Helen Adams Keller

Helen Adams Keller was born in Alabama, June twenty seventh, 1880.
When ae two years old she was deprived of both sight and hearing by
a severe attack of jekeiet fevere This in most cases would mean just ex-
isting, but to a woman of the powers of Helen Keller it was just another
haridicap to overcome. The parents of Helen upon tictinn ‘hebe daughter
deprived of two of her senses appealed to Alexander Graham Bell. The re-
sults of their plea was that Mrs. John A Macy,of the Perkins Institute of
the Blind went to her home to take care of her. In two months she had im-
parted to her apt pupil the art of languages Of course thés education did
not start till Helen was seven years of age. Helen Keller learned the deaf
and dumb language by touch, learned the braile system which enabled her
to read, and to wees her own special typewriter.

In 1890 She also learned to speak under the direction and instruction
of Miss Sarah Fuller. When twelve ‘years old she went to Boston where she
resided for several yearse In the year 1896 she entered the Cambridge
School for Young Ladies for the purpose of preparing for college work. Miss
Sullivan went with her to all classes and rapdeiel the lectures and dis-
cussions to her by the means of touche

In 1900 she entered Radcliffe and graduated with high honors in 1904.
The work of her college course was done with aid of Miss Sullivan as in
preparitory sbhool. All of her textbooks were necessarily printed in Braile,
and she wrote her examinations on her special typewriter. Instead of enter-
ing in the class discussions which would have been impossible for her, she

had special scessions with her instructor in which she could show her know-