Jacob A. Riis 1849–1914. The Battle with the Slum. 1902.
Subject Index
| Tenement House Commission appointed, 1900, 147 |
| Roosevelt Street tenement, demolition of, 124 |
| Roses, Hester Street school, 364 |
| St. Andrew’s Brotherhood, school children excursion schemes, 362 |
| Saloons—Cheer and social life of tenements, 419–420 |
| Club room for boys provided, 372 |
| Fight with Roosevelt, record of week of crime, 418 |
| Sandwiches—brick sandwiches, 224 |
| San Francisco, kindergarten record, 245 |
| Santa Claus in the slums, 310–311 |
| [See also Christmas trees.] |
| Scarlet fever epidemic traced to public school, 358 |
| Schools, public—Allen Street building, 354, 357 |
| Appropriation for new schools, 44, 346 |
| Barrel and hog punishments, 341–342 |
| Board of Education, work of, 365–366 |
| Bronx primary school, 1895, condition of, 348 |
| Building, perfection of Snyder schools, 353 |
| Schools, public—Census, 349 |
| Charges and facts, 342–345 |
| Clubs, classroom opened for, 372–374 |
| Compulsory education law, nonenforcement, 231 |
| Control, abolition of ward trustee, etc., 347, 348 |
| Cooking classes, 367–368 |
| Excursion schemes, 362 |
| Experimenting, 403–410 |
| Eyes inspection, 358–359 |
| Fourth Ward, examination of girls, 355–357 |
| Hester Street, see that title. |
| Immigrants, school as means of enrolment, 211, 212 |
| Kindergartens, benefit of, 365–367 |
| Lack of schools, 43, 186 |
| Medical inspection fight, 357 |
| Mental befogment results, 230 |
| Nature lessons, 361–364 |
| Neighborhood purposes, 387, 398–410 |
| Number and naming of schools, 374, 375 |
| Playgrounds—Advisory committee report, 290–291 |
| Roof playgrounds, see that title. |
| Political meetings in, suggested, 407–408 |
| Public Education Association, reform work, 371, 372, 378 |
| Punishments in Madame Bruin’s school, 341–342 |
| Recreative purposes, 361 |
| Reform fight, 44–45, 283, 345–371 |
| Scarlet fever epidemic traced to public school, 358 |
| Seats, “deadline,” 408–409 |
| Showerbaths, 283 |
| Social movement, use of the public school, 398–410 |
| Schools, public—Sunday opening proposed, 399–403 |