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    NOTICES OF BOOKS. 353

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    to and them do not . These feel that are + * any the special children boon is conferred whom it is on most them difficult by having to induce it given to very

    attend school regularly , and whom it is most necessary to teach , for their own " ' sakes And this and is the not good one of of societ the which cases y . the , ' say tender s so distinguished of helperpetuates a political the econo state

    mist does of thing as not John s which enervate Stuart renders but Mill strengthens hel , 'in p necessary as . well Instruction as enlarges , p when the active it is reall faculties y such irit : ,

    in of whatever independence manner ; , and acquired when the , , unless its effect had tendency on gratuitousl the mind to y , is that it favorable would which not to in be the so had sp at

    all oth , er hel The cases p third in makes thi and s form it last objecti has argument onable opposite against : it is hel giving p towards educational anent doing institutions without aid to and hel Ragged many draw p . ' Schoolsis that the doinmiht make them erm

    down 44 It other would , schools , indeed to be them g ri so g ht , instead g that a Government of raising p the should class received guard against by , them such . if it reallexistedBut we believe that it is purely imaginary .

    D a uring danger the heard twelve of years y a sin that le . instance Ragged of Schools a National have or been British in operation School being , we have drawn never down of to the condition the g contrary of a Ragged do School know , or numerous of its injury instances from and the

    . benefited from we proximity believe the b streets y that the one neig the . wild On hb experience o children rhood of is who a good general , we would Ragged , of otherwise pay School schools , which have being annoyed has decidedl removed , and y

    of contaminated disorderly their parents regular , whose scholars irregularity , and from of attendance the schools others a prevented few lawless their children own

    improvement 44 We know , - and that made while them Ragged an extreme Schools hindrance have been to increasing . in numbers during the last twelve years , pay schools education have also , in in the very b same working localities on ,

    hav the showing e lowest been that closed grades a stimulus , or and have raising was ceased g them iven to have to ; indeed that , character in some general , cases because , Ragged y the children Schools _National

    attending them hav , e been raised to the condition of attendants on trate and Space British the following does Schools not positions . permit our , but entering we hope on that further they details have , which been mi now ght clearl illus y -

    proved peri 44 shing First : — . and That dangerous Ragged classes Schools of , or the free community day-schools , form for an the integral children part of the of

    the the pay educational schools system for the of laboring our country portion , and of the bear community claim a very to important a . full share relation of the to 44 SecondlThat they have a consequent

    educational already recognised y Parliamentary . by the Grant Committee , and that of Council , because in accordance on th Education is with necessaril the , they princi oug spent ples ht

    this to in their have support a larger is not a share iven far larger than for the oth amount er benefit schools of of voluntary , the middle pecuniary ere classes aid of , society and because y , who

    these may grant be children supposed need g able it more to hel than p themselves any others , , both but , for for those their own who different sakes need and hel kind for p : The heliven must be of a very

    from the w that elfare afforded of society to . the hiher p schools g , and adapted to the necessities of g the 44 class . of Council Education does not grant

    but any Thirdl educational has even y . That with hel drawn as p to the Ragged wh Committee at was Schools iven , thoug in a former h on recogn Minute ising th , ( eir June existence , 1856 , ) , g

    representations should at once be made , to induce them to place Ragged Schools on a satisfactory footing the . State take its share in the education of its

    peri " shing Thus , children we believe . This , should . will not relieve Christian philanthropic effort from B B VOJi . YT .

    Notices Of Books. 353

    NOTICES OF BOOKS . 353

• Citation
  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Jan. 1, 1861, page 353, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01011861/page/65/