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direct play and, through this, to instil the values of courage, honesty and consideration in the children. The supervisors were also to look after the playground libraries, teach hand work and also to liaise with the children's homes. The
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was formed in 1907 with the purpose of instituting and maintaining day nurseries and free kindergartens for the children of the poor in
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sponsorship and funding as well as funding from various national philanthropic trust funds. The success of these two organisations can be rightly said to be due to the tireless and strategic work of Mary
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would only accept women as nurses. They joined the
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