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American Printing House for the Blind, Louisville, Ky.
Officers
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President
JOHN W. BARR, Jr.
Vice-President
EDWARD M. VAN CLEVE
Secretary and Superintendent A. C. ELLIS
Treasurer
CITIZENS UNION NATIONAL BANK
Publications Committee
G. E. LINEBERRY GEORGE S. WILSON B. S. JOICE
Advisory Committee to Act in Cooperation with Publications Committee
J. T. HOOPER JOHN F. BLEDSOE EDWARD M. VAN CLEVE H. M. McMANAWAY
Trustees
JOHN W. BARR, Jr. STUART DUNCAN
JUDGE E. S. CLARKE PROF. R. P. HALLECK
HARRY DUMESNIL DR. R. A. KENT
R. C. BALLARD THRUSTON
And, ex-officio, every Superintendent or Principal of a Public Institution for the Education of the Blind in the United States.
LIST OF THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE
EDUCATION OF THE BLIND IN THE UNITED STATES
Their number of pupils, and the amount of the quota of each for the year ending June 30, 1933, according to the law of Congress
approved March 3, 1879, June 25, 1906, August 4, 1919, and Decem- ber 22, 1927, entitled "An Act to promote the Education of the Blind":
No. of Amount of
Pupils Quota
Alabama School for the Blind 1 67 $ 1 ,990.30
Alabama School for the Negro Deaf and Blind. ... 37 44097
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind 18 214.52
Arkansas School for the Blind 1 50 1 ,787.70
Atlanta Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind II 131.10
Buffalo Board of Education, Classes for the Blind. . 18 214.52
California School for the Blind 110 1,31 0.98
Chicago Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 75 893.B5
Cincinnati Public Schools, Classes for the Blind. . . 10 I 19.18
Cleveland Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 29 345.62
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind 63 750.83
Connecticut School for the Blind 67 798.51
Connecticut Nursery for the Blind 4 47.67
Detroit Public Schools,
Braille and Sight-Saving Dept 46 548.23
Duluth Public Schools, Classes for the Blind 2 23.84
Elizabeth Public Schools, Class for the Blind 5 59. 5^
El Paso Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 5 59.59
Florida School for the Blind 77 917.69
Georgia Academy for the Blind 109 1 ,299.06
Idaho School for the Deaf and Blind 22 262.20
Illinois School for the Blind 261 3,1 10.60
Indiana School for the Blind 167 1 ,990.30
Instituto Puertorriqueno de Ninos Ciegos,
Dept. de Sanidad (Puerto Rico) 43 512.47
Iowa School for the Blind 169 2,014.14
Jersey City Public Schools, Classes for the Blind. 12 143.02
Johnstown Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 18 214.52
Kansas School for the Blind 125 1 ,489.75
Kentucky School for the Blind I 50 1 ,787.70
Long Beach Public Schools, Class for the Blind. ... 2 23.84
Los Angeles Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind. . . 50 595.90
Louisana State School for the Blind 82 977.28
Louisiana State School for Negro Blind 34 405.20
Maryland School for the Blind 144 1,716.19
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind. ... 37 440.97
Michigan School for the Blind 181 2,157.16
Milwaukee Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind. ... 10 J 19.18
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Minneapolis Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind. . . 43 512.47
Minnesota School for the Blind I 20 1 ,430. 1 6
Mississippi School for the Blind 72 858.10
Missouri School for the Blind 96 1 , 1 44. 1 3
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind 22 262.20
Nebraska School for the Blind 56 667.40
Newark Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 16 190.69
New Mexico Institute for the Blind 105 1,251.39
New Orleans Public Schools, Classes for the Blind 10 I 19.18
New York Institute for the Education of the Blind 1 59 1 ,894.96
New York State School for the Blind 1 65 1 ,966.47
New York City Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 93 1,108.37
North Carolina School for the Blind and the Deaf 242 2,884.16
North Dakota School for the Blind 37 440.97
Ohio State School for the Blind 216 2,574.29
Oklahoma School for the Blind 147 1,751.95
Oklahoma Deaf, Blind and Orphan's Home for
Colored Children II 131.10
Oregon State School for the Blind 43 512.47
Paterson Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind 17 202.61
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of
the Blind 230 2,741.14
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for
the Blind 268 3,194.02
Piney Woods Country Life School 15 1 78.77
Royer-Greaves School for the Blind 19 226.44
School for Deaf and Blind (Philippine Islands). ... 20 238.36
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind 99 1,179.88
South Dakota School for the Blind 53 63 1 .65
St. Cloud Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind II 131.10
Tennessee School for the Blind 207 2,467.03
Territorial School for Deaf and Blind (Hawaii) 22 262.20
Texas School for the Blind 227 2,705.39
Texas Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institute for
Colored Youths 119 1 ,4 1 8.24
Toledo Public Schools, Classes for the Blind 12 143.02
Utah School for the Blind 27 32 1 .79
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind 92 1,096.46
Virginia School for Colored Deaf and Blind 28 333.70
Washington State School for the Blind 1 02 1,21 5.64
Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind 157 1,871.13
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind . 112 1 ,334.82 West Virginia State Schools for
Colored Deaf and Blind 20 238.36
Wisconsin School for the Blind 261 3,1 10.60
Youngstown Public Schools, Dept. for the Blind. . . 12 143.02
Total 6,293 $75,000.00
Per Capita— $ I 1.918
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DISBURSEMENTS UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ACCOUNT
July I, 1932 to June 30, 1933
No. of For What
Date Voucher TO WHOM PAID Purpose Amounts
1932
July 30 9244 Pay-roll for July, 1932 Services $5,238.37
July 30 9246 Miller Paper Co. Paper 5,806.47
Aug. 31 9247 Pay-roll for August, 1932 Services 6,088.33
Sept. 30 9248 Pay-roll for Sept., 1 932 Services 4,808.33
Oct. 31 9250 Pay-roll for October, 1932 Services 4,543.33
Nov. 30 9251 Seaman Paper Co. Paper 585.75
Nov. 30 9252 American Zinc Co. Zinc Plate Blanks 1,155.52
Nov. 30 9253 Pay-roll for Nov., 1932 Services 4,543.33
Nov. 30 9254 Queen City Paper Co. Paper 1 ,042.92
Dec. 31 9255 Pay-roll for Dec, 1932 Services 3,573.33
1933
Jan. 31 9256 The Holliston Mills Bindery Materials 536.10
Jan. 31 9257 The Whitaker Paper Co. Paper 437.20
Jan. 31 9258 Queen City Paper Co. Bindery Materials 583.82
Jan. 31 9259 Edward M. Smith Bindery Materials 107.32
Jan. 31 9260 Miller Paper Co. Paper 3,932.02
Jan. 31 9261 Pay-roll for January, 1 933 Services 4,513.33
Feb. 28 9262 The Holliston Mills Bindery Materials 1,194.85
Feb. 28 9263 Miller Paper Co. Paper 1,230.48
Feb. 28 9264 Revere Copper Brass Co. Brass Plate Blanks 1 25.65
Feb. 28 9265 Pay-roll for Feb., 1933 Services 4,468.33
Mar. 31 9266 Seaman Paper Co. Paper 577.12
Mar. 31 9267 Louisville Paper Co. Paper 229.93
Mar. 31 9268 American Zinc Co. Zinc Plate Blanks 749.90
Mar. 31 9269 Pay-roll for March, 1933 Services 3,215.00
Apr. 30 9270 The Whitaker Paper Co. Paper 431.38
Apr. 30 9271 Miller Paper Co. Paper 1,559.42
Apr. 30 9272 Pay-roll for April, 1933 Services 3,165.00
May 31 9273 Pay-roll for May, 1 933 Services 3,100.00
May 31 9274 Seaman Paper Co. Paper 379.99
May 31 9275 Miller Paper Co. Paper 368.68
May 31 9276 Miller Paper Co. Paper 2,160.89
June 30 9277 The Holliston Mills Bindery Materials 411.60
June 30 9278 Pay-roll for June, 1933 Services 197.85
June 30 9279 Pay-roll for June, 1 933 Services 3,849.40
Total $74,990.94
Federal Taxes on Checks 9.06
GRAND TOTAL $75,000.00
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ANNUAL REPORT
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
CASH RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
July I, 1932 to June 30, 1933
RECEIPTS
Trade Customers $ 72,83 I . I 8
Quota Institutions 5,293. 1 8
Cash Sales 1,145.24
Scrap Material Sales 138.17
Interest 348.46
United States Government 75,000.00
Refunds 501.86
TOTAL RECEIPTS $ I 55,258.09
CASH BALANCE JULY I, 1932 6,089.40
TOTAL CASH TO ACCOUNT FOR .$161,347.49
ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS:
DISBURSEMENTS
Materials $ 33,274.33
Pay-rolls 75,074.26
Manufacturing Expense 2,8 13.11
Repairs 3,687.30
Miscellaneous Expense 6,383.82
Postage 1,102.07
Interest 108.00
Freight and Drayage 3,259.41
Refunds Accounts Receivable 60.78
Equipment 1,199.07
Traveling Expense 1 ,076.78
New Stereograph Machines 8,966.36
Notes Payable 3,500.00
TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS $140,505.29
CASH BALANCE JUNE 30, 1933 20,842.20
TOTAL CASH ACCOUNTED FOR. .$161,347.49
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
July 3, 1933 MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
The Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind was held at the Pendennis Club, Louisville, Kentucky, July 3, 1933, at one p. m., with the following members present:
Mr. John W. Barr, Jr., President, Louisville, Kentucky.
Mr. Edward M. Van Cleve, Vice-President, Principal, New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, New York, New York.
Mr. John F. Bledsoe, Superintendent, Maryland School for the Blind, Overlea, Maryland.
Mr. A. J. Caldwell, Superintendent, Louisiana School for the Blind, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Mr. Harry Dumesnil, Louisville, Kentucky.
Mr. Stuart Duncan, Louisville, Kentucky.
Prof. R. P. Halleck, Louisville, Kentucky.
Mr. R. C. Ballard Thruston, Louisville, Kentucky.
The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The following report was then read by the President, summarizing the accomplishments of the Printing House for the past year:
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND.
Gentlemen:
The 1932-1933 fiscal year of the American Printing House for the Blind has been marked by certain definite accomplishments which may be enumerated as follows:
1. Acceptance by the Printing House of the uniform braille system adopted at the London Type Conference and known as standard English braille. This forward step has established the leadership of the Printing House in an international movement to give the English-speaking blind peoples a uniform type.
2. An Exchange Agreement has been worked out between the National Institute for the Blind of London, England, and the American Printing House for the Blind, the two largest braille presses in the world, whereby the two presses will exchange em- bossed plates upon a preferential basis to the mutual advantage of the sightless readers of both the British Empire and the United States.
3. This year has witnessed the production and distribution of the greatest volume of embossed literature in the history of the institution. It is noteworthy that more than $150,000 worth of books and tangible apparatus have been manufactured and sold during the year. This great volume of business has made possible a specialization of effort which has resulted in a better service at lower cost.
4. Materials and processes have been standardized to such an extent that the Executive Committee has felt justified in author- izing the Superintendent to purchase large quantities of metal, paper and bindery supplies at the unusually low prices which now prevail. This action was taken in the hope that the necessity of raising catalog prices might be avoided in the event that there is a marked rise in commodity prices.
5. Certain necessary improvements in the physical plant have been made. During the year a new Iron Fireman has been installed in the furnace, and all of the windows and doors of the building have been weatherstripped and caulked. All outside woodwork has been painted, and the stone and brickwork cleaned. A sound-proof floor has been laid in the stereotyping room, and additional office space provided by clearing a part of an old stock- room. Special equipment in the bindery, and in the map and ster- eotyping departments, have resulted in greater production, to- gether with an improvement in the quality of the embossed books and tangible apparatus.
6. A serious effort has been made to improve the personnel of the Printing House. With the expansion in volume of business has come the opportunity to make certain additions to the staff. In the clerical and stereotyping departments there has been a tendency to require higher educational standards for all applicants. The minimum educational requirement for a beginner in the stereo- typing department is a standard high school education. During the year three college graduates have been added to the staff, and several employees are being encouraged to take a year's leave of absence for further study.
Pursuant to a resolution passed at the last Annual Meeting, the President and Superintendent have acted as a special committee to classify all positions by name, number, position and salary. A class- ified pay-roll has been prepared and recorded in the Minutes of the last meeting. In preparing the classified list, due consideration was given to each position and employee. A serious effort was made to remove inequalities in the compensation of certain employees. Instead of fixing salaries on a seniority basis, a scale was worked out which takes into consideration the value of the service rendered and places emphasis upon accomplishment rather then length of service. The new classified pay-roll will be effective on and after August I, 1933.
During the past year the Executive Committee has acted for the
Board of Trustees in the interim between the Annual Meetings, and this brief report is made in order that the Board may gain some idea of what has been accomplished.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN W. BARR, Jr.
President.
Upon motion, the above report was approved and ordered filed.
Mr. Edward M. Van Cleve, Chairman of the Music Committee,
made the following report which, upon motion, was also approved:
REPORT OF THE MUSIC COMMITTEE
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BUND.
Gentlemen:
For various reasons the Music Committee has functioned only in an advisory capacity during the year. No work has been done in the way of producing new plates, and the Printing House has confined itself to the filling of orders out of stock on hand. However, a few reprints have been necessary in order to supply the demands of our customers.
A policy of exchange of plates, referred to and encouraged in the action of the Board of Trustees at the meeting a year ago, having been put in force through agreement with the National Institute for the Blind of Great Britain, it is now possible for the American Printing House to use the music plates of that organization. The English collec- tion is the largest in the world, and there is reason to hope that the music teachers in the United States will benefit from the opportunity to use reprints from the English collection. It has been suggested by the Secretary of the Printing House that some thought should be given to a definite plan for selecting titles to be borrowed from the English.
Other examples of the value of exchange, or loan of plates, are the arrangement now made with the Perkins Institution that all of the music plates embossed there will be made available for loan to the A. P. H.; and the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind continues to donate all of its music plates to the A. P. H.
There remain several titles upon an approved list of books and music to be embossed which for some reason or other have necessarily been held. It is suggested that the Secretary of the Printing House be requested to make the necessary arrangements to have all of these embossed.
Looking to the future, and with the prospect above indicated that a large number of titles will be made generally available through the Printing House on account of the reciprocity established with the English and with the Perkins Institution, the suggestion is now made that there be issued to the schools of America a call for suggestions as to
what shaff be affempfed in the way of further embossing for fhe use of our schools.
For the Music Committee,
EDWARD M. VAN CLEVE,
Chairman.
The following report of the Superintendent was then read and the recommendations contained therein discussed:
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND. Gentlemen:
The attached report of production and costs of the American Printing House for the Blind tor the fiscal year 1932-1933 shows that the institution has established new production records in nearly every department. It is particularly noteworthy that for the first time in the history of the Printing House the amount of embossed books and tangible apparatus sold to the free ciruclating libraries amounts to almost as much as that furnished to the schools and institutions for the education of the blind. The production of educational literature no longer constitutes the major portion of the business of the Printing House. It is therefore obligatory that the Trustees of the American Printing House for the Blind give careful thought, not only to the needs of the schools and classes for the blind, but also to the peculiar demands of the free circulating libraries which serve adult readers.
Pursuant to a resolution passed at the last Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Superintendent of the Printing House attended the Type Conference held in London, England, in July, 1932. Although not a regularly appointed delegate to the Conference, the Superin- tendent was accorded the privilege of attending the meetings, and was treated with every courtesy and consideration by both the English and American conferees. During, and after, the Conference, advan- tage was taken of the opportunity to visit braille printing establish- ments and circulating libraries in England, Scotland and France. By visiting presses and libraries engaged in work similar to our own, the Superintendent gained much helptul information which will be of very great value to him in the management of the American Printing House tor the Blind.
After the Type Conference had completed its work, an Exchange Agreement was drawn up between the American Printing House for the Blind and the National Institute for the Blind whereby embossed plates may be exchanged between the two institutions. Briefly stated, the terms of the Agreement provide that either press may have the preference, or "first call," on all braille plates manufactured by the other. The borrower is expected to pay all expenses of transportation, and to take reasonable precaution to ensure the safe return of the plates.
The presses also agree not to duplicate titles printed by each other, and to submit beforehand projected publication lists in order that un- necessary duplication may be avoided. The Agreement has been officially approved by the governing Board of the National Institute for the Blind and by the Executive Committee, acting for the Board of Trustees, of the American Printing House for the Blind, and by September I, 1933, the actual exchange of plates will be in operation.
The Type Conference prepared and adopted a code book for the guidance of transcribers and embossers of standard English braille. Unfortunately, the code book contains several rules which are subject to different interpretations. Many difficulties have arisen out of the attempts of the several presses to interpret these rules.
If we &re to have a desirable degree of uniformity of practice between English and American embossers, it is absolutely necessary that there be set up in this country a uniform type committee with full authority to settle all questions relating to type. At the recent meet- ing of the American Association of Workers for the Blind, definite steps were taken to organize a type committee which would consist of Iwo members appointed by the American Association of Workers for the Blind, Iwo members by the American Association of Instructors of the Blind, and one by the American Foundation for the Blind. The Superintendent of the Printing Mouse and the managers of the other braille presses insisted that the Committee appoint a Referee, an expert braillist, to decide all questions of form and practice in accord- ance with a code of rules established by the Type Committee. The purpose of a Referee is to ensure that embossers will be able to secure a prompt, definite and official decision on any question arising out of the interpretation of the official rules.
One of the most serious questions of interpretation that has arisen is that of syllabication. There seems to be a difference of opinion among the members of the American Special Type Commis- sion, which negotiated with the English, as to whether contractions should be used which overlap syllables. In the absence of any official authority to settle the question, the American Printing House for the Blind has followed the policy of full syllabication as outlined in the rules governing revised braille grade M/2. It is the opinion of the Super- intendent that this policy should be pursued until a uniform type com- mittee is established with authority to rule upon this and other ques- tions. If, and when, a uniform type committee is established, the Printing House should accept its rulings and subscribe to the decisions of the Referee.
Owing to the fact that 50 per cent of the gross output of the Printing House goes to the free circulating libraries, more consideration should be given to the needs of adult readers. It is therefore sug- gested that the Publications Committee be authorized to prepare, in addition to a list of school books, a long list of titles of general liter- ature suitable for general library use. This will enable the Superin-
tendent to meet the needs of the circulating libraries by printing from the list those books for which there is sufficient demand to justify first editions large enough to include the entire production cost, and df prices in line with the catalog prices of the several braille presses.
The acceptance of interpoint printing and the adoption of standard English braille has tended to render obsolete many titles printed on one side of the page and embossed in braille grade M/2. It is therefore absolutely necessary that some thought be given to the matter of obsolescence. This problem has been thoroughly discussed with our Auditors, and I shall now quote from the last Annual Report of Mel- drum & Mefdum:
"Obsolescence, both in text and type, has become such an increasingly irresistible factor in establishing the life of stereo- graph plates, that the depreciation rate thereon heretofore estab- lished is now wholly inadequate, and we suggest that the Board of Trustees, by official action authorize the Superintendent in conjunc- tion with the Auditors to revise the existing rate to meet present re- quirements and also to apply it retroactively and thereby reduce to a conservative present value, the stock of stereograph plates on hand and adjust any resultant loss thereby sustained by a charge thereof against either 'Surplus' or 'Capital Investment' account, at the discretion of the Auditors.
"We further suggest that like authority be issued for deter- mining the entirely obsolete stereograph plates and stock on hand printed therefrom and for the elimination thereof from the 'Stereo- graph Plates' and 'Inventory' of 'Finished and Unbound Stock' assets, and the adjustment through 'Surplus' or 'Capital Invest- ment' of any resultant net loss thereby sustained."
It is respectfully suggested that the Board of Trustees authorize the auditors to take such steps as necessary to remedy the situation.
Respectfully submitted, A. C. ELLIS, Secretary and Superintendent.
Upon motion, the above report was accepted and ordered fifed.
From the Superintendent's Report it was noted that there is an ever-increasing demand from the circulating libraries for interesting literature suitable for adult readers. To meet this need, the Publications Committee was authorized to prepare a special Publication List of general literature suitable for the circulating libraries which are served by the Printing House. This List, when prepared, will be advertised to the schools and libraries, and first editions will be printed whenever orders are received for as many as 25 copies of any title on the list.
Attention was called to the fact that the adoption of standard English braille grade 2 and bi-page printing has accelerated the
obsolescence of embossed plates and finished stock now on hand to such a point that the scale of depreciation now employed is no longer adequate. Accordingly, upon motion, the Superintendent, in conjunc- tion with the Auditors, was authorized to "revise the existing rate (of obsolescence) to meet present requirements and to reduce the stock of stereograph plates on hand to a conservative present value, and adjust any resultant loss thereby sustained by a charge thereof against either 'Surplus' or 'Capital Investment' account, at the discretion of the Audi- tors." Authority was also issued further "for determining the entirely obsolete stereograph plates and stock on hand printed therefrom and for the elimination thereof from the 'Stereograph Plates' and 'Inventory' of 'Finished and Unbound Stock' assets, and the adjustment through 'Surplus' or 'Capital Investment' of any resultant net loss thereby sus- tained."
Upon motion by Mr. Van Cleve, it was voted that the Printing House enter into a cooperative plan with the Braille Institute of America for the publication of a suitable braille dictionary. It was understood that such a plan would be drawn up into a formal statement and signed by the Executive Officers of both institutions.
The Superintendent and Secretary stated that a rough draft of the By-Laws and Resolutions of the Board of Trustees of the Printing House now in force had been compiled. It was pointed out, however, that this compilation could not be approved except by a special meeting called for that purpose, according to Article 111 of the present By-Laws, passed July 12, 1888, and now in force. It was the feeling of all present that the By-Laws and Resolutions should be revised and brought down to date, and that all obsolete provisions and requirements be eliminated. Upon motion, it was ordered that the Secretary, not later than November I, 1933, send out mimeographed copies of the rough draft of the compilation of By-Laws with the request that the super- intendents send in by January I, 1934, any suggestions or additions to be incorporated in a second draft. It was further directed that the second draft embodying all suggestions be codified and a copy of same mailed to each member of the Board of Trustees not later than April I, 1934. The Secretary was also directed to issue a call, under date of April I, 1934, for a special meeting of the Board of Trustees, to be held immediately preceding the next Annual Meeting of the Board, for the specific purpose of approving the proposed codification of the By-Laws.
Upon motion, the following officers were unanimously re-elected:
Mr. John W. Barr, Jr., President Mr. Edward M. Van Cleve, Vice-President Citizens Union National Bank, Treasurer Mr. A. C. Ellis, Secretary
The following committees were elected for the period of one year only, pending the adoption of the proposed codification of the
By-Laws:
Publications Commftfee:
Mr. G. E. Lineberry, Chairman*
Mr. B. S. Joice
Mr. George S. Wilson Advisory Committee (to act in cooperation with the Publica- tions Committee):
Mr. John F. Bledsoe
Mr. A. J. CafdwelT
Mr. H. M. McManaway
Mr. Edward M. Van Cleve
Music Committee:
Mr. Edward M. Van Cleve, Chairman Mr. Gabrief Farrefl, Jr. Mr. R. W. Woofston
Upon motion, the Executive Committee was authorized to invest, from time to time, any excess funds in the Generaf Account of the American Printing House for the Blind in the securities of the United States Government, ft was further provided that the President draw up a plan for safeguarding the withdrawals from the Trust Fund so created.
Upon motion of Mr. Van Cfeve, the actions of the Executive Committee in aff matters pertaining to the American Printing House for the Blind for the past fiscaf year were approved. The Executive Committee was further authorized to act for the Board of Trustees in the interim between the Annual Meetings in Jufy, 1933 and Jufy, 1934.
There being no further business, the meeting adfoumed. JOHN W. BARR, Jr.
President. A. C. ELLIS,
Secretary.
REPORT OF PRODUCTION AND COSTS OF THE
AMERICAN PRINTING HOUSE FOR THE BLIND
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1931-1933
I93J 1932 1933
Number of Plates
Stenographed . 51 ,402 52,484 70,722
Number of Pages Printed 8,504, 1 83 9,363,597 I 0,700,067
Number of Volumes Bound.. . . 51,644 36,197 40,114
Number of Titles Published. . . 100 95 93
Number of Pamphlets and
Magazines Published .... 58,646 71,026
Tangible Apparatus Shipped: Maps (wood, dissected
and relief) 19 22 33
Slates 2,215 1,468 1,553
Styluses 4,597 4,282 3,191
Valuation of Shipments:
To Schools $102,062.92 $84,326.67 $77,641.25
To Libraries 32,991.48 53,104.18 75,374.99
Cash Sales 618.30 1,11 5.89 1 ,248.99
Total $ 1 35,672.70 $ I 38,546.74 $ I 54,265.23
Total Operating Cost $ I 25,884.87 $ 1 23,025.70 $ 1 40,6 1 8.98
Total Amount of Pay-Rolls $ 62,076.36 $ 64,637.68 $ 73,386.92
LIST OF INSTITUTIONS FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND
IN THE UNITED STATES
MARCH 15, 1934
Alabama School for the Blind, Talladega, Ala. — J. S. Ganey, Prin.
Alabama School for Netjro Deaf and Blind, Talladega, Ala. — Charles E. Jones, Prin.
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind, Tucson, Arizona — Robert D. Morrow, Supt.
Arkansas School for the Blind, Little Rock, Ark. — W. M. Brown, Supt.
Atlanta Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Atlanta, Ga. — - J. J. Childs, Teacher.
Buffalo Board of Education, Classes for the Blind, Elementary School No. 24, Buffalo, N. Y— Frederick Schultz, Prin.
California School for the Blind, Berkeley, Calif. — R. S. French, Prin.
Chicago Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Chicago, 111. — John B. Curtis, Supervisor.
Cincinnati Public Schools, Classes for the Blind, Cincinnati, Ohio — Estella Lawes, Director.
Cleveland Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Cleveland, Ohio — Helen J. Coffin, Supervisor.
Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind, Colorado Springs, Colo. — A. L. Brown, Supt.
Connecticut School for the Blind, Hartford, Conn. — Gordon Hicks, Supt.
Connecticut Nursery for the Blind, Farmington, Conn. — Lillian M. Russell, Supt.
Detroit Public Schools, Braille and Sight-Saving Department, Detroit, Mich.— Mrs. Gladys Dunlop Matlock, Supervisor.
Duluth Public Schools, Classes for the Blind, Duluth, Minn. — Nellie L. Feetham, Supervisor.
Eklutna Industrial School for the Blind, Eklutna, Alaska — Charles R. Smith, Supt.
Elizabeth Public Schools, Class for the Blind, Wm. Livingston School No. 10, Elizabeth, N. J. — Alma B. Stursberg, Teacher.
El Paso Public Schools, Department for the Blind, El Paso, Texas — H. M. Blon, Purchasing Agent.
Florida School for the Blind, St. Augustine, Fla. — Clarence J. Settles, President.
Georgia Academy for the Blind, Macon, Ga. — G. F. Oliphant, Prin.
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Idaho State School for the Deaf and Blind, Gooding, Idaho — P. C. Potts, Supt.
Illinois School for the Blind, Jacksonville, 111. — R. W. Woolston, Supt.
Indiana School for the Blind, Indianapolis, Ind. — Geo. S. Wilson, Supt.
Instituto Puertorriqueno De Ninos Ciegcs, Departmento De Sanidad Santurce, Puerto Rico — Loaiza Cordero, Director.
Iowa School for the Blind, Vinton, Iowa — Francis Eber Palmer, Supt.
Jersey City Public Schools, Classes for the Blind, Public School No. 30, Jersey City, N. J. — Anna Mahlenbrock, Teacher in Charge.
Johnstown Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Johnstown, Pa. — Jean Porterfield, Teacher.
Kansas School for the Blind, Kansas City, Kan. — Olive I. Thompson, Supt.
Kentucky School for the Blind, Louisville, Ky. — Catherine Moriarty, Supt.
Long Beach Public Schools, Classes for the Blind, Long Beach, Calif.— Mary E. Tate, Teacher.
Los Angeles Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Los Angeles, Calif. — Frances Blend, Supervisor.
Louisiana State School for the Blind, Baton Rouge, La,— A. J. Cald- well, Supt.
Louisiana State School for Negro Blind, Scotlandville, La. — A. J. Caldwell, Supt.
Maryland School for the Blind, Overlea, Md. — John F. Bledsoe, Supt.
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind, Saginaw, W. S., Mich.— John F. Hill, Supt.
Michigan School for the Blind, Lansing, Mich. — Joseph Cauffman, Supt.
Milwaukee Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Milwaukee, Wis. — Carrie B. Levy, Supervisor.
Minneapolis Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Minneapolis, Minn. — George F. Meyer, Supervisor.
Minnesota School for the Blind, Faribault, Minn. — Mendus R. Vevle, Supt.
Mississippi School for the Blind, Jackson, Miss. — M. L. Batson, M. D., Supt.
Missouri School for the Blind, St. Louis, Mo. — S. M. Green, Supt.
Montana School for the Deaf and Blind, Boulder, Mont. — Howard Griffin, Pres.
Nebraska School for the Blind, Nebraska City, Nebr.— N. C. Abbott, Supt.
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Newark Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Newark, N. J. — Janet G. Paterson, Supervisor.
New Mexico Institute for the Blind, Alamogordo, N. M. — P. A. Smoll, Supt.
New Orleans Public Schools, Classes for the Blind, John Dibert School, New Orleans, La. — Elfrieda Dieck, Prin.
New York Institute for the Education of the Blind, 999 Pelham Park- way, New York, N. Y.— Edward M. Van Cleve, Prin.
New York State School for the Blind, Batavia, New York — C. A. Hamilton, Supt.
New York City Public Schools, Department for the Blind, 131 Living- ston Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Frances E. Moscrip, Inspector.
North Carolina School for the Blind and the Deaf, Raleigh, N. C. — G. E. Lineberry, Supt.
North Dakota School for the Blind, Bathgate, N. D. — B. P. Chappie, Supt.
Ohio State School for the Blind, Columbus, Ohio — W. G. Scarberry, Supt.
Oklahoma School for the Blind, Muskogee, Okla. — Mrs. O. W. Stewart, Supt.
Oklahoma Deaf, Blind and Orphan's Home for Colored Children, Taft, Okla. — N. J. Caesar, Supt.
Oregon State School for the Blind, Salem, Ore. — Walter R. Dry, Supt.
Paterson Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Paterson, N. J. — Katherine Taylor, Teacher.
Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind, Overbrook, Pa.— O. H. Burritt, Prin.
Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind, Water- town, Mass. — Gabriel Farrell, Director.
Piney Woods Country Life School, Piney Woods, Miss. — Laurence C. Jones, Supt.
Royer-Greaves School for the Blind, King of Prussia, Pa.— Mrs. Jessie R. Greaves, Prin.
School for Deaf and Blind, Pasay Rizal, P. I. — Julia Hayes, Prin.
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, Cedar Spring, S. C. — Laurens Walker, Supt.
South Dakota School for the Blind, Gary, S. D— Otis O. Rule, Supt.
St. Cloud Public Schools, Department for the Blind, St. Cloud, Minn. — H. B. Gough, Supt.
Tennessee School for the Blind, Nashville, Tenn. — I. S. Wampler, Supt.
Territorial School for Deaf and Blind, Honolulu, T. H. — Mabel V. Lacy, Supt.
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Texas School for the Blind, Austin, Texas — W. E. Allen, Supt.
Texas Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institute for Colored Youths, Austin, Texas — J. D. Martin, Supt.
Toledo Public Schools, Classes for the Blind, Toledo, Ohio— Gertrude F. Kanney, Teacher.
Utah School for the Blind, Ogden, Utah — Frank M. Driggs, Supt.
Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, Staunton, Va. — H. M. McManaway, Supt.
Virginia School for Colored Deaf and Blind, Newport News, Va. — Wm. C. Ritter, Supt.
Washington State School for the Blind, Vancouver, Wash. — Mrs. Jeanne E. Chapman, Supt.
Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind, Pittsburgh, Pa. — B. S. Joice, Supt.
West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, Romney, W. Va. — A. E. Krause, Supt.
West Virginia State Schools for Colored Deaf and Blind, Institute, W. Va.— J. L. Hill, Supt.
Wisconsin School for the Blind, Janesville, Wis. — Frank M. Longa- necker, Supt.
Youngstown Public Schools, Department for the Blind, Youngstown, Ohio — S. P. Creps, Director.
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GRADED LIST
OF
BRAILLE PUBLICATIONS
1933
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American Printing House For The Blind, Bnc. 1839 frankfort avenue
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Contents
Page
Explanatory Notes 4
Section A — Grades Mil 5
Section B— Grades IV-VI 11
Section C — Grades VII-IX (Junior High School) 19
Section D— Grade X-Adult i-28
Section E — Ungraded Titles 44
Explanatory Notes
The American Printing House for the Blind has had many requests for suggested reading lists of its publications suitable for individual grades. In 1932, in an effort to meet this need, we revised our Catalog of General Publications to include the proper reading grades for each book. In this Catalog, however, the titles were listed according to the Dewey Decimal Classification as set forth by the American Library Association, and not by individual grades. We have, therefore, herewith compiled our complete list of book publications as of May 1, 1933, into five sections as follows (no book being listed more than once throughout the composite list):
SECTION A— Grades MM
SECTION B— Grades IV-VI
SECTION C— Grades VII-IX (Junior High School)
SECTION D— Grades X-Adult (Senior High School and Adult)
SECTION E— Ungraded Titles
The wide range of tastes and abilities of the children of a particular school grade makes it inadvisable to compile lists for each separate grade, for this would too narrowly confine the reading limits of the available literature.
In addition to this composite list, separate reprints of the several sections have been printed for the use of teachers and others, and may be had upon request from the American Printing House for the Blind.
May 15, 1933.
Graded List of Braille Publications 1933
SECTION A (GRADES MO)
This list has been compiled as an aid to teachers making selections of books to be read in the first three grades. It is the first section of a composite list of the several grades, i.e., I-X-Adult and Ungraded, in which each title in the General Catalog, with its reading range indicated in Roman numerals, has been assigned to a particular set of grades, no book being listed more than once throughout the entire series of lists. It should be borne in mind, therefore, that this is a skeleton list of braille titles for the first three grades available from the American Printing House for the Blind, and should be supplemented in individual cases by reference to the list for Grades IV-VI, and the Ungraded list. For detailed information in regard to each title, refer to the Catalog of General Publications, 1932 and the 1933 Supplement.
Non- Fiction
ARTS, USEFUL
CHILD HEALTH ALPHABET by Mrs. Frederick Peterson. Grade 1.* (Il-lll)
CHO-CHO AND THE HEALTH FAIRY (Six Stories) by Eleanor Glen- dower Griffith. Grade 1. (MI-IV)
CLEAN PETER AND THE CHILDREN OF GRUBBY LEA by Ottilia Adelborg. Grade 1. (Ml)
JOURNEY TO HEALTH LAND, A by James Mace Andress and Annie Turner Andress. Grade 1. (I-MI)
RHYMES OF CHO CHO'S GRANDMA by Mrs. Frederick Peterson. Grade 1. (Il-lll)
ROSY CHEEKS AND STRONG HEART, THE STORY OF by James Mace Andress and Annie Turner Andress. Grade 1. (MM)
BIOGRAPHY
STORIES OF GREAT AMERICANS by Edward Eggleston. Grade 1. (IMV)
DESCRIPTION AND TRAVEL
AROUND THE WORLD WITH THE CHILDREN (an introductory geo- graphy) by Frank George Carpenter. (Il-lll) LITTLE FOLKS OF MANY LANDS by Lula Maude Chance. Grade 1. (H-V)
HISTORY
HISTORY STORIES OF OTHER LANDS edited by Arthur Guy Terry. Grade 1. (IMV):
BOOK I— TALES FROM FAR AND NEAR
BOOK II— TALES OF LONG AGO STORIES OF COLONIAL CHILDREN by Mrs. Mary Louise (Pratt)
Chadwick. (III-IV)
*If not otherwise indicated, all books are in braille grade 1'/2.
GRADES Mil LANGUAGE
ALPHABETS, PRIMERS AND READERS
ALDINE READERS by Frank Ellsworth Spaulding and Catherine Turner Bryce. Grade 1:
BOOK I— (I)
BOOK II— (II)
BOOK III— (III) ALDINE SUPPLEMENTARY READERS by Catherine Turner Bryce, Grade 1:
FABLES FROM AFAR (III)
THAT'S WHY STORIES (II) BEACON READERS, THE by James Hiram Fassett:
BEACON PRIMER: VOLS. I AND II. Grade 1. (I)
BEACON FIRST READER. Grade 1. (I)
BEACON SECOND READER. Grade 1. (II)
BEACON THIRD READER. (Ill) CHILD'S OWN WAY SERIES: WAG AND PUFF— A PRIMER by Mar-
jorie Hardy. Grade 1. (Mil) CHILD'S WORLD SERIES, THE by Sarah Withers, Hetty S. Browne and William Knox Tate:
PRIMER. Grade 1. (I)
FIRST READER. Grade 1. (I)
SECOND READER. Grade 1. (II)
THIRD READER. (Ill) CLASSIC FABLES edited by Edna Henry Lee Turpin. (MM) ELSON BASIC READERS (Life-reading Service) by William Harris Elson, Lura E. Runkel and William S. Gray:
PRIMER. Grade 1. (I)
FIRST READER. Grade 1. (I)
SECOND READER. Grade 1. (II)
THIRD READER. Grade 1. (Ill) EVERYDAY CLASSICS by Franklin T.