l{rs. Fran HerrJngton
Presldent
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Jln Scoggins
Past Prestdent
l{rs. J. iql. Dunean, Jr.
President Elect
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Don Haug
First \rlce Presldent
Sarann Johnston
Seeond \Ilss Pt'€)sJdent
ShJrloy Paeettt
Thi rd \Ii cc Pres'f.ctent
Mrs. \rirglnie
Seeretary
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Treagurc:l
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ParlJ.anentarlan
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Educatton Chairrnan and
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BILL HOOPER
Frlends of Bl11 Hooper were saddenedby hls death ln August.
He wi-1l be rernemberedas the second preeldent of TSID a.nd the or,mer and
presldent of Preelslon Tools of Grand Pratrle.
B111rs parents 'rere deaf
and preceded hln ln death by only a fer,r nonths.
Amonghls nunerous honors, 8111 receJ.rredt,he PrecldentJal Cltatlon
1966 for employi.ng the handlcapped.
Jn
Death canner,rhen811.1r^recked hls car on hts r.ray home fron I,ove Fleld.
He
Was severely r;6p16ed r'rhenthe ear trr.r''l lnto flarnes and he had to be pulled
fron the lrreckage. Tr.rorreeks later eonpl!-catJons set ln and he dled at
Parkland Hospltal ln Dallas.
Rlchard (gfff) R. E. Hooper ls surrtved by his'.rlfe,
daughter, Kay l{arle.
BJ-111e,and one
October I, 1969
THE PRESIDEIITgSFAGE
It
was mailed out.
tt has been three months si-nce the last TSID I$EIvSLETTER
hardly seens possible that almost half a year has rolled by since the last AnPerhaps we should let this serve as a remi.nder to each of us
nual Convention.
that the goals we have set for this year must soon be achieved or postponed
until- next year!
The
The following
is a brief report on the results of some of our activiti-es.
to the courts and lawyers has been prepared and is adraft of the directory
waiting a bid.
T\,vorough sketches for the TSID pin have been submitted by the
one is expected
Green Company of iulissouri for review and a third and final
strortly, along with a bid, which will be submitted to the Executive Conrnittee
for approval.
Our menbership chairrnan, Sarann Johnstgn, has appointed representatj-ves in
of the
various cities to help recruit
inactive and new TSID members. A list
Robert Daigler is in
Our parliamentarian,
renewals is included in this issue.
the process of selecting a committee to revise the Constltution
as amended at
can begin with plans for subthe last Annual l,leeting, so that TSIDI..i:ttornev
A11 in
for TSID to beccme a non-profit
organization.
mitting
an application
it seems as though we are making some progress with the goals we have set
all,
for this year.
Our workshop is just around the corner; and I am arxious to have each one of
you attend and contribute to its success.
Several members have already agreed
to help with the workshop; and if you wj-sh to help in some way, please let me
know how you would like to help"
If you are asked to assist j-n some way, please
do your best to accept the assignmento
Iir. Al Pimentel, Executive Director of the Registry of Interpreters
Deaf, will be our guest speaker Friday night, October 2\, 1969r and
with
sent j-nformation regarding the posslbility
of TSID affiliating
would like to urge each of you to plan to aftend the entire session
workshop, as I believe it will be of benefit to you.
for the
will preRID. I
of the
of
i"tiss Grace Hanson, Coordinator, Teacher Training for the Deaf, University
Texas Speech and Hearing Center, has graoLouely consented to have the departnent sponsor our workshop on the universiiy
campus. She has been most helpful
in working out details
for the Friday evening meal and the use of rneeti.ng
rooms. She has also volunteered the services of the students of that department as guides during our workshop.
Be sure to read the section in the IrID{SLETTER
dealing
make your plans now to attend.
with
the workshop and
See you at the October l{orkshop!
Sincerely,
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F'ran Herrington
President
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by A1bert PJraenfer.. p.rseut.l\re Secretar\r of the
article
The forro,'jng
"ritten
the ea,-e fo: a.ff{1{a-t'lon"
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for the Dea.f, nre'ents
F.eglstrv of fnter"orsfsv.
i n t h e ' l _ n t e r s e f o f ' l l r o r r r d l n g a f c r u r n ' , h e r e * h e r r 1 1 g - fi o n o - f
l - heinp' offered
Aff{liatJon
organi.zat'fon nal: be rrle.'ed 4nd ficgg5-6rl 1n an
"'lth the n.tionrl
rrlanner.
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TI]E P.NGISTRYOF IIITENPFEIIRS TOR TFM I'EAF rI}D STAI'I PFOGPTI{S
The Regl.trv of fnteroreter^
for the Deaf "as e.tabUshed ac an orfan{zst{on
in 1961,.as a re.lrlt
servl 6ss f n
of a need to {rnrrrove and e:,nancl lnternret{n.g
rsf'l.ect^ the
the Unlterl State-.
Th{s need fo:^ hetter 4nd norelnternretero
Our
nanv nel actlv{-tle. Jn behal-f of deaf neonle ln the r6s{ f{fteen year-.
present oneratJon Jf funded through a Fe.earch anrl l)enonstra.tl-on g,ysnt fron
the SoeraI and P.ehabi-'ll.tati.'reServlces of the Depertnent of Health" Educatl.on,
a.nd Ilel fare.
Our maJor grant obJectivec Jnelude the educat{on of the prrt']'l-c on the need for
l-nterrrreter ut11.Lzat.lon, th.e reerultnrent of '!nterproters,
the develo'"nent of
the
of Jnternreter^.
and
certjf{catlon
a tralnlng eurri.culrla forinterpreters
Flrt,
t.'o
actl.vlty.
of
broad a\renrle<
To aceonpl.lsh the.e objectlr/ec'e
have
re are "orkj"np r.,lfl trrsl York UnlrrereltV ln deye'loplng. a etprJcq'l,Un. The ^econd
area- of activitv
inrro]ve. assistanee to eaeh state Ln {nnrovlnf, and evDFnd{ng
ex1 stJ ng lnterpreterer^vl-cea.
Our efforts to assJ.st.cta.tes ha.ve talcen the forrr of e.t,ablishlna state ehap*
ter
of the PID. Blr e-tabl{.chJn€ a chapter a.tate
obta{ns a vehicle for
bringtng lnt,erpreter.
together for discussJon of thelr profe.sJ.on-1 needs,
1n-sorrrJce tralnJng pro€'rams, recrultlng
ne" rnernbers, evaluattng
"tartlng
the kno"ledge and skl'll,s arraJlable anonp'ite rneraber.hip and pror,{d'lng n neen,a
f o r d e a l i n g " l t h a g e n e t e - a n d I n 1 l l r 7 i . f l u s l s' ' h o u t 1 ' ! 1 2 e , o r " h . o u ] d b e u t l l l z l n g ,
'l nterpre ter serrrl.ces
The RIlt reeonmend. that eha"pter^ g1ses'lfy thelr otate ehe.nter rnernber-1n three
hroad ea.teqorl"^--nsnh€r^-ln-tralntngo
genera]- nernb6r.. and nrofe.slonal
rnernhef.s.
conslst of young rreonl,e ''Jth Food ckil'l'{n
manua'l eora*
Ye&g1j=f4:!3ai-dng
rnunicatlon but not consJdered sufflcientlv
natll?e {-n af'e, profe^s{6ns1- }n6r.rof
l-edge of deafness or ln fornal kno"letlge re1-atl-ng to the rnanv lntri.cacie(
i nterpretlnE.
General nembeJs nay he'lndLviduals not ln tra{n{nrr but capab'le of interprettnp
on a one-to-one basls.
A.ub-ea.tegorv
of general- rnerqher" rnarrbe der{rab1e
ln order to 1ne]ude indtvldrrals lnterestecl in nrorqot{.ng the g'oals a.nd objectlve'
of the chaptss" but "ho are not cons{dered to be lnterpretero,
Houever, a1-1 general rnembers ohou]-d pos6et's basie factual infornatlon
on deafness.
melrbers qh.orrld be those lndlviduals
Efgfg:Slpl4l
"fth t'road exper{-ence as
interpreter^.
Professl.onal Jnterpreters should be abl-e to lnternret
fron
and fi'on cleaf peoole
hearlng people to deaf peop'le (e:r.ores"lrre lnterprettnf,')
to hearlng peoole (rerrer"e i,nterpreting).
These ind{vlduals .hould pos.eoo
good
th.e
nan:f
a
understandlng of
ra:,tlfjeatJons of dea.fness.
a ehapter ls freThe que.t{on of deaf and hard-of-hearJ-ng'fnterpreter'fn
',le
c1uent1.yraJsed.
be]ieve that deaf menber. of a chapter a.re e.sent{al-.
F'!rstr deaf people are often {nvaluable as an {nterpreterfs
lnterpreter,
Peg'o ?
Secondly, deaf nenbers
e-cpeclally so l-n the case of lor^r-verbal deaf people.
rdthln
procedures
0ther
a chapter.
evaluatlon
and
arc needed for training
of
be
members
a
chapter,
to
supportive
deaf anplicants malr r.rlsh
"lich 'rotrJd
'verlr
ind{viduals
Stt1-l
be
othor
deaf
malr
Jndl.cate general nernbership.
for 1.6r.,-vspfos1deaf people and night be c"lassifJed
ski.'lled i-n interlrreting
as profc.sJono.-l- mernbers. In s.ny case, r,rhere deaf i.ndividuals are rnembers of
shoulrl c1-ear11rJ.ndicate those r.lho aro
distri.buted
a chepfer, aDI' directory
ptrhf
to
ic
confusion.
avojd
dcaf Ln ordc'r
Rs-s$ri-re4l
to the opera.tion of chapters.
Throe broad ilreas of activJ.t,y are esscntial
tral,ning
and evn.'l-u,r.tlon. A" a recruitThese activitJ,es invo'l-rre rccrul.tment,
a.l'lhavc
a
systcnatle
ne:tns of dl sseminrtl-ng
chapters "hould
nont actlvittr
interpreting.
It
shoul-d
to
seelc
bring Jnto the ehapter those
inform:rtion on
provid"l,n€"
indivl-dul.ls current'ly
intorpretl-ng servjco., those intorested in
trn.lning to be i.nterprctcrs
and others rbl.o to be of professi.ona'l support to
gro"'th
lnd
chapter
ricve1oprnent"
Ir*ipiss
progran determines t,he professlonal
Tho qurlltv
of n trainlnf'
status of nny
Even r,rith ml.nJrn,g.lrosourccs, a chrpter can bogt-n to dcve'lop
organlzatlon.
progrffr.
a worthy training
Thls requl.res carefrrl planning to achl-eve mn,rl-reum
resul.ts ovcr c peri-od of years.
The::e 1s a nced to p ovide opport,unities for
merqbers to rrograde their sktl.l.s and knor'1edge. ft ls eosentill
thnt ne' recruits to thc profes.i-on havc o rneans of obta'fnlng tra.lnlng.
fn addltion to
carefitl-1;r plonnerl 1n-s6rvl.ce tr:aintng opportrmJtles r{thin
the eh'rpter, 1t i.s
inportant
to plan for rnorc forr"rr:.l J-nterpreter
trainlng
cour.es rrnder the suoer*
vl.si.on of o co]l-ege or unlrre::sity.
Trainlng'shou-]-d be both lnt,ensivo and extonsirre r.rlth a eontlnuing effort
to reach rrital corunrrnttv agencies nnd
personnel"
ErraluatJ"on
One of the fundanentn,l purposea of c. eheote:: ls 1,6 dsrrel-op an acceptlb'te
etrndard of profe"sJon:r1 lnterpretar
perfonranec for the state.
All profe.sional organizetJons h:rve qorre nethod of rating nnd/or eertif:ring the'ir
lrlhjle this crn be r. dlfflcuj.t
nenbors.
trrofens1on,:l- tr.sk to put into affectr
l-t is a necelss.rr:/ one and should be :pprorched "ith ful-1 chrpter oupport"
This becones t'he firnctJon of an errnlun.t,lon eonntttee.
Professtonr.l, status
Jnvolves nan.'y'factors J.neludlng }:ror'1edgo be:'ond the interprotlng
ski-'l-1 it*
An cvaluation comnj.ttee needs to .l.ook i.nto tn ronlicantrs
self.
forrlnl
knortls6g" of the "fie1-e freld of deafnesq since interpreterso
in the eourse
of renderi-ng servlees, are frequent'l1r ealled upon to prorri-de other infornation re-lcted to the problens lnd prograns LlyelvlnS deafness.
A1-so, en
rpplicant neede to fu]]-y appreeicte the besic inportaneo of the l-nterpret,erts
shoul-d have a positive
code of cthl-cs and further
undel:standing of hi-s/har
responsi.bility
to the profess'!on of lnterprettng,
inc'lud:i.ng the role of the
professlonal
interpreter
to the chrpter"
Idith the aborre 3.s e frlr,Ie of reference, tro cn.n nor,r eonslder the possibility
thn.t the Texas Society of fntorpreter
for the Denf nay.,rl-sh to eons'lder affi"ri..1ion r.ri,th the RID. [rlh.r.t,r.,oul.d affl-llation
lnvolve?
Besi.eall1r s ssrq]aj-fPago 4
nent b;r TSID to nove tor.rard the objective
interpreters.
of professi.onnl.ization
of their
All r,renbers of F,ID State Chapters are not nenbers of the natlonal Reglst::rr.
The current bnsic operat,Jng requirenent i.s th:rt alt ehrpter rnerrbers in t.he
Genern.l- ner,tberc nav
hf.ghest ch:pter- nenbershirr categorl" nu-ot be RID nente:-e"
Menber'-ln-trci-n{ng
nrtion'rlnerqberohip.
be sr:onsor,;d bv the chopter for
should not be snonsored for neti6n11 nenbership.
The RfD rna.kesno fin:.neirl* donands on Jts ehaptetd or its nsmlrs1.. l'ferqber.h{D
dueo to the natlonr.l Regis{",rl na4 nai,rr scp:rate'1.v. lJe hnne to nodJf:l oltt o'n
onerat,lon to
i.n tho near future to enlb]-e stoteo rlth ehanter" Jn full
by1,11.ys
have the sole resoonsibJ'lity of sponsorlng alr anpliernts reslding within
In thie r'1.lrr st3.fs. "nulri harre eontro'l
their etates for n:rtjonal nenbership.
and resoonsihJllty
for those individuals
holdJng nc,tionel nenhershf.n. Also
nernbershi.p as o eondltion of belng adnJ.tted to the
by requlring natlonrl
highest stnt,c crtegory of nernber.hlp, t,he national Registrr Jo assurod of
of all those lndlviduals'r.
str'.te deer"s t,o be of prr:corrplete ldentJf'lcatlon
fcssionr.l e.'rl.i.ber.
lhnos of rnenbership cl-assifJcat'ians li:lted in this paper nerel.y sertre 1s .r
Sorne ehepter,: hrrre ds,<ignated
eonvenJ.ent 'rlJr of descrlbing varl.ous levels.
these ea.tegorles rs Interpretor
0ther chapte::o h:ve eoI, ff, rnd lff.
t'r.bl.ished several tlmes of eonnJt,t.aes end soleeted rrthcr ne:rns of carr.ring
on the recruitrnent., training,
anfl srra1-untion functions out'lined :rbove. Thls
Stato ehrpters need to I'eser{/e the frcedon to corrjr out nrois pernl-ssibre.
fessional- obJect{ves 'ls their rcsourcos, personnel , :rnd e{rcurr.stonces perni.t.
Thus rffi]-lation
does not nc.rn conplets r.er4-fting of an er.i.tJng set of f1r11r.rs"
Ho'.rever, it stands to:reo.son thrt rnrr cxist{ng con-f]lcfs'"Jth
the nreqcnt
RfD bvl jrrs lroul-d need to be re-odied.
strengthen the Drofesstonll
Affll.lation
ulth RIn r.rq111-fl
lrrnge of TSTII" Tt
r.'ould neen that TflIf; "crr:'ld ha.ve fi:ll aecr:.s to rnaterJalr'for
l-n-serrrlce trnining current'i-y under derrel-onnent,rnd thr.t TSfD offJeer" 11611161
be Jnel-urled in
r'l.l distrlbutions
of nsttlri"als genr-"rctlng fron other ehapters on vrrJous
tooJcs, scrvi.ng as 1ne.t.ns of naLntal.ni-ng Jnter.est and nct{rr1-tl' sr.r* t*t
eonrnlttces.
Frrther,
affi"l"iatlon
uouJd nrrt tts kav chant,er rnenbers Jn a nnre
favorrrble nosition to bc cons{-dererl for trnJning progr,r,ns r.rhen th'l s beeones
e.val]a.ble. l,lo o.?e eurrontl,v negotlatlng vtth r colrege to establlsh a cornpre-t'rhen t.hle doeo nateriallze,
hens'lve training nrogrsn"
trr.lneeshin opnort,unitles r.'Jll. necessartlX be'l,Jrlited.
0 p n o r t r l r i . t l e s r ' 11 r b e e h a n n c ] o d t o t h o s n
o'11ect Jndiv'ldtraj.s j.n pool.tions 'rlthin thelr cbtpters tn rnsftrlnaxJmrx'trrse of
the t,rafni.ng aequired.
Affiliatlon
has adventeges to the RfD, too.
ft providco the nrr.tJonrl offJce
grceter
nroportionntc.lv
in
strength
seeking
ner,r prograns and in deveLo'p."i.t,h
ing netr 961r,'ices by vlrtue of nossessing bronder :renresont.rtion"
Thls lncrcases
our ability
to herp ':1-1 etates.
It e4n enabl-e Lls to aecornn'l-ish our n:rt1onal,
nr'ofecoi-ona1i-zrtion goal-s in r shorter spr.n of tine.
fn surtnery, Jt ls our belJef that a un{terl effort
efn achjeve nc're thln internittent
attenpts to i-nprove interprati.ng
Further, n.s a. signi.flcant
servi"ees.
seglent. of a natlon:rl rno:.rentrmln Frofessi-onnll 2Jpg interpreterr,
rqnre TSID
rrler'lbet:s1'6q'ld be eont'lnuously invo'lver1 in rrarlous onerat{ons, insuring agal-nst
fluctuatlons
in orrierl',r glor.rth, rrhJ-eh frequcntlv
is the ense r,rith Jn4eirendent
orga.ni zat,l ons.
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TSID IJORI(SflOP
TIIET"IB: "Improving our Sign Language Slcills"
Sponsored on the U. T. Campus by the U.T. Speech & Hearing Center
0CTOBBR24, l9'o9
Pl,l
- 3rd Floor,
5:00
Re3istration
5:00
Evening Meal - U. T. Student Union Building - Faculty Lounge
Menu: Buffet Mexican Dtnner, $2.00 per person. Reservations
to be made by October 20, 1959 to Vir3inia Drorn3oole, 2607
P e m b r o o l iT r a i l . A u s t i n , T c x a s , 7 6 7 3 L . R e s e r v a t i o n s m u s t b e
a c c o m p a n i e db y c h e c l c o r m o n e y o r d e r .
Enchiladas
Tamales
Spanish Rice
Beans
Student Union Building
Spanish Cornbread
Spanish Slow
Garden Salad r,rlth Avacado
Apple Pie
Tea or Coffee
7:00
Entertainment - [Ir. RaLph[Jhite, Chairman, ?SID
3:00
speal"er - Mr. A1 Pimentet-, Executive Director, Registry of rnterpreters for the Deaf, LJashington, D. C.
Subject: "ProposedAffiLiation of TSID with RID"
8:45
Group Discussions Re: Mr. Plmentelrs Presentation
9:15
Re-assemble for Question & AnsvrerPeriod
10:00
E x e c u t i v e C o m r n i t t e e} l e e t i n g - P r o p o s c d A f f i l i a t i o n
and Miscetlaneous
of TSID r"rith RID
ocToBER25, L969
hl'l
B:15
Registration - 3rd Floor, Student Union BuiLding
9:00
AssignrnentsPosted According to Registration
9:00
(1)
Critique of Interpreters
Panelists: Mr. A1 Pimentel, Exccutive Dlrector of RID
Mr. Jacl<Hensley, Teacher, TSD
Mr. Jerry HasselL, Teacher, TSI)
Audience Ratinqs by deaf as requested by individual interpreters
( R a t l n g s h e e t s r . r 1 1 1b e p r o v i d e d t o t h e a u d i e n c e u p o n r e q u e s t b y
interpreters.
O u r d e a f f r i e n d s a r e e n c o u r a g e dt o a t t e n d t h i s s e s s i o n . )
(2\
Beginning Interpreters'
Seminar
Co-Sponsors: Ilrs . Lil Bror.rning, TSID
Mrs. Elieabeth Carlton, TSID
Prge 6
Preferences
(3)
Video Tape Sessions
C o - S p o n s o r s : M r . D e a n C u n n i n g h a r n ,T S f D
Mr. Don Haug, TSID
Mr. Harold Herrington, TSID
(4)
Teachlng Film
fnstructor;
!1r, Bert poss, ?SID
(5)
Scmlnar on Mental HeaLth & Medical Terms - Mrs. Texana Conn,
TSID
1O:0O
Brea[<
10:15
(1)
crltique
(2)
Beginning Interpretersr
(3)
of rnterpreters
'r
n
Video Tape Sessions
'r
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(4)
Teaching Filrn
rf
rf
(5)
Seminar on ReliSious Interprecing
11:15
Break
11:30
(1)
Critique of Interpreters
(2)
Beginning Interpretersr
(3)
12:30
2:00
(second session)
Seminar
- Mrs. S. Douglas Johnson, TSID
(Thtrd Session)
rt
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Video Tape Sessions
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(4)
Teaching Fi lm
'r
rt
(5)
seminar on Legal rnterprerlng
Seminar
- i'rrs, shirley
pacetti,
TSrD
Break for Lunch - U. T. Student Union
(1)
cririque
(2)
Beglnning Interpreters I Seminar
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(3)
Video Tape Sesslons
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(4)
Teachlng Film
rr
tl
(5)
rntroduction
of rnterpreters
(Fourth session)
to sign Lan3uage - Miss Marian pharr, ?srD
3:00
Break
3:1.5
Executive cornmlttee Meeting - Eval-uation of saturday Trlorkshop
Session & Miscellaneous
4:00
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I,NE OOI,I.EGEIIEARII]G I}4PAIR3D PF],JECT
A nrogran of vocetJ.onel evaluetJon and t'raining for the henrj-ng I'nnaJred of
Sunnorted bv r Feder:r1
et Lee Co]lege i.n B'vto'm.
Teias has been institute'l
or snecinLized
fnnovation Grant, the progrrJrl nrovides re5lrrla.r, nodlfied,
services delrenri{ng on the nartieul.ar neeris of cnch el Jent,.
Tr^rcntrr*five c'lients r.'i.'l-l-be nccelted riurJnF the fir"t
dition,e'l t'renty*ftrro enrol1ing tho secon'l se:"rester.
senester rrlth on rd*
Centr..r1 to the "ho'l o nrogllar'! Js the pr,rrrisi.on of jnternreter.
"ho tra.nslate
There cre nreaentl-r/ tro
Jnstruct,Jon r;ithin the cl:lsorooms rnd shon rrets.
on the str.ff . A.lrilt'l one"l fu]'l -t'lrne 'internretsTp r''f11
fu]'l -.ttrnc int,ernreters
be nd<lod to the staff during t,he second senest.er.
AI'ATLABI,E
FREE.SUBSCRIPTION
TO TTE ENDEAVOR
the ne'lsletter
of the Conventlon of Annerlcrn Inst:ructors of the
!-h.,__!n,'1e,:.vgr,
Deaf Prrent Seetlon, 1s a.vrileble to Ln'.lone Jntereste'i ln reeeiving this Du5l.icntion.
The sectton ic n:r4e un of chiefly pr.rents of ,lclaf eh'i'ldrcn" Anong
sone of 1ts gorils rre t,o securc feieral- legjs'l.rtion ln behrlf of the c1onf"
to p'rrents thrt '.d1r be he]pfu]. ln understnndtng
to rlissenino.te infomrtion
the nroblcns of the deaf chilrt, to requ:j.nt the gencrnl Dubl.Jc';lth the deaf,
their eann.b1]itleso and their succcssr rnd to sr:f'no::t e4uc.rtors of thc delf
in inprorring th.e edrrcatl.crn of the .lerf.
Sinph' r.lrlt.e
ll'here is no cost to persong r,lho',rLsh to becone subserjbers.
n'l,lress
then
to:
end
inel_u'lJng
send
tho zip eoA6 rn,l
Iroul. nane
l4rs. Marrr J,lne F-hodes
?621 Erst lu2nd Street
Indi a.nrpo'l-is, fn,li nnl
116205
LE/\Ders
j.r'r
A un'ique scrvice organJ.zrtlcln nn.'le up of yorrng people hrs rna'lc a t,errlfJc
l,forth.
rleaf
r.'hieh
prct on t,he
conrnrtnjtl,'ln Fort
They ere LEADer,q
str.n,l for'
rr'lcnr]J.npears t,o ai,1 the ,leaf.rr
OrglnizeC 'i n Jrnuarlr 1969, the e] ub nresentl.v hns t"enty-t,r,ro nernbet:s lhn
shr.re their frlen,rshin, theJr glft. of her.rinF, an.l their eorqnrmleat,inn rb'ilitles
r,rith the her.rjng innllre,l . TheJr vrlJ.ous rettvJties
tnclurlc trebvsi.tting. n16'.dth
vJrrjng t,ransport,1tion, essJstinfr
t,el cnhone ee.'I.'l-s.rnrl Jnter.rrretlnr" in
rrtrl-ous.ltuationg.
fn adrl'lt,'lonr f,fiey snon.sor fund-ra{sJnp'" nctiy{ti6.e to
sunDort rrr.rJ.ous corrnunit,y nrojects for t,he'leaf Jn Forf I'Jorth. These }'oung
rzoluntcers t.rho are fron 16 to 27 yee.rs of ag'e reecil,'e rro nrl'r'lent for thei,r
servi-ces. fnstead, thev are credJted
they nut in
"rlth the nurrber of hours
to'r.:-rd serrriee nins.
On llorrenber I LEADers r'{1'l herre t.he pn.jor lp"ponslbil.i.trr of intornreting
the
tr at t,he l-84!9Vi.l 1:ge Oper:r. I{ouse. The errent rd'11
novie, rrPl.int Your !.ls.F'on"
be a firnd-raising
rctirrit,v of tho Tr.rrant Ccrunty Idorkers I,Iith the Doaf.
The
proeceds fron it ll-1'l- F'o torrard the sponsorshJ.n of tho Nationnl Theatro of
the Denf re nerfornance ln Fort i'Iorth sehe,lulod for Mcrch 17"
Page 9
SU}O4ERSTG]IIINSTIT{NE
select.ett to attend the first
Titree TS1D nftmbel.s r.,'ere rrnong participe.nts
held at Ssn Fernando ]Ial.]-ev St,rte College, Irlort,hridge,
SrrmrnerSign fnstttute
C:1ifornj-,r, June 29 through August 8, Trrnr Kleeb,, formerlr/ of Ft,. l.lorth,
at the Delgr.do Co1-lege Pro.ject fo:: tho Daa.f: ECith
nor.rchief jnterpretor
C'l-o.rls, lls'r l4evjeo: nyrd rliap'i1l"s
Hunker, forrrer'l Jr of Annrtll-o, nor.t llvtng'in
Fortv peop'le frorn 25 stn.tes rtt.ended.
Drong'oo1,eof Austin r,rcre pa:'ticlpants.
to teach ncnual eornA11 had a kno'.rl-edge of sl-gn 11n[rusge and r,rere cornitted
The D'ireet,or of the fnstl-tute was Krrl
nrrnicetJon clrsses in the fal.].
Kerchner, Assistr.nt Professor ln tho Speeirl Edtreation Depart.rnent of the co1lege.
the fi.rst of its ki.nd ever to be h.e1d jn the Un'fted Statecu
The Instltute,
l,'r.s operated u-nder a +r'50r000grant' fron thc Departnent of He.11th, Educct'ion,
Pr.rticipant,s reeei-ved sl-x credit horrrs for thclr six r,reeks of
and ldeLfare.
t,rnining in pslrchologv of the ndu'lt lcarner and the rrse of yncd'iai.n teaching
sign l.anf:lrige. Regul:r.r faculty rnenbers rrrere: Dr. Jack Sehr.rar.tz, Di_r.ector,
Instrtrct,iona1 ]t{rter:ie1s Laborrtory,
SF\ISC; Dr. l,ln.rsha'l-l Hester, Ca.nt'iensd
FjlrQs l','tediaCenter, L.r.s Crucos, lle" l'lexieo: Terrenco 0tF.ourke, Dircctor,
Conirrrniettlrre Skil.'ls Prograrn, ll:tioncl
AssocLation of the Derf, rla.shlngtoni
l4fes Ittrpitria \Iai].o Principal,
Adult Educ:ltlon Prog'::an, Los Ang'e1
es,
One of tho chlef purposed of the Institute
lras to "r{t.e 1s.s;.6nphns for
.,r.null- cornr.lunJeationelagses.
Part{-cipt"nto "el:e dJrridorl into eight grorrps
'lesson
p1.r,ns for^ r
of five each, n.nd eaeh. group concentro.ted on r set rrf
'l
class ei.ther in fingcrspel-'l inF" blslc ri gn l ant'rrr.fe, inter-edi r.te ei gn 1oo-u')6'e, or t.drrrnced sign 1-anp.rrn.g'e"
In thts
n totr.l eurricu'lun'.les de-"il6
sl.gneC for the tenehin[, of nnntral eomrlrrnieat,ion" Copies of nr.1or leeturc.s
and thc lesson pl'r.ns uJl-1 be printed cnd dJstributed t,o rl-'l p-rrtiel.pante"
San Fernendo \ral'ley State Co]-l-egehopes t,o hrvc a fo]-lor,r.-11p.eetin{- of the
orip'inr.l- /+0 students t.o see r^rl:1
f, ffpy ha''re done with thc ideras therr le.:.::ned
during: thc Inst-i.tute, nnd the college staff ls hopcfrrl of seerrr.ing rdditionnl
grant,s fron lIEI,l on future "ini'lrr
instltutes.
Inl.lAPpsv se_.
9aq_JorJ slD_yenb
Pronlnent r..rorkshopsrnd neet,ings t,hls fell hrve F€€rt or rri.]l see r. nunber
of TSID nernbers ln aetion"
ltlrs. Elizabeth Carlton and l'1r^. Berbara Alllson
servcd:s inf,erprotcrs:rt
the Steter.rlde Meeting on the }toeds of thc Elderly
Deaf he] d J-n Fort lrorth Septer"rher 1u.
Doi.ng the interpret,i.ng honors at t,he rrTrain{ng fnstitute
on l4einta'l-Hea'lth
^
Needs of the Henrlng fnpairedfrin
Austtn Oetober
"ere ltr.. l{J.ritrn Johnsnno
l4rs" Shir.]-ey Pacettl, Mr"" El jzrbeth Carlton, Mrq. Frances Heri-ngtono a.nd
Mrs. Gladys Holland.
Anong t,hose sel eeted to interpret
at, the Fatlonal l^.Iorkshooon Contlnuinp' Educrt,jon for Deaf Adul.ts in Kanses Ctty, I'lissorui, Oetober 19-21 are Mrs. Li]lic.n Beard and r4rc. Shirley Pa.cett{.
llith 1{r.. El.iz,,rbeth C:r1ton as coordJn:ltorr Mrs" Lil1th B:^o"rn'lr'.t.,
}trs. Jonn-r'e
Dtucan, ]"fr. " Carol- Davi s e lf:i.. i{ar j o:r'le l{oore o and ]rr". l4rr.r Cnnner "i 'l I
shl.r'e thc interpreter.l
spot-1.ight at the refionlJ- eonfercncc on nfnfirorrinf
thc Coor,ltne.tion of Serrri.ces for thc Deaf bet"een llrlucr.t,jon rnd \Ioeat{onr'l
Rehr.bilit,at'l,onrr in Drll as Oetober ?1-2?.
Par:e 10
ilege_3nd Tlprg
/l feCeral grnnt, to rlevel-op a regional centr:r for tho educnti"on rnd trr.fnJng
area has been a','arle'l to the Ca1-l.jst
of rleaf-b1-l.nd cht]-drcn ln a four-stat,e
Hearln6," and 9neech Center.
Dr. E.ir.lin K. Hanrner of Aust{n assuned the dutles
of Project Coorrl1n"163 Jp1-y 21. Tn this pos{tion,
he r,rll-'l rlevote hls attention to rlaklng a eor,nrehensive survey of the needs fcr cueh a reglonT l
center a,nrl 'leternining
the tyrres of servlees l-t shou'ld nrovl,de.
A:roeant
Ln.llcntorl the::e are ,1trDroxi.nste1..,r
1.250 decf.-bllnd ehilrlren of nresurlzcr-..r
sehool l6re ln the entire nltion.
Est{r,rate of the n.untrer Jn Texro a1one
Tn.nges fron l-55 t,o 25O ehi1,dren, n,lny of t,hen rrlctJrns of the rnaternll
surley rnd plcnning nfi',e6o of the
ruh'e]1r epitlernic of 1961n-65. The tnitjal
nrrrject 1re pxDecte,l to'lcc4 u:l.tlnatclrl to . , reg'lona1 eenter for the forrrstn.te area.
ADDITTONS TO MNIVIBEP.SHIP
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F a a' t r r l
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4
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Mr"s. TornrnyBro'rn'l ng (t i t-)
Rrl ph Churchl.'llB.rlnh Col.enan
Deen Cunni ng'hen
Ittrs" Don Haukins
lr{rs" Ben Hoj-land
l"Ir's. Jafies Hunker
Wn. W. Morton
Joyce PJ.erce
l{rs. Darrsl-1. Qrreen
It1rs. Joan Shl rl-ey
Mrs. Don Smal]
J. CrlvJn ldi11ar.1
)51*5 ReS,tl Roa'l, Ft. t.lorth
76'l-1'l
2.012 Atl erf 19, [.r113s 75208
r,lhce'l-J.ngAve., 8'l Paso 78810
"025
2109 \rrnderbi'lt I-,n., Austin
7872'
L15) I','re. G, Ft. t'.lorth 76'105
41."1 Crestr.ray, Au,gtin 78711
5W ;1. r Ath, C'l6rri q. II. l"{. 88101
1A6l./+Chrmbo:rs, Hauston 77A"4
1 810 Esqui re P] . , Grrnrl Prai rJ e 75O5O
76117
!"08 l4cQuade, Ft. lrorth
r4r51rI. Sh:Idlr Grove f"8, Irvinp'
75060
.l 5l-5 Bel1 , Annr{-11o 79106
212 Libertv B]dr,'., l,laco 7670I
Lssoei.rt,e
l.{rs. John Q. Adams
John Q. Adnns
Crrl- Brintnstool
Brorminf
TODTI;r'
Fqnnic l.h.e Gros.
Jn.rqesE. Hu:rker
Be:r't,E. Poss
Bonni ta. l'li-'l-l-is
91.7 lr. ?fud. Ir4.eo 76707
9r 7 N. ?2nd, !,laeo 76707
7R7L1
1725 Deerfl.e.ld" Arrstln
^51n5Rega'l F.4., Ft^ !..lorth 7611.1
46O2 Austin, H.'rrston 77OO/1.
50q 1'I. 18th, C'rov'l-s"11. M. 8Rr61
2209 L{ndel l- . Arrstln
7B7OI.
?556 Rerr]. Rd., Ft. I'Iorth 76ttr
IlIe'rnnt to exten'l 51 spooial invl.te.tion to gyg.Trcgg to r.ttenrl the l,Iorkrhorp
jrr tir-rstln October 24, anrT 2.5! Reeervations for overnll'fit
aceo,'rlnoda.ttons and
'l,frjte
for the dJnner October 24th shoul-d be nade b.v October ZQlb.
to
trft.e. \I{16.i ni::. Drolrgoo].e
2607 Penbrook I'rr.il
a''
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/,usti.n, Texes 7|7il
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Tf vou
l{rs " Teyana Conn has been appoJnted Educati.on Chairman and Hi"storlan.
to the FIistorlan Book, p1..ease send then to
have an11lt,ems to eontribute
lhs.
Texana Conn, 2007 Par:anount, Austin.o Te:ras
Po.Pe l-'l
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