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KINGSCLERE 



" If you were to drop into the boys' recreation room 

 after work was over for the day you would find 

 boxing, chess, draughts, and other diversions in full 

 swing, and the boys as happy as possible. When 

 the bell rings they troop off to their comfortable 

 dining-room close to the kitchen, where they 

 make their presence felt to the detriment of the 

 larder. Then, instead of having to sleep two or 

 three in a bed in a wretched garret with accommoda- 



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tion no better than that afforded in a court in Drury 

 Lane, each boy at Kingsclere has his own bed in a 

 large, well-lighted dormitory, ventilated in a manner 

 that would more than meet the requirements of the 

 Local Government or Poor Law officials in regard 

 to the cubical contents per person, if either of 

 those bodies were to inspect them under the Act." 



' A good head lad is most essential in stable 

 management, to carry out your instructions to the 



