War libraries and allied studies . allBritish soldiers blinded in the war, the cost of trans-portation being met by the National Institute for theBlind. In France, the same work is being done by Le Pharede France, Paris, and Le Phare de Bordeaux. LePhare de France, literally the lighthouse of France,under the supervision of the Department of the Interiorand the Ministry of War, claims the distinction of beingthe only college for the re-education of the blindedsoldier. It was opened in March, 1916, by the Presi-dent of the French Republic and the AmericanAmbassador. Miss Winifred Holt, a daught
War libraries and allied studies . allBritish soldiers blinded in the war, the cost of trans-portation being met by the National Institute for theBlind. In France, the same work is being done by Le Pharede France, Paris, and Le Phare de Bordeaux. LePhare de France, literally the lighthouse of France,under the supervision of the Department of the Interiorand the Ministry of War, claims the distinction of beingthe only college for the re-education of the blindedsoldier. It was opened in March, 1916, by the Presi-dent of the French Republic and the AmericanAmbassador. Miss Winifred Holt, a daughter of Henry Holt, theNew York publisher, was one of the founders of thelighthouse. She has practical schemes for arousingthe interest of the blind. A visitor noticed a smallbronze elephant near the edge of her desk. He isone of my best friends, she said. When I have ablind soldier brought in to me for the first time he sitshopelessly in that chair, and it is my business to gethold of him. Presently, after the manner of the blind,. 05 ft, o QO J H 2s CO a Q OX s CO no32 -q Z §• «& oO W CO ««! O CO [>
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