Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26
Friends School House.
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ITS ENLARGEMENT LAST - MNLk.
The building on Wet street between
Fourth aud Filth streets, opposite the
Friends meeting house, and OWNED by the
Socicly OF Friends, llas been enlarged and
greatly improved during the past summer.
The iroom Of the Friends Social Lyceum
on the first floor, has been enlarged by the
addition of about one third It's former
length, and Il new room has been prepared
for the storage Of sewing machines and
other property belonging to the sewing
societies meeting thee. The second story
rooms, one occupied as a day school tor
primary scholars, and the ether as a mis-
sion school for colorcd people, have both
been enlarged and improved, and the bui d.
ing has been painted and given a much
more prcsentuble outward appearance than
il ever before had. A portion of it j, over
u century old aud was built in the Old
style of red and black bricks. but as the
newer LOTIONS were of common red brick
of course the uniformity brought about by
a coat of paint Is an Improvement
The whole impruA emcnt r. fleet, credit
ON the society, which makes such liberal
provision for its charities aud its social
gatherings. We are not Informed as to
the expense, but it was Of course borne
directly by the meeting, no -ubscril tons
being asked for or cut Idle aid collected.
Mis- Dickinson's Late Lecture
Editors u Every Eeamg;-All menu
bcfs of trades unions, doubtless, VITO
heard Miss Dickinson lecture on Things
Hoped For,n Monday evening, Were
somewhat surprised and disguised at
many of her statements, which Were not
only reckless aud exaggerated, bat appar
Ia
She charged that in two instances, ont OF
many within her own knowledge, mems
hers Of trades unions had guaranteed 10
work for certain sum- and large con
tracts, based on the figures they had prom
ised to work for, had been awarded To the
employers, and the empluye, then struck
for higher wages, thus violating their
pledges. If this assertion is true, why
| did Miss D. deny her audience the names
/ of the firms 80 outraged and the dates
when these uutraEVs were committed
| She made other direct charges against
members Of trade upiOns of many dishOu-
orahlc acts, but failed to give lis the ne
ccssary facts and figures " h'ch would have
proved to us her s atements were true, 81
at least would have enabled lis 10 verify
or disproyc her serious charges.
She stated thai trades unions were for
the sole PURPOSE of showing up wages
aud showing ont APPRENTICES Thi, i.
another serious charge, ytt she failed f.
prove it. Ans pCr-on. who las ever been
connected with trades unions, kroRr thai
the law of self preservation is the only law
enacted within The protective oig tniHatinu
Surely this is not r,pIchcnsihc e, nor climi
nal as the fair lecturer would have had hci
audience believe. Limiting the number u
apprentices, Miss Dickinson asserts, i
done for the simple pHrp0se of showing
wages up This, like most Of her state
mtnts touching the question her prcsump
tons led her 10 cndea, Or to solve, has n'
foundation IN fact.
Trades unions only desire To cqualil
the different trades in excluding all but
certain number OF apprentices, and In de-
ing this they have II strict regard for u
law regulating the supply and demand q
{ labor. Indeed, these unions OF only FRO
4 lect their members by doing this, but it ]
generally conceded that they pio,,ct tn
, apprentice also. Tor the smaller the mum
= hrr of apprentices engaged in uy shop Il
f office, the more attention they viii rcceiv
from he foreman or other person who's
e business il is to teach them and I'll
E, sequel ofthis is, you have skilled mcchan
II les instead of miserable botchcs.
l. That there are useless strike, nom wi
= d,ny, bat this " I'D soon regulate lis lfyu
4 pcihul.- arbitration viii he -ubtluol
II in th, ir stead.
r.. OF her reference to the eli hi-hour que
d tiur. cgiinc To Hns Mer he, trashy arg
d m, uts in that direction, for lhty We
a voted very silly tayings by the larger pa
It Of her audience.