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Ladies and (iKNrr.EMEN : B"lioviii^', as I do, tliat you tako a poisoiial interest in tlio welfare ami woll-being of those who are deprived of light ; and feeling confident that every effort made to extend the blessings of education to the Blind of the Maritime Provinces will receive your hearty endorsation and encourage- ment, I would most earnestly request your perusal of the following pages, as well as your hearty co- operation in carrying througii to a successful issue the undertaking which we now have on hand. 1 believe, that with your practical help, your en- dorsation, your encouragement, and your cordial co-operation, the work of educating the blind can be extended, so that the Board of Mana- gers of the School for the Blind at Halifax will be enabled to provide accomodation for every schoolable blind child in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Piince Edward Island and Newfound- land. Surely this is an end which is Avorth working for, and which is worthy of the sup- port of broad minded and benevolent men and women, Ri;i!«ii. Blindness is naturally regarded by -NKNN. jjjQgj people as one of the greatest of physical misfortunes, To jiorsons blessed with sight, the prospect of having to live without vision is a dread one indeed, and hence arises tiie almost universal feeling of pity with which tiie Blind are regarded. This estimate of blindness as a great affliction, and the strong human sympathy it awakens, is the natural outcome of the long centuries of neglect, during which no effort was made to give to those who were deprived of sight such an education and training as would in a great measure compensate for their deprivation. I can imagine no more pitiable conscious con- dition than that of a young blind man who has arrived at years of maturity without receiving any training whatever. The youth then realizes that his condition of absolute helpless dependence will remain unalterable throughout his life, and that, so far as this world is concerned, his only occupation will be, to, in some way vary the monot- i ony of idleness, and4o patiently wait for the day I when, in a happier state of existence, his eyes ! shall be opened and his energies directed to some good purpose. How different from the foregoing is the con- dition of a young blind man who has received the advantages of an education and training such as is now placed within reach of the youth of the Maritime Provinces. Mentally, physically and morally well developed, he graduates from the 1 School for the Blind, and goes forth into the world i)repared to fight the battle of life strongly, hopefully and manfully, and by his own exertion.s to win a fair share of the fruits of honest, con- scientious labour. To him, blindness is not an affliction, is not a misfortune,— it is simply a difficulty to be overcome, an obstacle to be sur- I mounted. Ho shares with others the ordinary burdens of life, and works away cheerfully and I happily, regarding his loss of sight simply as a disadvantage which must be counteracted by greater effort upon his part. It is the enforced idle- ! ness, not the blindness, that make t! j loss of sight an affliction, and when, by means of education and training, a blind youth is actively and profitably employed, his loss of sight ceases to be as serious a consideration. The School for the Blind at Halifax can point with pride to a large number of its graduates now settled in various parts of the j Maritime Provinces, who are living happy, useful I lives, and who are occupying responsible positions i la the communities in wiiich they reside. HINTORl OF Till-: NCHUOI.. In 1867, Mr. Wm. Murdoch, a retired Halifax merchant, died in London, and by his will bequeathed the munificent sum of £5,000 Nova Scotia currency ($19,466.67) towards the endowment of an Institution for the Blind in Halifax. The late Hon. M. B. Almon and a number of prominent gentlemen then formed an Association for the purpose of promoting the education of the blind. This Association was incorporated May 7th, 1867. Steps were at once taken to obtain subscriptions towards a building fund, and $15,000 was almost immediately secured, and a suitable building erected. The School was opened in August, 1871, with four pupils, two boys and two girls. In 1874 applications were received and accepted for admis- sion of pupils from the Provinces of New Brunswick and P. E. Island. In 1882 the Legislature of Nova Scotia passed an Act making education free to the blind of Nova Scotia, and agreeing to pay the Board of Managers $150.00 annually, foy each pupil in attendance from the Province. Itl 1887 two pupils from the Province of Newfound- land entered the School. In 1890 the increased number of applications for the admission of pupils caused the Board of Managers to make a strong effort to secure .additional accomodation, which resulted in the erection of a fiine wing to the main building, at a cost of $15,954. The Provincial Legislature of Nova Scotia liberally appropriated The Blind of the Maritime Provinces. !$4,000.00 toward paying for tlie building, and this sum was supplonientod by the bequests of the lato J. P. Mott, Esq., and tlie lato S. A. White, Es(j.. and was further augmented by the handsome sul) scriptions of the friends of the l)lind throughout the Maritime Provinces. In 1802 the Provincial Legislature of New Brunswick adopted an Act making the education in this Institution free to the blind of that Province. During the past five years the number of pupils has increased from thirty one to seventy, and new applications for admission are constantly being received. isiojiK. fjjg (.,jrrg„t revenue of the School is derived from three sources as follows :— First.— A per capita grant of ,?1')0 for each pupil in attendance. In ^■ova Scotia and Now Brunswick one half of this amount is paid by the government of the Province and the remaining half by the municipality in which the pupil has a legal settlement. In Prince Edward Island and New- foundland the grants are paid annually from the Provincial Treasuries. Second.— The interest upon investments— The invested funds of the School have been derived from the bequests of benevolent and public-.spirited men and women, such as the late Wm. Murdoch ' Es(i., Sir Wm. Young. Joim P. Mott, S. A. Whitei John Gibson, A. K. Doull, N. L. and W. P. West, and other benefactors. The interest upon these funds forms a considerable portion of the revenue of the School. Third.— Subscriptions and Donations. —The subscriptions of the members of the Corporation and the donations of other friends and organiza- tions have been and are of great assistance in carrying forward the work, and had it not been for these contributions the pupils would have been deprived of many of the advantages which thev have enjoyed. NAXAUK. By the Act of Incorporation the School • ■• ""• is placed under the control of a Board of Managers, consisting of twelve members, who are elected annually by the members of the Corporation. The officers of the Board of Man- agers and the officials of the School are appointed by the Board. The Premiers of Nova Scotia New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and New- foundland are ex-officio members of the Board of Managers. NKNIIKHH OF Tilt; AMNOCIATKO'. The annual payment of Sri.OO or up- wards to the funds of the Institutution constitutes thecontriliutor a Member of the A.sso- ciation. The payment of i?2r).0O to the funds of the Institution constitutes the contributor a Life-mem- ber of the A.ssociation. The payment of .>?.-)0().UO to the funds of the Institution constitutes the contributor a Bene- factor of the As.sociation. TBAiM.M*. equipped with suitable appliances, has an excellent teaching staff, and is fully prepared to give to those who are deprived of sight, a broad and liberal education. In addition to the ordinary branches such as are taught in first-class Grammar Schools, some of the pupils receive special instruc- tion in lanouages and music, while others are taught pianoforte-tuning, cane-seating, basket-mak- ing or light electrical work. The main object in view is to train the pupil so that when he gradu- ates from the School he may be able to earn his own livelihood. The percentage of the .successful graduates from this Institution is fully up to that of the leading Sciiools for the Bh'nd throughout the world. • ''"*■ The following table will give a clear idea as to the results of our work ; and, taken in con- nection with the letters from graduates hereto appended, is the best testimonial that the School can have as to the thoroughness and efficiency of the education given to the pupils. 28 per cent, of the graduates are engaged in teach- ing music. 12 per cent, in conducting or taking \mt in con- cert companies. 8 per cent, in pianoforte tuning. 8 per cent, in business. 4 per cent, in manufacturing. 12 per cent, giving instruction in or working at trades. 2 per cent, as agents. 2 per cent, in farm work. 2 per cent, in literary callings. 22 per cent, residing at home. Of these latter a large proportion help in the household and partially maintain themselves bv the work of their hands. 25 per cent, of the graduates are married and residing in comfortable homes. I The Blind of the MaHtlme Provinces. I WKBDN. Qyj, prL>sent buildings aio adapted f(jr the acconiniodatioii of sixty pupils. Seventy pupils are in attendance, and tlie School is ovcm-- crowded. Otiier blind children are seokin<.^ ad- mission, and the <)iiestion has forced itself upon the Board of Managers how to provide accommo- dation for all who apply. To this question there can bo but one answer, namely, to extend the present buildings. This involves an expenditure of $20,000.00, and it can only bo satisfactorily carried through by tlu; cordial co-operation of a sympathetic and appreciative public. I believe that the people of the Maritime Provinces ar(! in full sympathy with our work. I believe they thoroughly api)reciate the gratifying and encouraging results. 1 believe that they take an honest pride in the i)osition which this Institu- tion occupies in the world, and I believe to the best of their ability they will come forward with their dollars and cents, and generously contribute towards the fund for the erection of a second wing to the School. Header, I deem it u privilege to ask you indi- vidually for your assistance. Your contribution, large or small, will be most gratefully received, and I am confident that under God's good Provi- dence the result of this appeal will be to enable the Board of Managers to erect and equip the additional building, I certainly have good reason to know that the friends of the blind are ever ready to make up to them as far as possible for the loss of sight, and I am certain that any move- ment that will better secure the welfare and well being of those who are deprived of vision will receive your sympathy and support. C. F, FRASEIl, Supurintendcnt School for the Blind, Halifa.x, N. S. Halifax, Feb. 25th, 1896. Dear Mr. Fraser : With all my heart I bid you " God Speed " in your efforts to provide additional accommodation at the School, thus rescuing from a state of ignorance and idleness an increased number of the dear blind boys and girls of these Maritime Pro- vinces, and sending them in duo time back to their homes, or out into the world, educated, self- reliant and self-supporting men and women. Yours truly, W. C. SILVER, President aj the Hoard of Manaycri School for the Bliiut, Govi'ltNMENT Hol'SE, Halifax, Feb. 4th, 18»(>. To Professor ('. F. Fra.ser, Superiuteiuleiit Halifax School for the Blind. Dear Prof. Fraser : r understand that you are about to make an effort to obtain funds for tiie erection of a new building in connection with the Halifax School for the Blind, over which you so eflicieutly preside. I am personally aware of the necessity for such increased accommodation, in order that the truly noble work which you iiavo been carrying on may be successfully continued in the future. The management of this Institution has been such as to secure the entire confidence and appro- bation of the public, and I have frequently had occasion to publicly express appreciation of the great benefits it has conferred upon the afllicted class to whose education it is devoted. I feel assured that a generous and hearty response will be made to your appeal, and I wish you all the success you desire and so well deserve in your present movement. I remain, yours faithfully, M. II. DALY. Lititlrnant Uoiernnr, LETTERS FROn REPRESENTATIVE CLERQYriEN OF ALL DENOniNATIONS. ARCHmsiioi''.s House, ' Halifax, Feb. 5, 1806. Dear Mr. Fraser : I am pleased to learn that you are about to take active steps to meet the need of increased accomodation in the Halifax School for the Blind. This Institution, the only one of its kind in the Maritime Provinces, has already done a noble work in enabling so many who are deprived of sight to earn a comfortable living, and to fill responsible positions in life, but it is only at the beginning of its career of usefulness. With en- larged premises, and more abundant pecuniary resources, its capacity for good will be largely augmented. Under your energetic and sympathetic super- intendence the School has given great satisfaction, not only as regards the physical and mental train- ing of the pupils, but also as regards the facilities afforded them of living up to their conscientious convictions. I feel sure that when the claims of the Insti- tution shall have been fully placed before the The Blind of the Maritime Provinces. public, you will receive goneiouH coutiibutiouH toward your building luud, thus enabling the Managers of the School to widen its sphere of usefulness. With best wishes I runuiin, dear Mr. Fraser, Yours very truli', c. u'lmiKN, Archtiiihofi itf iltilifnx, Halifax, N. S., Feb. 4th, 18()(J. My dear Mr. Fraser : I understand that you are shortly to make an appeal to the benevolent people of the Maritime Provinces for the wherewithal to pay for the addition to your present building, which is neces- sitated by the increase in the number of the pupils. Most heartily do I wish you success, and that inauy may be glad of this opportunity to con- tribute the cost of few or many stones and bricks, according to their ability. It is of the utmost importance that no time should be lost in the work of educating those who are deprived of the blessing of sight, and that none of them should be turned away for lack of acconnnodation ; and — a thing which the majority of people do not know — it is most necessary for the health of those who cannot see, that the place in which they work should have plenty of light as well as of pure air. I am glad to notice that the latent energy of our people is being called forth by various new schemes which are put before them, and I hope they will expend some of it upon the work that is under your charge, giving you ample means for new buildings and all other ecpiipments, eacli donor being able to say with Job : " I was eyes to the Blind." Yours sincerely, F. NOVA SCOTIA. Pink Hill, Halifixx, 12th Feb., IHOG. My Dear Mr. Fraser ; It is very gratifying to learn that you purpose erecting another addition to the School for the Bhnd to meet the increasing demand upon your accommodations. Nothing could prove more clearly than this increasing demand the very great service that is being rendered by the School, and the growing confidence with which it is being regarded by the people of the Maritime Provinces, especially by those wlu) have children or other relations that are blind. From my own personal knowledge of the School, of the family life which you maintain among the pupils, of the rapid and often remark- able progross made by them, and of the marked ellicioncy of the teachers who a.ssist you, I feel that I cmnot speak too highly in its favour, and it would give mo great j)leasure if any words of mine could aid in calling forth assistance for you in your effort to make tiie School available for a still greater number. I would like at the same time to say that parents who have blind childn^n, and who naturally feel a strong reluctance to entrust their chihircn to the care of others just because of their helplessness, need feel no hesitancy in connnitting them to your charge, for I know of no Institution where they would bo more tenderly and affectionately cared for or more efficiently trained. Wo in Halifax who have the opportmiity o* regularly visiting the School, of enjoying your concerts, of observing your methods, of marking from time to time the progress of the pupils, have some idea of the good work you are doing. I wish that this opportunity were within the reach of all the jjcople in the Maritime Provinces, for, if 't were, I am sure you would have little difHculty in I'aising the money for the additional accommodation you desire. I trust that your appeal will meet with a very cordial response, and that the public will assist you with the liberal support which you and your cause deserve. With every good wish, Believe me, Yours very sincerely, DANIKL M. GOIIDON. Dartmouth, N. S., Feb. 21st, 18ii(j. Dear Mr. Fraser : I congratulate you on the great success which has attended your work as Superintendent of the Haliftvx School for the Blind, insomuch that, con- sidering the crowded state of the School and the number of applications for admission, there is a pressing need of funds for the enlargement of the building. All patriotic, philanthropic and Christ- ian efforts to improve the condition of the Blind should meet with a prompt and generous response. We may all feel proud of our benevolent institutions, foremost among which is the School for the Blind. Trusting that the result of your appeal for the enlargement of your building may be such as you deserve, I remaiii. Yours sincerely, JOBN LATHEUN. The Blind of the Maritime Provinces. Hiiliriix, N.S., Feb. 26th, 1890. Dour Mr. Triiscr : It in Hi'ivtit'yin<,' to know tliat the iiitpreciation of tlio Scliool for the Uliud is Htciulily growing in tlio Miiritiino Provinco.s, luul tliiit its advantages aro being enjoyed hy sucli u large nunilicr of pupils. Tlio tv.enty-tiv(! years of useful work performed by your Institution entitles it to the contidonce and support of tlio public, and I feel certain that your effort to still further extend the usefulness of the School will meet witn the approval and eiieourageinent it deserves. Believing that God's blessing will rest upon your undertaking, I renain, Yours aithfully, E. M. SAUNDEH8. LETTERS FROM FORMER PUPILS AND GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL. Halifax, Feb. 17, 189(5. Dear Mr. Fraaer : In writing this letter, which will be short, I wish to say that I am delighted to hear of the continuous success of your efforts on l)ehalf of the blind. I am sure there is not a graduate of your School who does not wish you God speed in all your undertakings, and as I don't know that I have ever expressed my opinion to you in regard to the School or in regard to the benefits which I received through it, I might here say that it has been cverylhhuj to me. I feel sure that what I am socially, intellectually, and financially, 1 owe, under Providence, to the training f received at the Halifax School for the 31ind. For eighteen years I have followed the business of piano-tuning, and have succeedeil in not only meeting all calls made upon me, but ' .. .- also secured a comfortable homo for myself an> ilniily and still havu a considerable sum to my credit at the bank. I make this statement in the hope it may to some extent encourage you in the efforts that you are about to make to secure an additional wing to the present building. Hoping that you may be long spared to carry on this good work, 1 remain yours Irulv, D. M. liEID. Truro, N.,S., Feb. 13th, 1896. ' Dear Mr. Fraser : As a graduate of the School for the Blind I am convinced that no institution in the Maritime Pro- vinces deserves the co-operation of the public and assistance of the Government more than the Halifax School for the Blind. This Institution has sent out .scores of graduates as well fitted for earning success- ful and independent livelihoods as the graduBtox ol any of our colleges I can testily to the practionl education received at the Halifax School for ttie lllind, and since graduating have taugiit music successfully to scores of people with sight, many of whom aro now teaching music on their own account. Your work deserves support, and 1 have no doubt will receive it. 1 trust that your efforts to secure a building fund may be crowned with success With best wishes, believe mo. Yours sincerely, I'liANIv II. m,uM:.\N, Bridgowator, Feb. '2i, l«tl(l, Mr. Fra.ser. Dear Sir : Having heard that you are desirous of enlarging the Institution for the Blind, in order to meet the growing demand for the admission of pupils, I would voice my deep interest in your effort to help people thus handicapped to secure an education, knowing well the benefits to be derived from the same. As one of its former pupils, I can say that but for the know- ledge gained then, I would have been dependent on my friends, whereas I am now able to earn my own living. Hoping you may bo placed in a position to carry out your plans, I remain, yours respectfully, U. S. WHIT.MAN. Middle Musquodoboit, N.S., Feb. 27th, ISItiJ. Dear Mr. Fraser : It affords me great pleasure in writing these few lines to you, lo express my gratitude for the great benefits and advantages I enjoy through the education which I received at the School for the Blind at Halifax. This education has enabled mu to get a foothold with the rest of humanity and press along in the march of the battle of life courageously and with no surrender. So far I have had enough and to spare, and am trusting the Hand which has guided mo from my youth up. I have no reason to complain of my lot in life, having a comfortable home and a happy family. My years go by as pleasantly as tho heart could wish. Wishing you every success in the erection of tho new wing to the School, I am. Faithfully yours, II. U. TAYI.OU. St. John, N. B., Feb. 24th, 1896. Bear Mr. Fraser: I hear that you intend enlarging your building to accommodate those who are applying for ndmissiau, 1 am glad that the people of the Maritime Provinces are so alive to the necessity and practicability of hav- ing their children who have lost their sight educated. The Blind of the Maritime Provinces. My being a graduate of the tuning tleportmo'it of ihe School onahles me to spciik from oxpcrienceof the groat good I received in the Institution. I am prac Using my profession in tiiis city with go'ul succons. I have been asited if the pupils an- well cared for in the School, and if they >vould like it when they got there, and my reply was— " .Send them (or one term, and I gaarantoe you will not he able to keej) them homo after that." 1 have also boon asked if it was w Sectarian School, and 1 answered, "no," for I'riests and .Ministers and all religious teachers are welcomo to go there and look after the instruction of any who may bo thero belonging to their particular church. Hoping that the public will heartily respond to your requests for help in paying for the building, 1 am, your true friend and pupil, W. M. SMITH. Maitland, Hants Co, Feb. 14th, iH'Mi. Dear Mr. Kraser: It gives me great pleasure to learn that you purpose enlarging your School building, and so be able to accommodate a larger iiumber of those who, without the advantage of the splendid training given in the Institution, would be left to a miserable existence of hopeless dependence. Notwithstanding the overdone condition of the musical profession in the Province, I have been able ever since my graduation to be entirely self-support- ing and have won many friends for the School. I can never tay too much for the thorougliness of (ho training I received in tho Institution. I have been enabled because of it to lead a happy aud I hope a useful life. With best wishes for the success of the School, I remain yours sincerely, JENETTE (.'. M.tcXKII.. Upper Water St., Halifax, N. S., Fob. 24th, 18!Hi. Dear Mr. Fruser : Since graduating from the School eleven years ago, 1 have been carrying on business as a grocer and manufacturer of temperance drinks. I have a wife and three children, and have found no trouble in maintaining them comfortably. I fully appreciate what the School did for me and is doing for other.s, and I hope that yonr proposed new wing will be put up this summer. Yours faithfully, WM. MALONE. Antigonifh, N. S,, Feb. 20, 1806. Dear Mr. Frater: It ).■? with the fondest recollections 1 look l>ack to the happy days I spent in tho School tor the Blind. Every moment was both pleasant aud proiitablo. While there, as you know, I attained thorouffh know ledge of tho cabinet organ, ft, however, has not been necessary for me to earn my living, and I have since resided at my home. My training in Halifax has been the means of opening up to me now life. I am very sorry to know thut tho building is now over-crowded, and that youaro not able to rocoivo now applicants into the School. Many lonely blind ones are from this reason kept ilie prisoners of darkness longer than is necessary. I earnestly trust that an Bp|>eal to the public, placing Ihe situation before them, will speedily remedy the present state of ail'airs. Yours very sincerely, .lANK (iiixis Marinette, Wise, U.S.A., Fob, 18th, 1890. Dear Mr. l-'raser : 1 am very pleased to hear of the rapid increase in the number of pupils of the School, as it shows that the dear old Institution is being more and more appreciated. I follow my profession as a teacher of music, and, despite the foreign population, I hold my grou'id well. I have classes of music pupils in both Marin- ette and Menomonie, and my time is fully taken uj). I am glad to hear that an additionalbuilding is about to be erected, and knowing how necessary it is, I trust that you will succeed in raising all the money required to pay for it. Yours sincerely, .1. Ci-IFFOUD W1LLI8T0N. Dear Mr. Fraser : Halifax, N. S., Feb. 21st, 1890. As the first graduate of th < School from T. E. Island, I would like to say that 1 owe all 1 am to tho training that I received in the Institution. Fjver since 1 graduated in .Tune, 18!)0, 1 have been employed as piano forte tuner by the W. H. Johnson Co., Ltd., and the head of the Company has frequently expressed by word and deed his appreciation of my work. I am supporting myself, wife and family, and managing to do so fairly well. I hope the dear old School will bo tho means of placing many of the blind persons upon the same happy, independent footing as it has placed me, and I wish you good luck in your present uoder- taking. Yours faithfully, MONTAGUE WAllBEN. Scott's Bay, Kings Co., N. S., Feb. 27, 1896. Dear Mr. Fraser : I feel that the- School has done uiorc for me than I can ever possibly repay. My work with the adult blind ia their homes delights my heart, and I feel The Blind of the Maritime Provinces. ouffh know- law not beori have HJiico ax has bouii ling it) nosv receive now blind onus of darknvtis tliu public, ilily rutnudy (IILLIH. Sth, 1890. increaHC in shows thut and tnoro music, und, my ground oth Mariu- r taken up. building is Bssary it is, the monoy jLISTON. st, 189(J, from r. E. am to the ion. liver I employed n Co., Ltd., ■f expressed 'ork. I am anaging to ool will be rsons upon has placed ent ander- l^ABBEK. 7, 1896. mc than I the adalt and I feel thankfal that you selectpd and fitted mo for this work. I have visited the homos of over twunty blind men and women in Now ItrnnNwiik and Nova .Sotin, have laught thorn to road and write, and given themoonr- ago to take n froHh start in the world. 1 am no kIikI to bo able lo live sutr oti I am, yours truly, J, AINSLEY B. SHAW. I cannot recommend the School too hio^hlv a., i not only gives a blind man a trade, but also a thorou.- oducation. "uu-i Yours sincerely. t orough Sy^VAIN LeTAVB. )• V The Blind of the Maritime Provinces. ^ ., ^ Truro, N. S , Feb. 25th, 1896. Dear Mr. Fraser : As a former pupil of the school and a graduate of the tuiuiiff department. I am delighted to have this opportunity of expressing my heartlelt gratitude for the education which I received in the School for the Blind. When I resided in Advocate Harbor, I had no hope of ever beiiig able to do anything to earn my living, but after I entered the Institution I awakened to th°e fact that I might, by industry, win a home for myself. G-raduating as a piano tuner in 1802, I settled in Truro, and have managed to twist a very good livin" out of the world ever since, and each year mv cir° cumstances are improving. I know Well the need of additional room, and hope that it will be secured without delay. With kind regards, believe me, Yours sincerely, JOHN R. DUNN. Halifax, Feb. 27th, 1896. Dear Mr. Fraser : Thanks to the training which I received in the School for the Blind I can spell bread and butter, and also make it for myself For the past few years I have been acting as assistant to my father, who has charge of the North End Mission of this city. The work is most congenial to me, and as I can make my- self useful in taking part in or conducting meetings, and in overseeing the labor in the sheds, I Knd my time very fully occupied, and have no reason to re- gard my loss of sight as a great misfortune. If any word of mine could convince the j^ublic that the Institution is doing a noble work for those who are deprived of sight I will gladly write it, but I feel that tho reputation of the School is so wide-spread, and the successful character of its work so obvious, that a special appeal on my part is quite unnecessary. It should be a pleasure to those who have the means to help you in extending the Institution, and I have no doubt that many persons will be found both will- ing and ready to help forward the work of educatine the blind. * Nothing succeds like success, and the success of the School is of many years standing. With best wishes, believe me, Sincerely yours, QEOROK WESLEY THEAKSTON. Ship Harbour Lake, Halifax Co, N.S., n ivT T7 ^"^^^ ""^'h, 1896. Dear Mr. Fraser : I am pleased that there are so many applications for the admission of pupils coming in, and I hope that you will succeed in raising enough monev to pay for the new extension. I appreciate the training I received at the School, and I have with God's blessing turned it to good advantage. 1 teach music and make fancy work, and get along very comfortably. Yours sincerely, MAGGIE XEWCOMRE. .. ,, Sussex, N.B, Feb. 24th, 1896. Dear Mr. iraser : In answer to your letter, I beg to say that had it not been for the education I received in the School for the Blind I would be quite unable to make a living for myself; but now I feel that I can make mv way in the world, and not have to be dependent upon my friends I find that my work as a pianoforte tuner gives entire satisfaction to thoce who employ me, and I feel confident of continued success Trust- ing that your new building will bo paid for duriu" the coming year, I remain, " Yours sincerely, FRED. CAMPBELL. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND, HKLIRT^. N. S. I3SraOISP=03=SA.TE3D IS©?". BOARD OF MANAGERS FOFT 1896. W. C. SILVER. JOHN DUFFUS. W. H. NEAL. GEORGE MITCHELL. HON. H. H. FULLER. J. C. MACKINTOSH. J AIR US HART J. Y. PAYZANT. WM. MILLER. Sf THOS. RITCHIE. > WM. ROBERTSON. HON. L. 0. POWER. Pupils arc admitted and all interested in the blind children in their re SuPERfNTENDENT, C. F. FRASER. HON. W. S. FIELDINGf Premier of Nova Scotia. HON. A. G. BLAIR, Premier of New Brunswick. HON. FREDERICK PETERS, Premier of P. E. Island. SIR WiM. WHITEWAY, rreniier Ot -lewfuundlaad. into tho School between the ages of six and twenty-one years. Clergymen, Physicians Teachers l?ft°? ° ' "■ ^''"''',7^' [•/•'"'"'"'^ *" '"""^ *° "»' Superintendent the .mmoH and ages of al spective townships and localities. ; . ^ I the means and I have 1 both will- f educating ! success of ITS, IKAKSTON. N.S., tth, 1896. tpplications and I hope oney to pay training I d's blessing music and Portably. VCOMBE. h, 1896. that had it the School to make a II make my iident upon pianoforte ho employ iss. Trust- for during MPBELL. jcotia. runswitk. 'ERS, sland. ndiaad. IS, Teachers agus of all