CONTENTS

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[CHAPTER I.]
The Problem of the Children, [1]
[CHAPTER II.]
The Italian Slum Children, [10]
[CHAPTER III.]
In the Great East Side Treadmill, [35]
[CHAPTER IV.]
Tony and His Tribe, [58]
[CHAPTER V.]
The Story of Kid McDuff’s Girl, [87]
[CHAPTER VI.]
The Little Toilers, [92]
[CHAPTER VII.]
The Truants of Our Streets, [118]
[CHAPTER VIII.]
What it is that Makes Boys Bad, [129]
[CHAPTER IX.]
Little Mary Ellen’s Legacy, [142]
[CHAPTER X.]
The Story of the Fresh Air Fund, [153]
[CHAPTER XI.]
The Kindergartens and Nurseries, [174]
[CHAPTER XII.]
The Industrial Schools, [187]
[CHAPTER XIII.]
The Boys’ Clubs, [215]
[CHAPTER XIV.]
The Outcast and the Homeless, [245]
[CHAPTER XV.]
Putting a Premium on Pauperism, [277]
[CHAPTER XVI.]
The Verdict of the Potters Field, [286]
[Register of Children’s Charities], [291]