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Jacob A. Riis 1849–1914. The Battle with the Slum. 1902.

Subject Index

Tenement House Commission appointed, 1900, 147

Roosevelt Street tenement, demolition of, 124

Roses, Hester Street school, 364

St. Andrew’s Brotherhood, school children excursion schemes, 362

Saloons—Cheer and social life of tenements, 419420

Club room for boys provided, 372

Fight with Roosevelt, record of week of crime, 418

Sandwiches—brick sandwiches, 224

San Francisco, kindergarten record, 245

Santa Claus in the slums, 310311

[See also Christmas trees.]

Scarlet fever epidemic traced to public school, 358

Schools, public—Allen Street building, 354, 357

Appropriation for new schools, 44, 346

Barrel and hog punishments, 341342

Board of Education, work of, 365366

Bronx primary school, 1895, condition of, 348

Building, perfection of Snyder schools, 353

Schools, public—Census, 349

Charges and facts, 342345

Clubs, classroom opened for, 372374

Compulsory education law, nonenforcement, 231

Control, abolition of ward trustee, etc., 347, 348

Cooking classes, 367368

Excursion schemes, 362

Experimenting, 403410

Eyes inspection, 358359

Fourth Ward, examination of girls, 355357

Hester Street, see that title.

Immigrants, school as means of enrolment, 211, 212

Kindergartens, benefit of, 365367

Lack of schools, 43, 186

Medical inspection fight, 357

Mental befogment results, 230

Nature lessons, 361364

Neighborhood purposes, 387, 398410

Number and naming of schools, 374, 375

Playgrounds—Advisory committee report, 290291

Roof playgrounds, see that title.

Political meetings in, suggested, 407408

Public Education Association, reform work, 371, 372, 378

Punishments in Madame Bruin’s school, 341342

Recreative purposes, 361

Reform fight, 4445, 283, 345371

Scarlet fever epidemic traced to public school, 358

Seats, “deadline,” 408409

Showerbaths, 283

Social movement, use of the public school, 398410

Schools, public—Sunday opening proposed, 399403