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Accounts of matron or business manager open to public 



Accounts easily understood 



Buildings not more than two stories 



Sunlight in each room at some time of the day 



Fresh air in abundance 



Bedrooms used for sleeping and privacy only 



Ii-on beds 



Dormitories from 6 to 12 beds 



Separate rooms for older children 



One bed for each child 



Bathroom, minimum — one for 12 children 



Individual towels and soap — 



Lavatories convenient and adequate 



Boys and girls in separate dormitories 



Segregation of decent from unmoral 



Segregation of sick from others 



Separation of babies and young children from older ones 



Heating — steam heat protected by screens for small children 



Children — ample school facilities 



Opportunity to mix with outside children 



Children each daily tasks 



Children trained for occupations 



Parents any control of children in institution 



Adequate supply of milk for young children 



Sleeping porches for frail children 



Sitting rooms home-like 



Sitting rooms for older and younger children separate 



Sitting rooms furnished with books, music, or other adequate means of entertain- 

 ment 



Dining room home-like ;- 



Remarks : Note any distinguishing feature of the institution not called for in this 

 survey. Note especially the needs of the institution. 



References. 



Pupils' Readings. 



Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1914: 178-183— Solenberger, E. D. 



"Standards of Efficiency in Boarding Out Children." 

 World's \\'ork, 28: 192-7 — Fearing, A. "Home and a Chance for Life." 

 Survey, 32 : 170-1^ — "Case of the Twins of Greenwich." 

 Survey, 31 : 356-7— Hart, H. H. "Child Helping." 

 Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1915 : 174 — Doherty, W. J. "A Study of 



Results of Institutional Care" (Select.). 



For Student Teachers. 



Nelson's Cyclopedia. 



Mangold, George B. "Child Problems." 



Henderson, C. H. "Dependents, Defectives and Delinquents." pp. 99-120. 



Warner, Amos. American Charities. 266 ff. 



Craftsman, 27: 441 — Berg, Clara L. "A New Ideal Home for the Orphans." 



Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1912 : 48-57 — Baldwin, Rogers M. "Com- 

 munity Organization for Children." 



Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1914 : 171-178 — .Johnson, C. H. "Stand- 

 ards of Efficiency in Institutions for Children." 



Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1913: 306-11— Gates, W. A. "Children 

 in California." 



Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1913 : 295-302— Sliugerland. "The Need 

 of Child Welfare Work in Rural Communities." 



Conference of Charities and Corrections, 1913: 287-93 — Sessions. F. J. "Voca- 3- 

 tional Training in Institutions." 



