Excerpt from The Bowdoin Orient, Vol. 24: May 2, 1894 A true citizen of our country rejoices in every thing that tends to perpetuate her fair name among nations. He is equally shocked at whatever tends to mar that name or degrade the character of his fellow-men. Such realities, dangerous to'ali mor ality and truth, cannot long remain concealed from the earnest, inquiring mind. From the recognition of one of these realities there has come before us as American citizens, as champions of reform, this problem, what remedy shall be applied to improve the social conditions of the poor in our large cities? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.