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Title: Blind Deaf
Year: 1904 (1900s)
Authors: William Wade
Subjects: Deafblindness
Publisher: Hecker Brothers
Contributing Library: American Printing House for the Blind, Inc., M. C. Migel Library
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n, in theState Normal School, Cedar Falls, and was a yearor two in the South Dakota School for the Blind,Miss Donald, superintendent. Nearly the same ageas Helen Keller, and lost senses at the same age.Intensely practical in her ways ; one of the bestgirls living, and very sweet in disposition. Eva Haeliday, Wausau, Wis.— Born October,1886 ; lost hearing between five and six, and haslost her speech. Sight is almost entirely gone, notenough for any use remaining. She was tempora-rily in the Wausau Day-School for the Deaf, andwas transferred to the School for the Deaf, at Dela-van, in February, 1902. Miss Hypatia Boyd, thena normal student at the Delavan school, devotedhalf of her time to Eva for part of a term, and thelatter advanced very rapidly. Subsequently, untilher marriage, Miss Boyd devoted all of her time toEva, and was succeeded by Miss Delia Delight Rice,under whom Eva has continued her rapid progress.To great strength of character Eva adds a quaint-ness most delightful. 16
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EVA HALLIDAY (with MISS HYPATIA BOYD). William Heulin, Bay St. Georg-e, Newfound- Theland.—Born 1872 ; admitted to the Halifax School Blind-Deaffor the Deaf 1882 ; left it, and admitted to the Hal-ifax School for the Blind 1892, and left in 1896.Has a deaf brother. Mazie Hinchcliffe, Pottstown, Pa.—Born 1880 ;lost senses at ten ; paralyzed in legs. Her parentsare respectable persons of the English working-class, but without much education. She has not losther speech, and has never been taught anything.A sad case of neglect. A trial to teach her talkby signs was made, but she resisted all attempts.Home association seemed to interest her too muchto let her notice anything. It is probable that ifremoved to an institution the effect of her new en-vironment might awaken her. Ella F. Hopkins, New York Institution for theInstruction of the Deaf. —Fifteen years old. Becamedeaf and almost wholly blind, at the age of seven,from an attack of scarlet fever. Received some in-struction in the

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