The morning call., 1893-09-10
BERKELEY.

Miss NJ. E. b. Norton. formerly teacher
in the State Normal School at San Jose,
and latterly resident of Berkeley, has
under way a plan which. if carried out,
will form a far reaching scheme of phil
anthTOplc work, and will add San Fran
cisco TO the list of cities whose poor is be-
ing leavened by the ideas nd help brought
In their midst by the college settlement.
In order to begin college settlement in
San Francisco it is Miss NortOn's desire to
bring the founder of the Hull House. the
college settlement in Chicago, TO this coast
to address the students in the universities,
colleges and Normal schools here to arouse
workers for the movement, aud the
churches and people at large to loosen the
purse Strings for the necessary financial
foundation.
The founder of the Chicago settlement.
Miss Jane Adams, is lady of wealth and
about 80 years OF age, graduate of Rock
ford College, Illinois, and a highly cult
ured and gifted woman. Against the pro-
tests of her friends she gave up the pleas
ant lie of cultured home and surround
lngs OF beauty, and purchasing an old
building in the low Italian quarter she
lifted 1t up suitably, named il Hull House,
and In the last three years has made it
center of good iDfluen ce, practical kuowl
edge and culture to the benighted creatures
grown into manhood aud woman hood i'm
dense ignorance. Her motto is. Hull
House wants every, one that wants
Hull House." and with the greatest
tact she has won the love of The
poor classes around her. While in
Producing to the mothers previously
unknown laws Of the care of themselves
and their children, he has led them 10
prefer cleanly and healthful homes, and
through lectures, music. and readings at
Hull House brought to them the vista of
sweeier world than that they have known.
Five other college women live with Miss
Adams at Hull House constantly, and
their demonstration of the success of col
lege settlement work is the best eDcour-
agemept for its Inauguration in San Fran
cisco. In the Forum for October, Novem-
Der and December, 1893. Miss Adams had
articles upon her work among the poor,
which attracted much attention.
Miss Adams has promised her services
free toward arousng the interest for the
establishment of college settlement in
San Francisco II her expenses will be de-
frayed. Miss Norton is now placing the
matter before the churches and schools in
order TO raise small fund for that pur-
pose.
Temperance Union.
The Lorin Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union has elected for its officers:
President, Mrs. Brock; vice. president,
Mrs. Hinton; secretary, Mrs. Laynton;
treasurer. Mrs. Foster.
Fraternity House Broken Into.
On Friday night the Sigma M Frater-
nifty clubhouse was broken open by mis-
chievous persons and a few articles taken
the doorplate bearing the club name was
pried off aud taken with the other things.
Notes.
Rev. E. T. Whittemore, pastor of the
Baptist Church during the past seven
years, left yesterday for his old home in
Maine. where he will spend the coming
year. Rev. Edward Stillwell of Garfield,
Wash, will occupy the Baptist pulpit this
morning.
n number of students went up to Stock
ton by boat yesterday to attend the Native
Sons celebration of Admission day ana
their Admission-day ball.