New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-12
TO HELP THE POOR.
WORK OF THE UNIVERSITY SEIll1hMf'Ni.
PLANS OF THE soCIBTY-A NEW BuILnING TO
BE ERECTED.

PLANS OF THE sOCIETY-A NEW BUILnNG TO
BE ERECTED.
Tho University settlement Society held meeting
yesterday afternoon at the home OF William jay
schiegeIn No. Gag East Fifteenth-st., fer the pur'
nose ~ orouslng the interest Of people OF means In
tho work OF the society. There were 100 prominent
,e,n,c present and all expressed hearty sympathy
in the purposes and objects OF the organization. se'n
Low. the head OF the society. presided lie maae
short address, In which he outlined the society P"'
He said among other things that the ChiVers''s S
Element was for the advancement OF the more oao~
wnrd social classes" and for the study, by the ioor
tory method, OF the laws upon winch 'ha' "u."',e
mont depended The members also planned the
.,,o, ~ now institutions for similar purposes,
under the charge OF experts. The mouerh WIZ"
had grown too large for the successful practice Oh inc
ancient virtue OF amsgivng. Methods shouN 'o
cmploycd which would induce the backward ciasse'
to help themselves rs much as possible
The Rev. Dr. ". 5. Ralnsford. OF ST. George >
Church. talked for few minutes ana sid 'ha' Nv "".
heartily In sympathy with the WORK. ne "uus
Tint the way to better condition OF the poor was
for the rich to mix with them to work amohs '"'''
and II necessary to live among them. 1T Is one
NJ the encouraging signs OF the times the Doc'or
added "to see the representative people vi '"o WY
interesting themselves In poor, unfortunate
bro,bers and the fact that this society IS noh-sec'
tartan adds additional interest 10 fts worh'
Dr. stanton Colt who has charge OF the forssu
Ct mission spoke OF the way In which reior" co",A
be accomplished among the poor people IN Ne" YIN
liz. said in part "Thc great mass OF the Peope
mus, bc enlightened In economic ana SOCIAL prhc'po'
and aims. Bnt this enlightenment ana 'he us
position to carry out radical reforms can only 90
brought about when the intellectual life OF the peop,e
has been organized The organization OF the lh'ei'
lectual and moral life Of the people Is the eryi"e
need OF the day. We must have Intelligent e1ucated
men who are willing to 60 among the poor ana
| Ignorant TO teach them. our idea Is social REFORM
based on contact with the bcneficiaries.'
Dr. Colt I'm speaking Of the slums. said that thel
! sanitary condition was frightfui, and that IL wouio
| require five years OF hard work to improve 1t.
Among other things discussed Mt the meeting was
the proposed new building the East Side. to take
the place OF the small hUise at No. 26 Dehncey-st
! Plans for the building have already been maze
1t Is to be six-story structure with gymnasium
theatre schoolrooms, clubrooms, secpngrOoms DIN
ing-roons and kitchens. The building and lot vii
cost about $4,000 The society also considered plans
| for making II public park in the Tenth Ward
| Among those present were William NJ Evarts. J0hr
Bgclow, Carl SchurZ. Colonel William JAY j. +. ker
nothan tho Rev. Stuart Dodge, Henry Holt, Harris
| W. Roomc. Henry ID. Scdgwck Mrs. Howard
| Potter Mrs. John Kean, Mrs. W. D. sloane Mrs
| Elliott f. shepard. Mrs Paul Dana, Mrs. W. p
Douglas, Mrs. josephine 5. Lowell and Miss Chanler