Page 8, l. 5. _Wickelkinder_: infants in swaddling clothes.
Page 9, l. 26. _Mamsell_: supervising housekeeper.
Page 11, l. 13. _Die Kunst im Leben des Kindes_: art in the life
of the child.
Page 12, l. 14. _Pestalozzi Fröbel Haus_: named for the two great
educators, Pestalozzi and Fröbel.
Page 12, l. 31. _pf._: _pfennig_, a quarter of a cent.
Page 13, l. 22. _Das Recht des Kindes_: the right of the child.
Page 16, l. 2. _Gymnasium_: school where Latin and Greek are
taught (humanistic education).
Page 16, l. 2. _Real-Gymnasium_: school where Latin, modern
languages, mathematics, science, and history are taught. No
Greek.
Page 16, l. 3. _Ober-Real Schule_: school where mathematics,
science, history, French, and English are taught.
Page 16, l. 3. _Real-Schule_: a school which prepares for
practical life, not for the university; modern languages are
included in the curriculum.
Page 17, l. 7. _Abiturienten_: graduates from a Gymnasium or
Ober-Real Schule.
Page 17, l. 14. _mark_: a quarter of a dollar.
Page 17, l. 19. _Flachsmann als Erzieher_: Flachsmann as a
pedagogue.
Page 19, l. 8. _Evangelisch_: Protestant.
Page 20, l. 19. _Schauspielhaus_: theatre.
Page 20, l. 21. _Was ist das?_ what is that?
Page 20, l. 26. _Höhere Töchterschule_: high school for girls.
Page 21, l. 33. _Ober Lehrerin_: high grade teacher.
Page 22, l. 14. _Lyceen_: school where Latin and Greek is taught.
Page 22, l. 14. _Ober-Lyceen_: school preparing for the
university.
Page 22, l. 31. _Allgemeine deutsche Frauenverein_: Universal
League of German Women.
Page 23, l. 10. _Allgemeine deutsche Lehrerinnen-Verein_:
Universal League of German Teachers.
Page 23, l. 13. _Real-Kurse für Mädchen und Frauen_: courses for
girls and women outside of those found in the school system, and
preparing for the university.
Page 24, l. 11. _Gymnasialkurse_: the above plan organised into
preparatory schools for women for the university.
Page 26, l. 12. _Stift_: private or state school with board and
residence. Also an endowed home for gentlewomen, with certain
privileges--either with or without a school for girls.
Page 30, l. 7. _Volkschule_: public school.
Page 30, l. 9. _Nicht völlig normal_: rather weak intellectually,
abnormal.
Page 32, l. 24. _Schulrat_: superintendent of schools.
Page 33, l. 12. _Waldschule_: forest school in open air.
Page 34, l. 16. _Griesbrei_: porridge made of farina.
Page 34, l. 21. _Nudelsuppe_: soup of noodles. Vermicelli soup.
Page 36, l. 8. _Ich liebe einen Backfisch_: I love a girl in her
teens.
Page 36, l. 20. _Backfisch-Moden_: fashions for misses.
Page 38, l. 33. _Backfischen's Leiden und Freuden_: Sorrows and
Joys of a Backfisch.
Page 41, l. 12. _Jawohl, liebe Tante_: yes, certainly, dear aunt.
Page 43, l. 34. _Sie geniren sich gewiss_: you are surely too shy.
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