The sun., 1893-05-28
RECREATIyE EDUCATION.
WHIT GoTHAMs UNIVERSITY SETTLE
NEWT OFEER&

| sociaIons that COrnbtne Teaching With
Amnssmenis-IncmIcntio or seif.respect.
The University Settlement OF tho Tenth
ward Is preparing for its summer work and
| is making its regular change from the winter
| programme. In order that people outside
may know what 1t is doing 1t has prepared a
| statement OF lis work and the yarions SUITS
| under II. This statement is surprising In shue :
| ing the amount OF good that II being accom-.
plished by the Settlement. The people who
| know about 1t only by hcarsay have naturally
supposed that the University Settlement Is a
sort OF chapel or Bible houac. II is really more
| OF social club where religion IL. OF course
an Important factor. but wherc the chief nim
is to i'm prove social lie and morals on the
| theory that people who 1.-Two we'll, save money,
| and keep themselves clean are more likely to
| 60 to church and lead good lives
The University Settlement house is nt %
Dolancey street. In the hcart OF the In ost
thickly populated square mile on the face OF
the oarth. 1t covers an ordinary city lot Tho
first floor has two large m atinc rooms and
gymnasium. On tho second floor there ate q
library and reading rooms. large club room.
and cooking school Pool and billiard rooms
and smaller club rooms are On the third floor
On the fourth floor the residents live. There
are three OF them: one Of them being physi.
clan whose knowledge Is constantly required.
clubs and other social organizations and soci-
eties which arc managed hy their nom bers,
but are under tho care OF tho society. Those
clubs tnSo in people OF all ages. from tho chtl-
dren's dancing class to the IN others meeting
and the Tenth Ward Social Reform Club.
The Tenth Ward Social Reform Club has tho
older people for It's members. 1t Is divided
into four sections. the public park. the anti
NTH. tho cooperative stores and the anti.
utl.. 4. -
a plan for tho location Of number OF small
parks In the interior OF tenement house blocks.
The space in the centre OF n block Ia now d.
vided into a number OF small yards. with out
buildings and arrangements for hanging up
clothes and storing stray belongings. 1t Is tho
idea OF DIR. Stanton Colt that with little ex-
pense this space could be turned into small
parks by removing all the fences md out
buildings which are now Of little use to any
one In somo Of the larger blocks the city
might buy tho space on reasonable terms as
the turning OF the interior OF n block into
small park would increase tho value Of tho
tenement houses surrounding it In small
block the plan is to induce the cooperation Of
the owners and the improvement OF the into.
rior space mt their expense.
The anti-filth section has prepared circulars
in regard to sanitation. telling what the law
requires OF the city authorities. the landlords.
and tho tenants. The members Of this SEQ.
tion will look after certain blocks and impress
on the tenants what they must do. They will
strive to get the cooperation OF tho city au.
thorities and the landlords. The chief obstacle
in keeping tho tenement houses clean is tho
habits Of some OF tho tenants. One or two
filthy families quickly lower the standard OF q
whole tenement. house district. The anti. filth
section will try to discover these families and
enforce the laws and regulations OF the Board
OF Health against them.
The cooperative store section is going to
open u dairy for the sale OF milk. butter. and
eggs The capita! is raised by the sale Of
stock at one dollar share In tho neighbor-
hood. The people who buy tho stock will get
the profits A room has been rented and
hired. The members OF tho club
will see that the best supplies are bought In
large quantities and at low prices.
Al, The nnti-sweatinE section is working with
TSeys sre tying TO break up the nerdiaRR' adfiaR'i Z
working rb people p in tenement , house smelL
Sho do not know their risSts fS Sudsf
A women's Improvement society .hss been
,ormedi where @ the lem me% bers are taught to eSok
materials are furnished Fat at smali sE ". cost t"1 K
luncheon ia also furnished. for which the
b9sa s%6ers pay 7s ssnss spees ,Ther:
months, course i9 calIsthenics. and q two
months' course in dressmaking and millinery.
MoDdss and thursday sveains. fia "@fe The ss ms@
bers OF the club are between el even and four
wesE. It is one Of the princpies m Of % the Uni Gni.
sersity settiem ept that verybody should pay
Kept duWn but prompt P paSmont Is awDys nsise *.
pected. in order that the feeling Of dependence
smar eap. Ss Sasd tho Daisy
,ears ea Of rye. They have games; fairy stories:
tiatlon iee Of ive cents and weekly dues Of
Ther" is kindergarten Of hfty.two children
xh9 n,s pay pay, each + ten m cents week; This ten
rhe mothers Of tho TsntR ward "a are @ berinnns aa ming
q, send their children to this Kindergarten.
6se Of Se
I. there are e. e&Islty & ,txo Fris and eishty tEres
o the men men and Stu to the eiris o for t twelve
la9ces: THIS monoy, pays tho dancing master
70 girl under eshtesn and no 'aa1 Youne eeIHa man
,ndsF fTsnty year., OF age Is admttsd There
SSieh nsss: on
Girls. Girls: bSys. and men use the gymnasium.
Inherent hours being assigned the several di.
lues are five cents a week.
,iayilower Club. where sew lng Is taught The
lues are fve cents week. For young men
40 CaIs oid peI0 ID tn0 Lincoln
,ocial Club. which meets three times u week.
very member pays fve cents dues.
The pool room is open every evening 'front.'
Q half-past ~ O'clock. The annual dues OF
he members OF the club who use the pool
Dom are 25 cents. with charge Of cents per
ue. which meets the expenses OF Eeepingup
ne f tables s,n The foregoing are only a few q
are Of the University Settlement It is the
Solicy % o. tho managers OF the Settlement thst
early as possible. Thus the Snturday even
1G dances &C, sar. are condSGtsd by the Girls I'm
he m others Of the nelghborhood are askedto
leet once month. They discuss the manager
,Snt OF the kindergarten and home subjects
There is O. penny proyldent fund bank.
here most Of the depositors are children. In
ludi1g many q the cash gitls who work on
n9usand volumes. an evening. singing class
class In CRYSTALS and minerals, and course
ents week is made for most OF these In orr
Or that the hearersl and members may more
The University Settlement is under tho