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often reached 95 per cent, if they were kept 

 very long. 



In this gradual evolution of saving destitute 

 children, the pathway, with many digressions, 

 started at the almshouse ; next followed the plan 

 of careless farming out, and then came the con- 

 gregate and cottage institution. Finally we 

 have some sort of boarding out as the best solu- 

 tion of a very difficult problem. 



The public systems for the care of dependent 

 children by the various states have been classi- 

 fied by Homer Folks as follows : ^ 



1. The state school and placing-out system, 

 adopted by Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, 

 Rhode Island, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, 

 Montana, Nevada and Texas. While the chil- 

 dren may first be collected in an institution, the 

 aim of this system is to place them in actual 

 homes as soon as possible. 



2. The county children's home system, 

 adopted by Ohio, Connecticut and Indiana. 

 While placing-out is practised to some extent, 

 it is not an important feature of this system. 



1 The Care of Neglected, Destitute and Delinquent Children, 

 The Macmillan Co. 



