. Blind Deaf . Mame Heflybower. Elizabeth Robin.— Born in Texas in July, 1884 ;lost sight and hearing at eighteen months (sameage at which Helen Keller and Dinnie Haguewoodlost same senses); admitted to the Kindergarten ofthe Perkins Institution December, 1890; now inthe institution proper. Stanley Robinson.— Born in Port Perry, Onta-rio, Canada, October, 1865. Learned reading, writ-ing, etc., before losing either sense; lost hearingat ten ; sight was imperfect from childhood. Ad-mitted to the New York Institution for the Instruc-tion of the Deaf and Dumb September, 1877 ; sightfailed steadily
. Blind Deaf . Mame Heflybower. Elizabeth Robin.— Born in Texas in July, 1884 ;lost sight and hearing at eighteen months (sameage at which Helen Keller and Dinnie Haguewoodlost same senses); admitted to the Kindergarten ofthe Perkins Institution December, 1890; now inthe institution proper. Stanley Robinson.— Born in Port Perry, Onta-rio, Canada, October, 1865. Learned reading, writ-ing, etc., before losing either sense; lost hearingat ten ; sight was imperfect from childhood. Ad-mitted to the New York Institution for the Instruc-tion of the Deaf and Dumb September, 1877 ; sightfailed steadily until 1893, when it was lost entirely ;retains his speech ; has no sense of smell. Hasnever learned to read print for the blind. Of veryconsiderable mental ability; has written for thepublic press, and written well. Marian Rostron, Fall River, Mass.— Born Sep-tember, 1889. Sight and hearing began to fail atseven and progressed until hearing was entirelygone and sight most seriously impaired. Admitted 22. MARIAN ROSTRAN. Perkins Institution for the Blind September, 1901. TheProgressing- somewhat slowly, but very satisfac- Blind-Deaftorily. Maud Safford.—About twenty-seven. Was apupil in the School for the Blind at Columbus, O.,when she lost sight at eight; was dismissed, andnothing- was done for her for fifteen years. Wasthen taken in charg-e by the Ohio Institution forthe Deaf and placed under the instruction of MissAda Buckles. She made fair progress, understandsmanual spelling in her hand and spelling by leadletters. Was a savag-e when Miss Buckles tookher. Now in the Ohio Home for Ag-ed and InfirmDeaf, near Columbus. Clarence Selby.— Born in England in 1873 ; be-came blind at seven and deaf at eight. Educatedat EeCouteulx St. Marys Institution for the Deaf,in Buffalo, N. Y. Well educated, and is somewhatof an author. Lives in Chicag-o. Maud Scott.—Ag-ed nine years. Born blind anddeaf, admitted to the Institution for the Deaf atJackson, Miss., 1901, and is now un
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