Biennial Report of the Board of State Commissioners of Public Charities of the State of IllinoisThe Board, 1902 - Public welfare |
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Page 42
... appearances the pupils were receiving the best instruction in the different courses of study . Regular attendance at the Methodist church and Sunday school is required , and a family prayer service is held each morning . An inspection ...
... appearances the pupils were receiving the best instruction in the different courses of study . Regular attendance at the Methodist church and Sunday school is required , and a family prayer service is held each morning . An inspection ...
Page 43
... appearance of the building was good in every respect . The floors were scrupuously clean , and everything about the building gave evidence of good housekeeping . It is my belief that the food furnished is wholesome and that the girls ...
... appearance of the building was good in every respect . The floors were scrupuously clean , and everything about the building gave evidence of good housekeeping . It is my belief that the food furnished is wholesome and that the girls ...
Page 44
... appearance . It should be painted throughout . A separate room is used for the sick . Children who have contagious diseases are removed at once to a hospital . The institution has a capacity of 25 child- The number present on the day of ...
... appearance . It should be painted throughout . A separate room is used for the sick . Children who have contagious diseases are removed at once to a hospital . The institution has a capacity of 25 child- The number present on the day of ...
Page 68
... appearance is not very good . They are pale and some show the effects of being confined in doors . They should be given more freedom . There is a woman in the almshouse , who , your visitor is informed , has been here for 42 years . She ...
... appearance is not very good . They are pale and some show the effects of being confined in doors . They should be given more freedom . There is a woman in the almshouse , who , your visitor is informed , has been here for 42 years . She ...
Page 69
... appearance of the insane is as good as can be expected . The male and female inmates are cared for in separate departments . The discipline is not severe . Inmates who desire are permitted to attend church . Religious services are held ...
... appearance of the insane is as good as can be expected . The male and female inmates are cared for in separate departments . The discipline is not severe . Inmates who desire are permitted to attend church . Religious services are held ...
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Page 222 - ... in some suitable family home, in case provision is made by voluntary contribution or otherwise for the payment of the board of such child, until a suitable provision may be made for the child in a home without such payment...
Page 305 - We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Page 233 - An act to regulate the treatment and control of dependent, neglected and delinquent children...
Page 222 - ... and may allow said child to remain in its own home subject to the visitation of the probation officer, such child to report to the probation officer as often as may be required and subject to be returned to the court for further proceedings...
Page 198 - I thank thee, Blackgown, and thee, Frenchman," addressing M. Jollyet, "for taking so much pains to come and visit us; never has the earth been so beautiful, nor the sun so bright, as today; never has our river been so calm, nor so free from rocks, which your canoes have removed as they passed; never has our tobacco had so fine a flavor, no.r our corn appeared so beautiful as we behold it today.
Page 222 - No court or magistrate shall commit a child under twelve (12) years of age to a jail or police station, but if such child is unable to give bail it may be committed to the care of the sheriff, police officer, or probation officer, who shall keep such child in some suitable place provided by the city or county outside the enclosure of any jail or police station.
Page 326 - Such examinations shall be practical in their character, and shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the positions to which they seek to be appointed, and shall include tests of physical qualifications and health, and, when appropriate, of manual skill.
Page 322 - ... for personally answering the same in writing, and affidavits in support thereof; but no examination of witnesses nor any trial or hearing shall be required except in the discretion of the officer making the removal...
Page 208 - In some way or other, fat must undoubtedly be applied to the nutrition of the nervous system if it is to be maintained in its organic integrity, since fat is one of the most important, if not the most important, of its organic ingredients.
Page 300 - We forget that old proverb, that an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure, — that that is the truest wisdom which advises the overcoming of the beginnings of evil.