Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-06-29
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Ragged schools in London.

went one evening 70 see ming EuWaru
Street" Ragged School, the largest one Of
this description in all London, aud IN its
composition, The worst. Before describing
Il, | will sllude TO the origin Of the Rag.
gcd School system OF education. There
has always been il London a vast popula-
ton Of ignorant, poyerty-stricken children,
some Legitimate, others ilegitinatc, who earn
their food BY sweeping the crossings, run-
ming on errands, selling matches aud water
lcress, aud BY begging and stealing. THIS
host Of children have been heretofore left TO
gain their education in the street, and CON
sequently they in due time helped 10 hll the
jaiIs aud furnish work for the hangman.--
Il was perfectly nslural--these poor wretch
es were not particularly 10 blame for their
conduct, for Il was in exact accordance with
their education; Society made them villains,
aud then 10 crown the sin, punished them
for il. They never heard Of the Bible. or
OF Right. They simply knew that they suf.
fered, and any act 10 relieve that suffering
was. in their eyes. holy. 1fby stealing they
could supply themselves with bread-yhy
not take III The rich took from them
why not rcisliatei Philanihropisis began
to study their condition. and came to the
------i-.-.~4--s hAs- sneiefy svas more 10 blame
in the matter than the poor wrctrnes them
selves, and steps were taken at once foi
their benefit. John Pounds, the poor shoe
maker, has the honor OF being the inventor
Of the Ragged Schools, as Robert Raikes
was Of Sunday Schools. This poor shoe.
maker would gather about him. while al
his work, tho outcasts OF the streets, aud
.eavn ~. " .sau ION 'ae n,u'c nno gooa
DOCKS inc poor man. IN thss way. gave
easd'ea:. 'os no'n'n3 ~ the AZ. o. reading
ana wf'ins, nes'aes eoucauns 'nef morais''
ms iaea was saogh, up 4 once oy me philan-
Iasop"u sna '"s numo'e snoe-makss eyer
since taxes ms pace beside howard ana
."noes'osce, 20 pnhanshfoPis'' hnueea'
~ nis case mere was more personal saefi-
| nee man ~ eune, o. me cases l nave men.
uoneo, 70. pc nag large nm''y' ana cooia
III suppo,, mem, ano W uu'ies Is .eschef
neoessnly ae'1a''ea ron ~ s''en' 'neolhe
~ consuming Poiion OF nus precious lime
IN snos. times aimoss every eegsaoeo 10
can'y nae 's n.ggee SCHOOLS .nd also
many o. me pros,nc'si elites. ana IN some.
oay.senoo's are neid WIN nifea rteaehers.
aud all the scholars receive one or two
however, mere Is ont one aaily session, ana
tna' v ~ me evening ano me teachers are
81 .olpp,sy, among 'hem are some o. q
Etinennea = : rue We. sense sae'es st'u
t To- me ,na' ne hau m.ny s ',me escorted
Charies DICKENS over 'he Schools as ne IS
,nelf nae I'enu anu 'a s 'pS;sL a UPON
,o'"en' !" 'ne heae :, w. ~ s'arus '-o'u
asney' - suppo''s, Wy ",s' '"s"
OF ue 'ano' ano s'aA's saPR'''s ~ - "sS'y
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so'' mug ru"alu Suse. 1s"po'. NJ: ~
quarter was near nplalne.us, a ,s. u's'
spS'ps anu uahgesous P'is'o" = "e me
Iopol,s AMER Walking v1 sou,e u'ne
am'u Tue mos, nox'ous s'encnes asu h s.'',s
streets anu s',nes We game - ~" s'"u-
hg' w wn,cn 'ne scnoo' was hs". a. VIC
af,'nhss ~ ~. IN al. were sa,hsrsd
.hon, ho,'; 4. ,on n her MI
go !. - ''s y ~
d., =. .pl.,.. l., ne ;ul-Do lei
-. III, ~ aood - $500
,.whs,n 80 IA n - $50 c;sad nh,ss -,
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and s,llo,ssd !, oar hs.ls 49, ~ -
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;o,eo,;on of vls;,;og he sehoaI J, ,shsoered
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XII, snnroschsd n,;,s,s sn,.sao ~ asss
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I, at c 49, 1884, ~, l"s' - ~
he doo, ..Helo tIs,n u su'a ",a,,,sg y,
$500 "a ha,r aa'a 80 s.'. $500 a.
cams 70 o", rsl;sc,hs daa. s ,s"s s,assd an,
Ssrr;csded and ~ wsIs ., ~as I - oo, h
the school. q IN, M,
A Theirs were ihrse hundred scholars pres,
enl. The teachers were Of both sexes, aut
abant twenty in number. The room wal
not plas,ered--it was formerly q barn--bu
i che strong gas-ligllis lii up every nook and
corner. The ait was close uud unhealthy
notwithstanding the upper windows we're