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LIFE AT HULL HOUSE— CHICAGO'S MELTING POT
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AT THE LOOMS
tive. Even a child who does not like work resents the fact that Cousin Maria is learning something which she is not ; and Tony, who has determined to enter the machine shop, thinks his "pal" disloyal if he will not come with him and enter that or some other class. So the work goes on, and, like a pebble thrown into a stream, the little eddies from it spread out in everincreasing circles of good citizenship. Unto the third and fourth generations are its good works, even now, actively demonstrated. The day nursery and kindergarten include the grandchildren and even great-grandchildren of the women working at looms, or joining in the various women's clubs. It is only necessary to be a child in order to be absolutely sure of admission. Neither illness nor deformity will be a barrier. Provision is made for all. There is the day nursery on Ewing street, where the simple needs of the neighborhood are at
tended to, and the building near by, which accommodates one hundred children, segregated on different floors so as to avoid the disadvantages of caring for so large a number together. Here come untutored and bewildered mothers, some almost young girls, some strangers in America, having absolutely no knowledge of American housekeeping, but ready and willing to be taught in the laundry, sewing room and domestic science department. To the playroom in this building come the children of school age whose parents do not return from work until long after school hours, and who wish to be assured that their children are off the streets and under proper supervision. The baby dispensary, where the care of children is taught, and sick babies are cared for, is one of the features, and during the summer months a baby hospital on the roof is maintained under the care of two trained nurses.