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\Ve begin his record in September, 1895, when he was reduced to the sec- ond grade for " fighting." < >ctol>er and November he lost three marks each for lying and threatening language, which with the influence of September markings caused his reduction to the third grade of incorrigibles, the closely confined group. He was in the third grade two months and three days when he was placed in the foundry, whore, amidst blinding smoke, Stirling air, and

GROUP II.-OUTLINK IN SLOYD WOOD WORK FOR CONTROL DEFECTIVES

the "task" system, it was thought he would tone down, upon the theory that the muscular demands of such a place on a 1 24-pound body would weaken the will and curb the disposition to riotous acts. From January 15 to Feb- ruary 15 he was on modified treatment. On February 18 he was uncondi- tionally restored to the second grade. February and March he did fairly well, losing one mark each month ; but in April his period of passably well doing was checked by his committing an assault, along with assumption of authority, and on the 27th of February he was returned to the third grade for the second time, remaining in the same two months and three days, when he was agained placed on " modified " treatment and did well for three months, when he slumped again, this time for fighting, losing six marks in Octo- ber. In November he braced up and made a perfect month, securing pro- motion to the second grade.

On December 15 he was assigned to the manual training, Group II ; ob- ject, development of self-control, with subjects as follows : athletics, draw- ing, sloyd, wood work, chipping and filing, molding each subject one and