[Sidenote: Indulge the Hobby]
A teacher in an orphan asylum won the friendship and support of a boy
who had caused much trouble, by discovering that he was very fond of
animals, and that he had a tame opossum and several trained dogs. The
teacher could not afford to buy and give him books, but he brought him,
each Monday, from the public library, a new book about animals. Through
a discussion of Cy de Vry and his methods, the teacher convinced the boy
that he had a real interest in dumb creatures, and after that there was
no more trouble with the group who were under this boy’s influence.