CHILDREN'S GARDENS 



CHAPTER I 



EDUCATIONAL NEEDS TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS 

 AND INEFFICIENCY 



Throughout the United States there is the anoma- 

 lous condition of a country of large natural wealth 

 and great possibilities, on the one hand, and on the 

 other hand, masses of people struggling with poverty 

 and its hardships. 



Some sociologists teach the evils of congested cities 

 and urge the poverty-stricken to go into the country 

 and become farmers, while at the same time farmers 

 are complaining of unremunerative labor, unsocial con- 

 ditions, and their children are flocking to the cities. 



For many persons to be poor in a wealthy country, 

 to be sick in a good climate, to be inefficient among a 

 progressive people, is a sign of unwise educational 

 methods, not of inability on the part of the people. 

 A very necessary part of their education was omitted. 

 They were not taught to battle with the world or meet 

 life's emergencies. 



To lessen the number of poor, sick, inefficient, and 

 worse; to teach the general public how to be happy, 



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