CONTENTS

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Preface v
CHAPTER I
The Essentials of Apprenticeship 1
CHAPTER II
The Old Apprenticeship 4
I. The Age of the Gilds 4
II. The Statute of Apprentices 11
III. The Industrial Revolution 20
CHAPTER III
The Age of Reconstruction 26
CHAPTER IV
The Guardianship of the State 36
I. State Supervision 36
§ 1. State Regulation 37
(a) Prohibition of Employment 41
(b) Limitation of Hours 43
(c) Protection of Health 52
§ 2. State Enterprise 59
II. State Training 62
(a) The Elementary School 63
(b) The Continuation School 65
III.State Provision of an Opening 70
CHAPTER V
Apprenticeship of To-Day 75
I. The Contribution of the State 76
§ 1. State Regulation 76
§ 2. State Enterprise 83
§ 3. Summary 88
II. The Contribution of Philanthropy 89
III. The Contribution of the Home 92
§ 1. The Boy of School Age 96
§ 2. The Boy after School Days 100
IV. The Contribution of the Workshop 103
§ 1. London 104
(a) The Employment of School-Children 105
(b) The Entry to a Trade 113
(c) The Passage to Manhood 142
(d) Summary 149
§ 2. Other Towns 151
(a) The Employment of School-Children 151
(b) The Entry to a Trade 155
(c) The Passage to Manhood 160
§ 3. Rural Districts 161
V. The Bre


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