needs have been met in building a dining room and kitchen at the Colored De¬ partment and also an infirmary for that division. The various reports will give you also an insight into the fine work that is being done in all departments of the institution. We are proud of the active, progressive work of the institution which is keeping well abreast of the newest methods and work for the blind. It has been the pleasure of the Board of Directors to keep in close touch with all the work of the institution and to cooperate heartily in helping to take care of the best interests of all students attending this school. We hope you will give careful attention to the needs and re¬ quests contained in the Superintendent’s report, which are an urgent necessity and have been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors. We wish to heartily commend the Superintendent and the entire organization for their efficient and untiring service ren¬ dered during the past biennium and the high standard of ef¬ ficiency maintained in every department, which is clearly indi¬ cated by the various reports. Yours truly, E. J. Britt, Chairman, Board of Directors. REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT To the Board of Directors of the State School for the Blind and the Deaf: Gentlemen :—We are herewith submitting to you our biennial report for the biennium ending June 30, 1938. The State School for the Blind and the Deaf was founded in 1845, and on May 1st, 1845, the school was opened in what is now The Elms Boarding House on Hillsboro Street, with seven pupils. Mr. W. D. Cooke was the first Superintendent of the School. In 1848 a building was erected and the school was moved to Caswell Square. In 1869 a special department for the colored was opened in buildings erected on South Bloodworth Street, with twenty-six pupils. In 1895 the white deaf children were moved to a new plant at Morganton, and Dr. E. McK. Goodwin, who was then a teacher in this school, went to Morganton as Superintendent. A new site containing eighty-five acres of land was purchased near Pullen Park where excellent fireproof buildings were erected and the school for the white blind opened in this new plant in September 1923. A new site containing two hundred thirty-four acres was pur¬ chased and fireproof buildings erected for the Colored Depart¬ ment about three miles east of Raleigh on State Highway No. 10. School was opened in this new plant in 1931. This division still has both the colored blind and the colored deaf. The State School for the Blind and the Deaf was originally planned to be a special division of the public school system, which would take care of the blind and the deaf and furnish to them public school education similar to what was furnished to seeing and hearing children in the State. It furnishes classes in literary work up through the high school grades, preparing the children thoroughly for entering the higher institutions. The high school has been on the approved list of the Southern Asso¬ ciation of Colleges and Secondary Schools since 1925, and no question has been raised as to its eligibility. The School also furnishes excellent music opportunities for the blind in piano, voice, violin, and orchestra work. Industrial divisions for both boys and girls furnish good opportunities for learning trades in which many make a living after leaving school. For the girls there is a department for sewing and also arts and crafts, which all girls are required to take. Piano tuning is offered for the boys, and shop work is required of all boys. This work includes chair caning and mattress making and to a limited extent broom making. The School has an excellent health program, retaining for its work each year a regular practicing physician, a firm of eye, ear* 10 Biennial Report nose, and throat specialists, and also a graduate nurse in charge of the infirmary at the school. The physical education depart¬ ment fits in with this work, and one teacher has charge of the gymnasium and swimming pool and also outdoor games and plays which aid greatly in the health program of the institution. The school has steadily grown in numbers. During the year 1937-1938 the enrollment was as follows: White Department— 208; Colored Blind—88; Colored Deaf—100. At the white department the faculty consists of fifteen literary teachers, six music teachers, four teachers of industrial work, and six in the health work; at the colored department are six teachers of the blind, eight teachers of the deaf, three teachers of industrial work, and two music teachers. It is the aim of the management to see that competent and efficient teachers are in charge of each division and that the best possible opportunities are furnished at all times to the students. We are glad to report that a new dormitory for boys at the White Department has been completed and was occupied at the opening of school this fall. This has relieved the distressingly crowded condition of the boys and is a great help to our work. Also a newr dining room and kitchen at the Colored Department was ready for use at the opening in the fall. This was greatly needed and has improved the conditions there very much. At a recent date an infirmary at the Colored Department has been completed and is now occupied. This was an urgent necessity and has greatly improved our opportunities for taking care of the health at that department. Work has been started on a new dairy plant at the Colored Department, which will consist of a milk barn, feed or lounging barn, and calf barn.