SECTION IV 

 INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING 



IN this section I wish very briefly to refer to : 



I. Some objections raised against institution life ; and 



II. The advantages of such a life as compared with that of 

 children living below the Poverty Line, e.g. the children of 

 widows on out-relief. 



III. A. Employments of children trained in institutions. 



B. Employments of boarded-out children. 



C. Employments of children whose parents have been 



or are at present in receipt of out-relief. 



D. Employment of boys. 



I. SOME OBJECTIONS TO INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING 



Objections commonly brought against institutional training 

 are the monotony of the life ; the lower educational standard 

 than in the elementary schools ; the lack of home influence. 



Before referring to these points in detail, I should say that 

 I shall consider them rather in relation to their effect on the 

 child's future efficiency than in relation to the comfort or 

 happiness of the child whilst undergoing training. 



I. Monotony of the life. "Under the most favourable 

 conditions, when the responsible officials are men and 

 women of high intelligence and character, these schools 

 may produce certain good results ; but the children, except 

 in especial cases, tend to be lacking in general intelligence 

 and the power of observation. . . . The normal excite- 

 ments of ordinary life, excitements which come to all 



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