FOOTNOTES:
[A] For the elaboration of this question as it concerns girls see Chapter IV.
[B] Both boys and girls have clubs, societies and organizations, which are useless, enervating or merely harmless when they exist without purpose. If, on the other hand, the aggregate energy can be collected into profitable channels, these same gangs or societies are a real source of education and training. Any organization without consistent, sustained purpose is a waste of social energy. Baseball is worth while, but the merits of high school fraternities are doubtful.
[C] It will be evident that the term crafts as here used is a more comprehensive term than when employed in connection with the arts and crafts furore of the past few years. Any kind of manual occupation may be a craft; if it involves a measure of art and science it may become more than a craft. But with children the craft stage, which is characteristic, includes many occupations which may not even be true crafts as the term is ordinarily used.
[D] Library of Work and Play.
[E] As the High Schools of Springfield, Newton, and Brookline, Mass.; Cleveland, Ohio; Los Angeles, Cal., among others. And the elementary schools of practically every well-organized community.
[F] "Library of Work and Play."
[G] "Home Decoration."
[H] "Outdoor Life."
[I] This bias toward mechanics has already been noted by teachers and parents, but in recent years has assumed unusual significance because of the extraordinary development of industry. This, combined with the researches of modern psychology and pedagogy, has introduced a new, a powerful motive into teaching.
Transcriber's Notes:
Corrected obvious typos and inconsistencies, otherwise spelling has been left as printed. A small amount of inconsistent hyphenation left as printed.
- p.64. dilletantism -> dilettantism.
- p.111. bisulphid -> bisulphide.
- The following corrections have been made after referrence to the
- relevant book.
- p.101. 'wall rack, designing and making, C 347–350*, D 156–151*'
- corrected to 'wall rack, designing and making, C 347–350*, D 156–161*'.
- p.137. Crum tray -> Crumb Tray.
- p.142. 'experiments with spark coil, E 196, 198–201, 180–183*' changed
- to 'experiments with spark coil, E 176, 178–180, 180–183*'.
- p.169. 'cooper or brass, metal work, M 116*' changed to 'copper or
- brass, metal work, M 116*'.
- p.199. crum scraper -> crumb scraper.
- p.229. Reamur is correctly spelt Reaumur but has been left as it was
- spelt in 'Mechanics'.
This book is a summary and index to the following books which can all be found in the Project Gutenberg collection. In the html version of this text, links are made to the other volumes, though for volumes G and K it has only been possible to a link to the correct chapter.
- A—OUTDOOR WORK [Project Gutenberg e-book 45154]
- B—MECHANICS, INDOORS AND OUT [Project Gutenberg e-book 45083]
- C—CARPENTRY AND WOODWORK [Project Gutenberg e-book 43574]
- D—HOME DECORATION [Project Gutenberg e-book 44750]
- E—ELECTRICITY [Project Gutenberg e-book 45331]
- G—GARDENING [Project Gutenberg e-book 13537]
- H—HOUSEKEEPING [Project Gutenberg e-book 44732]
- K—OUTDOOR SPORTS [Project Gutenberg e-book 16316]
- M—WORKING IN METALS [Project Gutenberg e-book 45004]
- N—NEEDLECRAFT [Project Gutenberg e-book 44766]