“She is cheerful, inclined to be quarrelsome, very active and restless, very affectionate, willing, and tries; is quick and excitable, fairly good-tempered. Learns a new occupation quickly, but requires a half hour or twenty-four repetitions to learn four lines. Retains well what she has once learned. Needs close supervision. Is bold towards strangers, kind towards animals. Can run an electric sewing machine, cook, and do practically everything about the house. Has no noticeable defect. She is quick and observing, has a good memory, writes fairly, does excellent work in wood-carving and kindergarten, is excellent in imitation. Is a poor reader and poor at numbers. Does fine basketry and gardening. Spelling is poor; music is excellent; sewing excellent; excellent in entertainment work. Very fond of children and good in helping care for them. Has a good sense of order and cleanliness. Is sometimes very stubborn and obstinate. Is not always truthful and has been known to steal, although does not have a reputation for this. Is proud of her clothes. Likes pretty dresses and likes to help in other cottages, even to temporarily taking charge of a group.” The children at the Training School write letters to Santa Claus asking for such things as they want for Christmas. Here are Deborah’s requests each year, beginning with ’99, when she was ten years old:-- “’99.--Book and harmonica. ’00.--Book, comb, paints, and doll. ’01.--Book, mittens, toy piano, handkerchief, slate pencil. ’02.--Wax doll, ribbon, music box. ’03.--Post cards, colored ribbons, gloves and shears. ’04.--Trunk, music box, Fairy Tales, games, ribbons, big doll. ’05.--Ribbons of different colors, games, handkerchiefs, music box, Fairy Tales. ’06.--Pair of stockings, ribbons, rubbers. ’07.--Watch, red ribbon, brush and comb, paper. ’08.--Three yards of lawn, rubbers. ’09.--Nice shoes, pink, dark blue, and white ribbons. ’10.--Money for dentist bill. ’11.--Rubbers, three shirts, blue scarf, three yards linen, two yards lawn for fancy work.” [Illustration: AGE 15. AGE 17. DEBORAH.] It will be remembered that in her history, number was mentioned as being one of her strong points. Indeed, she had a great deal of thorough drill in this branch. In a recent testing to determine how much of this she still retained, or whether the work had been of any value as mental discipline, the results were negative. It was discovered that she could neither add nor subtract, except where it was a question of concrete objects connected with her daily life. For example, she can set a table and wait on it very nicely. She can put the right number of plates at the head of the table, if she knows the people who are to sit there, but at a table with precisely the same number of strangers, she fails in making the correct count.