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crippled and deformed children. Later in 1907, the Massa- 

 chusetts Hospital School at Canton (already mentioned) was 

 established for the physical care and education of deformed 

 children. In New York City, the Children's Aid Association 

 established the Henrietta Industrial School for Cripples in 

 1898. This first attempt to help these disabled children was 

 looked upon with suspicion by the ignorant and especially for- 

 eign-born mothers, until their confidence was won and they 

 realized that only kindness and help was intended by the 

 visiting nurses and teachers. Really valuable social work was 

 accomplished by the Henrietta and other Children's Aid Day 

 Schools, in the education of mothers as well as of children. 

 ''Mothers' meetings" were held regularly and the hygiene and 

 general information taught the ignorant mothers was a perma- 

 nent benefit. In 1904 the Unitarian Lenox Avenue Church 

 established a day home and school for crippled children where 

 academic and manual training were taught and summer out- 

 ings, transportation, and lunches were offered. In 1912 the 

 City Board of Education took over all the expenses of this 

 school except the lunches and medical supervision, which ex- 

 penses were still met by private subscription. The other fore- 

 most special schools in New York are the East Side School 

 where about 200 children are cared for ; the William H. Davis 

 Free Industrial School; the Rhinelander Free Industrial 

 School ; and a Boat Class, taught on board a river boat where 

 the children can be kept constantly in the open air. Recently, 

 the City Board of Education has incorporated many of the 

 private schools and established new special schools or classes 

 for crippled children as a part of the public school system in 

 New York. In Chicago, Graham H. Harris introduced the 

 Special School for Cripples, and recently the City Board of 

 Education has assumed the control of this department, appro- 

 priating $12,000 annually for the upkeep of equipment and 

 the necessary medical care for the children. 



All of these above-named special schools for cripples in- 

 clude about the same general plan and equipment. First, and 

 foremost, medical supervision with provision for dispensary 

 or hospital treatment is provided, including visiting doctors, 

 and nurses always present to carry out the doctor's instruc- 

 tions. Transportation is furnished, so that all the disabled 

 children can be collected by bus and carried to and from school. 

 Hot noon lunches are provided for the double purpose of avoid- 



