Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1893 — What a Blind Man Can Do. [ARTICLE]

What a Blind Man Can Do.

An example -of marvelous industry and power to overcome adverse circumstances is given by Max Mayer, who was born blind in Berlin twenty-eight years ago. Ho received his ilrst instruction from a teacher of the blind and later attended the Sophien-Real Gymnasium, a scientific college In Berlin. He was alwavs among the best students in the college, and passed a brilliant final examination. He entered the University of Berlin a few years ago to study mathematics, mechanics, and philosophy. He took the degree of Ph. D. a few weeks ago, preparing a dissertation upon*the differential calculus which excited the admiration of his professors.