. St. Nicholas [serial] . 4). Cut through the middle piece lengthwise (). Take hold of the folded part, and pull it up, when you will havea telescopic Jacobs ladder (Fig. 6). An imposing effect may bemade by using a large piece of wrapping-paper or newspaper. and a reading-room; the second story into a printing-room, andschool-rooms, while the third story has a large lecture-room, a music-gallery, and sewing-rooms. In the basement are two large washand bath rooms, one for boys, and one for girls. All the apartmentsare large, clean, airy, bright, and cheerful. The corridors and stair-ways
. St. Nicholas [serial] . 4). Cut through the middle piece lengthwise (). Take hold of the folded part, and pull it up, when you will havea telescopic Jacobs ladder (Fig. 6). An imposing effect may bemade by using a large piece of wrapping-paper or newspaper. and a reading-room; the second story into a printing-room, andschool-rooms, while the third story has a large lecture-room, a music-gallery, and sewing-rooms. In the basement are two large washand bath rooms, one for boys, and one for girls. All the apartmentsare large, clean, airy, bright, and cheerful. The corridors and stair-ways are very wide. It is a rule that the pupils must be as clean and neat as possible,and many go to the basement to wash and comb their hair, beforeentering the school-rooms; and, once during the week, each pupilcan take a bath. Clothing is given, through the Aid Society, whenit is really needed. Three hundred boys and girls, of all ages, are gathered in thebuilding in the afternoon or evening schools. In the infant school,. Two Small New York Italians.—Your little letter about thecomfortless lives of poor Italian boys and girls in New York, wasvery interesting. But, instead of printing it, we give a longer one,from Mrs. Ellen E. Dickinson, on the same subject; and we hopethat many young readers will have their sympathies enlisted in behalfof these poor waifs of the street. Dear St. Nicholas : The School for Poor Italian Children is nearthe Five Points, in New York. The beautiful building is like agem in an ugly setting, for it is surrounded by dingy houses, filthystreeLs, swarms of poor people, neglected children, and low drinking-shops. In this part of the city, Mr. C. L. Brace, of the ChildrensAid Society, found many little Italian boys and girls in the mostterrible poverty. They were sent into the streets by their parents,or by padroni (masters), to make money for them by organ-grind-ing, playing on the harp or violin, gathering or picking rags, orblacking boots. They were t
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