Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . ^ THE GIRLS NORMAL SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 266 help liim a bit in making chanoe at the counter. He hasno notion of the properties of connnon things ; he hasliad no practice in contrivance ; he cannot use his ownbody to best advantage ; lie cannot handle tools ; he notonly has no handicraft, but knows not how to pick upone ; and his lack of the mental alertness which a propertraining of his senses and perceptions could have given,. DRAWING IX THE GIRLS NORMAL SCHOOL. 266 A SYLVAN CITY. will make him a Ihilurc, if h
Quaint corners in Philadelphia, with one hundred and seventy-four illustrations . ^ THE GIRLS NORMAL SCHOOL PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 266 help liim a bit in making chanoe at the counter. He hasno notion of the properties of connnon things ; he hasliad no practice in contrivance ; he cannot use his ownbody to best advantage ; lie cannot handle tools ; he notonly has no handicraft, but knows not how to pick upone ; and his lack of the mental alertness which a propertraining of his senses and perceptions could have given,. DRAWING IX THE GIRLS NORMAL SCHOOL. 266 A SYLVAN CITY. will make him a Ihilurc, if ho hire liimsoltoiit as Xcvcrlhclcss, hi marrits a girl who can iicilhcr sew,nor c-ook, nor wash, nor set a table well enongh to makehei- livinii- should the necessity arise. How should she fWliiic are these thiniis systematically taught V Athome she provides wastefuUy ; she has never been toldwhat kinds of food are chea]) and what dear at a givenprice. She l)reaks down the health of herself and herfamily by violating every known law of hygiene, l)ecauseto her they arc unknown : sickness disheartens them ;faihucs undermine ihcii- andiition. Then they sit downand wail for lu-lp from public funds or private soon they get used to being helped, and self-respectis lost, and the comnumity pays their board until theydie. Who is to blame V The State is to l)lame, when itopens its school-room doors and sets loose its youth ujxtnthe world as Alva used to set loose his prisoners of war,li
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