The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-22
BUILDING MODEL TOWNS
 FOR YOUNG AMERICANS
Twelve New Villages Near New York for Children of City Streets-The Boy Specialist and His Work-Solves Many Curious Probems-How "De Head Guy'' and
 the Arab Come to Terms

tinues with suspicious quiver about his lips, 'l won't never see 'em again.
 How would you like to have them up here with you?" was the next question.
 "Aw stop your kiddinP came the surly reply; and then as an afterthought and altogether incredulously do you really mean it?"
 ''Yes. l mean it."
 Say. mister the boy said with tears in his eyes. If you bring dem ty<es up here dere ain't nothin 1 won't do for you.'
 All right" said Mr. Hilles. up they come'' And thereby was cemented bond of friendship between the specialist who knew how and the boy who hitherto had felt that every mans hand was against him. He is working now at his studies and IS regulating his conduct in such manner as to win the approval of de head guy and to ensure his getting the greatest good from the new system.
 There are two ways to deal with the street Arab. the specialist has learned. one good. one bad. The first or old meth cd is to break him as the cowboy bursts" a broncho. The second is pa tiently and painstakingly to train him as a thoroughbred is trained, substituting love and individual treatment for routine handling But to do this successfully you must be a boy specialist for, though sympathy and love are essential in the work, so is the knowledge of the time when discipline is necessary Misguided kindness the preternaturally sharp gamin would instantly employ to work his benefactor. The boy specialist is fully equipped to detect shamming and to be firm where firmness is required.
 Edgar Rodman," says Mr. Hilles, was one who required firm handling. For q considerable period before his advent here and after the death of his father he had been utterly intolerant of his mothers control and had become firmly convinced that he was law unto him self. When he came to us and WAS told to sit down he replied with a defiant 'No, becoming profane and vicious when we remonstrated with him. It required thii ty-nine consecutive days in which to teacn him that the first letter of the alphabet of life is obedience. After that he learned many useful things, including printing, and is HOW working in New York earning two-thirds of mans pay and with Il perspective of life in which the old in- furious stubbornness has no place.
 Edgar migmt has been subdued in short order if hoggng or other corporal punishment were believed in or resorted to at the Chldrens Village. But it is not Flogglng would awake in the breast of the typical street boy feeling of resentment and hate which would ef- fectually initiate against reform and the spirit of self respect and self reliance which it is sought to instil. What is done in extreme cases is to sentence the refractory boy 10 the drill squad whore he is compelled to perform light gym nastlcs which through healthful are teer- ribly monotonous when long pursued Taken in connection with the fact that a boy in the drill squad is denied all privileges of pleasure and play enjoyed by all the other boys, this method is quite sufficient and leaves no smolder- Ing sense of humiliation and enmity