,,! ,,girl ,,& ,,h] ,,religion  ,,by    
,,m>g>et ,,slatt]y  ,,! ,,pilgrim       
,,press ,,bo/on ,,*icago                
,,copyright1 #aiac ,,by ,,lu!r ,h4 ,,c>y
  ,fif? ,pr9t+  ,,! ,,pilgrim ,,press   
,,bo/on     ,illu/ration3 ,,:ile ,,pack+
 ,,h] ,,trunk ,,%e ,,dream$ ,,(         
,,college4     ,,=eword  ,,to ,,^? ,,:o 
,,read ,,?is ,,book  ,x is n a te*nical 
book1 x does n attempt philosophy4 ,x   
does n conta9 ! solution ( all girl     
problems4 ,x is n a great book1 x is    
simple & concrete4 ,x is a record ( "s  
?+s ab\t :i* ! girls ,i h kn[n h        
compell$ me to ?9k4 ,i h b "o reque/ to 
make ( ^? :o read x--t !y also ?9k--n ( 
! book1 n ( ! au?or1 b ( ! girls--=     
action is born ( ?\ght4  ,,! ,,au?or4   
,,cont5ts                               
,,page ,,! ,,girl     ,i ,,! ,,rights   
,,( ,a ,,girl                #c    ,,ii 
,,! ,,h&icapp$ ,,girl                #i 
,,iii ,,! ,,privileg$ ,,girl            
#ai    ,,iv ,,! ,,girl ,,:o ,,is        
,,easily ,,l$         #cj     ,v ,,!    

,,girl ,,:o ,,is ,,misund]/ood      #da 
,,vi ,,! ,,indiff]5t ,,girl             
#ee   ,,vii ,,! ,,girl ,,:o ,,wor%ips   
,,! ,,tw9 ,,idols                   #fh 
,,viii ,,! ,,girl ,,:o ,,drifts         
#hb    ,,ix ,,! ,,girl ,,) ,,high       
,,ideals          #if     ,x ,,!        
,,av]age ,,girl                  #ajg   
,,h] ,,religion    ,,xi ,,! ,,girl ,,&  
,,! ,,univ]se         #aag   ,,xii ,,9  
,,! ,,h&s ,,( ,a ,,triad           #acj 
,,xiii ,,?\ ,,%alt ,,n                  
#ada   ,,xiv ,,?\ ,,%alt                
#aeb    ,,xv ,a ,,matt] ,,(             
,,cultivation           #afb   ,,xvi ,a 
,,plea ,,& ,a ,,promise                 
#ahc  ,,xvii ,a ,,p]son ,,n ,a ,,fact   
#aie ,,xviii ,,! ,,glory ,,( ,,!        
,,climax           #bjf                 
,,illu/rations  ,:ile pack+ h] trunk %e 
dream$ ( college                        
,frontispiece                           
,,fac+ ,,page ,unconsci\s ( h] h&icaps  
%e anticipates ke5ly life 9 ! new _w    
#ab  ,%e 0 full ( ambition & will+ to "w

                                        
#bb  ,%e wor%ips ,pleasure & ,fa%ion    
#fh  ,h] he>t is fill$ ) a deep desire  
to s]ve                                 
#aed  ,! future promises no?+ & %e has  
lo/ hope                                
#aih     ,,"p ,i  ,! ,girl     ,i  ,,!  
,,rights ,,( ,a ,,girl   ,%e has c]ta9  
inali5able rights1 reg>dless ( race1    
color or social /ate4 ,:5 x has ?\ght   
ab\t h] at all1 society 9 g5]al has     
suppos$1 until rec5tly1 t 9 a free      
c\ntry1 a glori\s l& ( opportunity1 !   
girl has h] rights--! "r to "w1 ! "r to 
play1 ! "r to secure an education & to  
ent] ! pr(essions1 ! "r to m>ry or to   
refuse1 ! "r 9 %ort to d z %e %all      
*oose4 ,& 9 a s5se & to ! casual obs]v] 
?is is true4 ,our c\ntry gives to h] "s 
rights :i* %e c enjoy n[h]e else 9 ! _w4
 ,b z "o le>ns to "k h]1 little by      
little ! /up5d\s fact is impress$ ^u him
 t girlhood has be5 & is be+ d5i$ its   
rights4  ,x is ! "r ( e girl to be born 
into a community :]e ! sanit>y          

conditions are su* t %e has at lea/ a   
fair *ance to ent] ^u life )\t be+      
physically h&icapp$ at ! />t4 ,b hundr$s
 ( girls e ye> op5 _! baby eyes 9 d>k   
inn] rooms :]e ! dim gas light /eals :at
 oxyg5 !re may *ance to be 9 ! heavy    
air1 take _! fir/ /eps 9 f\l alleys1 f9d
 _! fir/ toys 9 g>bage cans & gutt]s4   
,!y h be5 d5i$ _! rights at ! />t4 ,9 a 
,*ri/ian l&1 !y gr[ weak1 anemic1 yield 
to ! :ite spect] & 9 a few ye>s pass out
 ( ! unfair _w to :i* !y came1 or rema9 
to fight out a mis]able exi/5ce aga9/   
t]rific odds4 ,!y make up an army (     
girls :o h be5 d5i$ _! rights4 ,& h]    
religion8 ,:at is x t religion may (f]  
to h] 9 comp5sation = t :i* %e has be5  
d5i$8  ,x is ! "r ( e girl to be born "u
 conditions :i* w make possible         
suffici5t food & clo?+ = h] natural gr[?
 & developm5t4 ,b scores ( little girls 
g %iv]+ to s*ool e morn+ aft] a breakfa/
 ( bread & tea1 !y return numb ) cold   
aft] a d9n] ( m bread & tea & !y g home 
to a supp] ( ! same ) a piece ( /ale    

cake or a cookie to help out4 ,nature   
calls al\d = n\ri%m5t & !re is no answ]4
 ,! girl ent]s h] te5s1 f9ds a job1 goes
 to "w1 hungry ! long ye> ?r\gh1 fight+ 
to w9 out ov] ! cold 9 w9t]1 & to endure
 ! scor*+ days ( summ]4 ,& h] religion8 
,:at is x t religion may (f] to h] 9    
comp5sation = :at %e has be5 d5i$8  ,x  
is ! "r ( e girl to receive1 ?r\gh !    
educational "w ( ! community1 tra9+ :i* 
%all fit h] = clean1 hone/ & effici5t   
liv+4 ,yet e ye> sees hundr$s ( girls   
turn$ out into ! _w :olly unequipp$ =   
life1 _! special tal5ts undiscov]$1 _!  
en]gies undirect$1 _! purposes un=m$1 _!
 ambitions unawak5$4  ,x is ! "r ( e    
girl to be %ield$ f ! moral dang] &     
physical /ra9 ( labor = h] daily bread1 
at lea/ until %e %all rea* ! age (      
sixte54 ,yet e ye> sees a long          
procession ( girls f eight to sixte5    
ent]+ into ! economic /ruggle :o _c     
claim _! rights4  ,x is ! "r ( e girl to
 h a good "t1 to play "u conditions t   
are morally safe1 & to enjoy amusem5ts t

 leave no /a94 ,hundr$s ( girls live 9  
communities :]e ?is is absolutely       
impossible4 ,:at has religion to (f] to 
a girl d5i$ an education :i* w fit h] = 
! life %e mu/ live1 compell$ to ent]    
into a fi]ce /ruggle = daily bread :ile 
/ill a *ild1 surr\nd$ by e sort ( *eap1 
exotic amusem5t beh9d :i* temptation    
lurks8 ,has x any?+ to (f] 9            
comp5sation1 if x p]mits conditions to g
 on un*ang$8  ,x is ! "r ( e girl to    
enjoy companion%ip & fri5ds4 ,?\s&s (   
girls toil ?r\gh ! day 9 %ops1          
factories1 (fices & kit*5s & at night   
sit fri5dless & alone until ! lonel9ess 
becomes un5durable & !y seek            
companion%ip ( ! unfit & ! refuge ( !   
/reet4 ,has religion any?+ to d ) lonely
 girlhood8  ,x is ! "r ( e girl to      
receive su* in/ruction reg>d+ h] own    
physical life & developm5t z %all s]ve  
to protect h] f ! pitfalls laid = !     
?\ghtless & ignorant1 & %all fit h] to  
und]/&1 & :5 ! "t comes accept !        
privileges & responsibilities (         

mo!rhood4 ,e ye> sees ?\s&s ( girls ent]
 ! te5s ^: only k ( self & mo!rhood is  
ga9$ ?r\gh ! half tru?s reveal$ by      
companions1 ! sugge/ions ( pat5t m$ic9e 
& k9dr$ adv]tisem5ts1 or ! falsehoods ( 
^? :o seek to corrupt4 ,:at has a girl's
 religion to d ) ^! simple und5iable    
facts8  ,x is ! "r ( e girl to receive !
 protection ( wise p>5tal au?ority4 ,!  
guidance ( p>5ts :o e>ne/ly1 wisely & ) 
! highe/ motives require ob$i5ce f ^?   
too "y to *oose = !mselves is ! "r ( e  
girl4 ,yet ?\s&s ( girls e ye> are left 
to decide life's mo/ important que/ions1
 :ile p>5ts1 weak1 indiff]5t or c>eless 
sleep until x is too late4 ,has religion
 any?+ to (f] to girls ^: p>5ts h laid  
d[n _! task & neglect$ _! duty8  ,x is !
 "r ( e girl to receive su* moral &     
religi\s in/ruction z %all develop &    
/r5g!n h] high] nature1 =tify h] aga9/  
temptation & lead h] 9 ! _s ( ! ,au?or (
 ! ,gold5 ,rule into s]vice = h] fell[s4
 ,yet ?\s&s ( girls are )\t def9ite     
moral & religi\s in/ruction & unconsci\s

 ( ! fact t x is _! "r1 & ?\s&s m       
receive moral & religi\s tra9+ 9        
haphaz>d fa%ion & f s\rces inadequate to
 ! task4  ,:5 ! community awak5s to !   
necessity = sanit>y conditions 9 !      
environm5t ( e girl & hone/ly seeks !   
solution ( ! problems ( economic        
inju/ice2 :5 ! educational sy/em seeks  
to prep>e its girls = ! life !y mu/     
live2 :5 laws = ! regulation ( labor =  
girls are made 9 ! int]e/ ( ! girl      
h]self2 :5 ! community makes x possible 
= its girls to play 9 safety & makes    
provision = fri5dless & lonely girlhood2
 :5 mo!rs in/ruct _! daught]s 9 ! mo/   
important facts ( life1 p>5ts ex]cise   
protective au?ority & ! *ur* provides   
adequate assi/ance 9 ! task ( moral &   
religi\s in/ruction1 !n1 & n till !n1 w 
! girl receive h] rights4  ,& ! girl's  
religion8 ,! girl is naturally religi\s4
 ,)\t religion no girl comes into h]    
own4 ,:5ev] & :]ev] religion conc]ns    
itself ) ! rights ( a girl x becomes a  
girl's religion to :i* %e c pl$ge body1 

m9d & s\l4 ,= ! com+ ( t religion ! _w (
 girlhood eag]ly waits4     ,,ii  ,,!   
,,h&icapp$ ,,girl   ,!y 7 bo? h&icapp$1 
z a c>eful obs]v] c\ld tell at a glance4
 ,"o /ood beh9d ! c\nt]1 ! o!r 9 front (
 x exam9+ ! toys %e 0 ab\t to pur*ase = 
a ,*ri/mas box = "s "y c\s9s 9 ! c\ntry4
 ,%e _h n be5 able to f9d j :at %e want$
 & 0 impati5t 9 voice & mann] z %e      
expla9$ to ! girl on ! o!r side ( !     
c\nt] :at %e _h hop$ to f9d4 ,%e 0      
extravagantly g[n$ 9 a fa%ion n at all 9
 good ta/e = morn+ %opp+1 b %e 0 pretty 
& h] fair complexion1 h] %9+ hair1 s(t &
 well c>$ =1 ! beautiful fur ?r[n back  
ov] h] %\ld]s fasc9at$ ! o!r girl &     
fill$ h] he>t ) envy4 ,%e 0 pale &      
anemic1 h] hair 0 d>k & !re 0 b>ely     
en\gh ( x to d up ev5 :5 help$ out by ! 
puffs %e _h b\ght f ! c\nt] on !        
opposite side4 ,! wea!r _h be5 bitt]ly  
cold & %e 0 suff]+ f sore ?roat &       
heada*e4 ,%e _h turn$ up ! coll> ( h] ?9
 coat b x _h fail$ to protect h] & %e 0 
?9k+ ( t z %e look$ at ! fur4 ,%e 0 worn

 out by ! /ra9 ( ! ,*ri/mas season1 _h  
slept late1 & !n ru%$ to ! /ore ) only a
 cup ( c(fee to help h] d ! "w ( !      
morn+4 ,%e did n c>e mu* :e!r ! girl    
be=e h] f\nd ! toys %e want$ or n4 ,toys
 seem$ su* a small "p ( life & ,*ri/mas 
ar\s$ 9 h] all sorts ( conflict+        
emotions4 ,x 0 w9t] & life look$ v h>d1 
z x c look to a girl ( f\rte5 ^u :om    
pov]ty _h laid a heavy h& & ^: life has 
be5 robb$ by ! s9s & mis=tunes ( o!rs1  
:o has be5 h&icapp$ f ! beg9n+4  ,! girl
 be=e ! c\nt] f9ally decid$ ^u ! toys1  
ord]$ !m s5t to h] home & look+         
scornfully at ! *eap jewelry & tawdry   
ornam5ts pass$ out ( ! /ore4 ,%e 0 ?9k+ 
:at a nuisance c\s9s 71 h[ ridicul\s x 0
 9 h] fa!r to insi/ ea* ye> ^u h]       
rememb]+ 8 poor relations at ,*ri/mas1 j
 :5 %e ne$$ all h] all[ance = h]self1 & 
plann+ to tell him t next ye> %e did n  
int5d to d x4 ,%e 0 9 a mo/ unhappy mood
 because %e _h be5 d5i$ p]mission to    
att5d a h\se-p>ty & %e c\ld n be> to be 
d5i$ any?+4 ,%e 0 h&icapp$ by ! heavy h&

 ( money1 newly acquir$ by h] fa!r & by 
! atmosph]e ( pride1 vanity & social    
ambition :i* surr\nd$ h]4  ,all day     
?r\gh ! busy /reets ( ! %opp+ di/rict !y
 pass$--! city's h&icapp$ girls4 ,"s 7  
held back f ! be/ t life c give by      
pov]ty1 :i* l a great yawn+ *asm lies   
betwe5 ! girl & all h] natural desires &
 ambitions1 "s held back f ! joy (      
simple1 natural liv+ by ! =c$1          
artificial social sy/em ( :i* !y are a  
"p1 "s pitiful specim5s ( physical &    
m5tal h&icap & "s :o %[$ ! /ra9 ( !     
h&icap ( s91 m+l$ 9 t ,*ri/mas cr[d4    
,?r\gh ! op5 door ( great sea-port      
cities !re h p\r$ dur+ ! ye>s pa/ /eady 
/reams ( h&icapp$ girls4 ,!y are poor1  
!y are plung$ into a life ^: mann]s &   
cu/oms !y _c grasp1 !y are h&icapp$ by a
 language !y d n und]/& & by great      
expectations seldom de/9$ to be         
fulfill$4  ,accord+ to our gov]nm5t     
/ati/ics dur+ n9ete5 hundr$ twelve1     
n9ety ?ree ?\s&1 two hundr$ sixty-"o    
7#ic1bfa7 girls f fifte5 to tw5ty-"o    

ye>s ( age came to u f across ! sea & 9 
?ree ye>s an army ( two hundr$ =ty-six  
?\s&1 five hundr$ fifty-f\r 7#bdf1eed7  
became a "p ( ! girl problem our c\ntry 
mu/ meet4 ,x is h>d to picture 9        
concrete fa%ion h[ great ?is ho/ (      
girlhood is4 ,sometimes :5 "o looks into
 ! faces ( a ?\s& college girls at      
,wellesley1 ,vass>1 or ,smi? & realizes 
t 9 a s+le ye> m ?an n9ety ?ree times z 
_m girls f fifte5 to tw5ty-"o came to   
te/ ! opportunities ( a new l&1 !       
significance ( ! figure becomes a little
 m cle> to him4 ,:5 he realizes t 9 ?ree
 ye>s en\gh "y girls l& 9 ?is c\ntry to 
f\nd a city ! size ( ,ro*e/] or ,/4     
,paul1 :5 he tries to imag9e ?is army ( 
girls m>*+ six abrea/ ?r\gh city /reets 
= h\rs & h\rs until ! ?\s&s ^u ?\s&s1   
repres5t+ scores ( tongues & nations1 h 
pass$1 "s conception ( ! great task fac+
 any organization attempt+ to direct t  
army ( unprep>$1 unequipp$ & l>gely     
unprotect$ girlhood comes to him4       
,illu/ration3 ,,unconsci\s ,,( ,,h]     

,,h&icaps ,,%e ,,anticipates ,,ke5ly    
,,life ,,9 ,,! ,,new ,,_w  ,:]e w !y be 
9 ano!r ye>--^? n9ety-?ree ?\s& & m :o  
came to u 9 n9ete5 hundr$ twelve8 ,:at  
an array ( factories & kit*5s1 :at r[s (
 d+y t5em5ts1 ! mov+ picture film c\ld  
reveal to u if x foll[$ ^! h&icapp$     
girls6 ,x does n foll[ !m--!y come 9 ov]
 ! blue wat]s ( ! bay1 look ) %9+ eyes  
at ,lib]ty ) h] promise ( fulfilm5t (   
all ! he>t's desires1 !y sit 9 ! long   
r[s ( b5*es at ,ellis ,isl&1 pass ?r\gh 
! gate & are gone1 ! majority to be lo/ 
9 ! mass t /ruggles = a m]e             
livelihood--j ! *ance to keep on liv+4  
,:at if "s summ] morn+1 or 9 ! dim      
twilight ( a bitt] w9t] day1 a miracle  
%\ld be wr\ght & ! h&icapp$ %\ld be     
lift$ s t girlhood might be free to "w  
out ! realization ( its dreams6 ,_m h   
pray$ = su* a miracle1 "s h hop$ = x--b 
x w n come4 ,!re w be no miracle sudd5ly
 wr\ght = m5 to gaze ^u 9 wond] & aft] a
 "t =get4 ,! release ( ! h&icapp$ c come
 only ?r\gh man's ,god-inspir$ ef=t on  

behalf ( 8 bro!r man4 ,9 remov+ 8       
bro!r's h&icap he w remove 8 own & bo?  
%all be free to live4 ,b x _c be done 9 
a mom5t4 ,ef=t is sl[4 ,x _c be done by 
any organization1 or *ur*1 or cre$ or   
individual4 ,x mu/ be done by ! public  
consci5ce4 ,educat+ ! public consci5ce  
is a long process & ,am]ica is 9 ! mid/ 
( t process n[4 ,!re are two            
qualifications )\t :i* ! educator ( !   
public consci5ce _c succe$--"o is       
pati5ce1 ! o!r p]si/5ce4 ,all educators 
( ! public s5se ( "r1 l ,jane ,addams1 h
 _h ^! two *>act]i/ics 9 m>k$ degree1 & 
all *ur*es1 cre$s & organizations :i* h 
_h local success 9 remov+ local h&icaps 
h %[n ! ability to wait & ! p[] to      
p]sev]e despite e opposition4  ,h[ !    
public consci5ce w act 9 direct+ ! "w ( 
remov+ ! conditions :i* s sadly h&icap  
girlhood today we _c say4 ,x may be t   
vocational s*ools built & ma9ta9$ by !  
,/ate1 n by *>ity1 w be "o /rong h& laid
 ^u ! ineffici5cy & ignorance t h&icap4 
,x may be t ! ,welf>e tea*] ^: sal>y &  

rank %all equal t ( ! tea*] ( ,greek1   
,anci5t ,hi/ory or ari?metic w be ano!r 
h& laid ^u ! %\ld] ( ! girl limit$ by ! 
lack ( fri5d%ip & protection4 ,x may be 
t h\ses ma9ta9$ z a bus9ess proposition 
& pay+ hone/ returns1 built 9 su* a way 
t girls oblig$ to "w away f home may be 
dec5tly h\s$ & h a fair *ance = heal?1 w
 be ano!r /rong h& rea*$ out to release 
h] f ! ?+s t h&icap4 ,x may be t a      
m9imum wage1 safety devices1 laws wip+  
out sweat-%op me?ods1 w r$uce ! numb] ( 
h&icapp$ girls4  ,wise cities may       
e/abli% special s*ools = ! immigrant    
girl :]e %e %all le>n some?+ ( !        
language :ile be+ taught ! mak+ ( b$s1  
simple cook+ & ! common kit*5 tasks1 !n 
to be recomm5d$ ) "s equipm5t to ! homes
 greatly 9 ne$ ( h]4 ,ev5 if %e %\ld    
*oose lat] to g into %op or /ore1 !     
,/ate w h gone a long way t[>d remov+ ! 
great h&icap by hav+ taught h] to und]/&
 ! language ( ! new l&1 to c>e = a room1
 cook simple food & keep clean4  ,x may 
be t "s ?\ghtful ,/ates w require s*ool 

att5dance until a girl is sixte51 ! age 
"u :i* no girl %\ld ent] ! bus9ess _w z 
a wage e>n]4  ,x may be t ! natural good
 s5se ( ! true ,am]ican woman w f9ally  
triumph ov] ! extravagant & unnatural   
liv+ ( ! pres5t day & t ! h&icap ( false
 /&>ds1 sup]ficiality1 display idl5ess1 
& wild pursuit ( exotic pleasures %all  
be lift$ f ! girls n[ held prison]s by !
 tyranny ( money & complex social life4 
,x may be t 9 all ^! ways & scores (    
o!rs1 ! public consci5ce1 work+ out     
along l9es 9 :i* x f9ds itself be/ fitt$
 & mo/ int]e/$ to "w1 w solve ! problem 
( ! h&icapp$ girl4  ,be=e "o c possibly 
help ano!r 9 a p]man5t way he mu/ "k :at
 is ! tr\ble ) him1 & !n :at has caus$ !
 tr\ble4 ,! greate/ enc\ragem5t 9 our   
girl problem today lies 9 ! fact t      
politics is look+ at h] & ask+ que/ions 
x sc>cely d>es to answ]2 ! corporation  
is look+ at h]1 compell$ to d s (t5     
aga9/ its w2 ,city ,gov]nm5t1 ,s*ool    
,bo>d1 ,bo>d ( ,heal? are all look+ at  
h]2 wom5's clubs1 ^: individual memb]s h

 nev] giv5 h] a ?\ght1 are rea*+ out a  
h& to h]2 ! ,*ur*1 ^: "p we %all /udy   
def9itely lat] on1 is look+ m           
practically & s5sibly & ) deep] int]e/  
?an ev] be=e2 ! ,"y ,wom5's ,*ri/ian    
,associations are look+ wisely &        
intellig5tly1 gett+ facts :i* speak )   
trem5d\s p[] & %[+ !m to ! _w4 ,m ?an   
all ?is ! h&icapp$ girl is look+ at     
h]self4  ,x has become 9 ^! days !      
passionate desire ( ^? :o see ! problem 
) bo? he>t & m9d1 & are int]e/$ n 9     
ab/ract girlhood b 9 ! individual1 liv+1
 real girl1 t ! public consci5ce be m   
deeply t\*$ & /irr$ until x %all feel t 
by :atev] means ! ?+ is to be           
accompli%$1 ! b\nd5 duty ( ,*ur* & ,/ate
 to give !mselves to ! task ( solv+ !   
problem is cle>4  ,= 9 ! mid/ ( e       
problem--political1 social1 economic1   
religi\s1 !re /&s ,! ,h&icapp$ ,girl4   
,god help h]--& u--= until we h ga9$ !  
wisdom to remove h] h&icap ! :ole       
problem w rema9 unsolv$4 ,we are        
le>n+--e ye> %[s a ga9 & 9 ?is fact lies

 our hope4     ,,iii  ,,! ,,privileg$   
,,girl   ,"o f9ds h] 9 all sorts (      
unexpect$ places4 ,la/ summ] ,i saw h] 9
 a home ( weal? & luxury4 ,%e 0 fifte51 
! elde/ ( a family ( f\r *ildr54 ,beh9d 
h] 0 a long l9e ( ance/ry ( :i* anyone  
might rightfully be pr\d4 ,h] face 0    
pure & sweet & h] eyes reveal$ !        
frankness & hone/ purpose ( pa/         
g5]ations4 ,aft] breakfa/ %e play$ = !  
hymns at pray]s & 9 a cle>1 true1       
soprano l$ ! s++4 ,a twelve-ye>-old     
bro!r _h select$ ! "p ( ! ,bible to be  
read & ! eight-ye>-old si/] _h *os5 !   
hymns4 ,! fa!r's pray] 0 simple & s9c]e 
& "s ( its s5t5ces 7 rememb]$ = _m a    
day4 ,aft] pray]s ! girl att5d$ to !    
fl[]s4 ,?is 0 h] "w = ! summ]4 ,i saw h]
 ga!r f _! lovely g>d5 da9ty blossoms & 
sprays ( gre51 mak+ !m ) unusual skill  
into b\quets = ! ,fl[] ,mission 9 !     
city4 ,!n ?ree small baskets 7 fill$ )  
pansies4 ,^! w5t to ?ree old ladies 9 ! 
factory section ( ! village4 ,%e told me
 !y 7 ! sweete/ old ladies & de> fri5ds 

( h]s4 ,%e seem$ to take real delight 9 
mak+ ! baskets beautiful4 ,i saw h] lat]
 9 ! day gallop+ (f ?r\gh ! woods on h] 
horse1 h] face gl[+ ) heal? & happ9ess4 
,9 ! aft]noon %e sp5t an h\r on ,g]man  
:i* %e said 0 h] hopeless /udy1 b ,i    
f\nd h] read+ ,g]man folk lore ) ease4  
,%e 0 famili> ) ! be/ ?+s 9 lit]ature1 0
 int5sely int]e/$ 9 art & reveal$       
unusual k )\t any evid5ce (             
precoci\sness4 ,%e 0 j a normal1 heal?y1
 natural girl1 well-born1 well-br$1 a   
girl ) e advantage4 ,:5 ,i said         
good-night to h] 9 h] lovely room &     
?\ght ( h] protect$1 %elt]$ life1 ,i    
wond]$ h[ %e might be help$ to "k into  
:at pleasant places h] lot _h fall5 & h[
 %e might come to und]/& & d 9 lat] ye>s
 h] full duty t[>d ! o!r fifte5-ye>-old 
girl :o t day made pap] boxes1 fea!rs1  
fl[]s or %irtwai/s1 toil$ 9 ! laundries 
or ! cotton factory1 or walk$ ) heavy   
he>t f place to place se>*+ = "w4 ,!y   
are dep5d5t ^u "o ano!r1 ^! two4 ,!y d n
 "k x n[1 b if ea* is to be h] be/1 !y  

mu/ "k4  ,h[ to lead h] daught] to value
 & help ?is o!r girl1 t sweet "m told me
 z we talk$ 9 ! libr>y t night %e felt 0
 h] great problem4 ,we wom5 are         
responsible = s mu*1 %e said1 & our     
daught]s w be responsible = /ill m4 ,we 
mu/ help !m e/imate ?+s at _! "r value4 
,) t ?\ght & _s 9 h] "m's he>t ! girl ,i
 _h wat*$ all day ) su* pleasure seem$  
d\bly privileg$4  ,la/ ,septemb] ,i saw 
ano!r privileg$ girl4 ,%e %[$ me h]     
trunk pack$ = college4 ,e memb] ( !     
family 0 int]e/$ 9 x1 p]haps mo/ ( all  
h] fa!r :o _h put into ! bank t fir/    
doll> on ! day t %e 0 born ) ! fai? t   
:at %\ld be add$ to x might "o day mean 
college4 ,beh9d h] 0 a long l9e ( hone/ 
ance/ry1 simple p :o _h work$ h>d &     
manag$ to get along4 ,%e 0 ! fir/ on    
ei!r side ( ! family to g to college4   
,no "o 9 ! family1 ev5 ! mo/ di/ant     
relative1 fail$ to feel ! importance ( !
 ev5t4 ,tom's ,doro?y goes to college   
?is week--?9k ( x1 a great aunt1 9 a    
little unpa9t$1 l[-ro($ f>mh\se f> away 

9 ! hills1 told all h] fri5ds at *ur*4  
,great ambition1 hopes & dreams 7 pack$ 
into t trunk & ! day :5 %e %\ld graduate
 & come back to tea* 9 ! high s*ool     
seem$ ne>4 ,jack & ,bessie & ,newton 7 9
 h] plans = us+ ! money %e %\ld e>n :5  
^? f\r %ort ye>s 7 ov]4  ,illu/ration3  
,,%e ,,0 ,,full ,,( ,,ambition ,,&      
,,will+ ,,to ,,"w  ,look+ at h] sweet1  
fre% face s full ( happ9ess "o knew h]  
to be a privileg$ girl4 ,all ?r\gh high 
s*ool %e _h _h h] purpose cle>1 h]      
/udies 7 a pleasure1 h] simple good     
times 7 enjoy$ to ! full & life1 e mom5t
 ( x1 0 wor? ! liv+4 ,:5 ,i saw h] lock 
! trunk & excit$ly in/ruct ! expressman 
z to j h[ x mu/ be c>ri$1 ,i _h a sudd5 
vision ( ! ?\s&s ( girls1 ) happy faces 
fill$ ) anticipation ( all t is wrapp$  
up 9 t "o ^w1 college4 ,a great army (  
privileg$ girls1 !y are4 ,"o _c help    
wi%+ t he might feel sure t :5 !y leave 
^? college halls x might be ) a deep    
appreciation & real sympa!tic und]/&+ ( 
! o!r girls :o h turn$ _! eyes ) long+  

t[>d f\r ye>s m ( /udy & fun1 b ^: feet 
7 oblig$ to walk 9 o!r pa?ways4 ,!y are 
s dep5d5t ^u "o ano!r1 ^! girls :o c g  
to college & ! o!r girls :o _c g4 ,!y d 
n "k x n[ b nei!r girl c ev] come to h] 
be/ until ! privileg$ girl sees &       
und]/&s4  ,"o ( ! mo/ int]e/+ ( !       
privileg$ girls ,i met "o morn+ go+ to  
"w4 ,x 0 h] ?ird mon? 9 ! (fice4 ,"o ( !
 f9e/ 9 ! city4 ,!re's a *ance to "w up1
 & me = ! top1 %e told me1 h] face      
beam+4 ,h] fa!r _h come across ! sea f  
,sw$5 :5 a boy4 ,long g5]ations ( hone/ 
folk 7 beh9d him & he made good 9 ! new 
l&4 ,he sav$ a good %>e ( ! wages he    
made 9 ! bicycle %op1 /udi$ ) a         
correspond5ce s*ool & assum$ m & m      
responsible positions ) high] wages4 ,at
 la/ he 0 able to build a h\se = 8 "y   
family1 at ! end ( ! c> l9e :]e ! *ildr5
 _h room to play & ! c[ & *ick5s kept ! 
boys busy & taught !m to "w4 ,olga 0 !  
elde/ & x 0 a pr\d night = ! family :5  
%e graduat$ f gramm> s*ool4 ,go+ home on
 ! trolley h] fa!r det]m9$ t %e %\ld h !

 desire ( h] he>t & g = two ye>s to     
bus9ess college4 ,!re 0 great rejoic+ on
 ! "p ( ! family :5 he made 8 decision  
kn[n & ,olga h>dly slept t night4 ,:5 ! 
two ye>s 7 ov] ! pr9cipal ( ! s*ool _h  
said su* f9e ?+s ( h] "w t ,olga _h     
blu%$ to he> !m4 ,m ?an t1 he (f]$ h] ! 
be/ position op5 to 8 /ud5ts4 ,he 0 a   
little a/oni%$ ! next morn+ :5 ,olga's  
fa!r came d[n to ask 9 8 c>eful ,engli% 
reg>d+ ! "* ( ! m5 9 ! (fice :]e 8      
daught] 0 to "w4 ,to ,olga's great joy  
he 0 able to satisfy ! fa!r to :om !    
matt] 0 ( en\gh importance to make him  
put on 8 be/ clo!s & take half a day (f1
 9 ord] to make sure t all 0 "r4  ,x 0 a
 great day :5 ,olga came home ) h] yell[
 envelope & laid ! money on ! table4 ,n 
a c5t w\ld h] fa!r take4 ,no1 ,olga1 he 
said1 ! money is y\rs4 ,y %all keep !   
acc\nt ( x & %[ x to y\r fa!r4 ,y %all  
buy ! new b$ = y\r room & ! *airs4 ,y\r 
"m wants ! h\se made pretty4 ,p]haps y w
 help4 ,t w be v good4 ,b ! money is    
y\rs4 ,no "o see+ ! girl's face z %e    

relat$ h] fa!r's words c\ld d\bt !      
appreciation 9 h] he>t4 ,h] girl fri5ds 
_h paid _! bo>d & %e _h expect$ to d !  
same4 ,t night %e refurni%$ ! h\se 9 h] 
dreams & ! memory ( t dream room ( h]   
"m's1 ) pap] on ! wall & rugs on !      
floor1 help$ h] save h] money until !   
dream came true4  ,olga is inde$ a      
privileg$ girl4 ,%e has p>5ts wise en\gh
 to h giv5 h] ! be/ equipm5t possible = 
! "w %e want$ to d4 ,%e has h] own money
 & may dress z well z any girl 9 !      
(fice4 ,%e has an object = sav+ :at %e c
 & kn[s ! joy ( help+ to make home      
beautiful4 ,! suburban *ur* is ! c5t] ( 
_m ( h] pleasures1 = x is alive & ! "y p
 9 x "k h[ to enjoy !mselves4 ,%e is    
lov$ & %elt]$ 9 a real home4 ,%e c live 
a normal1 useful1 happy life )          
opportunity = promotion 9 h] "w & an    
object = h] ambition4 ,%e has heal?1    
sane pleasures & good fri5ds4 ,any su*  
girl is inde$ privileg$4  ,:5 "o sees h]
 go+ happily to "w he is =c$ to ?9k ( ! 
o!r girl1 h] homeless bo>d+ place1 *ance

 fri5ds1 pitiful economies & few        
pleasures2 ! girl :o has =gott5 :at x   
means to be %elt]$ & protect$1 if %e ev]
 knew1 to :om love is a my? or a dream4 
,p]haps "o ( ! happie/ ( ! privileg$    
girls 0 ! "o :o took me to h] room on a 
beautiful ,june day to %[ me h] c$> *e/1
 h] g[ns & ! gifts already beg9n+ to    
come4 ,! day 0 ne>4 ,! "y man :om %e 0  
to m>ry 0 hone/ & f9e1 9 bus9ess ) 8    
fa!r & hop+ to make ! firm a great]     
success ?an ev]1 z ! ye>s %\ld pass4 ,! 
girl 0 j tw5ty-"o4 ,aft] high s*ool1 a  
"m :o 0 n /rong ne$$ h] help & %e _h    
made t home a c5t] ( enjoym5t = ?ree    
ye>s4 ,surr\nd$ by ! lov+ appreciation (
 p>5ts & bro!rs1 h] life 0 fill$ )      
happ9ess4 ,n[ 9 a few days %e w\ld g    
across ! /reet to ! h\se built = h] &   
furni%$ simply & well1 ) ! articles :i* 
he & %e _h *os5 on ! long %opp+ t\rs    
dur+ ! mon?s pa/4 ,%e 0 9 e s5se a      
privileg$ girl4  ,! o!r girl saw h]     
m>ri$4 ,%e 0 look+ =w>d to h] own w$d+  
day b x seem$ f>!r away ?an ev]4 ,%e _h 

no hope = a h\se built = h]1 b %e knew  
:]e !re 0 a flat = r5tal :i* %e _h      
m5tally furni%$ _m times t mon?4 ,b !y  
c\ld n af=d x4 ,!y _h add$ & subtract$ &
 gone ov] ! figures aga9 & aga9 b x 0 ( 
no use4 ,he 0 manly & f9e1 he _h hope & 
ambition1 b ! cl]k%ip 0 only fifte5     
doll>s a week & he _h tri$ 9 va9 = ano!r
 position4 ,fifte5 doll>s a week w\ld n 
d 9 _! city4 ,butt]1 eggs1 coal1 ice1   
milk & meat /ood 9 ! way4 ,s !y 7 wait+ 
& !re 7 te>s 9 h] eyes at ! w$d+ ( !    
privileg$ girl4  ,t day 0 a h>d "o =    
ano!r girl4 ,%e read ( ! w$d+--!        
decorations1 ! gifts1 ! congratulations 
( fri5ds--!n putt+ d[n ! pap] =c$ back !
 te>s & w5t out to f9i% ! %irt wai/ %e 0
 mak+1 = x mu/ be ready to we> to !     
(fice 9 ! morn+4 ,t ev5+ he w\ld come1  
%e knew1 to tell h] aga9 t x 0 n fair1 t
 h] family w\ld get along "s way & t he 
_h be5 pati5t = a long "t4 ,%e knew t he
 mu/ cont9ue to wait1 = h] "m 0 do+ h]  
utmo/1 ,wilbur c\ld e>n only a little & 
! o!r two *ildr5 7 too "y to leave      

s*ool4 ,x 0 ?ree ye>s s9ce h] fa!r's    
dea?4 ,! "y man _h said !n t he c\ld    
wait t5 ye>s4 ,%e _h begg$ him to take 8
 release b he refus$4 ,( late he _h be5 
v insi/5t4 ,%e knew %e mu/ /& by h] "m &
 help h] ?r\gh4 ,if he c\ld n see x t   
way !re 0 b "o ?+ to d4 ,%e f\nd x h>d  
ev5 to ?9k ! words t %e mu/ say & %e    
?\ght ( ! privileg$ girl ) long+ 9 h]   
s\l4 ,b ! privileg$ girl did n "k4 ,if  
%e _h1 h] sympa?y & und]/&+ w\ld h      
help$4  ,"o rejoices z he rememb]s !    
?\s&s ( pure1 sweet1 :olesome girls :o h
 be5 privileg$ to enjoy ! results ( a   
long ance/ry un/a9$ by weakness & s91 ! 
results ( tra9+1 guidance & protection1 
! opportunity = heal?ful1 normal liv+1 =
 pleasures & ! satisfaction ( human     
fri5d%ip & love4 ,our c\ntry looks today
 ) increas+ hopefulness to ^! privileg$ 
girls = ! solution ( _m ( ! problems ( !
 o!r girl4 ,our c\ntry looks to !m =    
ano!r g5]ation ( privileg$ girls ev5    
/rong] & wis] ?an !y4  ,"o ( ! greate/ (
 ! problems ) :i* our c\ntry is conc]n$ 

today1 ! solution ( :i* involves e phase
 ( social1 religi\s & economic life1 is 
! provid+ ( ways & means by :i* !       
unprivileg$ girl may1 9 l>ge numb]s1 be 
promot$ into ! privileg$ class4     ,,iv
  ,,! ,,girl ,,:o ,,is ,,easily ,,l$    
,%e is a *ameleon sort ( girl b %e is n 
r>e4 ,s (t5 %e is sweet & lovable4      
,almo/ )\t exception %e is oblig+1 a    
jolly companion1 fe>less & frank4 ,"o   
(t5 f9ds h] a girl ( tal5t & natural    
ability4 ,%e is ! v opposite ( !        
indiff]5t girl = %e responds to ev]y?+4 
,! girl %e w f9ally become dep5ds ^u !  
companions ^: lead %e foll[s4 ,h] safety
 lies 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( ! habit ( go+ 9 !
 "r way4 ,%e is ! girl :o mo/ ne$s c>e &
 gu>dian%ip4 ,s mu* dep5ds ^u h] *oice (
 fri5ds t p>5ts & tea*]s mu/ be wise =  
h]4  ,a little t5-ye>-old1 9 :om all h] 
tea*]s 7 int]e/$ because ( h] v]satility
 & quick response to e int]e/1 mov$ into
 a new neighborhood4 ,"s weeks lat]     
because ( h] ability to le>n rapidly %e 
0 put into a high] grade4 ,h] new home &

 new classmates 9 a %ort "t entirely    
*ang$ ! "* ( h] environm5t4 ,be=e long !
 girl h]self began to %[ ! result ( !   
*ange4 ,%e _h always be5 too mu* int]e/$
 9 h] /udies to wa/e "t or disobey !    
s*ool rules4 ,foll[+ ! lead]%ip ( "s ( !
 newly made fri5ds %e ent]$ into all !  
little conspiracies ( a gr\p ( girls &  
boys :o made ?+s h>d = ! tea*]1 a r weak
 discipl9>ian4 ,"o day1 ! girl hi!rto   
p]fectly hone/1 told a lie to get out ( 
! tr\ble into :i* ! foll[+ ( ! new      
lead]s _h br\ght h]4 ,x tr\bl$ h]       
consci5ce & %e cri$ on ! way home f     
s*ool1 b h] companions laugh$ at h]1    
told h] %e 0 all "r1 & _h /ood by !m    
spl5didly4 ,!y made h] feel h]oic & %e  
dri$ h] eyes & /ifl$ h] desire to tell  
h] "m4 ,be=e ! ye> 0 ov] ! *ild _h      
entirely *ang$4 ,h] /udies suff]$1 %e   
seem$ to lose h] ambition1 h]           
naturalness & spontaneity vani%$4 ,h] "m
 began to discov] increas+              
untru?fulness4 ,"o day1 t[>d ! close ( !
 s*ool ye>1 ! *ild ask$ to we> h] be/   

dress to s*ool1 say+ !re 0 to be an     
ent]ta9m5t4 ,!re 0 no ent]ta9m5t4       
,in/ead !re 0 a p>ty at ! home ( "o ( ! 
girls ( :om h] "m disapprov$4 ,! p>ty   
began lat] ?an !y _h plann$ & x 0 ne>ly 
six be=e ! *ild rea*$ home4 ,%e f\nd h] 
"m greatly tr\bl$ & said q glibly t %e  
_h /ay$ aft] s*ool to help ! tea*]4     
,next day ! "m call$ at ! s*ool to      
remon/rate ) ! tea*] = keep+ ! *ild s   
(t5 & s late to help h]4 ,!n ! :ole tru?
 came out & ! "m 0 dismay$4 ,%e felt t !
 matt] 0 s s]i\s t %e mu/ remove h]     
daught] at once f h] companions & be=e  
s*ool op5$ 9 ! fall ! family _h mov$    
back to _! =m] neighborhood & ! p>5ts 7 
p]mitt$ to s5d ! little girl to ano!r   
s*ool :]e new associates 7 c>efully     
*os54 ,be=e %e left t gramm> s*ool %e _h
 recov]$ h] frank1 sweet _s1 h] int]e/ 9
 h] /udies return$1 & surr\nd$ by a gr\p
 ( f9e boys & girls %e w5t ?r\gh ! high 
s*ool ) ! love & respect ( tea*]s &     
companions4  ,?is *ild is ! type ( _m1  
:o z e>ly z t5 ye>s & y\ng]1 are s      

easily l$ t _! natural t5d5cies t[>d    
good are :olly trans=m$ by association )
 evil companions ^: /rong p]sonality &  
p[] ( lead]%ip c s easily turn ! weak   
wills into ! wrong pa?way4  ,p>5ts &    
tea*]s _c be too c>eful ( ! companions (
 a girl ( vacillat+1 easy-go+1 v]satile 
temp]am5t1 = !y may ru9 or make h]4  ,:5
 ,leonora mov$ f ! great manufactur+    
city1 :i* _h be5 h] home = f\rte5 ye>s1 
to ! home ( h] aunt1 9 a quiet suburb1  
:]e ! *ildr5 att5d+ ! high s*ool 7 f    
homes ( real culture & ref9em5t1 %e 0   
disconsolate4 ,voices1 language1 games1 
mann] ( recitation1 behavior on ! s*ool 
gr\nds & /reet1 p]plex$ h]4 ,%e seem$   
lo/ 9 h] new environm5t4 ,%e _h nev] be5
 a lead] b _h foll[$ ) all h] he>t4 ,h] 
playgr\nd _h be5 ! /reet4 ,%e _h enjoy$ 
boi/]\s good times1 _h patroniz$ mov+   
pictures ( e sort1 _h ent]$ into !      
mis*ief ( ! cr[d always close to !      
lead]4 ,9 a pa!tic lett] to "o ( h] *ums
 %e said t at ! v fir/ opportunity %e   
%\ld run away & be ) !m all aga94 ,%e   

*>act]iz$ ! beautiful suburb ) its      
neatly kept lawns & pretty homes z a    
dead old hole f :i* %e c\ld n wait to   
escape4 ,/ill1 h] aunt's home1 ! new    
w>drobe conta9+ ! lovely dresses1 becom+
 hats & coats1 = :i* %e _h always long$1
 tempt$ h] to rema94 ,"o day1 e>ly 9    
,octob]1 h] classmates made ! discov]y t
 %e c\ld s+4 ,%e _h q a rem>kable voice 
= a girl ( h] age4 ,! tea*] ( music     
became h] int]e/$ fri5d & f\nd %e c\ld  
play unusually well1 ?\gh mo/ly by e>4  
,! lead] among ! girls :o ador$ any "o  
:o c\ld s+ adopt$ ,leonora z h] special 
fri5d4 ,! new w>drobe add$ greatly to h]
 attractiv5ess1 & h] aunt's social      
position op5$ _m doors = h]4 ,h] new    
fri5d's "m 0 pleas$ ) h] daught]'s *oice
 ( a companion despite ! lack ( good    
bre$+ & lapses 9 ,engli%4  ,leonora     
became ! ob$i5t & devot$ foll[] ( ! new 
girl fri5d & ! influ5ce ( ! music tea*] 
0 inde$ rem>kable4 ,almo/ z by magic    
,leonora dropp$ ! co>se slang1 l\d talk+
 & %\t+ ( h] companions1 :o 9 ! city _h 

be5 t]m$ wild & adopt$ ! ways ( ! new   
lead]4 ,at ! end ( two ye>s x w\ld h be5
 q impossible to recognize 9 ! pretty1  
int]e/+1 well-mann]$ girl ( sixte51 :o  
sang s sweetly1 ! uncultur$1 ill-mann]$1
 slangy girl ( f\rte54  ,leonora 0 s    
easily l$ t x 0 n a difficult task or a 
great accompli%m5t to h s trans=m$ h]4  
,if %e rema9s until %e is eighte5 or    
tw5ty 9 h] pres5t environm5t1 ! *ances  
are t ! good fri5d1 ,habit1 w h det]m9$ 
! way t %e %all g4 ,if %e %\ld n[ drop  
back into ! old /reet1 ! old            
companion%ip1 ! place :i* until h]      
fa!r's dea? he _h tri$ ) h] help to make
 a home1 ! *ances are ! old voice &     
mann]1 ! old slang & old int]e/s w\ld   
return4  ,= a girl ( ,leonora's type !  
impress ( ! "r environm5t1 ! guidance ( 
! "r h&1 means ev]y?+4 ,to discov] su*  
girls1 to op5 ! way = ! work+ ( new     
fri5d%ips1 :i* %all furni% new lead]%ip 
= !m1 is a f9e task & a great pleasure =
 ! lov]s ( girlhood4  ,b s impossible is
 ! task ( attempt+1 ?r\gh ! individual1 

to t\* ! great mass ( girls :o are      
easily l$1 t "o c "w effectually only   
?r\gh ! individual ef=t plus ! law4 ,x  
mu/ be made to g h>d ) ^? :o1 = selfi%  
ends & f9ancial pr(it1 plan to take     
advantage ( ! weak w & tru/+1 unsuspect+
 m9d ( ! girl :o is easily l$4  ,mo/ ( !
 girls 9 _! te5s1 :o are walk+ 9 evil   
ways1 are !re because !y h foll[$ fri5ds
 & companions4 ,!re are girls :o h blaz$
 ! way to pa?s ( evil = !mselves1 b !y  
are comp>atively few4 ,any c\rt1 or     
s*ool = del9qu5t girls1 :i* conta9s a   
sympa!tic man or woman to :om ! :ole    
tru? may be p\r$ out1 w te/ify t        
somebody l$ ! way4 ,:5 all[ance is made 
= ! t5d5cy to lay ! blame ^u o!r %\ld]s1
 ! facts be> out ! te/imony t !re has   
be5 a lead]4 ,! girls :o by nature are  
weak ( w1 & h _h no tra9+ :i* c\ld t5d  
to /r5g!n or develop t w1 mu/ be        
protect$1 & t protection mu/ be furni%$ 
by ! community4 ,x may be furni%$ by    
putt+ ! welf>e tea*] into ! s*ool2 by   
mak+ ! /reet on :i* s _m girls f9d      

companion%ip z safe z possible2 by driv+
 pr(essional lead]s ( ! unsuspect+ &    
easily l$ f all places ( recreation &   
amusem5t2 by help+ p>5ts1 especially ^? 
p>5ts1 :o1 !mselves born across ! sea   
are attempt+ to br+ up daught]s 9 ! new 
l&1 to see & und]/& ! dang]s2 & by mak+ 
x a real crime to lead ! easily l$      
a/ray4  ,b ?is is n en\gh4 ,p]haps !    
greate/ /eps t[>d ! safe-gu>d+ ( !      
easily l$ 7 tak5 :5 ! c>efully sup]vis$ 
public playgr\nd & ! s*ool g>d5s 7 />t$ 
& ! wom5 police 7 s5t out into ! /reets 
( cities4  ,a /rong1 wise1 sane woman :o
 is nei!r a prude nor a crank c d m t[>d
 prev5t+ ! fir/ /eps into =bidd5 ways   
?an ^? int]e/$ 9 great city problems h  
yet dream$4 ,! day w come :5 ^! wom5 w  
make ! arm ( ! law an effici5t fri5d ( !
 weak & unprotect$ girl & give all !    
positive1 helpful ag5cies an opportunity
 to /r5g!n h] aga9/ temptation4  ,i %all
 nev] =get my visit t ,sunday aft]noon  
to a det5tion s*ool = del9qu5t girls4   
,ov] 9 ! corn] ( ! room :]e ! aft]noon  

s]vice 0 to be held 0 ! piano1 !        
or*e/ra1 made up ( memb]s ( ! s*ool1 0  
ga!r+4 ,!re 0 a corneti/1 two or ?ree   
viol9s foll[$1 !n a banjo & guit>4 ,!   
s]vice t day 0 to be a great ev5t1 = !  
wond]ful woman 9 *>ge ( t s*ool :o _h   
done away ) ! cells1 tak5 d[n ! great   
spik$ iron f5ce & plant$ fl[]s 9 its    
/ead _h p]suad$ bo>d1 committee &       
municipality to p]mit h] to foll[ out ! 
"o great desire ( h] he>t4 ,! girls 7 to
 we> on ,sundays & o!r dress occasions  
:ite ,pet] ,?ompson suits1 big b[s (    
ribbon 9 _! hair & %9+1 well-fitt$ %oes4
  ,soon %e ent]$ ! room4 ,"o c\ld h>dly 
take h] eyes f t sweet1 sympa!tic1 calm1
 face4 ,a glance told "o %e might tru/  
h] ) h] s\l's secrets )\t fe> & might   
tell h] any?+ & %e w\ld und]/&4 ,aft] h]
 came ! girls & quietly1 ) an attractive
 self-consci\sness because ( _! new     
glory raim5t1 !y took _! seats4 ,:o c\ld
 fail to =give !m if !y f+]$ lov+ly !   
great s(t silk ,pet] ,?ompson ties &    
patt$ ! b[s on _! hair4 ,"s ( !m seem$  

sc>cely m ?an *ildr5 ?\gh "s 7 9 _! lat]
 te5s4 ,no "o ( ! gr\p pres5t t aft]noon
 w ev] =get h[ !y sang1 nor h[ !y li/5$ 
) eag] responsive faces4 ,no "o c tell  
:at new hopes & ambitions 7 born z !y   
sat 9 _! new f9]y1 "s ( !m = ! fir/ "t 9
 _! lives becom+ly dress$4  ,aft] !     
s]vice !y fil$ out1 put on _! long *eck$
 aprons & got supp]4 ,we saw ! b$s 9 !  
w>ds :]e all ! new com]s mu/ sleep1 !n !
 small] rooms ) six & f\r b$s1 ! /ill   
small] ) two & ! honor rooms :i* a girl 
might occupy alone & might arrange z %e 
*ose4 ,!re 7 fl[]s 9 all ! s+le rooms & 
pictures on ! walls4  ,x almo/ seem$ z  
we walk$ along ! edge ( ! drive ov] !   
walk ! girls _h laid1 t we 7 leav+ a    
bo>d+ s*ool :]e girls 7 be+ taught      
h\sehold economics & ! arts & crafts4   
,! woman :o _h wr\ght ! miracle :i* _h  
be5 wr\ght 9 t s*ool /ood at ! end ( !  
drive z we left & 9 response to !       
exclamation1 ,x seems impossible t ^!   
girls c\ld ev] h be5 guilty ( ! de$s !  
records %[6 %e answ]$1 ,^! girls are n  

vici\s4 ,x is aft] all a "q ( lead]%ip &
 !y foll[$ ! wrong lead]s4 ,%e paus$ a  
mom5t1 look$ back at ! build+s1 & !n    
said s(tly1 ,god pity ! girl :o is      
easily l$4 ,& 9 our he>ts we e*o$ h]    
pray]4     ,v  ,,! ,,girl ,,:o ,,is     
,,misund]/ood   ,e girl 9 ! _w ,i       
suppose has sometime 9 h] life felt t %e
 0 misund]/ood1 t e "o look$ at h] ?r\gh
 ! wrong glasses1 t no "o saw h] good   
qualities or appreciat$ h] abilities & t
 all ) :om %e _h to d int]pret$ h] at h]
 wor/4 ,! cry ( a girl's he>t = someone 
:o und]/&s is ! cry ( humanity4 ,no "o c
 p]fectly und]/& ano!r1 !re=e only ,god 
c be j4 ,& s 9 a s5se all girls are     
misund]/ood4 ,b !re are special types ( 
girls :o suff] m f be+ misund]/ood by _!
 families1 neighbors1 fri5ds1 & by      
/rang]s ?an d o!rs4  ,!re is !          
self-consci\s girl4 ,%y & made awkw>d by
 h] %yness1 unable to =get t %e has h&s 
& feet1 pa9fully aw>e t %e mu/ walk :ile
 o!rs wat* h]1 t %e is expect$ to say   
some?+ & ^? :o li/5 w criticize1 %e     

suff]s int5sely4 ,! great onru% ( self  
ov]:elms h]1 %e /amm]s1 blu%es1 f+]s &  
eyes help to reveal h] suff]+ & z soon z
 possible %e beats a retreat4 ,h[ int5se
 h] suff]+s are only ^? :o "k by        
exp]i5ce c say4 ,! %y & self-consci\s   
girl w always be misund]/ood4 ,p may be 
v sorry = h] b !y d n und]/& h]4 ,%e    
ne$s a fri5d :o has pass$ ?r\gh !       
self-consci\s /age to sympa?ize ) & help
 h]1 or "s girl quick to see h] good    
qualities :o c %[ confid5ce 9 h] & smoo?
 ov] ! awkw>d places = h]1 until %e     
becomes conv9c$ t %e is l o!r girls & t 
%e c d z !y d4  ,i %all nev] =get !     
*ange :i* h] fir/ ye> 9 college made 9 a
 girl fri5d ( m9e4 ,9 ! high s*ool %e 0 
exce$+ly %y4 ,h] recitations 7          
accompani$ by s mu* suff]+ t !y 7 pa9ful
 to witness4 ,h] writt5 te/s reveal$ an 
unusual m9d1 ke5 & active4 ,%e won !    
prize = ! be/ essay 9 a c\nty conte/4   
,%e 0 ask$ to read x to ! s*ool & ?\gh  
%e begg$ to be excus$1 h] tea*] insi/$4 
,%e slept little & ate little dur+ !    

days be=e x mu/ be read & on ! morn+ :5 
! s*ool assembl$ to he> x look$ pale &  
wan4 ,x 0 ) v evid5t ef=t t %e walk$ to 
! front ( ! plat=m4 ,h] lips op5$ b no  
voice came4 ,h] si/] ?\ght %e 0 go+ to  
fa9t b %e pull$ h]self toge!r & 0 able  
to read 9 a ?9 sc>$ voice :i* c\ld n be 
he>d ?ree seats away4 ,b ^? :o he>d & ^?
 :o read m>vel$ at ! ?\ghts :i* ! girl  
_h writt5 9 a cle> & orig9al fa%ion4    
,/ill :5 %e left = college %e 0 a       
misund]/ood & unappreciat$ girl 9 h] own
 home & among h] neighbors4  ,x seem$ z 
if %e c\ld n endure ! ?\ght ( a roommate
 b necessity (f]$ no alt]native4 ,%e    
rea*$ ! room fir/ & arrang$ all h]      
belong+s 9 h] accu/om$ c>eful & ord]ly  
way4 ,%e sat by ! w9d[ lonely &         
mis]able1 try+ to read1 :5 ! roommate   
came4 ,%e 0 a rosy-*eek$1 laugh+1       
vivaci\s girl :o greet$ h] z if %e _h   
always kn[n h] & did n seem to notice t 
%e receiv$ monosyllabic replies4 ,be=e  
an h\r _h pass$ ! %y1 self-consci\s girl
 0 d[n on h] knees help+ h] new fri5d   

unpack h] trunk & talk+ to h] m         
naturally ?an %e _h ev] talk$ ) anyone  
be=e4  ,! new roommate 0 a v wise girl1 
a little old] ?an mo/ girls ent]+       
college4 ,%e knew t ! girl ) :om %e mu/ 
live 0 %y ! mom5t %e caught sight ( h] &
 felt ! dread ) :i* %e _h wait$ h] com+4
 ,f ! "t %e 0 f\rte5 until %e left =    
college %e _h help$ h] fa!r make /rang]s
 9 8 *ur* & congregation feel at home4  
,%e knew j h[4  ,dur+ ! fir/ try+ days e
 "o greet$ ! %y girl cordially & !n gave
 _! att5tion to ! wide-awake1 int]e/+   
roommate4 ,b ! roommate always includ$  
h]4 ,h[ 0 x1 ,cl>a8 ,i don't j rememb]  
:at 0 said1 %e w\ld say1 sudd5ly turn+  
to ! girl :o blu%$ b answ]$ & f\nd %e   
c\ld1 to h] great surprise4 ,"u ! w>m? (
 h] roommate's confid5ce 9 h] & pride 9 
h] s*ol>%ip & ! ease ) :i* %e conqu]$ ! 
mo/ difficult subjects %e le>n$ to =get 
h]self4 ,a great long+ to help ! girls  
:o f\nd ?+s h>d came to h] & !y gladly  
accept$ h] help & lov$ h] = h] sympa?y4 
,! mon?s wr\ght a m>vel\s *ange & ?\gh  

%e f\nd x difficult 9 ! pres5ce ( !     
critical family to talk naturally at    
fir/1 /ill ! ?+s %e _h to tell prov$ s  
int]e/+ t !y =got to criticize & %e =got
 h]self :ile !y li/5$4 ,at ! ,high      
,s*ool ,s5iors' banquet %e spoke = h]   
college & h] bro!r decl>$ x ! be/ spee* 
made4  ,%e is a graduate n[ & all traces
 ( ! old awkw>dness h left h]4 ,%e is   
res]v$ b easy1 simple & graci\s 9 meet+ 
^? :om h] "w calls h] to meet & h] eye &
 h] he>t alike are op5 = ! self-consci\s
 girl :]ev] %e meets h]4 ,if %e 7 to try
 all h] life1 %e tells me1 %e c\ld nev] 
express h] gratitude = :at t roommate   
did = h]4  ,:at 0 x t happ5$ to h]8 ,%e 
=got h]self4 ,p _h told h] to d t be=e b
 %e c\ldn't1 = %e felt t !y 7 wat*+ to  
see h] make ! attempt4 ,!y call$        
att5tion to h] %yness1 h] roommate      
ignor$ x4 ,!y bade h] take "p 9         
conv]sation & jo9 ) o!rs 9 :at !y 7 do+2
 h] roommate gave h] a "p 9 !           
conv]sation & made a place = h] 9 all t 
!y 7 do+4 ,h] family & s*ool fri5ds said

 by _! mann] & sometimes 9 words1 ,!    
poor girl is s %y1 :at a pity x is4 ,!  
roommate express$ calm confid5ce 9 h] & 
9 mann] & words said1 ,y h no idea h[   
f9e %e is & h[ well wor? kn[+4  ,if a   
girl *ances to read ?is page :o is      
h]self popul> & :o f9ds x easy to meet p
 & jo9 naturally 9 :atev] h] neighbors  
may be do+1 has 9 h] circle ( fri5ds a  
%y1 awkw>d1 self-consci\s girl1 may %e  
see h] opportunity & realize h] mission4
 ,! pure k9dl9ess ( he>t & !            
?\ghtfulness :i* prompts a happy girl1  
free f ! pa9 ( self-consci\sness1 &     
always at ease ) h] fri5ds1 to %elt]1 /&
 by & call out ! be/ 9 a %y girl suff]+ 
f awkw>dness des]ve a ri* rew>d4  ,! v  
opposite ( ! girl :o is misund]/ood &   
und]valu$ because ( h] %yness1 is ! girl
 :o1 because ( h] boldness & indep5d5ce1
 h] c>elessness ( spee*1 hil>ity &      
adv5turesom5ess is misund]/ood4  ,%e    
doesn't mean any?+ by x1 said "o girl ( 
ano!r :om %e 0 try+ to def5d 9 ! pres5ce
 ( a critic1 %e is good he>t$1 g5]\s & j

 f9e1 b %e has be5 br\ght up 9 a l>ge   
family :]e !y h noisy times toge!r4 ,!  
critic accept$ ! explanation b /rang]s1 
new p :om %e met1 m5 & wom5 ^u ! /reet1 
con/antly misund]/ood ! girl ^:         
un=tunate mann]s w\ld lead "o to believe
 %e 0 a mo/ undesirable fri5d4 ,! girl 0
 consci\s t %e 0 misjudg$ & misund]/ood 
& 0 gr[+ h>d & beg9n+ n to c>e :5 an    
old] woman :o lov$ h] %[$ h] ) real tact
 :]e ! tr\ble lay4 ,no "o c\ld help     
admir+ t girl z %e /ruggl$ to ov]come ! 
?+s :i* _h be5 ! cause ( all !          
misund]/&+s4  ,i met a:ile ago1 a girl  
:om h] companions describ$ z wood54 ,i  
knew t %e want$ to talk ) me1 t %e 0    
int]e/$ 9 ! p :om ! gr\p 7 discuss+4 ,%e
 seem$ l a bright girl & ,i felt sure t 
%e _h ?\ghts ( h] own wor? he>+ if %e   
w\ld only express !m4 ,t 0 h] tr\ble4   
,%e c\ldn't f9d words s %e said yes1 &  
no ) ef=t :5 a rem>k 0 address$ directly
 to h]1 o!rwise %e 0 sil5t4 ,lat] 9 !   
day a girl fri5d :o really appreciat$ h]
 told me h[ v int]e/+ %e 0 :5 "o knew h]

 well en\gh to dispel ! awful fe> t %e  
%\ld say ! wrong ?+4 ,%e read ! v be/   
?+s & 0 conv]sant ) ! hi/ory ( important
 ev5ts all ov] ! _w4 ,%e is a regul>    
encyclop$ia1 said h] ard5t def5d]4  ,?is
 wood5 girl is misund]/ood simply       
because %e has n le>n$ to express !     
?\ghts %e has4 ,%e is unhappy1 & feels t
 p d n l h]1 & d n enjoy h] company4 ,9 
h] he>t %e blames !m4 ,b "o _c expect   
ev]yone to p5etrate ! ext]ior & see &   
appreciate real wor?4 ,mo/ p take u =   
:at we seem to be & if we appe> cold1   
un9t]e/+ & ill at ease1 !y seek         
pleasant] companions4 ,! wood5 girl c   
ov]come h] /iffness & le>n to let p see 
t %e ?9ks4 ,%e c cultivate a v r>e      
art--! art ( li/5+ ) appreciation4 ,!re 
are v few li/5]s 9 any gr\p ( p & (t5 n 
"o 9 a gr\p ( wom54 ,x is a great ?+ to 
be able to li/5 ) t att5tion & int]e/   
:i* draws out ! v be/ 9 ! "o :o is      
talk+4  ,m ?an t ! girl :o is t]m$ wood5
 c le>n to express h]self 9 words4 ,%e  
may nev] become a great talk] b %e ne$ n

 regret t4 ,%e c take "p 9 conv]sation &
 c make x easy = p to talk ) h]4 ,i "k a
 girl :o plans be=e sp5d+ a social ev5+ 
) fri5ds :at %e w talk ab\t4 ,foll[+ !  
advice ( h] "m :o has suff]$ mu* ?r\gh  
inability to talk1 %e holds imag9>y     
conv]sations :i* (t5 become real :5 %e  
meets p lat]4 ,%e makes a special ef=t  
to rememb] ! names ( ^? :om %e meets &  
"s ( ! ?+s 9 :i* !y are especially      
int]e/$4 ,%e is le>n+ to rememb] ! names
 ( books & _! au?ors & publi%]s1 %e     
takes special pa9s to rememb] wor? :ile 
magaz9e articles & la/ spr+ p appeal$ to
 h] aga9 & aga9 = in=mation reg>d+ !    
,balkan situation4 ,%e is mak+ h]self an
 int]e/+ companion & 9 a few ye>s ,i    
believe all traces ( ! awkw>d wood5     
sil5ce w disappe>4  ,9 ! long l9e (     
misund]/ood girls1 are _m ^: int]e/s &  
en?usiasms are altoge!r outside _!      
imm$iate environm5t4 ,!re are girls at  
college & sometimes at bo>d+-s*ool :o h 
se5 a l>g] _w & h come to love ! real   
?+s ( life4 ,!y f9d x v h>d to wa/e !   

days 9 sup]ficialities4 ,!y long to h   
life mean m ?an a r\nd ( social ev5ts1 &
 ! family & fri5ds misund]/&4 ,"s girls 
( ?is sort h solv$ ! problem by ga9+    
cons5t to plan _! own days4 ,"s h nev]  
be5 able to ga9 t cons5t & h gone on =  
ye>s 9 unhapp9ess4 ,o!rs h le>n$ to     
inject into ! seem+ly sup]ficial "s real
 ?+s & h f\nd an outlet = ! be/ t is 9  
!m ?r\gh "w = ^? 9 ne$4 ,"o mu/ feel    
real sympa?y = ! girl :o1 /riv+ to be h]
 be/1 to live above ! r\nd ( pett9ess & 
selfi% pleasure1 is met ) disapproval & 
misund]/&+4  ,_m a girl is misund]/ood  
by ! "o p]son 9 ! _w :o ought to und]/& 
h] be/--h] "m4 ,p]haps m bitt] te>s are 
%$ by girls because _! mo!rs d n und]/& 
?an = any o!r reason4 ,! misund]/&+     
(t5times is ! result ( temp]am5t4 ,x is 
exce$+ly h>d = two p ( diametrically    
opposite temp]am5ts to live 9 close     
association )\t cla%es4 ,"o ( ! mo/     
pitiful ?+s 9 home life today is se5 :]e
 "m & daught] h opposite int]e/s &      
sympa?ies & lack self-control4 ,!       

con/ant criticism & judg+ ( "o ano!r1 ! 
quick-temp]$ comm&s & dem&s on ! "p ( "o
 & ! sull5 yield+ on ! "p ( ! o!r make  
"o he>t-sick4  ,i am read+ ov] a lett] f
 a girl :o says1 ,i hone/ly love my "m4 
,i am pr\d ( ! ?+s %e c d & ,i admire h]
 beauty4444 ,i am tw5ty-two ye>s old1 v 
ord9>y look+ & n a social success4 ,i am
 a con/ant disappo9tm5t to "m4 ,our     
op9ions ab\t ev]y?+ diff]4 ,we _c agree 
^u ! mo/ trivial ?+s4 ,:5 fa!r 0 liv+ he
 laugh$ at u & 8 g5ial _s made ?+s easi]
 b ! la/ two ye>s h be5 dreadful4 ,:at c
 we d8 ,"m does n ne$ me4 ,:5 ,i am away
 on a visit ev]y?+ goes smoo?ly at home 
& h] lett]s to me are affectionate4 ,i  
love !m & h kept !m to read :5 x does n 
seem z if %e c\ld c>e = me4 ,my uncle   
has ask$ me to come to _! home 9 ,d---- 
to be a companion = 8 sev5te5-ye>-old   
daught] :o is lame4 ,i love h] & we get 
on well toge!r4 ,ought ,i leave my "m & 
g8 ,%e says ,i may d j z ,i wi% & does n
 seem to m9d ! ?\ght ( my go+4444  ,"h  
is a cle> case ( cla% ( temp]am5ts4 ,bo?

 are to blame1 ea* is misund]/ood4 ,9   
?is p>ticul> case x seems wise t !      
daught] %\ld1 = a "t at lea/1 accept h] 
uncle's (f]4 ,%e may le>n f a di/ance to
 und]/& h] "m bett] & h] "m may m fully 
appreciate h] daught]4 ,(t5 x is f>     
bett] t two p :o con/antly cla% %\ld    
le>n ap>t to respect & honor "o ano!r   
?an to live 9 a qu>relsome1 fretful     
atmosph]e :i* is b\nd to bani% deep     
affection & respect z well4 ,"s daught]s
 _c be _! be/ at home & "s mo!rs c nev] 
reveal _! be/ selves 9 _! daught]s'     
pres5ce4 ,t su* c be ! case is mo/      
un=tunate & wrong4 ,away back 9 !       
daught]'s *ildhood someone 0 c>eless1 9 
e>ly girlhood a ?9 p>tition 0 rais$ :i* 
%ut out mutual love & tru/4 ,x might !n 
h be5 de/roy$1 b 0 left until x became a
 b>ri] almo/ impossible to break d[n4   
,b !re are "s girls :o are misund]/ood  
by _! mo!rs1 & :o because ( circum/ances
 mu/ accept x & le>n1 despite           
misund]/&+1 to let love triumph4 ,!re is
 mu* t e girl owes to h] "m ev5 ?\gh x  

be true t %e is unfair & unju/4  ,"o ( !
 sweete/ home mak]s ,i h ev] kn[n1 9 ^: 
family x seems to me no cross or        
critical ^w is ev] spok51 ^: boys &     
girls tru/ h] absolutely & love h]      
devot$ly1 le>n$ h] pati5ce & =be>ance1  
acquir$ h] f9e c\rtesy & graci\sness 9 !
 ye>s :5 %e 0 a misund]/ood girl & _h to
 live 9 an atmosph]e ( petulance1       
ill-temp] & selfi%ness4  ,! misund]/ood 
girl :atev] may be ! reason = !         
misund]/&+ mu/ cultivate frankness4 ,%e 
mu/ le>n to be g5]\s1 %e mu/ help p to  
und]/& h]4 ,%e mu/ believe t be+        
misund]/ood %\ld deep5 h] sympa?y &     
increase h] tact4 ,"o ( ! mo/ m>vel\s   
tea*]s 9 our c\ntry today1 :o succe$s 9 
awak5+ dull he>ts & m9ds1 9 controll+   
wayw>d & wilful *ildhood1 :5 ask$ to    
expla9 h] p[] said simply1 ,i 0 a       
misund]/ood *ild4 ,h[ ,i suff]$6 ,my    
mission is to relieve ! suff]+ ( !      
misund]/ood1 :atev] ! cause4  ,!re is a 
v brief pray] :i* e misund]/ood girl    
might well pray daily1 ,help u to und]/&

 z we long to be und]/ood4     ,,vi  ,,!
 ,,indiff]5t ,,girl   ,until %e has     
ent]$ ^u h] te5s ! attitude ( !         
don't-c>e is r>e ) ! av]age girl4 ,%e   
ei!r he>tily approves or frankly        
disapproves ( ^? ?+s t cross h] pa? or  
claim h] att5tion4 ,b ) ! com+ ( ! te5s 
^? closely associat$ ) ! girl (t5 become
 consci\s ( ! loss ( t spontane\s       
response :i* has made h] su* a delight4 
,! tea*] is puzzl$ by ?is *ange1 wond]s 
if %e has (f5d$ ! girl1 r$\bles h] ef=ts
 to make ! lesson int]e/+ & seeks to w9 
! girl's confid5ce4 ,sometimes h] ef=ts 
are rew>d$ by r5ew$ int]e/ b (t5 !      
attitude ( indiff]5ce p]si/s4 ,! girl's 
"m feels ke5ly ! *ange 9 h] once        
expressive1 (t5 demon/rative *ild1 eag] 
to talk & anxi\s to jo9 9 ev]y?+1 & says
 9 a tone ( condemnation t %e _c und]/& 
h] daught]4  ,! pres5ce1 9 a class ( t5 
or twelve girls1 ( ev5 "o indiff]5t     
girl1 or ! pres5ce 9 ! s*oolroom ( ?ree 
or f\r su* girls1 *ills ! en?usiasm ( ! 
tea*] & ! class4 ,su* a girl is a wet   

blanket1 %e is a cl\d /eal-9 across !   
sun on a glori\s morn+4 ,h] indiff]5ce  
is contagi\s4 ,%e *anges ! atmosph]e4   
,if ! class is plann+ an ent]ta9m5t %e  
does n c>e :at !y h1 %e does n c>e :e!r 
%e has any "p 9 x or n1 %e has no *oice 
z to ! way ! class funds are sp5t1 %e   
does n want to look up any assign$      
topics1 d any special "w1 or take "p 9  
any debate or discussion4  ,%e is a v   
real problem to tea*]1 p>5ts & fri5ds4  
,to be able to diagnose h] tr\ble       
correctly & f9d a rem$y = x is well wor?
 e ef=t ( ^? :o h h] pres5t & future 9  
*>ge4 ,be=e "o c hope to help h] he mu/ 
discov] ! cause ( h] tr\ble4 ,reprim&+  
h] is ( little avail1 & discuss+ h]     
indiff]5ce ) h] is useless4  ,"s ye>s   
ago a "y tea*] 9 ! eigh? grade 9 a      
public s*ool consult$ me reg>d+ a girl (
 f\rte5 ^: indiff]5ce 0 a great s\rce ( 
trial4 ,! girl came to s*ool ) fair     
regul>ity4 ,at t5 & elev5 %e _h be5     
consid]$ a v bright pupil b 0 n[ bel[ ! 
av]age 9 all h] "w4 ,%e (t5 express$ !  

wi% t %e ne$ n g to s*ool b :5 all[$ to 
rema9 at home 0 re/less & unhappy4      
,obs]vation ( ! girl 9 class %[$ all t !
 "y tea*] _h said to be true4 ,! girl   
took no volunt>y "p 9 ! recitation & :5 
call$ ^u h] usual answ] 0 ,i don't "k4  
,i talk$ ) h] & %e said %e lik$ ! tea*]1
 %e lik$ ! s*ool & h] classmates4 ,%e   
did n c>e ab\t !m especially4 ,%e did n 
"k :e!r %e w\ld g to high s*ool or n2 %e
 didn't c>e ei!r way4 ,%e did n "k :at  
%e want$ to d :5 %e grew old]4 ,h]      
excuse = fall+ s f> beh9d h] record (   
o!r ye>s & h] unwill+ness to recite 0 t 
%e did n feel l /udy+ & t %e c\ld n seem
 to rememb] :at %e read4 ,%e said %e    
felt well b %e 0 gr[+ v rapidly & did n 
seem /rong4  ,i call$ ^u h] "m & le>n$ t
 %e 0 greatly conc]n$ because ( ! *anges
 9 h] daught]4 ,i 0 surpris$ to f9d1    
h[ev]1 t %e /at$ q calmly t ! girl's    
appetite 0 n good & t %e compla9$ ( be+ 
unable to sleep & ( hav+ dreadful       
dreams4 ,! "m _h n consult$ a physician4
 ,%e scold$ ! girl = be+ lazy &         

indiff]5t2 at s*ool ! tea*] reprim&$ h] 
con/antly4 ,i urg$ ! "m by all !        
argum5ts ,i knew to see a physician at  
once4 ,%e said h] husb& s]i\sly object$ 
to "o's runn+ to ! doctor all ! "t1 & t 
he ?\ght ! girl w\ld come out all "r4   
,if %e did n brace up pretty soon1 %e   
add$1 !y might take h] out ( s*ool & put
 h] to "w4 ,dur+ ! w9t] ! girl contract$
 a heavy cold & h] indiff]5ce & app>5t  
laz9ess increas$4 ,! "m 0 f9ally en\gh  
impress$ by our conc]n = ! girl to take 
h] to a good physician4 ,he f\nd h] to  
be 9 a v run-d[n /ate1 9 bad condition  
n]v\sly1 & really ill4  ,a ye> out (    
s*ool1 sp5t 9 a c\ntry t[n ) h] aunt1   
:]e %e _h ! be/ ( food1 fre% air &      
ex]cise1 cur$ ?is indiff]5t girl        
entirely4  ,cont9ual heada*e is (t5 !   
cause ( indiff]5ce1 & eye /ra9 or       
improp] food ! cause ( ! heada*e4 ,!    
fir/ duty ( ^? 9 *>ge ( ! indiff]5t     
girl1 be=e pass+ judgm5t ^u h]1 is to   
make sure t ! physical condition is n at
 ! bottom ( ! tr\ble4 ,_m a case (      

indiff]5ce & loss ( spontane\s int]e/1  
:i* _c be cur$ by puni%m5t1 by          
p]suasion1 by pray]s or exhortation1 c  
be cur$ by a wise physician4  ,sometimes
 a girl becomes indiff]5t f lack ( a    
sympa!tic environm5t4 ,%e feels t o!rs d
 n c>e ab\t h] & t :at %e does makes no 
real diff]5ce to any "o4 ,%e may be     
surr\nd$ by pov]ty1 :]e ! /ruggle to    
exi/ is s ke5 t !re is no "t to ?9k ( ! 
girl & h] ne$s1 or %e may h e luxury yet
 be d5i$ ! companion%ip ( "o :o und]/&s4
  ,i am ?9k+ n[ ( a girl ( fifte51 :o   
does n seem 9 any way to belong 9 !     
family :]e %e 0 born4 ,h] si/]s are at  
"w 9 ! factory & cont5t4 ,!y are sweet1 
attractive & good4 ,b %e does n want to 
"w 9 ! factory4 ,%e w\ld give ! _w to h 
a room alone1 t c\ld be all fix$ up1 z  
%e w\ld l x4 ,! family _c und]/& h]4 ,%e
 c h none ( ! ?+s = :i* %e longs1 %e is 
n able to be ) ! sort ( p %e loves &    
admires4 ,%e wants good books1 %e enjoys
 music & longs to be p]mitt$ to f9i% h] 
high s*ool c\rse4 ,%e is will+ to "w out

 ( s*ool h\rs1 to d any?+ if only %e may
 cont9ue to /udy4 ,because ! family     
consid] all h] notions ridicul\s1 & all 
%e longs = seems impossible1 !          
don't-c>e1 reckless _s & ! indiff]5t    
:at's ! use anyway are gradually        
envelop+ h] :ole life4  ,surr\nd$ by mu*
 t money c buy1 a mo/ int]e/+ girl :om  
,i met rec5tly is surr5d]+ all h]       
int]e/s to ! don't-c>e _s because ! "o  
great desire ( h] he>t is n to be       
gratifi$4 ,%e has be5 urg$ to ent] ^u ! 
duties ( ! social _w b says %e has tri$ 
x & despises society4 ,%e does n c>e    
ab\t travel1 %e wants to be tra9$ z a   
nurse1 ent] a s*ool ( philan?ropy & !n  
become a di/rict work] among ! poor4 ,h]
 fa!r w n li/5 to ! plan1 h] aunt       
opposes x1 h] bro!r laughs at x4  ,%e   
says t n[ s9ce all h] mo/ e>ne/ desires 
c nev] be fulfill$ %e doesn't c>e ab\t  
any?+4 ,x 0 a long "t be=e ! tea*] ( !  
,bible class ( :i* %e 0 a memb] c\ld    
believe t ?is indiff]5t girl ^: sil5ce  
_h annoy$ h] ea* ,sunday 0 long+ to s]ve

 h] fell[m5 & _h lo/ he>t because ! way 
0 block$4 ,x 0 only :5 %e _h made a     
special & e>ne/ attempt to really "k !  
girl t %e le>n$ ! tru?4  ,no "o c act   
wisely 9 ! d>k1 & be=e pass+ judgm5t ^u 
! indiff]5t girl :o may try "o's s\l1 he
 %\ld "k :e!r 9 ! ?w>t+ ( all h]        
desires1 ! d5ial ( ! "r to foll[ h]     
natural incl9ation = "w & s]vice1 lies !
 explanation ( h] indiff]5ce4  ,_m times
 ! girl :o seems indiff]5t1 is s only on
 ! outside4 ,%e has develop$ m z a boy  
develops & does n wi% to reveal h] be/  
self1 nor ev5 9 ! lea/ degree h] deep]  
feel+s4 ,%e hides4 ,:5 ?+s are v s]i\s  
or pa!tic %e sometimes laughs half      
n]v\sly4 ,%e looks out ( ! w9d[1 at !   
ceil+1 :isp]s to h] neighbor or assumes 
! mo/ dis9t]e/$1 sup]ior air possible if
 %e is at all impress$4 ,:5 "o sees h]  
alone1 x is a great surprise to discov] 
a new girl :o is by no means indiff]5t1 
:o has ?\ghts & c express !m :5 o!r     
girls are n !re to li/54 ,h] indiff]5ce 
is n a s]i\s matt]1 is usually ( %ort   

duration & is expla9$ by ! attitude (   
self-suffici5cy :i* manife/s itself 9 ! 
te5s4  ,! girl really indiff]5t to      
ev]y?+1 unless %e be ill1 does n exi/4  
,!re is a po9t ( contact1 a l9e (       
int]e/4 ,! girl indiff]5t to religion1  
to ! "w ( ! *ur*1 to h] /udies1 may be  
ke5ly alive to ! call ( o!r ?+s--h]     
fri5ds1 plans = h] future1 all l9es (   
social life4 ,la/ summ] ,i met a girl ( 
sev5te51 indiff]5t to all int]e/s save  
nature /udy4 ,%e _h fail$ 9 ! languages1
 0 defeat$ by ma!matics1 b c\ld sit h\rs
 9 ! woods wait+ = a t9y bird1 or a     
squirrel to pose = h]4 ,%e _h made "s   
rem>kable photographs & t9t$ !m         
beautifully4  ,! usual social int]e/s ( 
! girls ( h] age bor$ h]4 ,h] "m /at$ to
 sympa!tic fri5ds t ! girl 0 hopeless1  
indiff]5t to e plan = h] future4 ,! girl
 9 turn said half defiantly1 t %e did n 
c>e1 & x made no diff]5ce to h] :at p   
?\ght ( h]4 ,x w\ld h be5 s easy _h ! "r
 guidance be5 giv51 to help ! girl see !
 great ne$ a real naturali/ w\ld "o day 

feel = ! languages1 to %[ h] t %e _h "s 
social duties & to let !m be z few z    
possible1 giv+ h] e opportunity to      
develop h] special tal5ts & int]e/s4 ,b 
! wise guid+ h& 0 n pres5t & s ! girl   
grew h>d1 indiff]5t1 & creat$ an        
atmosph]e ( con/ant friction4  ,into a  
night c\rt 9 "o ( ! cities !re 0 br\ght 
an exce$+ly pretty girl j out ( h] te5s4
 ,%e seem$ :olly indiff]5t to any moral 
appeal & consci5ce 0 evid5tly dead4 ,%e 
w\ld make no promises = future          
good-behavior1 %e %[$ no evid5ce ( %ame4
 ,%e 0 unmov$ by ! matron's words (     
appeal4 ,:5 %e f\nd t %e 0 to be deta9$ 
?r\gh ! day %e begg$ ! woman probation  
(fic] to g ) h] to h] home say+ t h] "m 
0 ill & %e fe>$ ! result if %e did n    
return z usual4 ,) a great desire to    
befri5d ! girl ! (fic] w5t4 ,%e f\nd a  
sweet pale-fac$ woman suff]+ f incurable
 he>t tr\ble1 a bright beautiful girl ( 
sixte5 :o 0 tak+ ! bus9ess c\rse 9 !    
high s*ool & a t5-ye>-old boy4 ,! flat 0
 airy1 neatly furni%$ & seem$ a v happy 

home4 ,! girl told h] "m t %e _h _h     
breakfa/ & mu/ be away t day on bus9ess 
b w\ld return = supp]4 ,! love ( t "m = 
! daught] :o bade h] good-by s t5d]ly1 !
 evid5t affection ( ! y\ng] si/] & !    
admiration ( ! boy greatly impress$ !   
(fic]4  ,! girl walk$ 9 sil5ce back to !
 /ation1 !n %e broke d[n4  ,n[1 y see :y
 ,i *ose ! /reet to make a liv+1 %e     
said4 ,we us$ fa!r's life insurance & "m
 _h to h ?+s4 ,%e w n live a mon? n[1 ! 
doctor says4 ,my si/] c soon e>n h] own 
liv+ & ,i c help ,fr$ until he is old   
en\gh to help himself1 by work+ 9 my old
 position4 ,b = a :ile ,i mu/ h money6  
,i hate myself1 y und]/&1 b ,i _h to h !
 money4 ,oh1 "m1 "m1 x is ! la/ ?+ y    
w\ld h me d1 b ,i did x = y & ! *ildr51 
%e sobb$4 ,?is 0 ! h>d1 indiff]5t girl  
:o didn't c>e = any?+4 ,! matron & (fic]
 look+ at ! sobb+ girl record$ "o m     
trag$y ^u ! annals ( _! exp]i5ce & set  
ab\t help+ "o m girl back into ! /raight
 way4  ,9 h[ _m types we f9d h]1 !      
indiff]5t girl & ! girl :o does n c>e1 &

 = :at v>i$ reasons indiff]5ce & ! don't
 c>e _s h fall5 ^u h]4 ,:atev] ! cause (
 h] indiff]5ce %e is a problem4 ,"o ( ! 
,high ,s*ool girls 9 a gr\p discuss+    
ano!r girl put x q =cefully :5 %e said1 
,yes1 ,i'd l to help ,alice1 b %e       
doesn't want to be help$4 ,%e j doesn't 
c>e ab\t any?+4 ,if y don't invite h] %e
 doesn't seem to m9d1 if y d %e doesn't 
c>e :e!r %e goes or n4 ,i'd r die ?an n 
c>e ab\t any?+4 ,su* p are s uncom=table
 to h ar\nd1 ,i'd r h a girl :o gets    
mad1 0 ! op9ion ( ano!r 9 ! gr\p4 ,"y p 
feel naturally t !re is some?+ vitally  
wrong ab\t ! girl :o has no en?usiasm1  
:om all ! int]e/+ life ( e day fails to 
ar\se4 ,& !re is some?+ wrong4 ,!       
problem fac+ ^? :o h to d ) ! indiff]5t1
 don't c>e girl is to f9d :at is wrong4 
,indiff]5ce is m]ely a symptom--!re is  
always a cause4 ,"o may discov] if he w 
! ?+s to :i* ! girl is n indiff]5t1 h]  
real int]e/s4 ,kn[+ ^!1 he sees ! door  
?r\gh :i* he mu/ g to awak5 o!r int]e/s4
 ,sympa?y & fri5d%ip are ! foes (       

indiff]5ce4 ,if "o feels ) ! girl :o    
does n c>e1 he may help to awak5 h]     
int]e/s4 ,fri5d%ip c discov] causes :i* 
no?+ else c f9d4  ,b !re is "o ^w :i*   
mu/ be /rick5 f ! vocabul>y ( p>5ts1    
tea*]s & fri5ds1 :o hope to awak5 !     
indiff]5t girl4 ,x is ! ^w hopelessly4  
,hopelessly dull1 hopelessly bad1       
hopelessly indiff]5t6 ,exp]i5ce tea*es t
 ^! mu/ g4 ,no tea*] has a hopeless     
pupil1 no "m has a hopeless daught]4 ,"o
 may reg>d ! indiff]5t girl z a         
difficult problem b nev] a hopeless "o4 
,beh9d ! indiff]5ce & ! don't-c>e is !  
real girl & "o mu/ ) pati5ce & sympa?y  
f9d h]4     ,,vii  ,,! ,,girl ,,:o      
,,wor%ips ,,! ,,tw9 ,,idols   ,! tw9    
idols t accept ) all ! complac5cy ( an  
anci5t ,buddha ! devotion ( m wor%ip]s  
?an any *ur* or cre$ c claim are ,fa%ion
 & ,pleasure4 ,n sane fa%ion :i* helps  
make m5 & wom5 attractive & clo!s !m )  
neatness & c>e1 protects !m by          
c\rtesies1 & %ields !m by               
conv5tionalities1 b mad fa%ion4 ,n real 

pleasure t fills eye ) delight & days ) 
happ9ess t w be rememb]$ ev5 :5 "o is   
old & days are d>k & h>d b mad pleasure1
 ! ?ief & robb]4  ,:at co/ly sacrifices 
are (f]$ e h\r ( ! day & night to ! tw9 
idols4 ,:5 m5 & wom5 away back 9 ! dim  
pa/ laid _! *ildr5 9 ! h&s ( ,baal !y   
made _! weird music1 sang _! wild songs 
& %\t$ al\d t !y might dr[n ! appeal ( !
 sacrifice4 ,! d>k ages h pass$4 ,x is !
 enlight5$ age--& yet ) music & %\t+s1  
weird danc+s & songs m5 & wom5 today    
dr[n ! appeal ( ! co/ly sacrifice laid  
on ! alt> be=e ,fa%ion & ,pleasure4     
,illu/ration3 ,,%e ,,wor%ips ,,pleasure 
,,& ,,fa%ion  ,!re 9 h] room sits ,ell5 
,gregg1 t is %e us$ to be ,ell51 %e is  
n[ deeply (f5d$ if fri5ds =get to call  
h] ,eleanor4 ,%e is an ard5t wor%ip] ( !
 ,idols4 ,:5 %e 0 twelve & f\rte5 %e 0 a
 frank1 cont5t$1 happy girl1 simple 9 h]
 ta/es & able to h a good "t 9 mo/      
inexp5sive ways4 ,a trolley ride to a   
p>k & supp] "u ! trees %e look$ =w>d to 
= days & enjoy$ 9 retrospect1 until a   

trip to ! lake1 a conc]t1 a visit to !  
picture gall]ies1 or a %opp+ t\r d[n t[n
 :]e %e sp5t ! tw5ty-five c5ts %e _h    
e>n$ & sav$1 gave h] ano!r happy day to 
rememb]4 ,eleanor is n[ eighte5 & %e has
 be5 at "w = two ye>s4 ,%e ne$s pla9    
becom+ dresses1 pl5ty ( %irt wai/s1     
s5sible1 pretty %oes1 rubb]s1 a         
ra9-coat1 a suit1 two becom+ hats1 = x  
is ! beg9n+ ( w9t]4 ,b %e has none ( ^! 
?+s4 ,%e has j be5 kneel+ be=e ! alt> & 
has laid h] co/ly sacrifice ( common    
s5se & com=t1 p]haps ( heal?1 !re 9 !   
pres5ce ( ,fa%ion & ,pleasure4 ,h] face 
is tr\bl$ z %e sits !re 9 h] room = !   
memory ( h] "m's repro( & h] bro!r's    
disapproval /+s a little4 ,b 9 a mom5t  
%e looks t[>d ! b$4 ,ly+ ^u x1 smoo!d   
out c>efully1 is ! result ( !           
sacrifice--a ?9 silk g[n ( pale/ blue   
drap$ ) a fragile *iffon1 trimm$ &      
caught up ) cry/al drops & t9y rosebuds4
 ,x is a pretty ?+4 ,besides x is a     
spotless :ite out+ coat1 r\gh1 & to     
quote ! words ( ! cl]k :o help$ h]      

select x1 exce$+ly modi%4 ,!re are pale 
blue /ock+s & pumps4 ,%e did hesitate   
ab\t ! pumps b !y 7 !re4 ,! hat 0 !re   
too4 ,%e hop$ to g p]haps to two dances1
 %e knew %e %\ld g to ! !at]1 = %e      
already _h an invitation & !re might be 
ano!r4 ,besides t %e int5d$ to g h]self 
& invite "o ( ! girls if %e 7 able to   
get all ! ?+s paid = be=e ! !at] season 
0 ov]4 ,la/ ye> ev]y?+ got %abby s      
quickly & look$ l a rag1 be=e ! season 0
 ov] b %e hop$ = bett] luck ?is "t4 ,%e 
rose & put h] new possessions away v    
c>efully 9 ! little closet & boxes &    
turn$ to ! mirror4 ,! hair dress] _h %[n
 h] a new way to dress h] hair & %e tri$
 x n[ h]self4 ,aft] a long "t %e met )  
fair success4 ,%e did n call ! family to
 see ! result1 = !re might be m words ( 
disapproval & ?\gh !y w\ld n influ5ce h]
 9 ! lea/ /ill x 0 a bore to li/5 to !m4
 ,! new arrangem5t 0 v uncom=table & x  
did seem /range to be app>5tly )\t e>s b
 %e 0 an e>ne/ devotee & :at x pleas$ ! 
idol to dictate1 t %e did4 ,next %e tri$

 ! new concoctions = *eeks & eyebr[s4 ,!
 result pleas$ h]4 ,%e call$ to h] "m to
 ask ! "t & exclaim+ at ! lat5ess ( !   
h\r call$ back t %e 0 dead tir$ & w\ld g
 to b$4 ,:5 %e hung up h] skirt %e 0    
dismay$ to see h[ worn x 04 ,%e _h paid 
= ! /yle 9 x1 n = ! mat]ial4 ,%e did n g
 to sleep directly ?\gh %e _h a "r to be
 tir$1 = %e _h to get up v e>ly ea*     
morn+ & %e 0 oblig$ to /& all day at h] 
"w4 ,b %e 0 tr\bl$4 ,ev5 ! pleasure (   
possess+ ! clo!s s c>efully protect$ 9 !
 closet c\ld n take away ! anxiety      
produc$ by ! consci\s ne$ ( rubb]s & a  
w9t] suit4 ,b at la/ ! poor little      
devotee1 ! ard5t wor%ip] ( ! tw9 idols1 
worn out by ?9k+ ( x all fell asleep4   
,ov] on ,blank ,/reet1 9 ano!r "p ( t[n 
t day1 ano!r wor%ip] & h] devot$ "m _h  
be5 talk+ ov] plans = ! future4 ,bo? 7  
climb]s1 at lea/ !y ?\ght x 0 climb+4   
,!y _h social ambitions & x 0 :isp]$ by 
_! enemies t !y int5d$1 at :atev] co/ to
 ent] ! inn] circle ( ^? :o wor%ip$ !   
idols4 ,la/ ye> ! "y girl :o want$ to g 

to college _h come out4 ,x _h be5 a     
wond]ful season b x _h left h] ) a pale 
face & d>k circles "u h] lovely eyes4 ,!
 re/ cure _h done mu* = h] b h]         
physician _h said ano!r season 9 t[n    
w\ld undo all t _h be5 done4 ,h] "m 0   
loa? to believe x4 ,%e _h always be5    
able to dismiss h] husb&'s argum5ts & _h
 done s successfully ! night be=e :5 he 
plead = a ye> ( r\gh+ x 9 ! we/1 society
 =gott5 & ! ?+s ( nature = amusem5t &   
fun4 ,if we drop out n[1 %e told h]     
daught]1 all is lo/4 ,& s !y made _!    
plans4 ,! daught] 0 n an adept 9 le>n+ !
 rapid succession ( comb9ation dances   
:]e9 ori5talism1 ! h>em1 ! subm]g$ t5?1 
& ! v>i\s bea/s ( ! field & f[ls ( !    
b>ny>d figur$1 s ! fir/ /ep 0 to secure 
a tea*] :o w\ld correct h] errors & give
 h] skill 9 ! p]=mances :i* _h robb$ s  
_m ( h] fri5ds ( all res]ve & _h taught 
!m ! ab&onm5t ( motion4  ,%e _h tri$ to 
take a nap t aft]noon b sleep w\ld n    
come ?\gh %e obey$ all ! rules = captur+
 x4 ,h] fa!r's blood 0 9 h] ve9s & ev5  

h] tra9+ _h fail$ to oblit]ate all ( !  
h>d s5se :i* _h help$ him pass 8        
neighbors 9 ! race = money :i* %\ld w9 !
 covet$ title ,a ,success4  ,%e did n l 
! dances1 %e knew %e 0 n equal to ! r\nd
 ( v>i$ functions t lay be=e h]4 ,b %e 0
 a wor%ip]--%e bl9dly foll[$ ,fa%ion--%e
 b[$ 9 ! pres5ce ( ,pleasure--& at la/  
sigh+ we>ily1 murmur$ s(tly1 ,well1 !re 
is no way out4 ,"m has set h] he>t on x 
& "o might z well die z to be out (     
ev]y?+--%e laid h] sacrifice ^u ! alt>1 
took up a book & /opp$ ?9k+4  ,x is easy
 to ?9k t %e is b "o1 & p]haps ! great  
exception1 t because %e is n physically 
/rong %e %r9ks f ! long gay season4 ,b  
%e is only "o ( _m1 "s v "y & /rong1 &  
"s 9 ! tw5ties :o h he>ts & f9d !m      
unsatisfi$1 :o long to be free b held 9 
! grip ( ! tw9 idols at la/ b[ d[n &    
wor%ip4  ,9 ! home ( a %oemak] :]e food 
0 co>se b pl5tiful & :]e ! loose        
casem5ts & cracks 9 walls & doors defi$ 
all ef=ts to keep out ! air1 grew up a  
little rosy-*eek$1 black-hair$ girl4 ,:5

 %e 0 f\rte5 %e 0 tall = h] age1 h]     
black hair 0 abundant & beautiful1 h]   
l>ge1 d>k eyes snapp$ & sp>kl$ 9 laught]
 or 9 ang]4 ,%e w5t to "w4 ,z yet %e _h 
?\ght little ab\t ! tw9 idols4 ,be=e !  
ye> _h pass$1 %e knelt be=e !m4 ,at !   
end ( ! second ye> %e _h (f]$ 9 _! "n1  
tru? & hone/y 9 ex*ange = furs1 a silv] 
purse & a beautiful necklace4 ,h] p>5ts 
unable to speak ,engli%1 ready to       
believe t any?+ 0 possible 9 ! new l&   
suspect$ no?+4 ,be=e ! close ( ! ?ird   
ye>1 :5 %e 0 b sev5te51 9 mad devotion  
to ,fa%ion & ,pleasure1 %e _h laid      
h]self1 a liv+ sacrifice ^u ! alt>4  ,9 
! same city :]e %e _h foll[$ s madly 9  
pursuit ( pleasure & dress1 9 a         
com=table home ^u "o ( ! new av5ues :]e 
"y %ade trees1 mod]n h\ses1 neatly      
trimm$ lawns1 all spoke ( ! "y p j />t+ 
out = !mselves1 !re liv$ a family try+ 9
 va9 to f9d happ9ess4 ,bo? 7 "y1 %e only
 tw5ty1 he tw5ty-two4 ,%e wor%ip$ !     
idols4 ,he wor%ip$ h]4 ,%e _h social    
ambitions4 ,%e ne$$ money to c>ry !m    

out4 ,he got x z fa/ z he c\ld & he 0   
do+ pretty well4 ,b x 0 n en\gh4 ,t     
night !y _h said bitt] words to ea* o!r1
 !n _h rep5t$ & he _h begg$ h] to be    
c>eful1 to try = a :ile to d )\t        
unnecess>y ?+s = 8 sake & said t %e 0 m 
beautiful ?an any ( ! m ri*ly dress$    
wom5 he knew & t %e ought to be cont5t4 
,%e promis$ to try4 ,b x 0 ( no use4 ,%e
 he>d ! call ( ! idols4 ,%e c\ld n resi/
 & b[$ d[n & wor%ip$ !m4 ,be=e ! ye> _h 
pass$ %e _h plung$ into hopeless debt & 
9 h] mad devotion sacrific$ h] husb& )  
all 8 hopes & hone/ ambitions ^u ! alt>4
 ,! music1 ! lights1 ! dresses1 !       
complim5ts1 ! promise ( op5+ doors into 
! society 9 :i* %e want$ to %9e1 = a "t 
dr[n$ ! sight ( 8 suff]+ & pa94 ,!n     
sudd5ly he yield$ to temptation1 0      
discov]$ tak+ money t 0 n 8 & ! gods (  
fa%ion & pleasure =got !m bo?2 ! doors (
 society clos$ & %e 0 left ) no?+ b h]  
bitt] ?\ghts4 ,x 0 a co/ly sacrifice b a
 common "o :i* ! ,idols accept aga9 &   
aga94  ,h>dly two blocks bel[ 0 ano!r   

home ) its lawn1 its fl[]s1 its neat    
w9d[ boxes & its "y trees4 ,!re 9 8     
nurs]y 0 a little two-ye>-old4 ,he      
/ret*$ out 8 h& to 8 "m & cri$ :5 %e    
pass$ ?r\gh ! hall & d[n /airs4 ,he _h n
 be5 well = "s days & miss$ 8 old nurse 
:o _h be5 dismiss$ = a slight (f5se !   
week be=e4 ,he did n l ! new nurse4 ,8  
"m did n "k mu* ab\t h]4 ,%e seem$ k9d &
 %e 0 v c\rte\s 9 h] mann]4 ,! "m 0 go+ 
9 h] fri5d's ma*9e1 out to ! club-h\se =
 bridge4 ,%e 0 a little late & c\ld n   
/op ?\gh ! *ild _h look$ v pitiful & r  
pale4 ,he /ill cri$ despite ! nurse's   
w>n+s1 coax+s & ?reats4 ,at la/ %e grew 
impati5t1 seiz$ him & %ook him until !re
 0 no brea? left to scream1 laid him on 
8 little b$ & left ! room4 ,aft] a :ile 
s(t1 he>t-brok5 baby sobs came f ! tir$ 
*ild & he lay /ill z %e _h bidd5 him4   
,at ! club wom5 dress$ 9 all ! extremes 
( fa%ion1 laugh$ & *att$ or grew t5se & 
/ra9$ z !y ex*ang$ _! c>ds4 ,ov] 9 "o   
corn] "s ( ! y\ng] wom5 blew curls (    
smoke into ! air4 ,! baby's "m sat !re4 

,x seem$ v lonely to ! little boy ly+ 9 
8 nurs]y4 ,! sobs ceas$1 ! baby grew    
int]e/$ 9 life once m1 climb$ ov] ! side
 ( ! b$1 slipp$ to ! floor1 s(tly op5$ !
 door into ! hall4 ,8 eyes 7 swoll5 & he
 0 weak f ! %ak+ & ! /ra9 ( ! day & :5  
he rea*$ ! %9+ /aircase1 8 foot slipp$4 
,! nurse's face grew pale :5 %e pick$ up
 ! unconsci\s *ild4 ,! doctor said he   
w\ld live b ! sp9e seem$ to be injur$ & 
! full result ( ! fall he c\ld n pr$ict4
  ,:ile !y 7 b5d+ anxi\sly ov] him1 he  
op5$ 8 eyes & said ,muvv]4 ,j !n %e     
ent]$ ! hall & !y c\ld he> !            
congratulatory words ( h] fri5d4 ,%e _h 
won4 ,!n %e />t$ up ! /airs4 ,let u draw
 ! curta91 = on ! alt> ( ,fa%ion &      
,pleasure a "m has (f]$ z a sacrifice1  
h] *ild4  ,y :o h read ?is *apt] h be5  
look+ ) me ^u a s]ies ( rapidly mov+    
pictures4 ,p]haps !y h seem$ too        
dramatic z !y h pass$4 ,b !y are n      
fiction--!y picture facts4 ,!y are n 9 !
 pa/4 ,! same sc5es are be+ repeat$ n[  
all ov] our c\ntry & across ! sea4 ,no  

"o c numb] ! wor%ip]s ( ! ,tw9 ,idols & 
no "o c e/imate ! awful co/ ( ! devotion
 ( _! foll[]s4  ,x is "r t a girl %\ld  
enjoy pretty clo!s & desire !m4 ,x is "r
 t %e %\ld sp5d a fair "p ( h] income on
 ! necess>y g[ns = p>ties & pleasures4  
,x is "r t girls %\ld seek pleasure &   
enjoy life to ! full4 ,x is "r t "y     
mo!rs keep _! y\? & enjoy ! society ( _!
 fri5ds4 ,b :5 girlhood erects an alt> &
 9 ! pres5ce ( ,fa%ion & ,pleasure      
sacrifices "t & /r5g?1 money1 hone/y1   
?rift & virtue1 !n x is s9 & !          
individual & society mu/ suff]4 ,at ?is 
pres5t mom5t 9 our c\ntry1 z 9 ! ages   
pa/ 9 nations & ) peoples t are n[ be+  
=gott51 girlhood is wor%ip+ ! ,tw9      
,idols & "o is compell$ to ask himself  
if ! f9al result w be ! same4  ,x is n  
alone ! ri* girl :o b[s ! knee 9 !      
pres5ce ( ,fa%ion & (f]s h] be/ to      
,pleasure1 ! poor girl also wor%ips4 ,9 
! multitude t b[ are all sorts &        
conditions ( girls4  ,we wait = a       
prophet4 ,a prophet t %all awak5        

womanhood & girlhood & %[ !m t to be    
well dress$ means to be appropriately   
dress$1 t extravagant ov]dress+ is cle> 
evid5ce ( ! lack ( good bre$+ & good    
ta/e2 t ^? :o indulge 9 clo!s :i* !y _c 
af=d & ^? :o make ( !mselves liv+ models
 = ! exhibition ( ! late/ extravagances1
 bo? proclaim ! unwor?y /ation 9 life   
:]e !y truly belong4  ,we ne$ a prophet 
:o %all awak5 womanhood & girlhood to   
see t ! wild ru% = s5sational &         
unheal?ful pleasures has always meant "o
 ?+--f9al inability to enjoy1 ! day :5  
all pleasures pall4  ,w\ld t ! prophet  
might come1 & spe$ily1 t our girls might
 /& up on _! feet free1 no m slaves to  
,fa%ion or s]vants ( ,pleasure4         
,free--_! faces cle>1 t9t$ & rosy ) !   
ke5 joy ( liv+4 ,free--_! eyes bright ) 
heal? & en]gy4 ,free f ! l9es ( worry t 
/amp ! faces ( all ^? :o yield to !     
dem&s ( ! ,tw9 ,idols4  ,x w be a great 
day :5 ! lead]s & wor%ip]s ( ,fa%ion & !
 devotees ( ,pleasure bl[ ! trumpets &  
cry al\d1 ,b[ d[n1 & ! mass ( girlhood &

 womanhood1 beautiful1 /rong1 heal?ful1 
lov+ life1 answ] & say1 ,we w n b[ d[n1 
nor wor%ip4 ,:5 t day comes--& x w      
come--! reign ( ! ,tw9 ,idols %all      
cease4     ,,viii  ,,! ,,girl ,,:o      
,,drifts   ,m ?an two ye>s h pass$ s9ce 
,i met "o ( ! girls return+ f a girls'  
conf]5ce :]e ! dep?s ( h] nature1       
un/irr$ be=e _h be5 t\*$ & quick5$ into 
life4 ,a passion to s]ve _h be5 awak5$ 9
 h] & z %e told me ( h] new visions &   
desires ,i confess t ,i fe>$ = h]4 ,"h  
%e 01 ! embodim5t ( all ! *>m & p[] (   
y\? ) a s\l on fire to accompli% great  
?+s1 & ! temp]am5t :i* does n accompli% 
great ?+s4 ,:5 ! tra9 /opp$ %e 0 met by 
h] fa!r1 a ke51 common s5se1 av]age     
bus9ess man :o (t5 express$ ! wi% t 8   
daught] w\ld get busy & d some?+4 ,%e   
w5t home to a "m l>ge he>t$ &           
self-sacrific+1 pr\d ( h] attractive    
daught] & do+ s mu* = h] t little rema9$
 = h] to d = h]self4 ,on ,sunday %e w5t 
to a =mal1 dignifi$1 self-satisfi$ *ur*2
 %e att5d$ a ,sunday-s*ool :]e ! tea*]  

made ! lesson int]e/+ )\t requir+ mu* f 
! girls2 %e sp5t ! aft]noon ) a book1 ! 
piano1 & ! relatives & fri5ds :o came to
 call4 ,*ur*1 home1 fri5ds1 seem$ cont5t
 ) h] j z %e 04 ,%e meant to d s mu* &  
to "s ( h] fri5ds %e told ) great       
en?usiasm h] plans = future "w4 ,b !    
days pass$ z o!r days _h pass$4 ,:at    
became ( h] passion to s]ve1 to %>e 9 ! 
"w ( mak+ life easi] & happi]8 ,:at     
became ( ! cry 9 h] he>t = some?+ to d  
to express ! new life :i* _h fir$ h]    
s\l8 ,!y di$4 ,sl[ly ! fire 0 qu5*$ by  
inaction1 ! emb]s grew cold1 ! long+s 7 
quiet$1 life w5t on z be=e--s easy x is 
to drift4  ,%e has ! sympa?y ( e "o ( u1
 ! girl :o means to1 = we also int5d to 
d1 & fail4 ,p]haps %e le>ns f our       
vocabul>ies ! words & phrases :i* s (t5 
appe> 9 h] own4 ,tomorr[1 %e says1 & ,i 
am go+ to1 ,i int5d & ,i mean "s day to4
 ,%e enjoys ! pres5t b all t %e hopes to
 d %e puts into ! future4 ,%e does n    
realize at fir/ t ! future always has a 
day ( reckon+ & t sudd5ly :5 "o lea/    

expects x1 ! future meets h] 9 ! pres5t 
& says1 ,h[ ab\t ?is & ?is & ?is :i* y 7
 go+ to d8 ,! "t is pa/4 ,:at n[8       
,sometimes ) bitt] te>s1 (t5 ) deep     
regret1 always 9 half guilty fa%ion !   
girl answ]s1 ,well1 ,i really meant to d
 x1 only--  ,if ! drift+ girl :o meant  
to is to be /r5g!n$ 9 "* %e mu/ be help$
 to sub/itute ,i h done x = ,i really   
meant to d x4  ,! girl :o cont9ually    
means to & seldom does1 is usually      
emotional1 responsive1 lovable &        
irresponsible4 ,i rememb] a mo/ int]e/+ 
tea*] 9 ! la/ ye> ( ! gramm> s*ool :o _h
 j su* a girl 9 h] room4 ,! girl admir$ 
h] tea*] greatly1 & :5ev] %e express$ ! 
desire to read a new book1 to h ! class 
see a f9e picture1 to use c]ta9 mat]ial 
= ! lesson 9 draw+ or pa9t+1 ! girl     
promis$ t ! book %\ld be br\ght1 !      
picture w\ld gladly be loan$ by h] fa!r1
 ! poppies or tulips %e w\ld get f h]   
g>d54 ,almo/ nev] 0 ! promise fulfill$1 
/ill %e cont9u$ to promise4 ,"o aft]noon
 h] tea*] talk$ ) h] aft] s*ool & %[$ h]

 a li/ ( tw5ty-"o ?+s %e _h promis$ to d
 & _h n done4 ,i "k y d n mean to be    
untru?ful1 b y are1 ! tea*] told h]4    
,:5ev] y promise n[ to d a ?+1 ! o!r    
girls smile4 ,y want$ to be *airman ( ! 
lun*eon committee ! o!r day & did n     
receive a s+le vote1 n because ! girls  
dislike y1 b because !y _c dep5d ^u y4  
,y always int5d to d ?+s b !y are n     
done4 ,y-- ,! girl int]rupt$3  ,tw5ty-"o
 promises to y1 brok56 %e exclaim$4     
,tw5ty-"o6 ,i %all keep e "o ( !m4 ,let 
me see !m4 ,!n %e bur/ into te>s & ! old
 excuse fell almo/ unconsci\sly f h]    
lips1 ,i meant to1 ,i really meant to4  
,sympa!tically1 b )\t be+ sp>$1 ! girl 0
 %[n t ! promises c\ld n be kept n[2 !  
"t _h pass$ & ! ?+s _h be5 done by o!rs4
 ,! inconv5i5ce & unhapp9ess caus$ by _m
 ( ^! unkept promises 7 expla9$ to h] & 
! tea*] ask$ t = "o week %e %\ld make h]
 no promises & t %e %\ld n volunte] to d
 any?+ = h]4  ,oh1 b ,i want to d ?+s = 
y4 ,i mu/6 %e cri$ ) all ! passion ( h] 
emotional nature4  ,:at ,i want mo/1 !  

tea*] respond$1 is t y d ?+s1 b say     
no?+4  ,! girl tri$ fai?fully4 ,h] love 
& admiration = ! tea*] furni%$ a /rong  
motive1 & ! week %[$ a real ga94 ,"o day
 h] "m call$ at ! s*ool4 ,%e said t h]  
daught] _h made a /range reque/ ( h]4   
,%e ask$ me1 said ! "m1 to compel h] to 
d ev]y?+ %e promis$ to d1 or said %e 0  
go+ to d & to puni% h] if %e fail$4 ,i  
ask$ h] to expla9 h] /range reque/ &    
le>n$ ( ! /ruggle %e has be5 mak+4 ,x   
seems to me %e is too "y to assume      
responsibility to ! ext5t ( actually do+
 ev]y?+ %e j casually says %e is will+  
to d or int5ds to d4 ,we all fail to    
c>ry out our int5tions4  ,! tea*] help$ 
t "m to see t a girl ( f\rte5 is old    
en\gh to beg9 ! /ruggle to e/abli% !    
habit ( do+ :at "o means to d1 & %e     
realiz$ h] mi/ake4 ,toge!r !y decid$ to 
enc\rage ! girl to refra9 = ! "t be+ f  
mak+ promises4 ,mean:ile !y made reque/s
 = su* s]vices z seem$ p]fectly possible
 = h] to r5d]1 be+ c>eful t b little "t 
ne$ elapse betwe5 ! reque/ & its requir$

 fulfilm5t1 9 ord] t action might foll[ 
rapidly ! resolution to act4 ,9 ! mon?s 
t foll[$1 ! girl's ef=t to d :at %e said
 %e w\ld d1 furni%$ _m a sc5e ( bo?     
trag$y & com$y1 b sl[ly %e ga9$ & 9 two 
ye>s ! result 0 m>vel\s4 ,a girl :o     
because ( h] dep5dabl5ess w be ( great  
value 9 home1 s*ool & community is be+  
made by ! sane1 wise sympa?y ( "m &     
tea*]4  ,! girl :o drifts because %e    
means to & fails1 is easy to love & easy
 to p>don = ?+s left undone4 ,b ^?      
int]e/$ 9 h] welf>e w sp>e nei!r "t nor 
?\ght 9 ! ef=t to help h] ga9 ! p[] to  
make connection betwe5 ! int5tion to d &
 ! actual do+4  ,:5 "o obs]ves c>efully 
any l>ge cosmopolitan gr\p ( "y wom51 %e
 sees "s ) h>d faces1 "s m>k$ by suff]+1
 _m m>k$ by selfi%ness & fretfulness &  
_m m %[+ dissatisfaction & unhapp9ess1 &
 h] m9d goes back involunt>ily to !     
fairy /ory ) ! mirror :i* %[$ ! girl y  
meant to be4 ,! contra/ betwe5 :at _m a 
girl meant to be & :at %e is1 reveals a 
real trag$y4  ,_m a girl drifts ?r\gh   

life always mean+ to d--to be1 yet miss+
 ! joy ( accompli%m5t because %e does n 
summon h] w to h] aid1 & (t5 because    
fri5ds are too l5i5t & p>5ts too        
?\ghtless to make h] see to :at failure 
& unhapp9ess1 mean+ to d & nev] do+ w   
inv>iably lead "o4 ,if a girl :o "s day 
means to %\ld read ?is *apt] let h]     
seize at once ! only life l9e :i* c ev] 
save h]4 ,x is made up ( ?ree %ort words
 :i* are rel5tless1 b if %e obeys !y w  
prove h] salvation4 ,d x n[1 !y read & =
 ! girl :o int5ds to1 !re is no o!r way 
( escape4  ,!re is ano!r type ( girl :o 
drifts4 ,%e is expla9$ by ! phrase1     
aimlessly drift+ ab\t4 ,%e is ! girl :o 
does n "k :]e %e is go+4 ,%e has no     
objective4 ,(t5 p>5ts1 tea*]s & fri5ds h
 neglect$ to help h] c5tralize h] ?\ght 
^u "o ?+ :i* %e desires to d & %e has n 
se5 = h]self t :ile try+ to d ev]y?+ "o 
accompli%es no?+4 ,_m times %e is a girl
 ( v>i$ tal5ts & puts all h] ef=t fir/  
^u ?is ?+ !n ^u t b nev] works long     
en\gh to complete any?+ or le>n to d x  

well4 ,9 s*ool %e *anges h] c\rses j z  
(t5 z x is p]mitt$1 9 bus9ess %e *anges 
h] position nev] rema9+ long en\gh 9 any
 "o place to qualify = a bett]4 ,if at  
home %e drifts f settlem5t "w to dome/ic
 sci5ce1 f dome/ic sci5ce to a danc+    
club & ! golf l9ks4 ,%e gives h]self to 
! curr5t & ! w9d & drifts4 ,%e ne$s an  
an*or4 ,%e ne$s ! /rong w ( ano!r to    
/eady h] :ile %e is develop+ h] own4 ,%e
 ne$s a great ideal to guide h] & hold  
h] ) ! magnetic p[] ( "s ,nor? ,/>4 ,%e 
ne$s to h h] ambition ar\s$ & to be made
 to believe t %e1 z truly z any "o 9 !  
_w has a call to s]ve4 ,%e ne$s to h    
great ?+s expect$ & dem&$ ( h]4  ,! p[] 
:i* rescues ! drift+ girl is a p[]      
outside h]self4 ,x may be a call f !    
bank ( ! /ream :i* causes h] to pick up 
h] o>s & leave ! curr5t1 at ! call (    
dang]1 9 answ] to a cry = help2 9 times 
( sorr[ & illness1 _m a drift+ girl has 
come a%ore & r5d]$ noble s]vice4 ,^? :o 
?\ght !y knew h] look$ on ) unconceal$  
surprise & said to "o ano!r1 ,i didn't  

?9k %e _h x 9 h]4 ,yes1 x 0 9 h]4 ,!re1 
undream$ ( by ^? :o saw h] drift+4 ,!   
drift+ girl has )9 h] all !             
possibilities4 ,t is ! pity ( x4 ,z %e  
drifts %e may lose o>s1 *>t & compass & 
9 ! /ress ( ! /orm t is b\nd to come be 
c>ri$ out into ! sea ( d>kness1 or be   
wreck$ ^u ! %oals or s&b>s t l9e ! /ream
 ( life4  ,a wise tea*]1 awak5$ p>5ts1 a
 good fri5d1 a live *ur*1 a great book1 
^! h ! opportunity ( pull+ ! girl out ( 
! curr5t1 & /eady+ h] until %e fa/5s h] 
life to ! ,ideal :i* c hold h]4  ,i c   
see n[ ! pla91 dreamy face & great black
 eyes ( ! girl ( :om p>5ts & relatives  
said z !y look$ at h]1 ,:at w %e ev]    
am\nt to8 ,_! faces betray$ _! own      
conviction t %e w\ld am\nt to no?+4 ,%e 
tri$ piano b conclud$ t ! tra9+ necess>y
 to make h] a tea*] w\ld take too long &
 took up /5ography4 ,aft] a few weeks %e
 decid$ t %e 0 unfitt$ = ! "w & w\ld r  
be a nurse4 ,"s weeks 7 sp5t at home j  
?9k+ ab\t x1 !n %e began h] tra9+4 ,at !
 end ( ! p]iod ( probation %e left--%e  

knew %e c\ld nev] be a nurse4 ,%e sp5t !
 days read+1 sew+ a little1 tak+        
pictures 9 ! woods & along ! %ore ne> h]
 home & t9t+ !m4 ,%e drift$ ?r\gh !     
mon?s1 ?r\gh a ye>4 ,"o day %e pos$ a   
gr\p ( *ildr51 wat*$ h] *ance & caught  
!m all unconsci\s & natural1 int]e/$ 9  
_! pails & %ovels & ! tunnel %e _h help$
 to dig4 ,! mo!rs ( ! *ildr5 saw !      
picture4 ,beautifully t9t$ x seem$ alive
 & !y 7 en?usia/ic4 ,! next week %e     
*anc$ to see a n9e ye> old fi%+ ) a     
*ild's fai?4 ,! p]fect /illness ( !     
usually active little body1 ! expectant 
look on ! small face *>m$ h] & 9 a      
mom5t1 h] cam]a _h !m4 ,e "o :o saw !   
picture exclaim$ at its naturalness &   
life & a fri5d :o believ$ %e saw a      
future = ! girl took x to ! be/         
photograph] 9 ! city4 ,t night !        
photograph]'s call an*or$ ! drift+ girl4
 ,he made h] feel t he _h discov]$ an   
arti/ = :i* ! city & _m outside ( x _h  
be5 wait+4 ,he fir$ h] imag9ation &     
awak5$ h] ambition4 ,%e felt t %e _h a  

real mission 9 reproduc+ all ! sweet    
simplicity & naturalness ( ! *ild4 ,%e  
work$ h>d1 ! arti/ic temp]am5t became   
tra9$ & bo? fame & money came to ! girl 
:o w\ld probably /ill h be5 drift+ _h n 
"s "o help$ h] f9d h] "w4  ,to criticize
 ! drift+ girl1 ev5 ?\gh %e sorely      
tempts "o to criticism ( h]1 is n en\gh4
 ,to prea* to h] on ! evil ( drift+     
along )\t aim or purpose1 j lett+ ! days
 slip pa/1 is n en\gh4 ,! fri5ds ( !    
drift+ girl mu/ help h] f9d h] "w & h]  
mission & inspire h] ) ! belief t %e has
 bo?4  ,& !re are ! girls :o drift      
because /rong1 capable1 effici5t mo!rs  
_c conceive ( !m z any?+ b little girls1
 _c realize t !y h gr[n up & cont9ue to 
plan = !m1 to make all _! decisions &   
*oices z !y did :5 _! daught]s1 n[      
tw5ty1 7 *ildr5 ( t54 ,?is sort ( girl  
ne$s sympa?y & help1 = 9 ! ye>s :5 h]   
own p[]s %\ld be develop+ !y sleep4 ,h] 
"m1 ?\gh ) ! be/ motives & int5tions 9 !
 _w1 is compell+ h] to drift ?r\gh !    
ye>s t %\ld be fill$ ) exp]i5ce & ef=t &

 :5 ! "t comes t %e mu/ be left to      
h]self & dep5d ^u h] own res\rces1 h]   
/ate is pitiful4 ,! girl 9 ! lat] te5s &
 e>ly tw5ties ne$s direction1 advice &  
c\nsel b if %e is to be sav$ f drift+ %e
 mu/ le>n to ?9k = h]self4  ,!re is     
ano!r girl :o drifts1 n aimlessly ab\t1 
b d[n/ream4 ,%e has lo/ h] ideals4 ,%e  
has ignor$ ! /ill small voice t tri$ to 
save h]1 until n[ x seldom speaks4 ,"o &
 ano!r ( h] fri5ds h be5 ) h] 9 ! curr5t
 b h left h] & made _! way to safety4   
,only ^? f :om at fir/ %e %rank are ) h]
 n[4 ,%e has rea*$ ! place :]e ! curr5t 
is /rong & rapid & escape is d\btful4   
,h] "m /ill believes h] good1 h] fa!r   
/ill tru/s h]1 b be=e long !y w h to "k4
 ,%e began by say+ n ,i meant to1 b ,i  
didn't mean to1 ,i didn't ?9k x 0 wrong1
 n ,i w d x tomorr[1 b ,i w nev] d x    
aga94 ,b %e did x aga9 & yet aga94 ,%e  
let g ( ! help t ! *ur* (f]$ & gave &   
w5t to ! pleasure p>ks on ,sunday4 ,%e  
let g ( a good fri5d :o held h] to !    
tru?1 & made a companion ( ! girl :o    

help$ h] inv5t ! ?+s %e told h] "m :5 %e
 came home v late4 ,%e let g ( ! good   
books little by little & read ! fooli%  
/ories t 7 excit+ & absolutely          
impossible4 ,%e let g ( ! little        
c\rtesies & "o by "o ( ! laws t good    
society dem&s t its girls %all obey4 ,%e
 let g ( mode/y & 9 dress & spee* all[$ 
h]self to drift into ! curr5t :]e x is  
swift & black4  ,if only p>5ts _h wat*$ 
m closely1 if girl fri5ds _h be5 /rong]1
 & old] fri5ds wis]1 x w\ld h be5 s easy
 :5 ! curr5t j t\*$ h] & %e 0 /ill ne>  
to all t is pure & good4 ,b %e is       
drift+--drift+ m & m rapidly f>!r & f>!r
 d[n/ream4 ,n[ & !n %e looks back1      
rememb]s all ! ideals %e once dream$ to 
rea* & makes a feeble /ruggle to resi/ b
 ! curr5t be>s h] on4 ,only "s mighty   
,p[] c save h]4  ,to ! girl :o means to1
 & int5ds1 to ! girl :o dreams & waits &
 dreams aga91 to ! girl :o has let g &  
is 9 ! curr5t ?is *apt] ?r[s out !      
*all5ge--,act n[4 ,y c6 ,!re is help4   
,take x4     ,,ix  ,,! ,,girl ,,) ,,high

 ,,ideals   ,ideals make m5 & wom5 & !  
process ( ideal mak+ beg9s 9 *ildhood4  
,a great deal has be5 writt5 & said ab\t
 ! value ( ! e>ly ideals born 9 ! home1 
b too mu* _c be said1 & ! value ( !     
influ5ce ( good homes & p>5ts ^: ideals 
are high _c be ov]e/imat$4 ,! girl ^:   
home life dur+ ! fir/ sev5 ye>s has n   
br\ght to h] ! high ideal mu/ /ruggle   
all h] lat] life to build up & intr5* 9 
h] m9d :at might h be5 h]s )\t consci\s 
ef=t4 ,v e>ly 9 h] life ! little girl   
reveals 9 h] play1 9 h] conv]sation1 9  
h] c\ntless imitative acts1 ! ideals :i*
 are be+ =m$4  ,"o day a little f\r ye> 
old told a lie 9 my pres5ce4 ,h] "m     
look+ ! *ild /raight 9 ! eyes1 said1    
,did ,e/h] tell true8 ,= a mom5t ! *ild 
wav]$ !n nodd$ h] head & said1 ,yes1    
,e/h] tell true4 ,! "m simply said1 ,v  
well 9 ! colde/ ( tones4 ,aft] a mom5t !
 little girl turn$ to h] dolls4 ,%e took
 !m to a p>ty1 br\ght !m safely back &  
c>efully tuck$ !m into b$4 ,!n %e sat   
quietly look+ at !m4 ,f9ally %e took "o 

f ! gr\p1 plac$ x 9 ! little *air1 v    
/raight & said ,look at me6 ,did 'oo    
tell true8 ',oo didn't tell true4       
,naughty girl4 ,a sigh foll[$4 ,!n sl[ly
 ,e/h] came ov] to h] "m1 ignor+ my     
pres5ce4 ,h] lips quiv]$ & smoo?+ h]    
"m's h& %e said sadly1 ,e/h] didn't tell
 true4 ,naughty1 naughty girl4 ,! little
 girl at f\r ye>s ( age _h h] ideal ( a 
good girl & %e act$ accord+ to its      
dictation4 ,%e mu/ tell true4 ,at f\rte5
 %e is a rem>kably tru?ful girl & v     
accurate 9 h] /atem5ts4 ,?r\gh fe>1 t "m
 z a *ild _h become untru?ful & 9 lat]  
ye>s _h a bitt] /ruggle ) ! temptation  
to sacrifice ! tru? to save h]self any  
annoyance4 ,%e det]m9$ to give to h] own
 little daught] an ideal ( ! beauty (   
tru? :i* %\ld save h]1 & %e succe$$4    
,_m a little t5-ye>-old girl has f9e    
ideals ( tru?1 unselfi%ness & honor & !y
 /eady h] ?r\gh ! te5 ye>s :5           
temptations press h>d4  ,!              
twelve-ye>-old girl on ! edge ( !       
,african jungle arranges h] hair 9 mop  

fa%ion because t headdress repres5ts h] 
ideal ( beauty4 ,r+s 9 ! nose1 wond]ful 
decorations ( ankles & toes1 repres5t   
ideals ( fa%ion & beauty4 ,! girl 9     
,japan1 ,*9a or ! ,philipp9es ?9ks %e   
has made h]self beautiful :5 %e has     
array$ h]self 9 accordance ) h] ideals4 
,we (t5 t]m h] awful & ridicul\s1 %r9k+ 
ev5 f h] picture & %e makes s>ca/ic     
rem>ks1 laughs he>tily & nev] fails to  
express h] curiosity reg>d+ u & our     
/range fancies & fa%ions4  ,x is our    
ideals :i* act z a great comm&]-9-*ief &
 we foll[ 9 ob$i5ce to _! comm&s4 ,our  
c\ntry ne$s today m ?an ev] be=e1 ! girl
 ) high ideals1 = x is :5 ideals are    
l[]$ t "* is weak5$ & s9 & evil h _!    
opportunity4  ,!re are _m ?+s 9 ! life &
 surr\nd+s ( ! girls ( today t t5d to   
l[] & dim _! ideals :i* did n ent] at   
all into ! lives ( ! girls 9 our        
gr&mo!r's & great gr&mo!r's "t1 & !     
girls ( today mu/ be /rong] if !y are   
able to resi/ !m4 ,our great-gr&mo!rs   
liv$ 9 ! home & did n ent] into bus9ess 

life4 ,x is h>d = ! wide awake bus9ess  
girl ( today to imag9e h[ t girl ( long 
ago manag$ to enjoy life4 ,b monoton\s z
 h] life (t5 01 %e 0 sp>$ _m ?+s4 ,%e   
nev] rode alone 9 tra9s & trolleys nor  
le>n$ to jo/le & pu% ?r\gh cr[ds4 ,%e 0 
n compell$ to return home late at night 
)\t prop] escort z c\ntless girls are   
today4 ,%e nev] sp5t ! ev5+ on ! /reets1
 nor 0 %e oblig$ to jo9 ! great army (  
girls :o today live alone 9 bo>d+ h\ses 
9 great cities1 suff]+ f discom=ts &    
desp]ate lonel9ess4 ,h] p>5ts 7 m c>eful
 ?an ! majority ( p>5ts today & %e knew 
:at protection meant4  ,x is because ^! 
?+s are s t "o feels l giv+ add$ praise 
to ! girls :o today are girls ( high    
ideals1 :o refuse to let ! c>elessness (
 ! times 9 :i* !y live ga9 entrance to  
_! he>ts to t>ni% ^? ideals4  ,a %ort   
di/ance up ! %ore z ,i write ,i c he> ! 
ro> ( ! tide z x ru%es into ! v c5t] ( a
 great rock ( granite4 ,! geologi/ c f9d
 9 t mass ( rock ! t9y crevice :]e !    
wat] fir/ ga9$ entrance4 ,x has split x 

asund] because x 0 able to ga9 entrance 
?r\gh a little crack & ea* day s5t 9 its
 drops ( wat] :]e n[ ) t ro> ru%es !    
tide4 ,f>!r along ! %ore is a solid     
block ( granite4 ,its face is poli%$    
smoo? by ! da%+ waves4 ,!re is n a crack
 9 x1 n a t9y crevice4 ,x pres5ts its   
spl5did1 %9+ surface to ! great sea b   
(f]s x no opportunity = entrance4  ,"o  
_c help wi%+ ) all 8 s\l t we may h m & 
m girls :o are l t bit ( solid granite1 
/rongly resi/+ ^? ?+s t seek a t9y      
crevice by :i* to ent]4 ,= we h s _m :o 
?r\gh "s weak spot h let ! tide ( evil 9
 & sl[ly x has done its "w until n[ !   
once /rong & f9e ideals lie brok5 &     
beat5 by ! waves4  ,! /rong girls ( high
 ideals are ) u & x is a com=t & a joy  
to look into _! "y faces s full (       
promise & ( c\rage4 ,we f9d !m among ! v
 ri* & among ! v poor z well z among !  
girls :o live 9 com=t ) nei!r ri*es nor 
pov]ty to make ?+s exce$+ly h>d4  ,ir5e 
is "o ( ! girls :o amid/ pov]ty & s9 has
 be5 able to keep h] ideals high4 ,h]   

home is poor because h] fa!r1 a me*anic1
 :o c e>n good wages is a h>d dr9k]4 ,h]
 "m1 an hone/1 clean1 h>d work+ woman1  
is n]v\s & fretful1 worn out by ! h>d   
?+s %e has _h to meet4 ,x is a          
qu>relsome h\sehold & :5 ! fa!r comes   
home intoxicat$ ! law is oblig$ (t5 to  
int]f]e4 ,"o ( ! boys 0 expell$ f s*ool 
because 8 language is s dreadful4 ,amid 
?is environm5t ! girl lives4 ,%e /udies 
h] lessons 9 s*ool & at ! libr>y4 ,h] "m
 con/antly urges h] to give up s*ool & g
 to "w b an uncle :o furni%es h] meag]  
supply ( dresses1 %oes1 coats & hats1   
says x w\ld only make h] fa!r feel t he 
c\ld give /ill less to ! family's       
support & s %e cont9ues to att5d4 ,e    
ev5+ %e helps h] "m & on ,saturday works
 h>d = a neighbor ) only a pittance =   
pay4  ,! s*ool & ! ,sunday-s*ool h      
furni%$ all h] ideals & %e is hold+ on  
to !m :ile h] fa!r taunts h] ) be+ a    
sa9t1 & ! girls ( ! neighborhood tempt  
h] to jo9 ) !m 9 ! ?+s %e kn[s are      
wrong4 ,! h\r on ,sunday is a great help

 & on ,monday %e loses h]self 9 h]      
lessons & enjoys h] s*ool fri5ds4 ,%e is
 only sixte5 & %e _c help hop+ t ?+s w  
be bett] soon4 ,b ,w$nesday !re is ano!r
 dreadful qu>rel1 bitt] words & h]      
fa!r's drunk5 ?reats4 ,:5 late at night 
all is quiet & %e creeps into b$ beside 
h] little si/]1 h] ideals seem f>1 f>   
away1 out ( h] rea*1 b %e says1 ,i mu/  
rea* !m1 ,i mu/1 ,i w4 ,& s day aft] day
 %e pres5ts to all ! waves (            
disc\ragem5t & evil ! /rong1 granite-l  
det]m9ation t w n let ! tide come 94    
,/rong z %e is %e does n excel ano!r    
girl surr\nd$ by extravagant weal?1     
prais$1 flatt]$ & pamp]$1 tra9$ to ?9k (
 "o ?+ supremely1 & t h]self4 ,b %e is a
 girl ( high ideals4 ,:5 a little *ild  
h] old nurse told h] ! /ories & taught  
h] ! pray]s t %e nev] =gets & help$ h]  
feel a deep sympa?y = all :o suff] & h  
ne$4 ,a f9e "y uncle :o has us$ 8 weal? 
to com=t ! old & save ! sick1 told h] _m
 a tale t /irr$ h] s\l1 & h] admiration 
= ! "y man ( millions :o work$ z h>d e  

day z any man 9 8 (fice b nev] =        
himself1 help$ 9 =m+ h] own ideals4 ,& s
 %e reads & /udies1 dreams & plans !    
good %e w d "s day1 mean:ile help+ 9 e  
way op5 to h] & /&+ firmly = ! ?+s %e   
kn[s are "r1 resi/+ ) granite-l         
det]m9ation ! onslaught ( ! waves (     
self-indulg5ce & ! tides ( wild         
extravagance & display4  ,! girl ( high 
ideals is ev]y:]e4 ,e s*ool c claim h]4 
,despite teas+1 sne]s & laught]1 %e     
rema9s true to h] ideals4 ,%e is n a    
book-worm b %e /udies1 %e is n prudi% b 
%e is high m9d$ & pure1 %e has fun b x  
is :olesome & clean & k9d4  ,%e is f\nd 
9 e %op1 e dep>tm5t /ore is aw>e ( h]   
pres5ce4 ,hone/1 att5tive1 true1 int]e/$
 9 h] "w1 foll[+ amid/ _m insidi\s      
temptations h] own high ideals4  ,e     
college kn[s h]4 ,%e resi/s ! petty s9s 
( college life4 ,%e bani%es jeal\sy &   
self-ass]tion4 ,snobbi%ness %e w n      
tol]ate4 ,%e seeks no honors save ^?    
fairly won4 ,ke51 al]t1 pure & true1    
capable ( sacrifice & h>d tasks1        

sympa!tic ) all ne$1 a lov] ( true sport
 & real fun %e repres5ts ! college girl 
( high ideals4  ,e factory has h] among 
its op]atives4 ,a good work] do+ hone/  
"w1 refus+ to all[ ! /a9 ( co>se je/s to
 t\* h]1 or ! temptations :i* come ) l[ 
wages & great fatigue to ent] h] life4  
,aga9 & aga9 %e has reveal$ h] ideals 9 
mom5ts ( disa/] & dea?4 ,x is h>d to f9d
 words to express "o's admiration = !   
factory girl z %e holds to h] high      
ideals4  ,_m a kit*5 kn[s h]4 ,neat1    
clean1 hone/1 capable1 happy 9 h] "w1   
resi/+ all ! temptations t come ?r\gh   
lonel9ess & deadly r\t9e1 %e cl+s to h] 
ideals ) c\rage4  ,e set 9 society kn[s 
h]2 turn+ h] back ^u temptations to     
excess1 vanity1 pride1 scorn+ all =ms ( 
gossip1 nei!r li/5+ to1 nor repeat+ !   
words t !y say1 %e keeps h] m9d & he>t  
fix$ ^u ! undimm$ ideals %e has set =   
h]self4  ,_m a s*oolroom & (fice "k h]1 
! girl :o does h] be/ "w ?\gh no "o sees
 & none comm5d1 refus+ to l[] h] ideals 
9 ob$i5ce to subtile sugge/ions or      

def9ite temptations2 a girl :o does :at 
is expect$ ( h] & m1 :o puts h] he>t    
into h] "w & glorifies x4  ,! girl1     
:atev] h] /ation 9 life1 :atev] h]      
occupation1 :o has kept h] ideals high  
has ! "r to be happy4 ,%e c af=d to be  
light-he>t$1 to enjoy fun & frolic & to 
get ! mo/ out ( ev]y?+1 = %e ne$ n sp5d 
days 9 regret1 nor wet h] pill[ ) te>s (
 remorse4 ,no?+ 9 ! _w c make up = !    
loss ( a pure & high ideal4 ,if girls   
c\ld see ! sad faces & "k ! suff]+ he>ts
 ( ! wom5 :o 9 girlhood =sook _! ideals1
 !y w\ld und]/&4  ,if a girl ( high     
ideals is ?9k+ ab\t !m n[ & kn[s t %e   
has ( late be5 tempt$ to l[] !m a       
little1 let me ask h] to look at !m v   
e>ne/ly be=e %e cons5ts to t>ni% !m ev5 
a little4 ,p]haps x is only to we> ^u ! 
/reet ! sort ( dress :i* attracts       
att5tion & causes rem>ks to fall f !    
lips ( loaf]s z %e passes1 p]haps to    
accept invitations f ^? :o d n measure  
up to ! /&>d1 p]haps to engage 9 a dance
 9 :i* ! ideal c\ld n jo91 to repeat    

gossip :i* is int]e/+ b may n be true or
 to be mean & unk9d4 ,let me beg ( e    
girl to cl+ ) all h] might to ! highe/  
ideal ( h] m9d & he>t4 ,nev] let x g4   
,pay ! co/ ( keep+ x :atev] t co/ may   
be4     ,x  ,,! ,,av]age ,,girl   ,!    
av]age girl does n want to be av]age4   
,%e wants to /& = some?+1 to excel1 to  
be beautiful1 to d great good 9 ! _w1 to
 s+1 to play1 to be a social lead]1 to  
dress well1 to be v popul>1 to be       
some?+1 s t p w s+le h] out & say1 ,t is
 ,*>lotte ,gray2 %e is ! prettie/ girl 9
 t[n1 or ,t is ,*>lotte ,gray2 %e has a 
mo/ wond]ful voice1 or ,%e is ! mo/     
popul> girl 9 ! (fice1 or ,%e is ! f9e/ 
girl a?lete 9 ! city4 ,9 h] day dreams  
%e pictures h]self ! c5t]1 b 9 real life
 %e does n f9d h]self !re--%e is j pla9 
,*>lotte ,gray4  ,! av]age girl has all 
! elem5tal p[]s ( ! race2 !re are always
 undevelop$ res\rces 9 h]1 always !     
possibility t %e may bless ! _w by new  
m9i/ries1 enri* x by ! discov]y ( ! art 
( liv+ nobly amid ! common-place1 t %e  

may be ! "m ( ! great4  ,! av]age girl  
has "s h&icaps & "s privileges1 9 "s ?+s
 %e is easily l$1 %e is (t5 misund]/ood1
 %e has p]iods ( be+ indiff]5t1 %e sp5ds
 too mu* "t foll[+ ! dictates ( fa%ion &
 too mu* /r5g? endeavor+ to h a good "t1
 %e means to d ?+s t nev] get done1 %e  
has times ( drift+1 %e has "s high      
ideals to :i* %e cl+s ) m or less       
t5acity--%e is a comb9ation girl4  ,!   
av]age girl is 9 _m ways ! mo/ important
 memb] ( society1 = :at ! av]age girl   
is1 t society is4 ,society _c be m      
g5]\s-he>t$1 pure1 altrui/ic1 cont5t &  
happy ?an its av]age girl4  ,i am ?9k+ (
 two t[ns ^: inhabitants numb] betwe5   
?ree & f\r ?\s&4 ,9 "o1 ! girls are     
c>eless 9 dress1 vulg> 9 spee*1 sp5d _! 
ev5+s 9 ! two dance halls & ! *eap      
picture %[s4 ,:ile /ill "y girls !y m>ry
 m5 :o dr9k & gamble1 />t homes )       
practically no money1 are poor cooks &  
h\sekeep]s & "k no?+ ab\t ! c>e & tra9+ 
( _! *ildr5 :5 !y come4  ,!re are       
beautiful homes 9 t t[n & sweet1 f9e    

girls ) ! highe/ ideals4 ,!re are wret*$
 hovels 9 t t[n ) wick$ & crim9al       
inmates4 ,b nei!r ! girl ) ! highe/     
ideals1 nor ! girl ) ! l[e/1 c /amp t   
t[n2 nei!r ! sweet1 ref9$1 cultur$ girl1
 nor ! immoral & vici\s "o c /amp t t[n4
 ,! av]age girl det]m9es ! "* ( x4  ,9 !
 o!r t[n ! girls impress e /rang] ) _!  
cleanl9ess 9 dress & 9 spee*2 ! /reets  
are clean1 ! homes are simple & neat4 ,!
 girls sp5d ! ev5+s 9 _! own homes1 9 ,!
 ,c5t]1 a h\se d$icat$ by "o ( ! *ur*es 
to ! "y p ( ! t[n = _! enjoym5t1 9 ! "o 
excell5t mov+ picture e/abli%m5t4 ,!y h 
a debat+ society1 a dramatic club1 & d  
f9e "w 9 ! gymnasium4 ,!y m>ry "y m5 (  
simple ta/es l !mselves1 />t _! homes ) 
at lea/ ! necessities1 !y "k h[ to keep 
h\se & !y make good mo!rs4  ,!re are "s 
girls ( culture1 "s ( weal? & fa%ion 9 !
 t[n1 b !y d n /amp x4 ,!re are "s      
immoral & deg5]ate girls 9 t t[n b !y d 
n /amp x4 ,x is ! av]age girl :o leaves 
h] impr9t ^u x4 ,nei!r ( ^! t[ns c get  
away f ! impress ( ! av]age girl4  ,!   

fir/ t[n has ! lic5s$ saloon & ! factory
 own]s h n ! bread? ( m5tal vision to   
see :at good h\ses1 fair wages & common 
s5se treatm5t c d to build ! "* ( !     
av]age girl4 ,! second t[n has nev] _h a
 saloon1 ! own]s ( its factories &      
bus9ess h\ses live 9 ! t[n & !y h ! ke5 
vision :i* sees ! value ( good h\ses 9  
:i* to live1 fair pay1 & opportunity =  
real recreation4 ,!y h be5 able to raise
 ! /&>d ( ! av]age girl1 !re=e !        
enviable record & "* ( ! t[n4  ,x is !  
av]age girl 9 college :o det]m9es ! "* &
 reputation ( t college4 ,x is n !      
brilliant girl1 x is n ! girl ^: e>ne/  
plodd+ b>ely c>ries h] ?r\gh1 x is n !  
failure1 x is ! av]age girl4 ,if !      
av]age girl %\ld leave h] college a good
 a?lete1 int]e/$ 9 ev]y?+ a?letic1 t    
fact w\ld det]m9e ! g5]al "* ( !        
college4 ,if ! av]age girl leaves h]    
college ) broad5$ sympa?ies1 good       
s*ol>%ip1 int5se int]e/ 9 ! affairs ( ! 
day1 real joy 9 liv+ & help+2 ^! ?+s    
det]m9e ! reputation & "* ( ! college4  

,if ! av]age girl leaves h] college )   
social ambitions & plunges into ! social
 :irl1 giv+ h] "t & /r5g? to ! race =   
social prom95ce & notoriety1 ^! ?+s     
det]m9e ! "* & decide ! reputation ( t  
college4  ,! usefulness & "* ( e *ur* is
 det]m9$ n by ! few p :o d all t a *ur* 
memb] %\ld d1 nor by ! few :o utt]ly    
fail to fulfil ! mission ( ! *ur*1 b by 
! attitude1 "w & conduct ( ! av]age     
memb] ( x4  ,! av]age girl 9 any        
occupation det]m9es its /&+ & "*4 ,!    
av]age girl 9 ! employ ( any conc]n     
det]m9es n only its value z a public    
s]vant b its success4  ,! av]age girl   
holds ! key to all situations t\*+ !    
life ( girls4 ,z ! av]age girl becomes m
 effici5t1 f9] 9 "*1 broad] 9 ?\ght1 m  
s\nd 9 body1 m9d & _s1 %e raises society
 ) h]2 z %e loses 9 effici5cy1 9 p[] (  
?\ght & 9 "*1 gr[s weak] 9 body1 m9d &  
_s1 %e drags society d[n ) h]4  ,:at    
%\ld %e be l1 ?is all-important av]age  
girl8 ,:at is %e 9 ! ideal8 ,i h ask$   
scores ( girls ! "q & ! foll[+ p>agraph 

is _! answ] z well z my own4  ,! ideal  
av]age girl is /rong 9 body1 is         
intellig5t1 believes 9 ,god & /rives to 
obey ,8 laws4 ,%e is n afraid to "w & %e
 has c\rage to meet h>d%ips & lonel9ess 
if !y come4 ,%e is int]e/$ 9 pretty     
clo!s1 %e wants !m = h]self1 %e has :at 
%e c hone/ly af=d & %e sp5ds "t & takes 
pa9s to get ! v be/ %e c = ! money %e   
has4 ,%e refuses to be extreme 9 /yle or
 to make h]self ridicul\s or conspicu\s4
 ,%e likes fun1 %e enjoys amusem5ts &   
good times4 ,%e w n indulge 9 ?+s ( :i* 
h] p>5ts he>tily disapprove or :i* unfit
 h] = "w or /udy1 & :i* h] own consci5ce
 tells h] are d\btful4 ,%e loves fri5ds 
& companions & has z _m z %e c4 ,%e     
*ooses c>efully h] fri5ds among ! boys &
 m5 & lets nei!r ^w nor act l[] 9 ! lea/
 degree _! respect = h]4 ,%e looks =w>d 
to ! day :5 %e %all h a home ( h] own & 
fits h]self to c>e = x ) intellig5ce &  
skill4 ,%e is hone/1 & fai?ful to !     
pres5t tasks4 ,%e is k9dly1 g5]\s1      
helpful1 *e]ful1 j ! sort ( girl "o w\ld

 l to live ) e day4  ,x is a high       
av]age1 yes1 x is ideal4 ,b ! fact t s  
_m girls are seek+ t ideal1 t s _m aga9/
 fe>ful odds are press+ t[>d x1 & t s _m
 little by little are a*iev+ x fills "o 
) hope4 ,! fact t s _m m5 & wom5 :o b a 
few ye>s ago 7 n conc]n$ ) ei!r ! ne$s  
or rights ( a girl are b5d+ e en]gy to !
 task ( sett+ h] free f ! ?+s t burd5   
h]1 hold h] back & make h] suff]1 fills 
"o ) anticipation1 = ! ?+s :i* t\* !    
av]age girl are ! ?+s :i* conc]n all :o 
h great hopes & dreams = ! future ( our 
l&4  ,?is *apt] & all ! *apt]s prec$+   
are an appeal to ! av]age girl & ^? :o  
love h] to summon all _! /r5g? & raise !
 /&>d ( ! av]age4  ,let ! av]age girl be
 ! highe/ possible av]age1 realiz+ !    
important place %e holds 9 ! work+ out (
 all problems ( "r1 ju/ice & public     
welf>e & kn[+ t ,god mu/ h _h great fai?
 9 ! p[] & possibility ( ! av]age girl  
else ,he w\ld n h tru/$ s mu* to h]     
keep+4  ,! _w is grateful = ! brilliant 
girl1 = ! gift$1 ! tal5t$1 ! beautiful2 

b )\t ! av]age girl x c\ld n live4 ,god 
bless h] & give u m & bett]4     ,,"p   
,,ii  ,h] ,religion     ,,xi  ,,! ,,girl
 ,,& ,,! ,,univ]se   ,:5 ,wond] sugge/s 
its fir/ que/ions to h] !y are l>ge     
que/ions4 ,!y h to d ) ! ,univ]se4 ,!y  
are et]nal & unansw]able que/ions4 ,!y  
fall f baby lips b !y baffle sages4 ,x  
may be on "s bright summ] morn+ t %e /&s
 amid/ ! daisies sc>cely tall] ?an !y1  
li/5+ int5tly to ! words ( wisdom :i*   
tell h] t ,god made ! daisies e "o1 &   
all ! fl[]s & ! butt]flies & ! c[s 9 !  
mead[s4 ,aft] a "t ( sil5ce %e puts h]  
"q1 h] cle> eyes se>*+ ! face ( h]      
w\ld-be tea*]4 ,:o made ,god8 %e asks1 &
 :ile ! tea*] wav]s %e repeats h] "q    
until "s sort ( answ] comes4 ,t night :5
 %e is tuck$ into b$ h] m9d returns by  
way ( h] ev5+ pray]1 to ! subject ( !   
morn+4 ,%e hurls ano!r "q1 ,:]e is ,god8
 ,s9ce %e _c be evad$ %e is s (t5 told t
 ,god is ev]y:]e & accept+ x ) all !    
fai? ( ! lit]ali/ %e beg9s h] se>* =    
,him4 ,%e /rives to solve ! my/]i\s fact

 t ,he c be ev]y:]e & yet 9 all ! places
 :]e "o se>*es ,he is n to be f\nd4  ,!n
 h] gr&mo!r :o sat 9 ! sunny room       
up/airs z long z ! little girl c rememb]
 is tak5 sick4 ,"s days pass & h] "m )  
te>s /ream+ d[n h] face tells h] little 
daught] t gr&mo!r has gone to heav54 ,! 
my/]y be>+ d[n ^u ! little s\l deep5s4  
,:at is ,heav58 & :]e is ,heav58 %e     
asks4 ,!y tell h] ( its beauties1 its   
peace1 happ9ess & joy4 ,!y say t gr&mo!r
 want$ to g & !n !y cry aga94 ,! little 
girl _c und]/& x all1 b %e tries4 ,if   
gr&mo!r is happy & really want$ to g1 :y
 does "m look s sad1 :y ! clos$ bl9ds1  
:y is ev]y?+ s quiet8 ,%e asks ! "q 9 ! 
pres5ce ( h] practical unimag9ative     
aunt1 :o bids h] be quiet & adds 9 h]   
ev51 impressive voice1 ,y\r gr&mo!r is  
dead4 ,! ^w has an awful s\nd & %e      
raises h] eyes to ! sev]e face above h] 
& asks1 ,:at is dead8 ,b ! aunt does n  
answ]1 & ! little girl goes to ! w9d[ to
 ?9k x all ov]4 ,%e kn[s t dead is      
dreadful--gr&mo!r has gone1 ! h\se is   

quiet1 fa!r w n play ) h] & "m cries4   
,%e is only a v little girl b %e has met
 ! unansw]able que/ions1 ,:o made ,god8 
,:]e did ,i come f8 ,:]e is ,heav58 ,:at
 is x l8 ,:at is ,dea?8  ,z ! ye>s pass 
h] in/ructors 9 religion attempt to tea*
 h]4 ,9 v>i$ words1 accord+ to v>i$     
cre$s !y answ] or po/pone ! answ] to h] 
que/ions4 ,%e le>ns t ,god is good &    
,god is great2 t ,he takes c>e ( p1 at  
night especially2 t "o may ask ,him =   
:atev] %e wants & if x is be/ %e w get  
x2 t if "o w\ld please ,god %e mu/ be v 
good & !re are _m ?+s %e mu/ n d2 t ^?  
:o please ,him %all be rew>d$ & ^? :o   
fail %all be puni%$4  ,h] in/ructors d n
 mean always t ?is %all be ! sum total (
 _! tea*+s b /ripp$ ( all ! songs1 !    
pictures & c>ds1 ! bir?day greet+s1 !   
fl[]s & /ories1 ^! ?+s 9 ! majority (   
cases sum up ! little girl's            
conclusions4 ,!re ent]s into h] religion
 9 _m cases t "n :i* seems s (t5 to s\nd
 sweet] :5 murmur$ by baby lips ?an at  
any o!r "t4 ,! little girl has le>n$ to 

love ! ,baby asleep 9 ! hay1 ! ,*ild    
be=e :om ! ,magi knelt1 ! ob$i5t &      
lovable boy :o play$ 9 ,naz>e?4 ,!n !   
new outlook comes & ! little girl sees  
,jesus ! ,r$eem] & ,god ! ,fa!r4 ,%e    
li/5s ) eag] fasc9at$ int]e/ to ! /ories
 ( :at ,he did & said1 tries to obey !  
comm&s ,he gave1 suff]s = h] s9s (      
commission1 prays & hopes to be =giv54  
,! ,"o :o se>*es ! he>ts ( m5 mu/ f9d z 
hone/1 devot$ fai? among ^! little girls
 z any:]e 9 ,8 army ( believ+ foll[]s4  
,!n ! _s ( altruism beg9s to awak54 ,%e 
is no long] a little girl4 ,%e beg9s to 
und]/& ! mean+ ( sacrifice1 %e is /irr$ 
) ! desire to s]ve4 ,*ri/ ! ,messiah1 ! 
,savior & ,ma/]1 claims h] int]e/ & h]  
he>t is fill$ ) desire to s]ve & to     
prove h] love to ,him4 ,%e pl$ges h]self
 to ,8 s]vice1 /rives to be fai?ful1    
suff]s agonies ( remorse ov] h]         
failures4 ,among all ! ho/s :o foll[    
,him !re are none m loyal & lov+ ?an ?is
 girl 9 h] te5s4  ,! ye>s pass & 9 !    
lat] te5s & e>ly tw5ties ano!r _w =ces  

itself ^u ! girl4 ,x is ! _w ( s9 &     
evil1 ( selfi%ness1 gre$ & hypocrisy4   
,%e %r9ks f x b x is b\nd to be reveal$4
 ,%e cat*es a glimpse ( a _w ( suff]+ & 
pa9 t makes h] he>t a*e4 ,& :ile ^!     
worlds are press+ h>d %e is plung+ into 
! secrets ( ?+s4 ,! revelation (        
biology1 a/ronomy1 *emi/ry1 ! hi/ory (  
peoples1 languages & books1 ! sci5ce (  
economics1 & ! my/]ies ( psy*ology are  
dem&+ consid]ation4 ,some?+ happ5s to ! 
bright1 sweet unque/ion$ fai?4 ,que/ions
 p]si/1 d\bts sugge/ !mselves & dem&    
answ]4 ,nature asks ,:at d y ?9k ab\t   
me8 ,! problems ( s9 & sickness1 accid5t
 & inju/ice ask ,h[ d y expla9 u8 &     
d>kness settles ov] ! girl's _s4        
,sometimes %e refuses to ?9k ?+s out &  
accepts ! new explanations ( ?+s :atev] 
!y happ5 to be1 turn+ 9 cynicism f !    
old4 ,b m (t5 %e does ?9k--ask+ ! old   
que/ions %e fac$ z a little girl all ov]
 aga9 out ( a l>g] _w & a tra9$ m9d4 ,:o
 made ,god8--:at 0 ! v beg9n+ ( beg9n+s8
 %e asks4 ,is x "s "o or "s ?+8 ,:at is 

,dea? & :at is aft] t8 ,h[ am ,i to "k8 
,s\l1 m9d & _s cry out = concrete pro( (
 t :i* c nev] be concretely prov54  ,!  
?+ %e ne$s j "h1 is ! v ?+ %e is mo/ (t5
 d5i$4 ,%e ne$s "s "o :o c %[ to h] !   
l>g] ,god & ! great] ,*ri/ = h] l>g] _w 
& great] ?\ght4 ,%e is los+ or has lo/  
h] small] conceptions 9 ! maze ( wond]s 
:i* h be5 reveal$ to m9d & he>t4 ,%e    
ne$s to "k t %e has n lo/ h] ,god1 r is 
%e j beg9n+ to discov] ,him2 t %e has n 
lo/ h] ,*ri/1 in/ead ! ,*ri/ is j beg9n+
 to be reveal$ to h] 9 all ,8 greatness4
 ,%e ne$s "s "o to make cle> to h] !    
mean+ ( ! promise1 ,seek & ye %all f9d4 
,knock & x %all be op5$ unto y4 ,f a new
 view-po9t ) a l>g] horizon %e may be   
help$ to beg9 h] tru/ful se>* = ,god    
kn[+ t tru? c nev] lead away f ,god4 ,%e
 is j a girl b ! ,univ]se is h]s 9 :i*  
to seek ,him4 ,its laws1 z fa/ z %e c   
discov] !m1 are h] s]vants to lead h] to
 ,him & its broad5+ horizons b br+ h]   
ne>]4  ,:5 %e c face all ! new k1 feel !
 %ak+ ( ! old f\ndations1 9 ?is _s (    

tru/ful discov]y1 h] d\bts w pass away4 
,! _w is sav$ ?r\gh ,*ri/1 n ?r\gh dogma
 & if %e c h ! wise in/ructor or fri5d  
:o c %[ h] ^! ?+s %e is safe4  ,:5ev] "o
 ?9ks ( ! little girl among ! daisies   
!re comes to him 9 w(ul contra/ ! little
 girl 9 ! cr[d$ cities' wret*$ /reets4  
,%e is d5i$ ! daisy field4 ,/>s d n     
tempt h] to wond]4 ,! n>r[ /reets fill$ 
) mat]ial ?+s1 press+ close1 cr[d out   
sun & moon4 ,! "n ( ,god is famili> to  
h] e>s b %e does n ask que/ions ab\t    
,him4 ,%e associates ! "n ) l\d voices1 
angry faces & (t5 ) bl[s4 ,dea? awak5s  
wond] b !re is little "t = answ]s to    
puzzl$ que/ion+s4 ,! few days ( relief f
 noise1 ! expressions ( sympa?y &       
fri5d%ip1 ! unusual words ( t5d]ness all
 make a deep impression--!n life goes on
 z be=e only h>d] because ( ! add$      
exp5se4 ,z ! ye>s pass %e accepts !     
tea*+s ( h] *ur*1 %e c recite !m m or   
less glibly b !y h no?+ special to d )  
h] life4 ,philosophy & sci5ce d n tr\ble
 h]4 ,%e says h] pray]s ?9k+ ab\t o!r   

?+s & :5 %e gr[s old] /ops say+ !m1 save
 at *ur*4  ,(t5times z a little girl %e 
receives no religi\s in/ruction1 nev]   
ent]s a *ur* & ! "n ( ,god drops 9      
curses f h] own lips4 ,only n[ & !n fe> 
( ! future takes possession ( h] = a    
mom5t4 ,only 9 great /ress ( unusual    
suff]+ or pa91 or 9 ! pres5ce ( awful   
sorr[ is h] s\l /irr$ to ask ! little   
girl's "q1 ,:at is ,heav5 l8  ,sometimes
 ! bitt]ness ( h] lot causes h] to treat
 ! idea ( ,god ) scorn4 ,look at me1 %e 
said "o day 9 my pres5ce4 ,:at h ,i done
 t ,god %\ld puni% me ) ! tr\bles ,i've 
got4 ,!re a9't no ,god1 t's :at ,i say1 
anyways4  ,poor girl6 ,! *ur* mu/ give  
to h] ! ,god :om %e c tru/ & love1 b x w
 h to give ,him 9 widespread1 simple    
ju/ice4 ,fir/ %e mu/ see ,him 9 de$s &  
!n 9 words4  ,! girl amid/ ! squalor (  
wret*$ conditions 9 he>tless cities1    
ne$s a ,god :o is h] def5d] & *ampion z 
well z h] ,savior4 ,:5 "s wise in/ructor
 or inspir$ fri5d c give to h] ?is view 
( ! ,"l ,god ( ,ho/s1 ! ,fa!r ( all1 :o 

seeks ?r\gh ,8 *ildr5 to save ,8 *ildr5 
h] salvation has begun4  ,(t5times "o   
meets ! g5tle1 tru/ful1 lovable little  
girl :o asks h] "q & receiv+ ! answ]    
accepts x1 nev] to d\bt x ?r\gh all !   
ye>s1 nev] to ask ! great univ]sal      
que/ions aga94 ,sometimes x is because !
 answ]s 7 s wisely giv51 sometimes      
because ! dep?s ( ! girl's m5tal &      
spiritual life are nev] t\*$4 ,%e has a 
com=table fai?1 e>ne/1 true1 hone/ &    
s9c]e4 ,x does n embrace ! _w1 nor is x 
deeply conc]n$ ) ! great problems ) :i* 
! _w wre/les4 ,x is n necess>y p]haps t 
x %\ld be4 ,! girl is naturally         
religi\s1 tru/ful & believ+4 ,h] sweet1 
untr\bl$ fai? blesses ! life ( e day4   
,^? :o are int]e/$ 9 ! religion (       
girlhood & "y womanhood are fill$ ) hope
 today z !y li/5 to ! answ]s :i* are be+
 giv5 by wise mo!rs & tea*]s1 to ! great
 que/ions ( ! univ]se4 ,! answ]s leave  
room = a gr[+ religion :i* gr[s z ! girl
 gr[s4  ,a :ile ago my fri5d walk$ ?r\gh
 ! c\ntry fields ) a little six ye> old4

 ,my fri5d says %e has left beh9d an    
outgr[n religion4 ,h] complac5ce &      
cynicism receiv$ a %ock t aft]noon4 ,a  
lamb :i* 0 ! baby ( ! flock _h be5 made 
a special pet by ! *ildr5 & came        
imm$iately :5 ! six ye> old call$4 ,!   
days 7 gett+ cold & ! lamb's woolly coat
 0 ?ick4 ,my fri5d1 int5d+ to in/ruct ! 
*ild said1 ,put y\r h& on ! lambie's    
?ick wool4 ,cold days are com+ & ,nature
 makes ! lamb's wool nice & w>m4  ,yes1 
answ]$ ! *ild1 h] eyes %9+1 ! ,heav5ly  
,fa!r makes its coat w>m4 ,he didn't    
give !m a papa l m9e to get _! clo!s4   
,he gives !m to !m himself4  ,my fri5d 0
 surpris$ by ! words & be=e %e c\ld ?9k 
( a suitable reply1 ! *ild cont9u$--    
,he tells ! birdies to g d[n :]e x's w>m
 & !re are fl[]s all ! "t4 ,j a few /ay 
"h :5 x's cold & !y h w>m fea!rs4 ,! be>
 & ! foxes & ! horsie & kitty1--!       
,heav5ly ,fa!r makes all _! coats w>m4  
,he is v1 v busy1 %e add$ impressively4 
,= weeks dur+ ! prep>ations :i* nature  
makes = ! com+ w9t]1 my fri5d1 hi!rto   

satisfi$ ) ab/ract law f\nd h] m9d go+  
back to ! ,heav5ly ,fa!r v1 v busy 9 !  
great _w ,he _h made4 ,%e 0 s impress$ t
 %e w5t ) ! *ild to h] k9d]g>t5 class 9 
s*ool & 9 ,sunday-s*ool & 9 bo? %e he>d 
( ! love & c>e ( ! ,heav5ly ,fa!r4  ,z  
%e li/5$ to ! simple tea*+s1 ! *ildr5's 
answ]s & comm5ts1 %e realiz$ t 9 !      
circle !re 0 a v real p]sonality call$ !
 ,heav5ly ,fa!r :om ^! *ildr5 knew &    
lov$4 ,i wi% su* _h be5 my tra9+1 %e    
said regretfully4 ,p]haps ,i %\ld h be5 
sav$ ! d>kness & p]plexity 9 :i* ,i h   
liv$ = ye>s4  ,mon?s aft] 9 a l>ge class
 ( e>ne/1 eag] & att5tive girls ,i li/5$
 to a wond]ful tea*]4 ,i lov$ ) a deep] 
love1 aft] t lesson1 ! ,*ri/ ^: pres5ce 
seem$ to fill t room z ! tea*] %[$ h]   
girls ! ,ma/] at ,8 task ( sav+ ! _w by 
%[+ x ,god1 ! ,fa!r4  ,"o day ,i /ood 9 
a sil5t home ) a brilliant1 cultur$     
girl1 :o _h travel$ mu* & enjoy$ e      
privilege4 ,%e _h t aft]noon left h] "m 
beside h] fa!r out on ! slop+ hillside 9
 ! great sil5t city4 ,we rais$ ! curta9s

 ! maid _h drawn1 ! girl laid aside h]  
coat & hat & said sadly1 ,n[ life mu/   
beg9 aga91 )\t all t is de>e/ to me4 ,i 
tri$ to f9d words to /r5g!n h] b %e     
turn$ h] calm face t[>d me & said1 ,h[ d
 p live ?r\gh x & g on1 :o hav5't ,god8 
,! ,fa!r ( ! ,_w has !m bo? 9 ,8 keep+4 
,i c wait till ,i f9d !m aga94  ,?is    
girl _h nev] d\bt$4 ,%e _h wond]$ &     
?\ght1 que/ion$ & believ$4 ,wise p>5ts  
_h giv5 to h] ! ,god ( ! ,univ]se--!    
,fa!r1 & ,8 ,son ! revelation ( ,himself
 to m5 t x might be sav$1 9 su* simple  
t]ms1 s free f petty dogma t z %e _h    
gr[n 9 m9d & _s ,he grew 9 wond] &      
maje/y & p[]1 comm&+ h] love & wor%ip4  
,if a girl1 tr\bl$ & p]plex$ by ! ?+s ! 
m9d _c grasp or he>t und]/&1 *ances to  
read ?is *apt] let h] "k t ! tr\ble lies
 n ) ! ,god ( :om %e has be5 taught b ) 
^? :o1 try+ to d _! be/1 h be5 weak 9 _!
 tea*+4  ,if we c bani% f our fai? all  
its man made littl5ess1 all its *aos (  
bick]+s1 all ! fret ( ! conflict+       
op9ions ( ^? :o1 aft] all1 are !mselves 

b *ildr5 se>*+ aft] tru?1 & give to !   
gr[+ girl1 a gr[+ religion1 ! ,god ( !  
,univ]se w become h] ,god & %e w wor%ip 
him 9 s9c]ity & tru? all ! days ( h]    
life4    ,de> ,"l & ,fa!r ( mank9d1     
,=give our fev]i% ways2   ,reclo! u 9   
our rightful m9d1   ,9 pur] lives ?y    
s]vice f9d1   ,9 deep] rev]5ce1 praise4 
,,xii  ,,9 ,,! ,,h&s ,,( ,a ,,triad     
,despite all ! words t h be5 writt5 &   
spok5 9 ! pa/ x is /ill true t _m ( ^?  
engag$ 9 ! religi\s tra9+ ( a girl1 or  
responsible = ! =m ( religion :i* is    
pres5t$ to h]1 d n realize1 or else !y  
ignore ! fact t %e is 9 ! h&s ( a       
triad--body1 m9d & _s4 ,z a triad %e    
develops if %e be a normal girl1 z a    
triad %e acts4 ,h] "* is made by ^! ?ree
 ag5cies work+ toge!r4 ,x is a fact1 !  
significance ( :i* none ( u fully       
realize1 z yet1 t a clean m9d & a clean 
he>t 9 an unclean body is v r>e4 ,a     
quick1 al]t balanc$ m9d & a pure1 h]oic 
_s 9 a />v$ & diseas$ body is also r>e4 
,a well-n\ri%$1 well-c>$-= body ) all   

its functions do+ _! "w & a m5tal weakl+
 is a r>e comb9ation4  ,once we did n "k
 t ad5oids made *ildr5 m5tally defici5t1
 nor did we dream t tee? prop]ly att5d$ 
to1 & a pair ( glasses c\ld trans=m a   
girl f a sull51 morose disob$i5t *ild   
into an int]e/+1 happy & ob$i5t "o2 b "s
 ( u h se5 t trans=mation & m>vel$ at x4
 ,once we believ$ t inh]5t moral        
deg5]acy s5t a twelve-ye>-old girl to ! 
c\rts4 ,n[ we are beg9n+ to see !       
relation%ip betwe5 a room ) no w9d[s &  
no runn+ wat]1 a dirty alley or a wret*$
 /reet & ! moral deg5]acy4 ,once we %ook
 our heads & said1 ,well1 !y say !re's  
"o black %eep 9 e family4 ,n[ we are    
beg9n+ to see t ! black %eep may be made
 by ! gratification ( e physical desire 
& e m5tal :im & ! neglect ( ! _s4       
,*ur*es1 s*ools & individuals are beg9n+
 at la/ to s]i\sly consid] ! tea*+ (    
morals & religion & z !y give !mselves  
to ! task ( lay+ d[n practical workable 
plans1 sudd5ly z if x 7 a new revelation
 comes ! fact t ! individual is a triad 

& %e mu/ be taught z su*4  ,if homes 7  
ideal x w\ld be an easy task4 ,if x 7   
possible = ! majority ( homes to approa*
 ! ideal x w\ld seem an easi] task4 ,b )
 pov]ty1 ignorance1 ineffici5cy &       
indiff]5ce clut*+ at ! v c5t] ( dynamic 
p[]1 ! task is "o ( ! greate/ :i* m5 h z
 yet be5 ask$ to meet4 ,if homes 7      
ideal1 f ! mom5t ! little girl comes    
into ! _w1 & ev5 be=e h] com+1 s5sible1 
rational c>e w\ld be tak5 ( h] body1 n  
only to make x beautiful b t x might d  
its "w = h] 9 heal?ful1 normal fa%ion & 
be a good s]vant ?r\gh\t h] life4 ,h]   
m9d w\ld be awak5$ & tra9$ to ?9k1 h] w 
to act & to control & all h] s5se (     
rev]5ce1 wond] & wor%ip develop$ :ile h]
 love = ! good & ! beautiful1 ! h]oic & 
self-sacrific+ 0 /imulat$4  ,b homes are
 n ideal & ! majority h nei!r accept$   
nor consid]$ deeply ! task ( prep>+ !   
:ole girl = life4 ,"s prep>e h]         
physically & let ! re/ ( ! triad develop
 z x w4 ,"s prep>e h] m5tally & morally 
:ile bo? body & _s suff]4 ,"s seek to   

prep>e h] spiritually by fitt+ on z a   
sort ( g>m5t :at !y believe to be       
religion :ile body & m9d receive little 
att5tion & "s let all ?ree develop z    
conv5i5ce & *ance may dictate4  ,:5 m5's
 consci5ces h be5 awak5$ & !y f9d ! home
 incapable or in]t1 !y h turn$ !        
responsibility ov] to ! public s*ool & !
 *ur*4 ,( late civic =ces h giv5 _! aid4
 ,^? directly int]e/$ 9 ! religi\s tra9+
 ( ! girl are com+ to agree t ^! ?ree   
ag5cies are ne$$ & t !y mu/ "w toge!r if
 ! :ole girl is to be help$4  ,"s "o mu/
 tea* a girl ! ?+s ab\t h]self t %e     
ought to "k4 ,t "s "o is h] "m4 ,no "o  
else c d x ) ! same p[]4 ,nei!r *ur* nor
 s*ool c p]=m well ! delicate task (    
reveal+ life's secrets1 & blund]+ is    
deadly4 ,b *ur* & s*ool & civic =ces    
toge!r c help ! "m1 c give h] a prop]   
conception ( h] duty1 give h] ! words to
 say1 p]haps4 ,! s*ool c tea* morals &  
keep its own moral /&>ds high2 ! *ur* c 
awak5 ! spiritual life ( a girl &       
nurture x1 t k & high ideals may "w     

toge!r to =tify & /r5g!n h]4 ,! civic   
=ces c see to x t ! girl has !          
opportunity = pure physical enjoym5t1 = 
m5tal /imulation & moral uplift4  ,:at  
civic =ces h be5 able to d ?r\gh        
tub]culosis exhibitions & *ild welf>e   
exhibits1 by %[+ p>5ts ! tru? reg>d+ !  
importance ( ! physical c>e ( _! girls1 
furni%es enc\ragem5t to g fur!r4 ,good  
newspap]s may speak to p>5ts unt\*$ by !
 s*ool & out ( t\* ) ! *ur* & h done s4 
,! majority ( p>5ts :5 !y see & believe 
w act4  ,!re 0 a "t1 & n long s9ce1 :5  
^? engag$ 9 tea*+ religion 7 n conc]n$ )
 ! numb] ( h\rs ! girl work$1 ! age at  
:i* %e began1 ! sort ( room 9 :i* %e    
slept1 ! am\nt ( real food %e _h4 ,&    
because !y 7 n conc]n$ !y lo/ h]4 ,today
 a tea*] _c tea* religion if %e does n  
c>e ab\t life4 ,%e attempts x b %e      
fails4 ,jesus a/oni%$ ! ,scribes1       
,ph>isees1 ,doctors ( ! ,law & ,prie/s (
 ! ,temple by ,8 int5se int]e/ 9 !      
physical ne$s ( m54 ,he took into acc\nt
 ! :ole man & set body1 m9d & _s free4  

,:5 "o consid]s h[ little m5tal /imulus 
& tra9+ comes to ! av]age girl aft]     
leav+ s*ool & is aw>e ( ! va/ majority  
:o leave s*ool at any e>ly age1 %e is n 
surpris$ at ! lack ( p[] to ?9k on ! "p 
( s _m1 & at ! v limit$ k %e f9ds :5    
attempt+ to tea*4 ,! girls ( today ne$  
to be in=m$ on matt]s ( public welf>e & 
political & economic affairs z nev]     
be=e4 ,:]e %all !y g = t in=mation & h[ 
%all !y be l$ to desire x8 ,girls ne$ to
 "k ! mean+ ( religion & 9 simple fa%ion
 ! hi/ory ( cre$s & d5om9ations4 ,!y ne$
 in/ruction f ! ,bible :i* _c be giv5 9 
a half h\r a week ( m or less regul>    
/udy4  ,once ^? :o 7 tea*]s ( religion 7
 n deeply conc]n$ ) :at ! girl read & ! 
?+s ab\t :i* %e ?\ght4 ,n[ "o _c tea*   
religion truly unless %e kn[s :at a girl
 reads1 ab\t :at %e talks & ?9ks1 :e!r  
%e is 9 t\* 9 any way ) t :i* c broad5  
h] m9d & give h] food = ?\ght4  ,no girl
 is safe1 no girl c be h] be/ or get !  
mo/ out ( life :o is weak on ! ?ird side
 ( ! triad4 ,unless %e has ! help ( a   

well develop$ spiritual nature h[ !     
littl5esses1 ! r\t9e1 ! difficulties1 ! 
jeal\sies & envy+s1 ! gossip+ & petty   
di%one/ies ( life dw>f h]4  ,long ago1  
:5 ,i fir/ began to pr9t pictures1 ,i   
tri$ to pr9t a picture ( a beautiful    
rail-boat aga9/ long l9es ( s& dunes1 on
 a po/al c>d4 ,i c\ldn't4 ,!y expla9$ to
 me t ,i mu/ h s5sitiz$ c>ds1 !n !      
impr9t c\ld be made4 ,! girls ( today   
ne$ to be develop$ & s5sitiz$           
spiritually t ! impr9t ( purity &       
righte\sness may be made ^u ! :ole life4
 ,! spiritual life1 z well z ! m5tal &  
physical1 is z we %all see 9 a lat]     
*apt]1 a matt] ( cultivation4  ,if !    
girl h]self reads ?is *apt] %e w /op a  
mom5t to exam9e ! triad :i* makes up h] 
own life4 ,p]haps ! physical side is    
weak4 ,%e may /r5g!n x if %e w4 ,n[ is !
 "t1 :ile %e is "y & x w obey h]4 ,:5   
habit has writt5 its words 9 iron on    
muscle1 he>t & n]ves x w be h>d] = h] to
 control x4 ,p]haps %e has be5 c>eless  
ab\t fre% air1 p]haps has be5 tempt$ to 

let pie & cake & c(fee make a lun*1     
p]haps to neglect rubb]s1 to get only   
half ! sleep %e ne$s or to dress        
fooli%ly on cold w9t] days4 ,if !       
physical side ( ! triad is weak a girl  
mu/ suff]4 ,! body is a despotic ma/] & 
x is a spl5did s]vant4 ,ev5 if o!rs h   
fail$ to help h] & circum/ances h be5   
aga9/ h]1 a girl c if %e w1 improve h]  
physical condition & e little improvem5t
 is wor? ! co/4 ,x may n seem to h] at  
fir/ a "p ( h] religion to keep h] body 
well & to /r5g!n x by e means 9 h] p[]1 
b x is4  ,x may be t ! m5tal side is    
weak2 t x is lazy & does n want to ?9k2 
t ! only food x craves is ! s5sational1 
& light1 v light read+ & n mu* ( t4 ,b !
 girl :o is 9 e>ne/ c refuse to gossip &
 le>n to talk & ?9k ab\t ! great ne$s & 
problems ( our day4 ,%e c turn quickly !
 pages :]e crime & accid5ts are record$ 
& read c>efully ^? t tell ( ! progress 9
 sci5ce & ! happ5+s among ! nations ( ! 
_w4 ,%e c read a great book once a mon? 
or once 9 ?ree mon?s accord+ to ! "t %e 

has & %e c ?9k & talk ab\t :at %e reads4
 ,%e c f9d "s hobby 9 :i* to be int]e/$4
 ,! ef=t %e makes to compel h] m9d to "w
 w br+ a v real rew>d4  ,x is a pitiful 
?+ to see a woman at ?irty or =ty :o has
 no?+ to ?9k ab\t b h]self & ! affairs (
 h] neighbors1 & :o nev] reads4 ,if !   
m5tal side ( ! triad has gr[n weak ?r\gh
 laz9ess & neglect1 ! girl may /r5g!n x4
 ,! ef=t to make x /rong may n seem a "p
 ( religion b x is4  ,& if %e kn[s n[ z 
%e ?9ks hone/ly ab\t x1 t ! spiritual   
side ( ! triad t gov]ns h] life is weak1
 %e may /r5g!n x4 ,%e c read ! ,book t  
?r\gh all ! ages has /r5g!n$ m5's       
spirits & made !m conqu]ors ov]         
temptation & s94 ,%e c ?9k ab\t ! words 
t h help$ wom5 to keep sweet & /rong    
amid/ trial1 & dang]1 sorr[ &           
disappo9tm5t4 ,& %e c pray4 ,%e does n  
ne$ long pray]s4 ,%e ne$s j a ^w ) ,god1
 h] ,fa!r & h] ,help] e day to keep h]  
/rong1 & ano!r at night to give h]      
c\rage to g on try+ :5 %e has weakly    
yield$ to temptation & fail$4 ,if %e has

 neglect$ x %e may beg9 n[ to /r5g!n !  
weak place t %e may be sav$ f spiritual 
sickness :i* is ! wor/ ( all4  ,"o      
covets = e girl ! opportunity to live 9 
! h&s ( ! heal?ful1 tra9$1 awak5$ triad4
 ,life is a bless$ exp]i5ce to ! girl :o
 is well physically1 al]t m5tally &     
/rong spiritually4 ,if t exp]i5ce is to 
come to ! majority ( girls1 !n ^?       
int]e/$ 9 h] religion mu/ m & m und]/& t
 true religion t\*es all ( life--!      
triad--body1 m9d & _s4  ,"o summ] night 
:5 ! ?und] 0 ro>+ ov] ! sea & vivid     
fla%es ( lightn+ bl9d$ = ! mom5t "o d>+ 
en\gh to face ! /orm1 ! little village  
*ur* bell rang ! dread al>m ( fire4 ,!  
app>atus = firefight+ 0 ( ! type mo/    
city p h =gott54 ,m5 ru%$ to ! fire     
company's qu>t]s & dragg$ ! eng9e =?4 ,f
 "o ( ! highe/ hilltops flames light$ ! 
sky4 ,! m5 seiz+ ! rope dragg$ !        
app>atus up ! /eep slope4 ,j be=e rea*+ 
! top x /uck4 ,sudd5ly a %>p appeal+    
voice rang out into ! d>kness4 ,x did m 
?an reque/1 x comm&$ & dem&$4 ,ev]ybody 

take hold x %\t$1 & "u ! p[] ( x p      
sprang to obey & ! eng9e rea*$ !        
hilltop4  ,^? :o look ) sympa?y & love  
at girlhood today1 _c help wi%+ t "s    
,voice ( p[] w\ld r+ out ?r\gh e place  
:]e girls are f\nd say+--,ev]ybody take 
hold6 ,if ev]ybody w\ld respond to !    
task z t night 9 ! fire & ! /orm1 !     
girl1 9 body1 m9d & _s might easily be  
sav$4 ,ev]ybody may n respond n[--b h[  
ab\t y1 ! girl h]self8     ,,xiii  ,,?\ 
,,%alt ,,n   ,9 our ef=t to get away f !
 h>% negative tea*+ ( ! pa/ :i* made "y 
p feel t life meant don't1 we h made !  
mi/ake ( fail+ to tea* ) p[] ! fact t   
!re are ?+s to :i* ,god's law & man's   
law say ?\ %all n4 ,i did n "k x w\ld d 
any h>m1 is (t5times a tru?ful /atem5t &
 ! girl has ! "r to be c>efully1 wisely 
& sanely taught ! ?+s to :i* %e mu/ say 
no4 ,a girl's religion mu/ h n only !   
con/ra9+ p[] :i* s5ds h] out to d !     
k9dly de$1 say ! ^w ( com=t & *e]1 give 
( h] "t & h] tal5t to help make life    
easi] = ^? :o f9d x h>d1 b x mu/ h !    

re/ra9+ p[] :i* %all keep h] f          
self-indulg5ce & s94  ,:5ev] ! ?\ %alt n
 side ( religion is m5tion$ ! girls     
!mselves & ^? responsible = _! tra9+    
imm$iately ?9k ( ! "q ( amusem5ts1 :i*  
is aft] all only a "p ( ! great] "q ( h[
 mu* leisure a girl %\ld h & :at %e %\ld
 d ) x4 ,prea*]s1 tea*]s & ,*ri/ians    
g5]ally1 diff] s widely on ! matt] (    
disput$ amusem5t que/ions t ?\ %alt n   
loses its =ce4 ,x is ! p>5ts' "r to     
decide ! girl's amusem5ts & det]m9e h]  
social life & :5 "o sees ! l5g? to :i*  
p>5ts p]mit & ev5 enc\rage _! daught]s  
to g1 he kn[s t ! ?\ %alt n might well  
be said to !m4 ,:5 p>5ts d n c>e :at _! 
girls d1 or are too c>eless & ignorant  
to realize dang]1 :5 ! girls are )\t    
fri5ds & unprotect$1 !n ! tea*] (       
religion mu/ )\t hesitation1 =cefully & 
) ! argum5ts ( fact1 tea* !m to say no  
to ! ?+s :i* %e believes c br+ only h>m1
 :i* weak5 ! p[] to resi/ o!r evils &   
:i* are unheal?y = ! gr[+ girl4 ,"o may 
tea* ) feel+ & p[] ! ?\ %alt n 9 :i* %e 

believes )\t utt]+ bitt] words (        
condemnation ( ^? :o diff] ) h]4        
,religion & ! law toge!r h ! "r to say  
to ! unprotect$ girl1 lack+ wisdom1 )\t 
discretion1 eag] = fun & adv5ture1      
ignorant ( dang]1 ?\ %all n4 ,! words   
%\ld be writt5 ov] e un*ap]on$ or       
inadequately *ap]on$ high s*ool dance1  
ov] ! public dance hall1 ov] ! cab>et1  
ov] ! vaudeville :]e ! vulg> hides beh9d
 a mask1 ov] e place :i* by its v nature
 op5s doors ( temptation & l[]s p[]s (  
resi/ance4 ,! tea*]s ( religion1 & all  
ag5cies = moral tra9+ & uplift1 because 
( ! comp>ative helplessness ( girlhood1 
h ! "r to tea* by e means at _! comm& ?\
 %alt n4  ,"s "o mu/ tea* ! gr[+ girl t 
extravagance is s92 "s "o mu/ say ?\    
%alt n to h] common faults ( promis+ )\t
 ?\ght ( ! co/ ( keep+ ! promise1 (     
exagg]ation & untru?fulness4 ,"s "o mu/ 
help h] see ! utt] folly ( snobbi%ness &
 false pride4 ,9 "s way %e mu/ be taught
 ! cruelty & meanness ( gossip1 !       
results ( a %>p tongue & a critical _s4 

,%e mu/ be %[n ! s9 ( +ratitude & !     
curse ( jeal\sy & envy4 ,9 fact ! old t5
 comm&m5ts are ne$$ by ! girlhood (     
today z truly z !y 7 ne$$ by t great    
army ( p 9 ! days ( ! y\? ( a race1 :5  
_! great law giv] & lead] /rove to save 
!m f ! results ( _! own ignorance &     
newly acquir$ lib]ty4  ,:o tea*es ?\    
%alt n to ! girl ( today8 ,indirectly1 a
 great _m p4 ,directly1 cle>ly1         
def9itely s t %e und]/&s & is impress$1 
v few4 ,! ,sunday-s*ool 9 a half-h\r a  
week attempts to d x1 b ! ,sunday-s*ool 
rea*es a v small "p ( ! girlhood ( our  
l&1 & its "w ) ^? :om x has rea*$ is (t5
 ineffective4 ,x is at pres5t engag$ 9 a
 s]i\s ef=t to make its tea*+s m        
effective & f> rea*+4 ,! public s*ool is
 n directly tea*+ ! ?\ %alt n1 = tea*+ x
 does n mean say+ x1 9 ! =m ( a comm&4  
,x does mu* indirect moral tea*+1 :i* is
 invaluable4 ,x is exp]im5t+ ) direct   
moral tea*+ & _m ( ! exp]im5ts h %[n    
highly gratify+ results1 :i* lead u to  
hope t ! day is n f> di/ant :5 direct   

tea*+ ( ! common laws ( moral liv+ %all 
f9d a place 9 e s*ool4 ,we %all h to f9d
 "s new def9ition fir/1 = su* words z   
success1 weal?1 hone/y1 c\rage1 honor & 
! long li/ 9 ! vocabul>ies :i* ! pupils 
9 e s*ool make = !mselves4  ,9 react+   
aga9/ ! ?und]+ negatives ( ! pa/1 ! *ur*
 has1 9 ! decade or m t lies beh9d u1   
be5 tea*+ an unbalanc$ religion4 ,?\    
%alt1 & ?\ %alt n mu/ be taught toge!r  
if ! be/ results are to be rea*$4 ,9    
individual in/ances s great success has 
be5 won by ! tea*] ( religion t 8 me?od 
is wor? "o's e>ne/ /udy4  ,"o morn+ !re 
came into ,sunday-s*ool class a v ord9>y
 look+ little girl ( t5 ye>s4 ,h] fa!r 0
 a truck driv]1 h] "m _h be5 a dome/ic4 
,!re 7 f\r *ildr5 9 ! home1 ! little    
girl be+ next to ! y\nge/4 ,! p>5ts _h  
no relation to any *ur*4 ,! two old]    
*ildr5 _h turn$ out great disappo9tm5ts 
to !m & :5 a neighbor invit$ !          
t5-ye>-old to g to ,sunday-s*ool ! "m   
gave h] cons5t1 say+ t p]haps ! *ur*    
c\ld keep h] f foll[+ h] bro!r & si/]4  

,x did4  ,9 t home !re 0 no moral       
in/ruction1 no moral suasion4 ,:5 !     
*ildr5 _h told a lie directly to ! "m !y
 7 puni%$ sev]ely4 ,:5 !y told a lie to 
a tea*] or neighbor ! "m 0 _! def5d] &  
!y escap$ puni%m5t4 ,!y he>d _! "m lie  
to h] husb&1 to h] neighbors1 to ! r5t  
collector & ! groc]4 ,!y le>n$ n to fe> 
a lie b to fe> be+ discov]$ 9 x4 ,!y    
became clev] li>s & ! little girl at t5 
0 an adept4 ,= disob$i5ce1 *eat+1 tak+  
food & p5nies !y 7 alt]nately turn$ ov] 
to _! fa!r = puni%m5t or %ield$ f 8 wra?
 accord+ to ! "m's temp] at ! "t ( !    
(f5se4 ,!y 7 n taught or help$ to hate  
s9 or to see x 9 its hide\s aspect4 ,?\ 
%alt n 0 a matt] ( conv5i5ce1 n (       
pr9ciple4  ,! tea*] into ^: class !     
little girl came 0 a woman ( exp]i5ce :o
 be=e h] m>riage _h be5 a tea*] 9 !     
public s*ool4 ,%e call$ 9 ! home1 %e    
le>n$ ! /&+ ( ! girl 9 ! day s*ool1 9   
less ?an a mon? %e knew h]4 ,:at %e f\nd
 out made h] det]m9e to help ! *ild hate
 falsehood & *eat+ 9 e =m4 ,by /ory &   

incid5ts %e %[$ ,sunday aft] ,sunday1   
side by side1 ! c[>dice & unhapp9ess ( !
 li>1 ! di/ru/ ( 8 fell[m51 ! mis]y :i* 
he mu/ suff] & ! c\rage1 happ9ess &     
fre$om ( ! tru?-lov+ & tru?-tell+ *ild4 
,e lesson said don't lie & speak & act !
 tru?4 ,"o day ! little girl 0 invit$ to
 h] tea*]'s home to look at pictures &  
*oose "s books to read1 = ! tea*] _h    
discov]$ h] love = pictures & books4    
,aft] a v happy h\r1 :ile say+ good-by 9
 ! hall1 ! *ild sudd5ly seiz$ h] tea*]'s
 h& & /amm]$1 ,h[ c y help tell+ lies8  
,! tea*] says1 ,z ,i look$ into h] pla9 
little face ) its quiv]+ lips1 ,i lov$  
h]4 ,i det]m9$ to fight = h] & ) h]4 ,x 
0 a fight1 = habit 0 /rong & environm5t 
did n *ange4 ,= ov] five ye>s t tea*]   
fai?fully pres5t$ ! ?\ %all n & ?\ %all 
:i* %ap$ ! girl's ideals & help$ h] rea*
 !m4 ,%e taught h] to pray2 %e inspir$  
h] ) a g5u9e love = ,god ! ,help]1 :o   
w\ld see h] ?r\gh1 %e op5$ doors (      
s]vice = h]4 ,at tw5ty %e is a tru?ful &
 tru?-lov+ girl1 %e has be5 able to say 

no to ! ?+s :i* prov$ ! d[nfall ( bro!r 
& si/]2 %e is a useful1 self-support+1  
?or\ghly respectable memb] ( society &  
an e>ne/ ,*ri/ian4 ,%e has be5 able to  
lead h] y\ng] bro!r safely pa/ ! dang]\s
 places & is help+ him ?r\gh s*ool4 ,:at
 ! *ur*1 ?r\gh its religi\s in/ruction1 
has be5 able to d = ?is girl & _m o!rs x
 might d 9 f> l>g] measure 7 x equipp$ )
 a regul> tea*+ =ce adequate to its ne$1
 if its prea*]s c\ld come into real     
contact ) ! *ildr5 & y\? ( ! community &
 pres5t to !m ) p[] ! ?\ %alt n :i* %all
 give !m at lea/ an opportunity to /rive
 to obey4  ,if ! girl h]self is read+   
?is *apt] ,i "k %e w agree ) me :5 ,i   
say t a girl respects & honors 9 h] he>t
 ! tea*] :o pres5ts to h]1 fe>lessly &  
hone/ly1 ! ?+s :i* %e believes a girl _c
 d ) safety1 :i* lead into dang]\s      
places & :i* make x h>d = h] to keep    
pure1 true1 unselfi% 9 ?\ght & de$2 & %e
 respects ev5 m highly ! tea*] :o c give
 h] broad sane reasons = f9d+ sub/itutes
 = ^! ?+s4 ,%e may1 z %e gr[s old]1 come

 to ! conclusion t h] tea*] 0 mi/ak5 b  
%e respects h] = h] hone/ ef=t to help4 
,9 e girl's cre$ !re mu/ be "s negative4
 ,! law says y mu/ & y mu/ n4 ,z %e     
reads ?is page p]haps "s girl w /op = a 
mom5t & write out ! ?+s to :i* %e       
believes a girl %\ld say no4 ,"h is su* 
a li/1 writt5 9 ! =m ( a cre$ by a girl 
:5 a sophomore at college4  ,i believe t
 a girl %\ld n indulge 9 amusem5ts :i*  
make h] n]v\s & excit$1 give h] a       
heada*e1 make x h>d = h] to /udy1 co/ h]
 a good deal ( money & cr[d out all     
?\ghts ( duty & :i* make h] feel envi\s 
& jeal\s ( ^? :o are m popul> or =tunate
 ?an %e1 & sometimes make h] ?9k ?+s %e 
hates to rememb]4  ,i believe t a girl  
%\ld nev] repeat :at %e has he>d ab\t   
ano!r p]son if x c\ld 9 any way injure t
 p]son's "*4  ,i believe t %e %\ld n lie
 ev5 by looks or by sil5ce4 ,i believe t
 %e %\ld nev] deceive ano!r1 nev] make  
fun ( ! weaknesses or mis=tunes ( o!r p 
& nev] treat ano!r girl z %e w\ld n     
h]self want to be treat$4  ,?is is a    

negative cre$4 ,x does n say d1 x says  
don't1 b !re are times :5 e girl ne$s   
,don't4 ,put don't into y\r own cre$1 y 
girls :o are ?9k+ ov] ^! ?+s4  ,:5 y are
 tempt$ to lose y\r head & plunge into  
?+s y h be5 taught are wrong1 j because 
ev]ybody t my/]i\s mis*ief mak]1 is do+ 
^! ?+s1 keep /eady & ,don't4  ,:5 y are 
tempt$ to make ?+s m com=table1 m       
int]e/+1 m excit+ by                    
exagg]ation--,don't4  ,:5 y are tempt$  
to escape by a lie ! consequ5ces ( :at y
 h said or done--,don't4  ,:5 y are     
tempt$ to let envy or jeal\sy f9d       
expression 9 words or acts ( meanness & 
unk9dness--,don't4  ,:5 y are tempt$ to 
repeat a /ory or say a d>+ ?+ y w\ld n  
say 9 ! pres5ce ( ! "o ^: respect y     
desire--,don't4  ,:5 y are tir$ ( !     
/ruggle to be true & d "r1 tir$ ( ! ef=t
 to seek always ! be/ ?+s & are tempt$  
to give up--,don't4  ,:5 y are tempt$ to
 repay inju/ice ) rev5ge1 unk9dness )   
cruelty1 jeal\sy ) malice1 to d to o!rs 
z !y d to y--,don't4  ,le>n ! p[] (     

control1 ( re/ra9t & ?\gh x be only !   
negative side ( religion1 x w help to   
make y /rong4  ,:5 ! in/ructor 9        
religion op5s 8 eyes & sees ! p]il :i*  
lies 9 wait = ! girl wage e>n]1 !       
society girl & ev5 ! s*oolgirl1 :at he  
is =c$ to see makes him say ) a         
passionate cry f 8 s\l1 z he ?9ks ( !   
individual girls :om he kn[s & loves1   
,?\ %all n4     ,,xiv  ,,?\ ,,%alt   ,a 
?\ght :i* slumb]s 9 ! m9d has )9 x ! g]m
 ( life4 ,at any mom5t :5 ! "r /imuli h 
be5 giv51 x may spr+ into consci\s be+ &
 f9d expression 9 action t w color !    
entire life4 ,:ile x slumb]s today1     
tomorr[ may br+ ! wak+ mom5t & s x mu/  
be reckon$ ) 9 ! =mation ( "*4 ,/ill x  
lacks ! positive elem5t4 ,x is limit$4  
,x becomes ! "w ( ^? int]e/$ 9 ! welf>e 
( ! girl to cause ! awak5+ & con/ant    
/imulation ( ^? ?\ghts :i* %all lead to 
action along "r l9es4 ,! repeat$        
impression ^u ! m9d ( de$s ( h]oism1 (  
unselfi% daily liv+1 ( great action on !
 "p ( ord9>y p 9 a common-place         

environm5t has an unmi/akable effect ^u 
! =m+ "*4  ,b if ! ?\ghts eng5d]$ by !  
de$s ( h]oism & a*ievem5t be call$ into 
action by ! opportunity 9 ! girl's life 
to reproduce !m1 !n ! effect ^u ! "* is 
made def9ite & int5se4 ,x is n until !  
girl has done a k9dr$ ?+1 until !       
impression has f\nd its way out 9       
action1 t ! full result ^u ! =m+ "* is  
se54 ,all ! complex life ab\t h] is busy
 ?r\gh ! eye & e>1 ?r\gh numb]less      
s5sations & in/9ctive reactions leav+   
impressions4 ,_! impr9t ^u h] life may  
be se5 by any close obs]v] :5 ! girl    
h]self is unconsci\s ( x4 ,b x is !     
special set ( impressions :i* habitually
 f9d expression t det]m9e "*4  ,?is is  
mo/ enc\rag+1 = x means t if ! girl c be
 lead to express ! "r impression & leave
 ! o!rs to fade away into ! recesses (  
consci\sness :]e x w be h>d to awak5 !m1
 ! det]m9ation ( h] "* w be a possible  
task4 ,x means t 9 ! ye>s ( habit       
=mation & "* mak+ ^? :o %>e ! task ( !  
girl's tra9+ h ! opportunity to lead h] 

to repeat$ly express 9 positive action !
 high ideal1 ! noble self-sacrifice1 !  
great de$ or ambition1 ! g5]\s impulse  
slumb]+ 9 h] ?\ghts & appe>+ 9 h] day   
dreams4 ,! mat]ial :i* is furni%$ h] =  
?\ght creates h] day dreams1 :at %e sees
 9 h] day dream effects "*1 :at %e does 
makes x4  ,x is = ?is reason t p>5ts &  
tea*]s :o are s]i\sly conc]n$ ) !       
problem ( mak+ a girl's religion a real 
& vital ?+ seek ways & means by :i* %e  
may be l$ to express bo? 9 words &      
actions ! ?\ghts & desires :i* _! tea*+ 
has awak5$4  ,a successful tea*] _h be5 
/udy+ ) h] class = "s weeks ! lessons   
f\nd$ ^u ,unto ! lea/ ( ^!1 my          
bre?r5--,a cup ( cold wat] ev51 ,ye h   
done x unto me1 & k9dr$ texts4 ,%e      
taught well & ! girls 7 ?9k+4 ,"s       
attempt$ z individuals to express :at !y
 ?\ght4 ,9 ! m9ds ( mo/1 ! /ories1      
illu/rations & facts slumb]$4 ,"o       
,saturday ?ree ( ! m ?\ghtless girls 7  
ask$ to accompany ! tea*] on a visit to 
a *ildr5's hospital4 ,!y 7 mu* impress$ 

by :at !y saw4 ,! convalesc5t w>d prov$ 
( great int]e/ & ! babies fight+ = _!   
lives aga9/ pneumonia br\ght te>s to _! 
eyes4 ,on _! way home !y express$ ! wi% 
t ! class might make "s ( ! bonnets &   
g[ns :i* ! sweet-fac$ "y nurse _h said !
 hospital ne$$ s mu* = its baby pati5ts4
 ,p]haps ! o!r girls w n be int]e/$1    
said ! tea*]4 ,imm$iately ! mo/         
?\ghtless girl 9 ! class repli$1 ,oh1   
,miss ,d----1 !y _c help x4 ,we w tell  
!m :at we saw6 ,we h be5 /udy+ long     
en\gh ab\t :at we ought to d4 ,we hav5't
 done a ?+6 ,at lea/--,i hav5't-- %e    
add$4  ,illu/ration3 ,,h] ,,he>t ,,is   
,,fill$ ,,) ,a ,,deep ,,desire ,,to     
,,s]ve  ,two doz5 bonnets & g[ns1 well  
made aft] ! patt]n furni%$ by !         
hospital1 7 ! result ( ! int]e/ ( t     
class4 ,:ile ! girls sew$ !y talk$4 ,!y 
discuss$ 9 simple girli% fa%ion !       
problems ( pov]ty & illness & ! duty (  
"o "p ( society to ! o!r4 ,9 ?is sort ( 
in=mal discussion !y express$ !mselves  
f> m freely ?an 9 _! ,sunday-s*ool class

 or _! classroom at s*ool4 ,by !        
expression ( high & g5]\s ?\ghts !y     
/r5g!n$ _! own ideals & plac$ !mselves 9
 ! pres5ce ( _! fri5ds & companions on !
 side ( ,*ri/-l liv+4  ,ab\t a week aft]
 ! la/ bonnet & g[n made by ! class _h  
be5 s5t to ! hospital ! tea*] 0 surpris$
 by a visit f ,arl9e1 a he$less & hi!rto
 dis9t]e/$ memb] ( ! class4 ,x 0 a bitt]
 cold day1 ! sunless air p5etrat+ ev5 ! 
w>me/ g>m5ts4  ,i br\ght y ?is box ( ?+s
 to give away1 ! girl said z ! tea*]    
tri$ to conceal h] surprise4 ,!re mu/ be
 a good _m babies 9 ! riv] di/rict :o   
ne$ w>m] clo?+ ^! cold days4 ,i _h "s "t
 = sew+ & my aunts help$4  ,! tea*] f\nd
 ?ree bonnets & g[ns c>efully made1 ?ree
 t9y flannel petticoats1 six pairs ( w>m
 /ock+s & ?ree small hot wat] bottles4  
,i b\ght ! ?+s ) my own money1 said !   
girl4 ,x is ! fir/ "t ,i ev] did any?+ l
 ?is4 ,i enjoy$ x4  ,! *ur* visitor f\nd
 a ne$y place = ea* ?+ & told ,arl9e mo/
 he>tily h[ grateful %e 0 = ! help %e _h
 be5 able to pass on4 ,! simple de$ by  

:i* ,arl9e express$ 9 ! positive t]ms ( 
action :at %e _h be5 ?9k+ seem$ to make 
a def9ite *ange 9 h] "* & ab\t ?ree     
mon?s f ! "t %e _h made h] gift1 9 a    
simple & natural way %e came into !     
*ur*4 ,z ! girls 7 giv5 m & m def9ite   
opportunity to express !mselves 9       
?\ghtful acts & k9dly words1 ! tea*]    
f\nd sympa!tic1 int]e/$ li/5]s to !     
lessons %e tri$ to make inspir+ &       
practical 9 _! appeal1 & "o by "o !     
girls decid$ = !mselves to come into !  
*ur* & help x d its "w 9 ! _w4 ,!       
def9ite /& ( su* a gr\p ( int]e/+ girls1
 easily lead]s 9 s*ool & ! social life1 
made a decid$ diff]5ce 9 ! /&>ds ( ! "y 
p ( t community4 ,! community z a :ole1 
& ! p>5ts ( ! girls especially1 owe to t
 tea*] a v real debt = h] "p 9 ! "*     
build+ ( ^? girls1 :o be=e !y came 9    
contact ) h] _h _h only vague & hazy    
ideas ( a girl's duties & privileges4   
,%e furni%$ !m ) mat]ial = ?\ght & )    
opportunity = translat+ t ?\ght into    
action :i* is rapidly det]m9+ _!        

*>act]s4  ,a class ( girls 9 ano!r      
community made up ( fre%m5 & sophomores 
9 ! high s*ool :o 7 accus$ by o!r girls1
 & ) reason1 ( be+ snobbi%1 pr\d1 & (   
=m+ cliques1 _h be5 /udy+ ) a mo/       
int]e/+ tea*] a c\rse on ,*ri/ian life &
 conduct4 ,!y _h be5 urg$ to %[ 9 _! own
 lives1 9 s*ool1 9 _! social relations1 
! *>act]i/ics !y le>n$ ea* ,sunday %\ld 
belong1 n only to e ,*ri/ian b to e     
girl4 ,!n _! tea*] began to make !      
sugge/ions def9ite1 gett+ z _m z %e c\ld
 f ! girls !mselves4 ,!y 7 ask$ to      
increase ! memb]%ip ( _! club1 att5d &  
take "p 9 "y peoples' socials f :i* _!  
set _h held alo(1 jo9 9 ! "w ( ! ,girls'
 ,guild1 to :i* !y _h giv5 a little     
money b no?+ else4 ,^! ?+s 7 h>d = "s ( 
!m4 ,at fir/ !y 7 n able to d !m        
naturally & easily & !y f\nd ! fri5d%ip 
& confid5ce ( ! o!r girls h>d to ga94 ,b
 !y _h come to ! conclusion 9 class t ^!
 ?+s 7 "r & ! en?usiasm & approval ( _! 
tea*] ov] ! attempts !y 7 mak+ spurr$ !m
 on4 ,!n !y began to make discov]ies4   

,!y f\nd out :at int]e/+ girls !re 7    
outside _! set4 ,!y f\nd !y _h exagg]at$
 _! own importance4 ,!y began to enjoy !
 good times ( ! "y p 9 ! *ur* societies 
& to want a real "p 9 !m4 ,! *ange 9 !  
_s & life ( t class1 ev5 9 a ye>1 0     
wond]ful4 ,at ! end ( ! second ye> ) t  
tea*] ! _s ( ! "y p 9 t cosmopolitan    
*ur* _h entirely *ang$4 ,^? girls _h    
wr\ght ! *ange because !y _h !mselves   
be5 trans=m$4 ,!y _h be5 express+1 day  
aft] day1 9 positive action ! ?+s !y    
le>n$1 & ! impressions :i* be=e _h      
slumb]$ 9 ! m9d bur/ into life ?r\gh !  
daily de$4 ,!y /udi$ ,*ri/'s rules =    
liv+1 !y trac$ ! results ( ob$i5ce to ^?
 rules 9 ! lives ( ^? :o truly foll[$   
,him & !y tri$ to d 9 _! own e day      
lives1 until do+ br\ght p[] to d & "* 0 
be+ made4  ,9 ! religion ( e girl !re   
mu/ be ! positive side2 :e!r %e works 9 
a factory or att5ds a fa%ionable bo>d+  
s*ool h] "* w be made & h] religi\s life
 =m$ ?r\gh ! impressions :i* con/antly  
f9d expression 9 words & actions4  ,a   

girl's religion1 especially 9 ! e>ly    
te5s1 mu/ be active n passive4 ,%e mu/  
be made to feel--& be giv5 ! "r outlet =
 ! feel+s ar\s$ )9 h]1 to dream--& be   
help$ to f9d a way to "w out h] dreams4 
,%e mu/ be giv5 k & be %[n ! way 9 :i*  
to use x4  ,x is 9 ?is way t ! girl1 e  
girl1 may hope to f9d a sane & natural  
religion :i* %all be a real help 9 !    
real _w :]e %e mu/ live4 ,*ri/ 0 a do] (
 de$s4 ,! gospel record ( ,8 life has   
some:at to say ( ! ?+s ,he did n d b its
 pages are fill$ ) ! ?+s t ,he did4     
,lame1 bl9d1 lep]s1 insane1 poor1 lonely
 & sorr[ful z well z s9n]s1 ,8 fri5ds & 
,8 disciples be> witness to ! ?+s t ,he 
did4 ,*ri/ianity is a religion ( de$s & 
:e!r x be ?r\gh a factory-club1 a       
neighborhood h\se1 ,camp ,fire ,girls1  
,*ri/ian ,associations1 ! summ] camp1   
girls' conf]5ces1 ! ,sunday-s*ool or !  
home1 ! girl mu/ be impress$ ) ! fact t 
religion & life g h& 9 h& & mu/ be %[n !
 way to give t impression opportunity to
 express itself1 until repeat$          

expression %all h m>k$ out ! tr5d ( "*4 
,if ! girl h]self is read+ ?is *apt] %e 
w realize t :ile 9 a girl's religion !re
 mu/ ( necessity be ! simple def9ite ?\ 
%alt n1 ! mo/ important "p ( t religion 
is ,?\ ,%alt4 ,! girl h]self %\ld be s  
busy do+ ! ?+s t ought to be done t !re 
is no "t = ! undesirable & =bidd5 ?+s4  
,x is mu* to ! girl's cr$it t %e loves a
 religion t does ?+s4 ,! _w ne$s1 e     
*ur*1 e community1 e s*ool & e home     
ne$s1 girls :o h f\nd _! religion & put 
x into practise4 ,f9d y\rs1 !n put x to 
"w1 help+1 help+ ev]y:]e4     ,,xv  ,a  
,,matt] ,,( ,,cultivation   ,a great _m 
p are will+ to s[ se$4 ,!re is an       
inspiration 9 ! picture :i* ! ^w ,s[]   
br+s to ! m9d4 ,i c nev] =get ^? days :5
 ! boys & girls j ent]+ _! te5s took _! 
spades & hoes1 left ! s*oolroom ) its   
algebra & te*nical gramm> beh9d & w5t   
out into ! glori\s spr+ sun%9e to plant 
_! s*ool g>d5s4 ,on ! v>i\s packages (  
se$ 7 pictur$ ! promis$ fl[]s or        
vegetables & ) joy !y look$ =w>d to !   

day :5 !y %\ld be able to pr\dly exhibit
 ! results ( _! plant+4  ,:5 ! plant+ 0 
done mo/ ( ! *ildr5 believ$ t ! h>de/ "p
 ( ! task 0 ov]4 ,ye> aft] ye>          
successive classes fail$ to realize !   
fact ( ,"t4 ,z ! weeks pass$ & ! sl[    
developm5t t is nature's way to         
p]fection w5t on1 "o w\ld he> a boy say1
 ,next ye> ,i'm go+ to plant radi%es2 !y
 gr[ fa/]1 & ano!r1 ,y w nev] get me to 
plant squa%es aga92 !y're too sl[4  ,^! 
"y g>d5]s f\nd v difficult1 & "s f\nd q 
impossible1 ! task ( wait+1 mean:ile    
work+ ) ! soil & protect+ ! gr[+ plants1
 t ! fl[] & fruit might be z f9e z      
possible4 ,despite enc\ragem5t f o!r    
*ildr5 & f in/ructors1 "s ( ! boys &    
girls lo/ _! en?usiasm entirely & seldom
 look$ at _! g>d5s4  ,^? boys & girls1  
plant+ _! se$s ( fl[] & fruit on ! sunny
 hillside & 9 ! %ad$ nooks :]e ! s*ool  
g>d5s lay1 7 n at all unlike ! m5 & wom5
 :o today plant ! good se$ 9 ! g>d5s (  
he>ts t come to !m 9 ! glori\s spr+time 
( life ready = ! s[+4 ,l ! boys & girls 

^! old] g>d5]s are pleas$ ) ! picture ( 
! result ( _! se$ s[+4 ,) en?usiasm !y  
ent] ^u ! task ( plant+1 ) eag]ness !y  
wat* = ! fir/ appe>ance ( results4 ,& !n
 ,"t ent]s 94 ,!re is evid5ce ( we$s2   
slugs & worms appe>4 ,!n comes ! cle>   
call = ! two great virtues ( ! s[] :o w 
w9 a h>ve/--,labor & ,pati5ce4 ,he mu/  
cultivate ! soil1 else only ! meag]     
h>ve/ c be 84 ,! art ( cultivation is ! 
"o s _m w\ld-be h>ve/]s fail to le>n4   
,to realize :at ! art ( cultivation c   
accompli% "o ne$s to read c>efully !    
increase 9 ! record ( ! produc+ p[] (   
c]ta9 :eat fields 9 our c\ntry dur+ !   
pa/ f\r ye>s4 ,c\rage comes ) ! /udy ( !
 reports ( mod]n miracles accompli%$    
?r\gh ! advice & in/ruction ( !         
agricultural s*ools & colleges :i* h    
escap$ f ! ?raldom ( ! ab/ract4 ,e "o   
%\ld look once into ! faces ( boys &    
girls ( ! rural s*ools :o hav+ be5      
in/ruct$ 9 ! art ( cultivation h        
practis$ x & increas$ ! value & quantity
 ( ! output on _! fa!rs' f>ms1 t5-fold4 

,x fills "o ) hope to look into ! bright
 eag] face ( a f\rte5-ye>-old prize     
w9n]1 hold+ side by side 9 8 h& ! /alks 
( corn1 "o small & meag]1 ! o!r ri* &   
full1 made s by ! art ( cultivation :i* 
he has s pati5tly practis$4  ,:at !     
cultivation ( ! soil has accompli%$ 9 ! 
agricultural _w x c accompli% 9 ! tea*+ 
( religion4 ,if "y ,am]ica is irreligi\s
 today x is because we h s[n ! se$ &    
left x to itself4 ,9 ! soil ( "y he>ts  
are ! elem5ts :i* make a sane1 full     
output ( religi\s life possible--b      
cultivation is necess>y &1 if we are to 
raise ! type ( our girlhood1 imp]ative4 
,we %all be compell$ to resi/ !         
temptation to give up because ! se$ does
 n gr[ fa/]4  ,^? entru/$ ) !           
cultivation ( ?is human soil into :i* ! 
se$ has be5 dropp$ mu/ "k :at t se$ ne$s
 z x develops--urg+ =w>d "h1 t ?r\gh    
self-expression x may gr[ /rong1 re/ra9+
 !re1 t x may n spread itself out &     
?r\gh ov]-expression become weak4 ,only 
lov+ p]sonal k ( ea* individual life w  

make possible ?is guidance & re/ra9t4   
,!y mu/ "k ! environm5t 9 ! mid/ ( :i* !
 good se$ is /riv+ to climb to fruition1
 else !y _c "k j :at to drop into ! soil
 to /imulate ! se$ 9 its fight = /r5g?1 
nor h[ to protect x f gr[?s t ?reat5 to 
*oke x4  ,^? entru/$ ) ! cultivation (  
?is soil1 if !y are to be successful1   
mu/ le>n to use ! mighty /imulus to gr[?
 t comes f simple fri5d%ip4 ,se$ :i* c  
come to fruition "u no o!r conditions   
spr+s into vigor\s life "u ! p[] ( w>m  
fri5d%ip4 ,_m a se$ :i* might h develop$
 & borne ri* fruit has %rivel$ & dri$ 9 
! *ill ( unfri5dl9ess & misund]/&+4 ,^! 
cultivators ( ! he>t soil mu/ le>n v    
quickly ! value ( sun%9e4 ,"y life ne$s 
! ra9 & has x1 b "y life loves ! sun%9e1
 x blossoms 9 ! pres5ce ( hope &        
expectation1 x droops 9 ! atmosph]e (   
di/ru/4  ,if "o obeys ! law 9 ! s[+ ( ! 
se$ & foll[s ! direction 9 its nurtur+1 
! ,"l ( all h>ve/s w himself give !     
increase4    ,god's ,^w %\ld be s[n 9 ! 
he>t l se$2   ,!n m5's h&s mu/ t5d x1 _!

 lives def5d x1   ,till x bur/s into    
fl[] z a dea?less de$4  ,some:]e 9 !    
religi\s tra9+ ( a girl !re mu/ be a    
l>ge place = ! fe$+ ( ! s\l2 = unless   
food :i* is able to su/a9 life & exp& x 
is suppli$ ! girl c nev] become a p[] 9 
h]self4 ,h]s w n be an invigorat+       
religion2 !re w n be 9 h] t vitality :i*
 w make x possible = h] to bani% fe> &  
fret1 to rise above disc\ragem5t1 to    
endure suff]+1 to triumph ov] sorr[1 to 
=get self4 ,b if %e c ga9 ?is en]giz+   
p[] %e w n jo91 9 womanhood1 ! ranks (  
^? sp5d+ _! days 9 se>* ( inspiration2  
%e w h x 9 h] own s\l4 ,if %e lacks ?is 
vital p[] %e w become "o ( ! multitude (
 ,*ri/ians :o are dep5d5t ^u            
circum/ances = _! happ9ess1 ^u ! words (
 o!rs = _! enc\ragem5t1 ^u ! pleas &    
p]suasion ( o!rs to move !m to s]vice4  
,f ?is sort ( woman1 :o is k9dly &      
pleasant :5 ?+s g smoo?ly1 :o c\rage\sly
 attacks a problem z long z ano!r /&s by
 to brace up & urge on1 :o gives "t1    
?\ght or money :5 "s /rong appeal is    

made & !n loses int]e/ & =gets1 until   
ano!r prod is giv51 f ?is sort (        
expression ( religi\s life all :o are   
int]e/$ 9 girls w\ld save !m & s are    
seek+ ! means ( n\ri%+ _! s\ls t p[] may
 be g5]at$ f )94  ,x is n possible to   
get inspiration f a s\rce ) :i* "o has  
no connection & ! :ole task ( ^?        
attempt+ to give to ! girl a workable   
religion1 is ! task ( mak+ connections )
 ! ,s\rce ( p[]4  ,"s weeks ago ,i      
obs]v$ ! "w ( an in/ructor attempt+ to  
make ! connection ?r\gh ! /udy ( !      
,bible4 ,%e knew t tell+ a girl to read 
h] ,bible is n help+ or tra9+ h] to d x4
 ,^! girls _h pur*as$ t5 & tw5ty c5t    
,te/am5ts :i* c\ld be cut1 & small      
loose-leaf note books1 on ! cov]s ( :i* 
7 pa/$ "o ( ! pictures ( ,*ri/4 ,! girls
 _h sp5t two weeks clipp+ f ! ,te/am5ts 
& pa/+ 9 _! note books ! ?+s ,jesus said
 ab\t himself & ! words ,god spoke      
conc]n+ ,him4 ,two weeks m 7 sp5t clipp+
 ! ?+s o!rs said ab\t ,him--,pet]1      
,paul1 ,john1 ! ,ph>isees4 ,! next "w 0 

to clip :at ,jesus said ab\t =giv5ess1  
ab\t "o's duty to neighbors1 treatm5t ( 
"o's enemies1 ! way to be happy4 ,lat]  
!y 7 to use bo? ,old & ,new ,te/am5ts1  
cutt+ out ! v]ses :i* !y ?\ght w\ld be (
 com=t to any "o 9 sorr[1 to "o :o _h   
greatly s9n$1 & v]ses :i* !y consid]$   
good advice to "y p4 ,t in/ructor 0 mak+
 a sane1 practical attempt to fe$ ! s\ls
 ( ^? girls by help+ !m se>* out =      
!mselves :at ! ,bible has to say on     
topics ( real int]e/4  ,i saw a note    
book rec5tly prep>$ by a fifte5-ye>-old 
girl :i* ,i believe mo/ valuable because
 ( ! ?+s ab\t :i* x has lead h] to ?9k4 
,%e _h tak5 z ! subject ( h] book1 ,!   
,good ,%eph]d4 ,on ! cov] 0 a picture ) 
t title2 9 ! inside a f9e collection (  
pictures repres5t+ ,jesus z ! ,good     
,%eph]d1 clipp+s reg>d+ ori5tal %eph]d  
life1 ,! ,%eph]d ,psalm1 ! ,p>able ( !  
,lo/ ,%eep & ! words ( hymns l ,! ,n9ety
 & ,n9e & poems l ,t ,li'l ,black ,%eep4
  ,"o _c soon =get t book ) its decorat$
 m>g9s1 its neat m\nt+ ( c>ds & clipp+s 

& its beautiful pictures4 ,! effect ( ! 
book ^u ! girl :o made x1 ! tea*]s said 
0 v app>5t4 ,ano!r book 0 entitl$ ,come 
,unto ,me1 & ! pictures1 v]ses & hymns 7
 mo/ impressive4 ,:5 ea* girl has       
ex*ang$ books ) ea* memb] ( ! class1 !y 
are to be s5t to a rescue home = girls4 
,! ,bible messages to mank9d br\ght by  
su* simple me?ods into direct contact ) 
a girl 9 h] e>ly te5s is "o means (     
n\ri%+ h] s\l4 ,if x is true t ! be/ 9  
poetry1 art1 lit]ature & oratory1 z well
 z ! greate/ uplift to "*1 f9ds its     
s\rce 9 t ,book ! girl %\ld come into   
real t\* ) x t x may fe$ h] exp&+ s\l4  
,x is ?is sort ( fir/-h&1 individual    
/udy :ile %e is /ill a girl :i* w help  
h] lat] to turn to ! ,book =            
enc\ragem5t1 com=t & /r5g?1 & lead h] to
 great ?\ghts & ! attempt+ ( great ?+s  
because h] own s\l is inspir$4  ,!      
majority ( tea*]s1 sup]9t5d5ts & lead]s 
int]e/$ 9 religi\s in/ruction today 7   
tra9$ 9 ,*ri/ian homes & taught z little
 *ildr5 to pray4 ,att5dance at *ur*     

s]vices ( v>i\s k9ds gave to !m almo/   
unconsci\sly a phraseology ( pray] &    
impress$ ^u !m ! place ( pray] 9 !      
,*ri/ian life4 ,s famili> is ! fact (   
pray] t !y =get t ! majority ( pupils 9 
! av]age ,sunday-s*ool ( today are n    
famili> ) ! words ( pray] at family     
wor%ip1 are at be/ irregul> 9 *ur*      
att5dance & t _m are associat$ ) no     
society 9 ! *ur* :]e !re is any tra9+ 9 
pray]4  ,to su* "y p pray] has no?+ to d
 ) life4 ,!y say ! ,"l's ,pray] at s*ool
 p]haps1 =mally & hurri$ly 9 ! morn+1 !y
 he> ! pray] f ! sup]9t5d5t's desk on   
,sunday1 or p]*ance rememb] ! ev5+1 ,n[ 
,i lay me d[n to sleep1 :i* is said 9 _m
 homes n ,*ri/ian1 by ! little *ild4 ,b 
! pray]2 :i* ?\gh only an e*o ( adult   
pray]s1 & only half und]/ood1 calms _m a
 fe> 9 a *ildi% he>t1 helps to victory  
ov] s9 _m a /ruggl+ t5-ye>-old re>$ 9 a 
,*ri/ian home1 is utt]ly =eign to ! *ild
 :o has none ( ^! influ5ces & :o meets 9
 ! av]age ,sunday-s*ool n cultivation1 b
 ! ab/ract tak5 = grant$ type (         

in/ruction4  ,i h 9 my possession a mo/ 
int]e/+ set ( pap]s writt5 by girls 9 _!
 e>ly tw5ties reg>d+ _! memories ( _!   
own tra9+ 9 pray] & ! result ( x 9 _!   
lives4 ,i quote fir/ f ! pap]s ( girls  
br\ght up 9 ,*ri/ian homes4  ,i c       
rememb] n[ ! v word+ ( "s ( my fa!r's   
pray]s & ^? words f\nd _! way into my   
own--"s ( !m are /ill !re4 ,(t5 :5 a    
*ild1 ,i pray$ impulsively1 us+         
unconv5tional t]ms & say+ 'y' in/ead (  
'?\4' ,be=e ,i 0 twelve "m (t5 rem9d$ me
 ( my pray]s :5 %e said good night4 ,z  
,i grew old] no?+ 0 said to me ab\t x4  
,i 0 hot-temp]$ & cont9ually 'gett+ mad'
 at o!r girls & tea*]s & almo/ e "o4 ,no
 "o w ev] "k ! remorse ,i suff]$ aft] "o
 ( ^? outbur/s4 ,at night ,i w\ld p\r   
out my s\l 9 a plea = =giv5ess4 ,i 0    
sure ,god =gave me & />t$ next day )    
det]m9ation to conqu]4 ,i (t5 pray$ ab\t
 exam9ations :i* 7 v h>d = me4 ,once or 
twice ,i pray$ t "m w\ld see t ,i ne$$ a
 diff]5t k9d ( dress f ! "o %e plann$4  
,i am sure t ,i felt ,god 0 a sympa!tic 

fri5d & pray] to me 0 natural4  ,"h 0 a 
girl :o because ( ! cultivation 9 ! home
 turn$ simply & naturally to ,god to    
supply h] ne$4 ,%e is today a pure1     
heal?y1 natural "y woman :o has seem+ly 
triumph$ ov] h] prop5sity to get mad4   
,ano!r girl says3  ,i h pray$ ev] s9ce  
,i rememb]4 ,we always _h family pray]s 
at home & 9 *ur* our pa/or always pray$ 
= u *ildr54 ,i us$ to pray :5 ,i 0      
afraid1 :i* ,i (t5 0 at night :5 ! w9d  
blew1 & ,i felt com=t$4 ,my little si/] 
0 n /rong & = ye>s ,i pray$ e night t   
,god w\ld let u keep h]4 ,sometimes :5  
,i _h be5 scold$ 9 s*ool = :isp]+1 9 :i*
 ,i 0 a great (f5d]1 ,i pray$ 9 %ame &  
remorse = =giv5ess4 ,z ,i grew old] ,i  
/ill pray$ :5 afraid & rep5tant & (t5 on
 a beautiful day1 or 9 ! canoe at sunset
 :5 ,i c\ld n say all ,i felt4 ,:5 ,i 0 
ab\t eighte5 ,i began to pray = !       
mission>ies & p :o 7 poor & sick4 ,i d n
 rememb] any def9ite in/ruction ab\t    
pray]4 ,x seem$ natural to me4 ,i (t5   
felt d\bts :5 ! answ] didn't come b _h a

 v def9ite feel+ t ! tr\ble mu/ be ) me4
  ,?is girl by environm5t & unconsci\s  
tra9+ has also f\nd speak+ ) ,god a     
natural ?+4 ,!re are s _m pap]s :i*     
express ?r\gh diff]5t p]sonalities !    
same g5]al facts :i* _c fail to impress 
"o :o reads1 ) ! p[] ( ! cultivation (  
pray]4  ,b 9 ! pap]s & f ! int]views (  
girls 9 ! e>ly tw5ties ^: only def9ite  
relation ) ! *ur* is ! ,sunday-s*ool    
class1 :o come f non-,*ri/ian homes1 ^: 
p>5ts almo/ nev] ent] a *ur* a diff]5t  
note s\nds4  ,"o says3  ,i am try+ to be
 a ,*ri/ian4 ,i h n jo9$ ! *ur*4 ,i _c  
say t ,i pray v regul>ly b ,i h tri$ to4
 ,x does n seem to help me mu*4 ,! m9i/]
 pray$ = me ! day my bro!r di$ & x      
help$4 ,sometimes ,i read 9 a book (    
pray]s4  ,& ano!r writes3  ,i d n       
believe ,i ev] 0 taught to say my pray]s
 :5 a *ild4 ,i d n rememb] ev] pray+    
except ! ,"l's ,pray]4 ,i am int]e/$ 9  
our class1 ! tea*] makes ! lessons      
int]e/+4 ,i l to he> !m discuss ?+s4 ,i 
always b[ my head dur+ pray] any:]e4    

,sometimes ,i h ?\ght ,i w\ld pray =    
myself b ,i nev] h4  ,"o ( ! mo/ int]e/+
 pap]s is writt5 by a "y woman engag$ 9 
rescue "w = girls1 or has talk$         
p]sonally ) a great _m girls ab\t pray]4
 ,%e says3  ,!re 0 ano!r girl ) :om ,i  
talk$ "o aft]noon ^: face ,i c see      
cle>ly n[4 ,%e 0 suff]+ f great remorse 
because ( h] s91 = up to ! "t ( h]      
mis=tune %e _h be5 'a good girl4' ,"o ( 
! work]s sugge/$ t %e pray = /r5g? &    
=giv5ess4 ',pray1' %e said bitt]ly4 ',!y
 told me t :5 ,i 0 a little girl & w5t  
to ,sunday-s*ool4 ,pray4 ,h[ c ,i talk  
to ,god8 ,:at w\ld he d = me8 ,i tri$   
la/ night :5 ,i c\ldn't sleep b don't "k
 :at to say6'  ,!re 0 no natural turn+  
to a /rong sympa!tic ,fri5d & ,fa!r on !
 "p ( ^! girls1 or ! tw5ty or m ^:      
te/imony ,i h be5 look+ ov]4 ,^? :o 7   
try+ to be ,*ri/ians made x a matt] (   
duty to try to pray b x 0 irregul> &    
=c$2 !re 0 no natural spontaneity ab\t  
x4 ,x wasn't real to !m1 x play$ no     
vital "p 9 life4 ,9 look+ ov] ! pap]s "o

 is conv9c$ ( ! trem5d\s asset ! girl   
has :o f *ildhood has be5 tra9$ to turn 
to ! ,s\rce ( ,/r5g? :5 9 fe> or tr\ble 
or ne$ & :5 fill$ ) ! joy ( liv+4 ,a    
girl's life mu/ be rais$ to a high]     
plane by daily contact ) ! ,highe/4 ,if 
%e s9c]ely speaks b = a mom5t to ,god1  
realiz+ 8 love1 m]cy1 ju/ice &          
righte\sness1 x w n be z easy = h] to be
 jeal\s1 unk9d1 untrue or a gossip4 ,"o 
covets = all girls ?is natural1         
spontane\s turn+ to ,god :i* has seem$  
to come to s _m ?r\gh ! ,*ri/ian home & 
its unconsci\s influ5ce & in/ruction4   
,no?+ c take ! place ( ! e>ne/ daily    
pray] ( a manly fa!r1 & ! in/ruction ( a
 sweet1 ,*ri/ian "m4 ,b ! task :i* s _m 
homes lays d[n ! community mu/ take up4 
,! public s*ool _c cultivate ! _s (     
pray]1 & if ! home does n1 ! *ur* rema9s
 ! only possible ag5t ?r\gh :i* x may be
 done4 ,! ,sunday-s*ool tea*] is !      
*ur*'s mo/ pot5t in/rum5t1 !re=e a l>ge 
%>e ( ! task is h]s4  ,! tea*]s 9 !     
,beg9n]s' dep>tm5ts realize ! ne$ ( !   

cultivation ( pray] & pray simply & (t5 
dur+ ! session1 baby lips repeat+ !     
words4 ,?r\gh c>ds & memory v]ses pray]s
 g into homes :]e none are ev] made4 ,9 
,prim>y dep>tm5ts ! in/ruction is       
cont9u$ & *ildr5 are l$ to express      
!mselves 9 simple words ( wor%ip4 ,9 !  
,junior dep>tm5ts !re is ! sup]9t5d5t's 
pray]--! appeal x makes dep5d+ ^u !     
lead]'s sympa?y1 & k ( *ildhood4 ,(t5   
bo? are lack+4 ,^! ,junior girls "k !   
/reet1 ! mov+ picture %[1 ! unsup]vis$  
playgr\nd1 ! temptations ( s*ool life2  
!y are beg9n+ to %[ ! moral effect (    
pov]ty on ! "o h& & social ambitions &  
false /&>ds on ! o!r4 ,h[ _m pray]s =   
girls f t5 to twelve does "o he>8 ,h[ _m
 c he f9d ?\gh he se>* ev] s dilig5tly4 
,:5 we come to ! girl 9 h] te5s we f9d  
(t5 9 l>ge numb]s ( classes t ! only    
in/ruction 9 pray] is ! indirect tea*+ f
 ! pray] at ! desk4 ,h[ _m girls li/5   
rev]5tly to x8  ,!y come f /ores & %ops1
 f high s*ools1 (fices1 homes ( pl5ty & 
homes ( want4 ,!y "k temptation1 !y meet

 x 9 m dang]\s =ms ?an ev] be=e4 ,h[    
does ! pray] affect life z !y "k x8 ,v  
little ,i am b\nd to believe unless !   
great exp]i5ce has come to !m & !y h    
said 9 simple girli% fa%ion1 ,o ,*ri/1  
,i *oose !e ,k+ ( my life--,i foll[ !e  
:]ev] ! way %all lead1 unless t         
transf]r+ ( w f vague & indef9ite desire
 to a def9ite purpose has come1 ! pray] 
:i* is a "p ( ! av]age op5+ s]vice w h  
little influ5ce4 ,ev5 if ! great        
decision has be5 made1 ! pray] ( "o f>  
away at ! desk1 (t5 out ( t\* ) "y life1
 does n br+ ! uplift4  ,:at a tea*] may 
d ! foll[+ te/imony ( a "y girl may help
 u to see3  ,i nev] _h any special      
in/ruction 9 pray] at home4 ,i ?9k ,i   
mu/ h said my pray]s :5 a v little *ild4
 ,my p>5ts are j f9e b !y d n g to *ur*4
 ,!y almo/ always sp5d ,sundays )       
gr&mo!r on ! f>m4 ,i d n rememb] any    
in/ruction ab\t pray]1 ?\gh ( c\rse x 0 
m5tion$ & ,i knew good p pray$1 until ,i
 0 sev5te5 :5 ! f9e/ tea*] ,i ev] _h    
talk$ to u ab\t x = f\r ,sundays4 ,!n ,i

 saw h[ mu* ! p :o _h help$ ! _w _h     
pray$ & h[ mu* x did = !m4 ,%e made     
,*ri/ seem s beautiful & sympa!tic t    
?\gh ,i c't expla9 x ,i want$ to pray   
myself4 ,t aft]noon out 9 ! hammock ,i  
did4 ,i %all nev] =get h[ wond]ful ! _w 
seem$4444 ,9 a few weeks ?ree ( u jo9$ !
 *ur* & we pray$ = ! o!r girls4 ,t ye>  
eight ( u jo9$4  ,! te/imony speaks =   
itself4 ,%e taught !m :at pray] _h done 
= o!rs2 %e made !m want to pray4 ,i d n 
"k t tea*] b ,i feel sure %e knew by    
exp]i5ce :at %e taught4  ,i "k ano!r    
tea*] :o is v successful 9 cultivat+ !  
spiritual life ( e class ( girls z x    
comes to h]4 ,i f9d t ea* new class has 
be5 ask$ to jo9 ) h] at night 9 us+     
wisely select$ pray]s writt5 by         
,/ev5son1 ,raus*5bus*1 ,phillips        
,brooks1 & o!rs tak5 f religi\s j\rnals 
& f cal5d>s4 ,ea* pray] is us$ daily =  
two weeks4 ,aft] ab\t six mon?s ! tea*] 
asks t a committee be appo9t$ to write a
 pray] = ! class1 ?is committee be+     
*ang$ e two weeks4  ,"s ( ! pray]s 7 v  

helpful & all _h a crude1 simple s9c]ity
 t 0 f9e4 ,i saw a lett] writt5 to ?is  
tea*] by a sev5te5-ye>-old girl away f  
home & out on a /rike4 ,x 0 a pa!tic    
lett] b "o s5t5ce *e]$ ! tea*]'s        
he>t--,! pray] t ,midge & ,kate wrote   
keeps com+ to my m9d & x helps me to    
keep a level head :5 we all git k9d]    
wild4  ,:5 girls see t pray] is n       
besee*+ an unwill+ ,god = ?+s ! desire =
 :i* may be born ( pure selfi%ness1 b is
 ! way by :i* help to keep /eady &      
/rong1 p[] to love "o's fell[s & to live
 c\rage\sly & well comes to _m1 x w make
 a diff]5ce 9 :at !y ?9k ab\t pray] & ! 
way !y pray4 ,b mo/ girls d n "k ^! ?+s 
intuitively4 ,!y mu/ be help$ to "k !m4 
,! _s )9 !m mu/ be cultivat$4 ,pray] &  
seek+ ! ,bible = c\rage & help are      
l>gely matt]s ( cultivation4 ,! great   
,tea*] pray$ ,himself 9 su* a wond]ful  
way t ! disciples li/5+ cri$--,"l1 tea* 
u h[ to pray4 ,& he answ]$ _! reque/1   
giv+ !m ! words to say until !y %\ld f9d
 words = !mselves4 ,he made !m want to  

pray4  ,if ! girl h]self *ances to read 
?is *apt] let h] be assur$ t !re is no  
lesson 9 all ! _w :i* %e c le>n :i* c   
give to h] any?+ l ! c\rage1 /r5g?1     
com=t & help to g "r on 9 ! face ( h>d  
?+s1 t c come to h] ?r\gh le>n+ h[ to   
truly pray1 n empty words1 n words =    
o!rs to he>1 b words t say all %e feels 
( disappo9tm5t & long+1 ( hope &        
gladness4 ,! ,great ,god he>s all "o c  
say & kn[s :at %e _c say4 ,only ,god c d
 t4 ,ev5 ! be/ fri5ds tire ( our        
/ruggles & failures4 ,god nev] does & :5
 ,i speak to ,him ,i may "k ,he c>es4   
,?\gh ,i am "o speck ( humanity 9 a     
great mass ( m5 & wom51 ?\gh ! girl :o  
is read+ ?is is j "o ord9>y girl1 "o    
among millions ! _w ar\nd1 %e may speak 
to ,god1 h] ,creator )\t fe>1 may t\* ,8
 greatness & h] he>t be w>m$ by ,8      
answ]+ t\*4    ,speak to ,him !n1 = ,he 
he>e?1     & _s ) _s may meet4   ,clos] 
is ,he ?an brea?+1     ,& ne>] ?an h&s &
 feet4     ,,xvi  ,a ,,plea ,,& ,a      
,,promise   ,! ,plea is = a pur]1 m     

invigorat+ atmosph]e = our girls to     
brea!--! ,promise1 t :5 x is giv5 to !m 
!y w respond1 _! religi\s1 z well z     
physical & m5tal life w be normal & !   
vitality 9 x w express itself 9 action4 
,inspiration is a "p ( a girl's religion
 & inspiration means inhal+--tak+ into !
 life t :i* creates high & l(ty         
emotions4  ,memory takes me back to     
s*ool days :5 ) w9d[s wide op51 %\ld]s  
squ>$ & heads erect1 ! tea*]'s comm&    
bade u inhale & we fill$ our lungs to ! 
full ) fre%1 life-giv+ air4 ,!n came !  
comm& to exhale1 & we empti$ our lungs1 
t !re might be room = m ( ! cle>        
invigorat+ air4 ,9 life's l>g] s*ool our
 girls ( today are inhal+ :at8 ,is x !  
fre%1 unta9t$1 life-giv+ air8  ,! o!r   
day on ! /reet ,i ov]he>d a girl utt]+  
words t made me turn 9 dismay to look at
 h]4 ,i saw1 n :at ,i expect$ to see1 a 
co>se1 ill-clad1 ignorant girl1 b a     
pretty1 fa%ionably dress$ girl ) high   
s*ool books "u h] arm4 ,:]e _h %e brea!d
 9 ! s5tim5ts reg>d+ honor :i* 9 slangy 

phrases %e brea!d out ) no hesitation or
 %ame8 ,!re 0 no?+ high or l(ty 9 !     
emotion enk9dl$ by :at %e brea!d into h]
 s\l f h] environm5t1 & :at %e _h brea!d
 out into h] companion's e>s c\ld n fail
 to weak5 & injure4  ,i f\nd myself     
wond]+ :at h] environm5t c\ld be & lat] 
:5 ,i describ$ h]1 a girl companion told
 me h] "n4 ,i rememb]$ h] !n1 "o ( !    
girls :o _h gr[n up quickly1 ! daught] (
 a skill$ me*anic :o made good wages &  
own$ a com=table home4 ,%e 0 an only    
*ild & h] "m 0 socially ambiti\s = h]4  
,! "m _h done no?+ to int]e/ h] daught] 
9 ! *ur*1 only n[ & !n did %e att5d     
,sunday-s*ool2 fri5ds 7 ent]ta9$ ,sunday
 ev5+1 s %e _h no connection ) ! "y     
peoples' societies ( ! *ur*4 ,%e is a   
type ( a va/ numb] ( girls ^: religi\s  
s5se lies dormant4  ,kn[+ n[ h]         
environm5t1 ,i ask$ myself1 ,:]e c %e   
'brea! 9 t :i* w /ir h] s\l to high &   
l(ty emotion1' & enable h] to help &    
bless h] _w8 ,at home8 ,c %e !re brea! 9
 t :i* w enk9dle noble ambition to love 

& s]ve 9 a _w :i* s ne$s love & s]vice8 
,once !re 7 numb]less homes &1 ?ank     
,god1 !re are /ill _m :]e a girl c brea!
 9 deep draughts ( ! fre%1 sweet1       
:olesome atmosph]e 9 :i* ! family lives4
 ,b kn[+ some?+ ( t "m1 ,i knew %e      
discuss$ ) h] daught]1 dress & p>ties1  
h] future at college1 h] music1 h] m>ks1
 & laid wisely & well h] plans = ! =m+ (
 fri5d%ips :i* %e consid]$ an advantage4
 ,9 h] pres5ce %e criticiz$ fri5ds &    
neighbors & relat$ bits ( gossip4       
,occasionally %e scold$ h] = faults t   
happ5$ at ! mom5t to annoy4 ,h] fa!r    
talk$ boa/fully ( 8 successes &         
ambitions1 criticiz$ ! m5 = :om he did  
bus9ess1 f\nd fault ) ^? :om he employ$1
 occasionally talk$ ( politics 9 a va9  
attempt to int]e/ 8 wife & daught]4 ,!re
 7 few books 9 ! home4 ,! newspap]s & "o
 or m popul> magaz9es repres5t$ ! only  
read+ ( ! family4 ,! daught] play$ a    
little1 sang a little1 sew$ a v little &
 /udi$ z mu* z %e mu/ to insure !       
c]tificate = entrance to college4 ,b %e 

att5d$ mat9ees1 danc+ p>ties 9 l>ge     
numb]s1 & belong$ to a :i/ club4 ,a :i/ 
club1 poor girl1 at sixte56 ,h] p>5ts 7 
bl9d & deaf to ! fact t 9 _! daught]'s  
life !re 0 no?+1 save n[ & !n a desp]ate
 attempt on ! "p ( an e>ne/ high s*ool  
tea*]1 or a ^w f a tea*] :o occasionally
 f\nd h] 9 ! ,sunday-s*ool class1 :i*   
might inspire h] s\l ) high ideals1     
pure1 noble ?\ghts express$ 9 action :i*
 makes life sweet]4 ,( nature's         
beauties1 ( h] c\ntless miracles1 ( !   
dramatic acts ( curr5t hi/ory1 ( ! lives
 & ne$s ( o!r girls %e knew almo/ no?+4 
,9 h] pitiful little _w %e liv$1 h] be/ 
self dy+ = want ( pure air ) ! oxyg5 (  
p[] 9 x4  ,c %e f9d 9 ! social life &   
amusem5ts ( ! day ! inspiration ne$$ to 
fill h] s\l ) life t x may develop z h] 
normal heal?y body develops8 ,no1 !     
girls ( our c\ntry d n f9d our social   
life a help to ! high] expression (     
self4 ,only "h & !re d wise p>5ts make  
social life simple1 free f %[ & %am1 f  
false /&>ds & appeals to ! s5ses4 ,b few

 "k h[ to c5t] ! social life 9 ! home1 9
 ! out-(-doors1 9 clean sports1 in/ead (
 lett+ x c5t] ab\t exotic conditions1   
unreasonable h\rs1 & deadly refre%m5ts4 
,only n[ & !n does ! pres5t social life 
dem& any ex]cise ( m5tal p[]4  ,x is    
wond]fully enc\rag+ to f9d1 "h & !re1   
gr\ps ( girls ( sixte5 & _! boy fri5ds  
hav+ _! simple good times 9 ea* o!r's   
homes1 enjoy+ ! picnic & ! skat+ p>ty2  
or ! girls by !mselves enjoy+ camp life1
 ! tramp 9 ! woods1 ! gymnasium class2  
or ) _! p>5ts or *ap]ones enjoy+ ! mov+ 
pictures ( high /&>d1 )\t vaudeville4   
,^! girls are su* a contra/ to ! usual  
gr\ps ( sophi/icat$1 bor$1 blas girls :o
 at eighte5 h tir$ ( ! ord9>y means (   
recreation & amusem5t4 ,our social life 
suff]s f too rapid gr[?4 ,x does n (f] !
 tonic = heal?y social nature4 ,x ne$s  
prun+4 ,"s ( x ne$s to be torn up by !  
roots4  ,& :at ( ! s*ools8 ,c %e f9d !re
 ! atmosph]e t w /ir h] s\l to noble1   
unselfi% joy\s liv+8 ,yes1 9 "s s*ools4 
,_m are engag$ 9 m]ely cont9u+ ! sy/em1 

foll[+ a curriculum /rangely defici5t 9 
^? ?+s :i* t\* life directly1 to inspire
 x & k9dle x ) ambition4  ,rec5tly1 f\r 
names1 ! names ( wom51 7 pres5t$ to     
classes ( girls 9 ! la/ ye> ( ! gramm>  
grades & ! f\r ye>s ( ! high s*ool4 ,!  
girls 7 ask$1 ,did y ev] he> ( ,frances 
,will>d8 ,:at d y "k ab\t h]8 ,!n foll[$
 ! names ( ,m>y ,lyon1 ,cl>a ,b>ton1    
,alice ,freeman ,palm]4 ,! %[ ( h&s & ! 
writt5 replies 7 pitiful4 ,"s _h a vague
 idea t !y _h he>d ! "n some:]e1 a few  
gave "o or two facts4 ,cl>a ,b>ton seem$
 ! "o mo/ famili> b k conc]n+ h] 0 v    
limit$4  ,!n ,jane ,addams' "n 0 tri$1 !
 same meag] replies result+4 ,f9ally !  
"n ( ! wife ( a not$ & notori\s insane  
crim9al 0 giv5 & sc>cely a h& 0 d[n 9   
answ] to ! fir/ "q1 & p5cils flew ov] ! 
pap] 9 answ] to ! second4 ,:at does x   
mean8 ,x does n condemn ! s*ool1 nor    
does x hold ! s*ool responsible b x does
 sugge/ t !re might be "s sub/itute     
*>act]s = ! my?ical ones ( anci5t       
hi/ory1 or t possibly ! lives ( great & 

noble wom5 might be /udi$ ) great] pr(it
 by ! girls ( today ?an c]ta9 ab/ract   
problems 9 physics4 ,9 _m ( ! classes   
:]e ! que/ions 7 ask$ t fre%1 cle>1     
vitaliz+ atmosph]e *>g$ ) reality1 seem$
 lack+4  ,:5 we c calmly look at our    
s*ools1 recognize ! trem5d\s            
difficulties "u :i* !y "w1 realize _!   
limitations1 & ) pr(\nd belief 9 :at !y 
h done1 gratitude = :at !y are do+ &    
confid5ce 9 :at !y are go+ to d1 get at 
our task ( sett+ tea*]s free & vitaliz+ 
c\rses ( /udy1 we %all be able to g5]ate
 9 !m all ! atmosph]e 9 :i* ! girl w f9d
 inspiration = noble liv+4  ,:]e c !    
girl turn = ! life giv+ atmosph]e8 ,to !
 *ur*8 ,yes1 if ! *ur* 7 awake to !     
facts & equipp$ to meet h] ne$s4 ,b :at 
a small "p ( our c\ntry's girlhood comes
 into direct contact ) ! *ur*1 & h[ few 
*ur*es h adequate lead]%ip provid$ = ^? 
:om x does t\*4 ,! :ole problem (       
adolesc5ce is a problem ( lead]%ip4 ,a  
wise lead] has almo/ unlimit$ p[] 9 *>g+
 ! atmosph]e ) ! _s ( uplift4 ,! *ur*   

mu/ furni% lead]%ip4 ,x mu/ guide or    
lose its y\?4 ,x mu/ advise ) practical1
 possible advice4  ,p]haps ! day w come 
:5 gr\ps ( *ur*es w unite 9 =m+ social  
c5t]s & ! bus9ess m5 ( ^? *ur*es %all   
s]i\sly consid] ! problem ( :]e girls   
%all meet _! "y m5 fri5ds & h[ !y %all  
sp5d _! ev5+s toge!r4 ,p]haps "s day !  
m5 ( ! *ur* w select 9 _! community a   
good1 clean mov+ picture h\se1 & !re are
 "s1 :]e !y c advise _! "y p to g1 help+
 !m ?us to escape ! sn>e ( ^? :o cat] to
 evil4  ,^? mo/ deeply int]e/$ 9 a      
girl's religion1 h come to see its      
relation to e o!r phase ( h] life1 & to 
"k t "o may n snat* amusem5ts f ! lives 
( "y p1 giv+ no?+ 9 return4  ,j :at is  
wise/ to give 9 return is our great     
problem4 ,! *ur* mu/ meet x & x ne$s    
help4  ,! "t is ripe & m ?an ripe = !   
direct appeal to ! home4 ,x %\ld be made
 ?r\gh e av5ue & 9 e language4 ,x %\ld  
be made ?r\gh e newspap] & pr9t$ 9 e    
tongue--,responsibility belongs to !    
home4 ,all sorts ( homes mu/ help 9 mak+

 ! atmosph]e 9 :i* a "y girl mu/ live1  
safe1 free f poisons t mean suff]+ & 9 !
 long run dea? to ! be/ ?+s4  ,i happ5$ 
"o day 9 a smoke lad5 city ^u a gr\p (  
wom5 9 "o ( ! resid5tial di/ricts :o 7  
meet+ toge!r to see if all ! families = 
a c]ta9 numb] ( blocks ea/ & we/ w\ld   
promise to use only h>d coal 9 _! homes4
 ,"o ( ! wom51 ! "m ( ?ree "y *ildr51   
pictur$ vividly ! diff]5ce x w\ld make 9
 ! atmosph]e _! *ildr5 mu/ brea! & clos$
 h] appeal by say+1 ,b wom51 x means t  
we mu/ all burn x4 ,! help "o or two ( u
 c give am\nts to almo/ no?+4 ,into ea* 
( our cell>s ! h>d coal mu/ g & ea* ( u 
mu/ insi/ ^u us+ no?+ else4 ,!n we %all 
h clean1 pure air = our babies to brea! 
?r\gh\t all ?is section4  ,%e _h /at$ ! 
answ] to ! :ole problem ( br++          
inspiration to our girls4 ,x w ne$ e    
home & e *ur* to keep ! atmosph]e clean 
& invigorat+4  ,x may be t ! girl h]self
 is read+ & ?9k+ ov] ?is ,plea &        
,promise4 ,if %e is %e w realize h[     
e>ne/ly we covet = h] all ! be/ ?+s & h[

 we long = wisdom to help h] get !m4    
,p]haps %e w ?9k t %e c d a great deal  
t[>d gett+ !m = h]self1 & %e c4 ,let me 
recall to h] m9d "o ( ! girls :om we f9d
 9 almo/ e gymnasium class1 ^: pale face
 & /oop+ %\ld]s attract at once !       
in/ructor's att5tion4 ,let me rem9d h] (
 ! special ex]cises giv5 t girl = *e/   
developm5t1 ! advice ab\t food & !      
comm&1 ,live ) y\r w9d[s op54 ,let ! air
 into y\r lungs4 ,aga9 & aga9 y w       
rememb] ! in/ructor gave ! comm& to !   
class1 ,brea!4 ,use y\r lungs6 ,half ( y
 use only two-?irds ( y\r lung capacity6
 ,& !n by way ( emphasis %e contra/$ h] 
own *e/ expansion & y\rs1 add+1 ,if y   
want heal?1 take deep brea?s4  ,! ,plea 
:i* ,i make to ! girl h]self is t %e    
use1 to ! full capacity1 h] p[] to      
inhale ^? ?+s t %all give inspiration = 
pure1 helpful liv+4 ,e girl has t p[]4  
,"s use only two-?irds ( x1 "s "o ?ird1 
"s h =gott5 its exi/5ce4 ,if a girl     
wants to really live %e mu/ brea! deep1 
) h] s\l's w9d[s op5 wide to ! atmosph]e

 t w give h] /r5g?4 ,if %e is oblig$ to 
live ) ^? :o d n ?9k ( ^! ?+s1 ^: own   
spirits are />v$1 %e c seek fri5ds :o w 
help1 %e c g to ! places :]e h] m9d &   
s\l are /irr$ z well z h] s5ses1 %e c   
f9d 9 good books great uplift & c\rage4 
,%e w1 if %e truly wants inspiration &  
help to live nobly1 att5d regul>ly "s   
*ur* :]e ! s]vice makes h] long to be h]
 be/4 ,%e w1 if possible1 jo9 "s class  
:]e %e c /udy ! life & tea*+s ( ,jesus  
,*ri/1 :o n[ ev5 z :5 ,he 0 "h1 lifts ^?
 :o li/5 to ,him out ( failure &        
disc\ragem5t into hope1 9 ^: pres5ce e  
girl may brea! 9 ! atmosph]e fill$ )    
life giv+ p[]4  ,if a girl responds to  
?is ,plea to op5 h] s\l to ! great ,giv]
 ( life1 ,i c ,promise t %e w f9d true  
happ9ess & joy4     ,,xvii  ,a ,,p]son  
,,n ,a ,,fact   ,e ?\ghtful p]son craves
 facts4 ,!y are cold1 h>d1 sometimes    
disconc]t+ b !y c>ry weight4 ,x is a    
fact1 x has be5 prov51 hu%es _m a qu]y &
 sil5ces _m an argum5t4 ,& yet x is n 9 
! array ( facts :i* c be giv5 at any    

mom5t t "y p f9d _! inc5tives &         
inspirations4 ,!y may h all ! facts at  
_! tongue's end b lack ! fire :i* %all  
transfuse ^? facts into p[] to act 9    
accordance ) _! tea*+s4 ,julius ,cs> is 
a fact4 ,a girl may h no d\bt ( 8       
exi/5ce1 %e may n "q ! great ev5ts ( 8  
life1 b he does n /ir h] to action4 ,!  
fact ( ,george ,wa%+ton does n awak5 !  
patriotism ( a girl & 9 s*ools :]e m]ely
 ! facts reg>d+ 8 life are giv5 8       
influ5ce is practically negative4 ,b    
:5ev] ! facts h be5 brea!d ^u by a      
sympa!tic _s & ! fact ,george ,wa%+ton  
trans=m$ into ! p]sonality t lives 9 !  
girl's pres5ce !n 8 influ5ce beg9s to   
c\nt4  ,x is n ! facts ab\t ,abraham    
,l9coln t eng5d] h]oism4 ,! facts may be
 pres5t$ 9 su* a way z to hold b pass+  
int]e/4 ,i h he>d ! life & times (      
,abraham ,l9coln taught t way4 ,b ,i h  
se5 ,abraham ,l9coln pres5t$ to a class 
( =eign girls by "o to :om he _h become 
a fri5d z real & g5u9e z if he /ood by  
h] side4 ,z ,i li/5$ ,i saw ,abraham    

,l9coln4 ,i felt ! k9dness & pati5ce ( 8
 great s\l1 ! hone/ purpose & ! f9e     
c\rage ( 8 life4 ,! facts 7 !re 9 t     
lesson b m ?an ! facts 7 !re4 ,he 0 !re4
 ,at ! close ( ! lesson t tea*] look+   
into ! faces ( ! girls :o repres5t$     
ne>ly e l& across ! sea said to !m1 ,:at
 d y ?9k ( him8 ,"o girl respond$ eag]ly
 ,i ?9k he 0 gr&6 & a d>k-hair$ int5se  
girl1 h] black eyes gl[+1 rose & said ) 
an e>ne/ness & f]vor ,i c nev] =get1 ,i 
love him6 ,y %all he> m tomorr[1 said ! 
tea*]1 & !y look$ z if x 7 h>d to wait4 
,a c>eful obs]vation ( ! ways ( pres5t+ 
great m5 ( hi/ory & great *>act]s 9     
lit]ature to "y p w conv9ce "o beyond   
d\bt t ! girl may /ore ! facts 9 !      
memory = a "t1 b if ! liv+ p]sonality is
 pres5t$ x w rema9 to mold & guide &    
influ5ce ! life4 ,! tea*]'s greate/ p[] 
is nev] 9 :at %e tea*es b 9 :at is      
reveal$ to ! individual ?r\gh h] tea*+4 
,! m9d hung]s = facts1 se>*es = facts & 
we>ies ( facts4 ,x foll[s p]sonality4   
,:5 ,ri*>d ,watson ,gild] tri$ to voice 

! plea ( ! "y d\bt]1 puzzl$1 p]plex$ &  
suff]+ f ! great array ( app>5tly       
conflict+ facts & mo/ ( all f 8 own     
failure to w9 out ov] ! temptations t   
swept ov] him he said3    ,?\ ,*ri/1 my 
s\l is hurt & bruis$6     ,) words !    
s*ol>s we> me out2   ,my bra9 o'erwe>i$ 
& confus$1     ,!e1 myself & all1 ,i    
d\bt4   ,& mu/ ,i back to d>kness g     
,because ,i _c say a cre$8   ,i "k n :at
 ,i ?9k6 ,i "k     ,only t ,?\ art :at  
,i ne$4  ,! fact is n en\gh4 ,john      
,k5drick ,bangs says x =cibly--    ,a   
m]e acceptance ( ! fact ( love ( ,god   
above1   ,( all ! va/ omnipot5ce ( ,him 
our ,mak] & ,def5ce   ,is n believ+4    
,sl[ly we are gett+ back to !           
recognition ( ! prop] place ( fact1 (   
its p[] z ! backgr\nd & basis aga9/ :i* 
& ^u :i* ,p]sonality mu/ /&4 ,our eyes  
are op5+ to see t if ! girl is to ga9 a 
religion :i* %all mean life1 %e mu/ ga9 
x ?r\gh a p]son :o reveals a ,p]son4    
,"h is ,m>y ,d----1 a girl ( fifte51 a  
work] 9 a mill employ+ a v *eap grade ( 

help4 ,h] face 0 h>d1 !re 0 no light (  
anticipation 9 h] eyes--%e _h no?+ to   
anticipate4 ,%e toil$ ?r\gh ! long h\rs1
 = !re 0 no limit to h] day 9 ! /ate :]e
 %e lives4 ,h] home 0 n a home b a place
 :]e %e c\ld /ay nights--:5 h] fa!r 0 n 
s qu>relsome ?r\gh *eap dr9k t he drove 
h] out4 ,"o day a woman at a noon s]vice
 9 ! factory %ock$ at a pr(ane rem>k (  
,m>y's said reprov+ly1 ,don't y believe 
!re is a ,god8 ,sure ,i d1 said ,m>y1 b 
,i don't see's x makes no diff]5ce to   
me4 ,fur!r que/ions foll[$ & ,m>y decl>$
 h] belief1 add+1 ,i don't bo!r mu* ab\t
 !m ?+s4 ,m>y _h "s facts & decl>$ "s   
sort ( belief 9 !m1 b !y made no        
diff]5ce4  ,illu/ration3 ,,! ,,future   
,,promises ,,no?+ ,,& ,,%e ,,has ,,lo/  
,,hope  ,! next summ]1 ,m>y1 ov]come by 
! "w ( ! ye> & an attack ( ! grippe1 0  
s5t by a woman 9 "o ( ! *ur*es1 to a    
girl's camp4 ,%e liv$ 9 dec5t fa%ion1 %e
 saw a lake1 great m\nta9s1 sunsets &   
/>s6 ,%e f\nd fl[]s & sat q /ill wat*+  
birds t seem$ s m>vel\s to h]4  ,sl[ly  

%e grew /rong4 ,"o night %e w5t to !    
slop+ bank by ! lake "u ! great p9e     
trees to att5d ! twilight s]vice4 ,! sky
 0 crimson ) ! sunset & !re 0 a wond]ful
 pa? ( light across ! lake4 ,! songs & !
 beauty mov$ ,m>y's s\l4 ,%e want$      
some?+ ) all h] he>t t %e _h nev] want$ 
be=e4 ,%e did n "k :at x 7! great *ange7
 0 at fir/1 b be=e %e slept %e turn$ to 
ano!r girl 9 ! t5t & express$ x z be/ %e
 c\ld--,i want to be good1 %e said4     
,?r\gh ! weeks t foll[$ %e saw 9 !      
faces1 9 ! k9dness & c\rtesy1 9 ! good  
times %e _h nev] kn[n1 9 ! wom5 :o      
plann$ !m & 9 ! songs & talks at sunset 
a ,p]son4 ,%e he>d ,8 "n (t54 ,he       
repres5t$ all ( ! happ9ess & com=t %e _h
 ev] kn[n & "o day ) all ! eag]ness ( an
 awak5$ s\l %e said1 ,i love ,him4 ,!y  
told h] :at *anges mu/ come 9 ! life ( a
 girl :o said ^? words & meant !m1 = !y 
_h se5 ! faults 9 h] & !y 7 _m4 ,%e 0   
undaunt$ by all !y said %e mu/ d1 &     
answ]$ 9 h] unc\? fa%ion1 ,i'd die do9' 
!m fur ,him4  ,!y want$ h] to leave !   

mill b %e said no1 "o ( ! girls 0 leav+ 
& %e 0 to h h] place ) light] "w4 ,%e   
want$ to g back & tell ! girls "s ?+s1  
%e said4  ,n ?ree ye>s h pass$ b ,m>y   
,d---- is a new girl4 ,%e is attractive2
 "o c sc>cely believe unless he has se5 
x4 ,%e is clean2 %e is happy4 ,h] fri5ds
 secur$ a position = h] fa!r out-(-doors
 :]e he _h lov$ to "w z a boy4 ,m>y took
 him to ! ,mission & !re he promis$ to  
beg9 ! fight aga9/ 8 enemy4 ,! m5 9 !   
,mission help$4 ,regul> pay made a dec5t
 home possible4 ,!y h begun to live4    
,ov]come by ! effects ( ignorance & s91 
failures z citiz5s1 z individuals1 z    
human s\ls1 !y met a ,p]son & life 0    
trans=m$4 ,if x 7 possible to replace 9 
e factory = ,m>y ,d---- :o ass5t$ to !  
facts b pass$ !m by z hav+ no?+ to d )  
h]1 ,m>y ,d---- :o met a ,p]son & lov$  
,him :at a _w ( new moral =ces we c\ld  
create6  ,he 0 reveal$ to ,m>y ,d---- n 
9 ! ab/ract :i* c\ld n impress h] b 9 ! 
concrete :i* %e und]/ood4 ,o if only we 
c\ld grasp ! significance ( t6  ,ru?    

,m---- 0 a college junior ) ance/ry &   
weal?1 brilliant1 s>ca/ic1 selfi%4 ,%e  
knew all ! facts & accept$ !m4 ,%e 0 a  
memb] ( a *ur* ) :i* %e _h unit$ at     
f\rte5 z _h h] "m & gr&mo!r be=e h]4 ,%e
 did n ?9k mu* ab\t ! facts1 !y _h n    
greatly impress$ h]4 ,if que/ion$1 %e   
promptly /at$ t %e believ$ ?is & t1 %e  
?\ght su* & su* ?+s 7 probable ?\gh no  
"o c\ld prove !m1 & dismiss$ ! subject  
to talk ( h] own plans & int]e/s4  ,!n  
h] great sorr[ came4 ,9 a mom5t %e lo/  
ev]y?+ de> to h]4 ,!y call$ x an        
accid5t4 ,%e held ,god acc\ntable & 9   
bitt]ness & ang] turn$ h] back ^u all ! 
facts4 ,! mon?s pass$ & h] heal? break+ 
%e 0 oblig$ to leave college4 ,at !     
beautiful heal? resort to :i* %e w5t %e 
met a girl %e _h kn[n well :5 a little  
*ild4 ,!y r5ew$ ! fri5d%ip4 ,!n ! girl's
 sorr[ came4 ,x 0 n dea?1 x 0 f> worse1 
sc&al & disgrace 9 h] family1 :i* _h be5
 un/a9$ be=e4 ,out ( a cle> sky x came4 
,9 amazem5t ,ru? wat*$ h] fri5d4 ,%e saw
 h] suff] b %e saw no conqu]+ bitt]ness1

 he>d no words ( wild rebellion4 ,%e    
look$ into a sweet calm face & saw a    
girl less ?an tw5ty1 ) life's conditions
 *ang$ 9 a mom5t1 adju/ h]self to ! new 
conditions & g on4 ,seek+ a solution %e 
que/ion$ h] fri5d & met a ,p]son4 ,day  
aft] day z %e saw ,him reveal$ 9 t h]oic
 life1 z %e beheld ! girl ov]com+ 9 ,8  
/r5g? natural res5tm5t aga9/ ! inju/ice 
& unk9dness ( ^? :o w\ld make h] suff] =
 ! s9s ( h] p>5ts1 ! facts 7 swall[$ up 
9 ! ,p]son & %e lov$ ,him4  ,toge!r1 !  
pa/ summ]1 9 a re/ camp = mo!rs & babies
 !y work$ out ! comm&s ( ! ,p]son :o _h 
made x possible = !m to take up life    
aft] bitt] loss & f9d x sweet4  ,if "o  
c\ld summon to a c5tral place ! girls :o
 h met ! ,p]son :at an inspiration !y   
w\ld be6 ,( e sort & condition1 ( e     
color & nation1 speak+ languages new &  
old & dialects t h nev] be5 writt51 all 
unit+ 9 ! te/imony t ,he has made life  
great = !m4  ,! facts are 9 *aotic /ate4
 ,p>ts ( tru? & segm5ts ( univ]sal fact 
are wait+ = man to unite !m4 ,only !    

p]fect :ole c speak ) c]ta9ty & we mu/  
wait = t4 ,! cre$s are c\ntless4 ,!y d n
 matt] mu*4 ,! ,p]son said little ab\t  
!m4 ,!y are j our poor attempts to put 9
 words--,god & ,8 w4 ,x is    ,n ! ,*ri/
 ( our subtile cre$s     ,b ! ,"l ( our 
he>ts1 ( our homes1   ,( our hopes1 our 
pray]s1 our ne$s2   ,! bro!r ( want &   
blame1     ,! lov] ( woman & m51   ,) a 
love t puts to %ame     ,all passions ( 
mortal k54  ,! only way to meet a fact  
is to face x1 foll[ x & see :]e x w     
lead4 ,x is prejudice t bl9ds "o's eyes 
to facts4 ,x is only man's limit$       
vision1 t makes a "p seem z a :ole1 t   
accepts z fact ! ?+ he w\ld l to be a   
fact1 t "o ne$ fe>4 ,facts t are facts  
ne$ nev] cause "o to d\bt4 ,= fact is   
tru? & tru? leads to ,god4 ,! bus9ess ( 
e *ur* & e tea*] ( religion is to       
discov] ! facts1 & pres5t ! ,p]son4  ,if
 ! girl h]self is read+ ^! words let h] 
be assur$ t m ?an any array ( facts t %e
 c ga!r1 m ?an any pro(s man c summon1  
%e ne$s ! ,p]son4 ,! h&icapp$ girl f9ds 

9 ,him /r5g? to triumph 9 spite ( x1 !  
privileg$ girl f9ds 9 ,him ! inspiration
 = h] "w ( ext5d+ h] privileges1 ! girl 
:o is easily l$ to f9d 9 ,him "o :o nev]
 leads a/ray1 ! girl :o is misund]/ood c
 f9d 9 ,him "o :o und]/&s p]fectly1 !   
indiff]5t girl :o means to w f9d 9 ,him 
a fri5d to enc\rage1 /eady & compel1 !  
girl :o wor%ips ! tw9 idols c f9d 9 ,him
 a rescu] :o %all set h] free1 ! girl ( 
high ideals w see 9 ,him ! highe/       
,ideal1 ! s\rce ( all ! o!rs1 & ! av]age
 girl ( ! e day ) h] good po9ts & bad1  
h] successes & failures1 w f9d 9 ,him a 
,fri5d :o w make life seem wond]fully   
wor? :ile4  ,don't let ! multitude ( ?+s
 9 :i* y are int]e/$1 ! maze (          
contradiction1 ! ab/ract facts1 ! trials
 & h>d%ips ( life1 ! pleasures y love1  
or any o!r ?+ make y pass ,him by4 ,if y
 ga9 ev]y?+ else 9 life & miss ,him y w 
fail to "k :at life means4 ,if y f9d    
,him y w f9d ,love & t is ! be/ ?+ life 
c give4     ,,xviii  ,,! ,,glory ,,( ,,!
 ,,climax   ,s _m miss x4 ,x is m ?an   

duty b ! pa? t leads to ! glory ( x (t5 
beg9s ) ! pla91 insi/5t1 ought ( duty4  
,x is m ?an ob$i5ce1 ?\gh )\t ob$i5ce   
none ev] f9d x4 ,h[ _m girls !re are :o 
are disappo9t$1 dissatisfi$1 suff]+     
p]haps 9 body & s\l because !y nev]     
le>n$ to obey6 ,x is a great ?+ to be   
able to he> y ought & !n at :atev] co/  
to obey x4 ,b ! climax is n f\nd 9 ^!   
?+s great z !y are4  ,fai?ful s]vants ( 
a religion ^: law is duty "o f9ds among 
girls & honors !m4 ,good & fai?ful      
s]vants ( a religion ^: law is ob$i5ce  
!re are among girls4 ,b nei!r ( ^! h    
f\nd ! glory ( ! climax4 ,! climax is   
,love4 ,! supreme comm& ( ! ,f\nd] (    
true religion is--,?\ %alt ,love4  ,!   
religion ( love is a girl's religion &  
%e c nev] be satisfi$ ) any o!r4 ,if ^? 
:o h tri$ to tea* h] religion h fail$ to
 %[ h] ?is1 !n !y h succe$$ 9 giv+ h]   
only a set ( laws to be obey$ or a li/ (
 ?+s %e %\ld n d4 ,love gives to ,?\    
,%alt & ,?\ ,%alt ,n p[] )\t :i* !y c   
accompli% little4  ,love trans=ms h>d1  

disagreeable1 empty s]vice & makes x    
glori\s4 ,no "o kn[s ?is bett] ?an a    
girl4 ,%e has done ?+s :5 necessity     
compell$ h] to d !m1 & %e has done !m :5
 love compell$ h] to d !m4 ,%e kn[s !   
diff]5ce4 ,jesus f\nd$ ,8 ,k+dom on ! k 
,he _h ( ,love4 ,he knew ! k+dom w\ld   
/&4 ,on 8 lonely isl& ( bani%m5t dream+ 
9 ! twilight1 ) all ! /ruggle & atta9m5t
 beh9d him ,napoleon realiz$ x z he     
said1 ,caes>1 ,*>lemagne1 ,i1 h f\nd$   
empires4 ,!y 7 f\nd$ on =ce & h p]i%$4  
,jesus ,*ri/ has f\nd$ a k+dom on ,love1
 & to ?is day !re are millions :o w\ld  
die = ,him4  ,:5 ,i say t ! religion (  
girlhood is ! religion ( ,love ,i mean  
real love4 ,w>m1 sweet1 t5d]1 quick to  
und]/&1 quick to disc]n ne$1 tireless 9 
s]vice4 ,i mean ! love t does n wait to 
be ask$ to s]ve1 ! love t gives because 
x mu/ give4 ,:5 a girl's religion is    
fill$ ) ?is love & re/s ^u x ! girl does
 n say1 ,well1 ,i suppose if ,i am a    
,*ri/ian ,i c't d t4 ,! ?\ght 9 h] he>t 
if x 7 put into words w\ld be1 ,i wond] 

if ,he w\ld want me to d t8 ,simple1    
natural1 s9c]e desire n to d ! ?+       
displeas+ to ,"o :o loves & is lov$4    
,"o day ,i 0 look+ at a deep well1 sunk 
away d[n 9 ! rocks4 ,ma*9]y dragg$ !    
wat] f ! e>? & ma*9]y turn$ x into      
s]vice4 ,"s days lat] ,i saw a m\nta9   
spr+4 ,x p\r$ & p\r$ out ov] ! rocks1   
d[n ! precipice into ! brook1 on into ! 
riv]4 ,x ran z if x 7 glad to run & w\ld
 nev] /op6 ,gre5 ?+s grew on e side ( x1
 mosses clung to ! rocks x t\*$1 ri*    
grass fill$ ! mead[ ?r\gh :i* x fl[$1   
birds foll[$ x4 ,life & beauty seem$ to 
spr+ f e place x t\*$4  ,:5 ,i rememb]$ 
! well ( wat] deep d[n 9 rock1 dragg$ up
 by ma*9]y x seem$ to me l religion1 !  
religion ( s]vice ?r\gh duty1 & ,i knew 
t x w\ld keep "r on s]v+ z long z !     
ma*9]y work$ & w\ld d its "p dutifully4 
,!n ,i look$ aga9 at ! spr+4 ,x seem$ to
 me l religion1 ! religion ( love t     
bless$ because x is its nature to bless 
& p\r$ itself out 9 s]vice because x    
mu/4  ,x is ! religion ( love :i* holds 

"o to ! side ( ! road :]e ne$ is great1 
"w mu/ be done1 p]haps sacrifice made4  
,t ,sam>itan :o /opp$1 dism\nt$1 t5d]ly 
c>$ = an injur$ bro!r ( hat$ race1 lift$
 him to 8 own bea/1 sl[ly walk$ beside  
him to a place :]e re/ & %elt] c\ld be  
provid$1 knew ! love-inspir$ religion4  
,! ,prie/ & ! ,levite 7 foll[]s ( ! law1
 ! lett] ( ! law1 b !y look$ ^u ! man 9 
8 ne$1 cross$ to ! o!r side & pass$ by4 
,! ,j]i*o road is /ill ) u1 & ! ne$y :o 
call = help & = ju/ice are ^u x1 injur$ 
9 body or s\l4 ,! religion ( ! lett] ( !
 law looks1 crosses to ! o!r side1      
passes by4 ,on "o side ( ! road ,ne$1 on
 ! o!r side ,gre$1 & ,love always :]e   
,ne$ is4  ,! religion ( ,love foll[s !  
road ! ,f\nd] took1 ! road t leads to ! 
place ( s]vice4 ,t road may lead to     
,*9a1 x may lead to ! isl&s ( ! sea4 ,x 
took ,liv+/one to ,africa1 ,dan ,craw=d 
to ! ,bantus = tw5ty-two ye>s & n[ is   
tak+ him back = ! re/ ( 8 days4 ,x took 
,c>ey to ,india1 x left ,gr5fell 9      
,labrador1 x l$ la/ ye>'s college girls 

to e qu>t] ( ! globe4 ,x leads ?is "o   
d[n among ! dirty1 helpless1 little     
*ildr5 try+ to play 9 wret*$ scor*+ city
 /reets1 x leads t "o to ! lonely       
c\ntryside :]e girls />v$ = life are    
wait+4 ,&1 oh1 s (t5 x leads "o to !    
door ( h] own *ur*1 to h] own /reet1 to 
h] own  class-room1 to ! girl beside h] 
9 ! (fice4 ,sometimes x leads to "o's   
own kit*51 or x /ops beside ! *air :]e  
"o's own "m sits4 ,"o c nev] tell :]e ! 
road ( ! religion ( love may lead1 b "o 
_c fail to see t ^? :o foll[ x h %9+    
faces & !y love to live4  ,"o day at    
sunset ,i wait$ at ! little :>f to walk 
?r\gh ! p9es ) ,elizabe?4 ,%e 0 paddl+ 9
 h] canoe ov] ! lake t _h turn$ to      
crimson & gold1 f ! fre% air camp on !  
o!r side to :i* %e w5t e aft]noon 9     
summ] to play games & tell /ories4 ,i _h
 a great day1 %e call$ 9 h] cle>1 *e]+  
voice z %e ne>$ ! :>f1 & add$ z %e /epp$
 f ! boat1 ,little ,billy loves me &    
,katie ,kane :isp]$ s(tly & blu%$ :5 %e 
said x1 t %e told me a lie ye/]day & 0  

nev] go+ to tell a lie no m z long z %e 
liv$6 ,poor ,katie1 %e laugh$4  ,:5 we  
rea*$ ! knoll :]e ! ?ree p9es 7 we /opp$
 & look$ back4 ,words c\ld nev] describe
 :at we saw4 ,elizabe? /ood sil5tly     
wat*+ x1 h] sweet face1 h] d>k hair & h]
 middy bl\se t+$ ) ! gl[ ( x4 ,z ! sun  
sl[ly slipp$ into ! lake %e wav$ h] h&  
playfully at x4 ,good night1 old man1 %e
 said4 ,give u a cool] day tomorr[4     
,fifty new *ildr5 come to camp4 ,aft] a 
mom5t :ile we wait$ = d>kness to come   
/eal+ ov] ! lake1 =getful ( me1 %e said 
) h] :ole s\l 9 h] voice1 ,oh1 ,i love  
x1 ,i love x all--! _w1 & ^? poor bless$
 *ildr51 !n v s(tly & ,god4  ,%e _h f\nd
 ! girls' religion1 ! religion ,jesus   
,*ri/ said1 :5 !y ask$ ,him1 meant two  
?+s--,?\ %alt love ! ,"l ,?y ,god--& ,?y
 ,neighbor4  ,?is is ! girl's religion1 
= 9 lov+ %e %all f9d ,love--! glory ( ! 
climax4  ,,! ,,end