Chapter XVII
Reading edition
THE "LAMBS" or COTTAGE PLACE.
Mr. Macy's Efforts—A Free Reading-room—Earnest Nature of the Work—Self-sacrifice of Lady Volunteers—Miss Macy's Treatment of Colored Children during the Riots—Good Effects of the School in Preventing Thieving and Begging—Cottage-place School—The Little Beggars of the First Ward—Application to Trinity Church—Mr. Lord's Valuable Assistance—Interesting Incident—Reform of a Street-sweeper in the "Lord School"—A Ragged School on St John's Park—Fourteenth-ward Industrial School—The Colored Poor—Other Industrial Schools—The Shanty People near the Park—Interesting Night-school—Efforts to prevent a New "Nineteenth street Gang"—No Children Admitted who can attend Public Schools—Improvement In the Teaching—Superintendent of Schools and Visitors………………………………….pp. 212-222