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and free from germs, leads finally to tuberculosis ? What is 

 the relation between warfare upon tuberculosis, and the 

 prohibition of spitting on sidewalks and on floors of mills 

 and factories? In what sense does the statement that 

 "society has the right to protect itself" apply here? In 

 matters of contagious diseases what is done to protect people 

 generally ? What may very properly be done with those who 

 at school and elsewhere wilfully and persistently refuse to 

 regard the rights and welfare of others in matters of health 

 and decency ? 



4. In what very true sense is the school a workshop ? A 

 good schooling should give what advantages to anyone 

 when seeking employment at any time ? What besides good 

 health and physical endurance is desired of those who in 

 office, shop, and factory are put in charge of complicated and 

 expensive machines, and are called upon to use time and 

 material to the very best advantage ? Aside from skill in 

 workmanship, what is meant by "an intelligent workman" 

 in any of the callings of life ? What is it for an employee to 

 "take the initiative"? 



5. One of the purposes of attending school is to become 

 more capable and more efficient in the affairs of life than 

 would otherwise be possible. State some things in common 

 between the study of science in school (with its requirements 

 to master and use what may be learned from books, experi- 

 ments, and the experiences of life), and the procedure fol- 

 lowed by (a) the lawyer who undertakes any case at law; 

 (6) the contractor who seeks to accomplish any large job ; 

 (c) the housewife who desires to spend the family income most 

 advantageously. 



