School for the Deaf
Sir, — Rachel Camielo (March 29) says “Mr van Asch would turn oyer in his grave” if he knew sign language was to be used at his centennial celebrations. Certainly, in his day he would have, but as a man of great intelligence — at the age of 20 he left the Netherlands, only speaking Dutch and at 21 not only did he speak perfect but had his own "school for the ideaf” in England -— I am quite; sure he wouldi have moved with the times* The necessity for sign language being used and taught at the Sumner school is not due either to the inadequacy of teachers or to; the Education Depart- ; ment. It is due solely to the fact that people, and very, especially New. Zealanders, refuse to move their’ lips when they speak, thus ffiak-.'s ing it virtually for deaf people to communicate by lip-reading* -— Yours, etc., . • ; CYNTHIA VAN ASCH, Granddaughter of the. ’ founder. , ' . March 30,1980*
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