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Came to the Training School in her sixth year. An attractive child 
with blue eyes and yellow hair. Willful and obstinate at first, but 
soon responded to influence. Quick to imitate ; did well in kinder- 
garten, and later in school learned to read and write, to sew and em- 
broider, but began to deteriorate morally and after her eighth year 
never ceased to give trouble. Using her acquirements for evil pur- 
poses, she was, at 16, a thief, a liar, and a nymphomaniac who could 
not be trusted alone, and would pass notes to boys in the most 
ingenious fashion. An expert in thieving, she could lie with the 
most unblushing effrontery and apparent innocence. Could be clean 
in speech and circumspect in conduct, but at times in both language 
and action was most vile. Had wonderful influence over girls of 
lower grade and used them as tools. 

In her twenty-fifth year, having grown to be an attractive and 
even handsome young woman, she was yet so unmanageable that 
she was transferred to an insane hospital. From there, through the 
ill-advised efforts of some sentimental philanthropists, she was re- 
leased with the idea that she was capable of self-support. 

Since then she has drifted naturally downwards, and having given 
birth to an illegitimate child, is now in the syphilitic wards of a 
charity hospital. 

Father, a blacksmith, 41 years, and mother, an imbecile domestic, 
30 years of age, at time of child's birth. Father brutal, abused and 
beat mother, who, a victim also of overwork, suffered intense pain 
two weeks prior to child's birth. Labor long and difficult. Both 
parents drunkards, as were also both grandfathers. Maternal