The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06

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|Saass,s tho BOY repifed With his INST
show of interest - had a dos and ai
| jlgeon."
Where are they nowae Mr.. Ifilies
asked.
Jaw. / don't know" tho lad said
rather huskily. "put"---ar,d this was
said very dcrcaly-.. d paid my room,
to- keep 'em thatalong But watts de
Iilse7" lle continued witt,Ra susplcioiis
Idniver about his fps Ss"f Won't never
sec sam again" !. ne II
How would YOU like u have them
Iup ilereg' was the nd9t question.
Jaw. etop your kiddln'" came the
sIr1y reply; and then.2ae an after
thought and altogether ircredulously.
do you really mean TT"
Yes, mean it,
"eay,s mister Stisc boy. said with
tears III his eyes. gtf You bring q e1n
| tykessup here dsre Amt nothln' wont
do for you.
All fight said Mr.. Hiiles, up they
come" And thereby was cemented q
bond OF friendship Between tho spe-
IcialIst who knew how and the boy
who hitherto had felt that every mans
hand was against3fltrn. He liz working
conduct in such a manner as to win
the approval OF "de head guy" and to-
ensure his getting the greatest good
from the new system
sThe Good and the Bad Way.
There are two ways @tossdeal with
the street Arab, the specialist has learn
ed one good, one bad & The first or old
method Is to "break" him as the cow
boy .busts" a broncho. The second
is patiently and painstakingly to train
him as a thoroughbred Is trained. sub
lstituting love and individual treatment
for routine handling. But to do this
successfully you must be boy special-
list, for, though sympathy and love are
essen tial In the work. SO is the knowl-
edge OF the time when discipline is
necessary. Misguided kindness the pre-
Iternaturally sharp gamin would In
lstantly employ to work y his bcncfac-5
tor. The boy specialist - fully equip
ped to detect shamning and togbe firm
where nrulness Is required.
|, Edgar Rodman," says Mr.. Htiles.
twas one who required firm handling.
For a considerable period before his
advent here and after the death of his
father he had been utterly intolerant
OF his mothers control and had be-
come firmly convinced that he was a
law unto himself.
When he came to us and was told
to sit down he replied with q defiant
no" becoming profane and vicious
when we demonstrated with him. ~
required thirty-nine consecutive days
In which, to teach him that the first
letter OF tho alphabet Of life is obed-s
fence. After that he learned many
useful things, including printing, and
Is now working In New York earning
two-thirds Of mans pay and with
perspective OF life In which the
old injurious stubbornness has no
place
Edgar might have been subdued in
short order If fogsing or other corr
poral punishment were believed in or
resorted to at the Children's Village.
But 1t Is not. Flogglng would awake
| In the breast Of the typical street boy
| a feeling OF resentment and hate
which would effectually initiate
against reform and the spirit OF self
respect and Hlf-reliance which It Is
sought to instill. What is done in ex-
IRENE cases Is to sentence the refrac-
| tory hoy to the drill squad, where he
Is compelled to perform light gym
nastics which, though healthful, are
| terribly monotonous when long pur-i
sued. Taken n connection with the
ifact 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 smolderins sense OF hui
Initiation and enmity.