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Show t... v.. IL ,14. y., .L ..L ..,.....,. s.. , L.-...,, j Q Mooseheart, III., a "child city" for sons and daughters of departed members of the Loyal Order of Moose, "is run by people who do not like institutions." Malcolm R. Giles, executive director of the organization, says: "We do everything that devotion and ingenuity inge-nuity can suggest to make Mooseheart as little like an institution and as much like a , home as possible " As a city, Mooseheart is largely, self-sufficient. Its 800-acre farm (above) supplies 60 per cent of the food. The student bank (left) welcomes checks for as -. little as one cent. And for those of the younger set who have not yet reached a state of financial solvency, there are plenty of playthings, as evidenced by view of the toy and game-filled nursery (below). ! - ' V . ) ! 'it 'iid,. ;L It '''Siii? i , v.- fi , ' y j I 4 . ' ' ' i Youngsters at Mooseheart, located about 40 miles west of Chicago, frolic in wading pool maintained especially for their summertime enjoyment. All children are given a high school education educa-tion and taught a vocational trade. Q A student in Mooseheart's well equipped printing shop readies a job press for service. The course in printing is one of several vocational guidance projects the school offers. To date, some 5,000 boys and girls have been graduated from Mooseheart. There are no bleak dormitories or mess halls. Instead, there are many small dwellings, each of which has a pleasant living room, a dining room in which boys and girls of the same relative ages eat as do normal families, and bedrooms which have space for personal belongings. f f IJ.f i - . K : I - vi f y kj1 ' I ' , f 1 M--Tr'rniftY1MwtfrJ--",JC"A""afc""t iiliftlmmii ' a-1r(iranniOTi 'if iffttn rant! f rr i i i tr f nT . i- ted Mooseheart girls select new attire at-tire to be "purchased" with requisition requi-sition slips at their own department depart-ment store (left). In an effort to function as good parents should, Mooseheart is eager to develop each child's every faculty. There are religious services and instructions instruc-tions for all denominations, and a boy or girl can learn to play any musical instrument he desires. There are several bands and orchestras, or-chestras, as well as theatrical activities throughout the year. |