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Pleasure from Children – July 1918

Posted on July 9, 2013 by dacj40

One gets a great deal of pleasure in life from the mere sight of children; passing them in the street, meeting them in a railway carriage, or getting casual glimpses of them anywhere or under any circumstances. Poor or rich, … Continue reading →

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Boys Needed for (Intellectual) Stimulation – December 1906

Posted on December 19, 2012 by dacj40

(In our less innocent age I have added “Intellectual”) During the past week, the papers have had something to say about schools in which boys and girls are educated together. Is the tendency towards co-education a good thing or bad? … Continue reading →

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Retiring Girls – September 1904

Posted on September 2, 2012 by dacj40

(I wonder what she would say if she were alive today!) It used to be the fashion for girls to be prim, retiring, entirely submissive to their elders. Such a girl, transported into this century, would be thought to be … Continue reading →

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