Wonderful Demonstrations at Annual Reception:
Children who are unable to see, to hear, and, in many eases, to speak, roved that, despite these great handicaps. it is stilt possible to accomplish much in the way of art, music handicrafts, and athletics, when they provided entertainment on Saturday afternoon for the 450 guests who, attended the annual "at home" of the Institution for the Chinese Blind, 290 Hungjao Road. The "at home," held by tie committee of management of the institution, was opened with an Inspection of the building, which was followed by a programme presented bby the pupils, Mr, Erle G. Clarke, chairman of! the "committee, opened the programme, and a brief welcome was given by Mr. George B. Fryer, the Superintendent. Immediately after this, Mme, Wu Te-chen, wile of the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, presented diplomas to ten pupils who had completed the full course at the school. The presentation was follow= ed by two songs sung by the senior chorus. Blind pupils then demonstrated mass gymnasium work, and dear pupils took part in another demonstration.
One of the most interesting events was the dumb-bell drill by blind pupils, which immediately preceded musical interlude including songs, by the junior chorus, recitations in English by blind primary pupils, folk-dance by the deaf girls, and a piano solo by Wu Shao-yung,—who earlier in the afternoon had played, specially for Mr. Shura Cherassky, the famous Russian pianist, who pronounced his work "excellent." Dear boys came next on the programme, with Chinese boxing, and the blind boys closed the demonstrations with aifieult pyramid building.
Several members of the committee were present, including Mr. and Mrs. Erle Clarke," Dr. H. G. Barrie. Mr. George "A. Fitch, Mr. Adam Black, Mrs. P. W. Giovannini, Mrs. T. K. M. Sia, Mr. S. W. Wolfe, Mrs. C. P.
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