First published in 1917, this book is a pioneering work on the education of children with physical disabilities. Edith Gertrude Reeves Solenberger draws on her experience as a teacher and administrator to provide a detailed analysis of the challenges faced by these children and the strategies used to overcome them. This book remains a valuable resource for educators and researchers in the field of special education. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.