CONTENTS
| 1903 Preface, | [ix] |
| Preface, | [9] |
| The Lost Waif, | [17] |
| Menace of the Have-to-Be, | [39] |
| Social Quarantine First, | [71] |
| Quarantine, | [93] |
| Uncivilized Inconsistencies, | [105] |
| Quarantine Against Idleness, | [131] |
| Quarantine Agains Misunderstanding, | [145] |
| Quarantine Agains Maladministration, | [157] |
| Suggestions for Local Quarantine Organization, | [169] |
| Sarah B. Cooper, | [191] |
| Corroborative Testimony, | [221] |
| And a Little Child Shall Lead Them," | [227] |
| Summary, | [233] |
| Logical Sequences, | [251] |
| Appendix: | |
| It has Begun, | [263] |
| Dedication, | [269] |
"It was Juvenal who said, 'The man's character is made at seven; what he then is, he will always be.' This seems a sweeping assertion, but Aristotle, Plato, Lycurgus, Plutarch, Bacon, Locke, and Lord Brougham, all emphasize the same idea, while leading educators of a modern day are all united upon this point." [Sarah B. Cooper, to the National Conference of Charities and Correction of the United States and Canada.]
"This institution was established as the result of a quickened public conscience on the subject of waifs of the State, a comprehensive understanding of the relation of the State to the child, and the demonstrated effect of such institutions in decreasing crime." [The American Journal of Sociology, May, 1898, page 790.]
FOREWORD
"Waif," as herein employed, applies to all neglected or abused children, and not especially to those who have lost their parents, or have been abandoned.
While the evidence of the kindergartners may seem extreme as to the possibility of making useful citizens of all children, the unanimity of their enthusiasm must be taken as very strong evidence.