24 JUNE 1893, Page 13

T he Better Way of Assisting School .Children. (Swan Sonnenschein and

Co.)—We have here a Report made to the Council of the Charity Organisation Society by a Special Committee. It gives a highly interesting view of some difficult questions. Details of various cases are given, and the arguments for different methods of dealing with distress are reviewed. The general conclusion is distinctly against the plan of free meals for children. The book cleservep careful study,