New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
SOCIdL SCIENCE STUDY IN BALTIMORE
THE PRACTICAL WORK OF THE wOMAN's coll
LEGE ORGANIZATION.

THE PRACTICAL WORK OF THE wOMAN's coll
LEGE oRGANIZATIoN.
Baltimore oct 30 (SpcciaD.-Among the many So
cetcs at The Womans College OF Baltimore none
have grown more rapidly or are spreading wder
influence for good in the college and in the sur
rounding community than the Social Science Or
ganzation. Two years ago this society had It's eN-
istence only In THE mind OF progressive. VIDE
awake little woman who is sincere friehd o.
the college and OF all women who work, whether
with their brains or their hands. She suggested
to OF the students the Idea of organizing So
ciety for the study OF those social questions III
which women are especially interested. The sug-
gestion met with ready approval and the result is
that to-day the Social Science Association Is not
only the largest society in the college but II Is
also becoming OF the well-known organizations
OF the city. and is working hand In hand with the
Charity Organization Society. some OF whose most
efficient friendly visitors last winter were mem
bers OF the association and students in the college
Another purpose OF the society. more tangible per-
haps. In It's results and surely quite as practical,
has been to devote the annual membership fees to
fund for the assistance OF needy students. The
small beginning has already grown considerably.
and by wise investment 1t Is hoped that the fund
will soon be put to its intended use.
About the same time that the Social Science AS
ISOLATION was organized the study OF sociology was
made a requirement in the work of the junior year.
This fac, had great influence in swelling the list Of
members In the former. and the wo-Socal Science
Association and socology-have been stanch sup-
ror,crs OF each other since their earliest days in
the college.
The regular meetings OF the association occur
every thlrl week an interesting programme of
exercises being always provided and speaker Sc
cured whose name has been enough to gain an APP
precatiye audience. The meetings At first were az
tended by only the students and a small c'ntihgeh.
from the faculty. but after 1t became known tnat
others besides students could be members anu 'hat
the meetings "cre open TO ail not oilN or! ~,
rncrnhershhp among the students Increase, but the
roll nov contains toe names OF many Baltimore
women prominent In matters social ana phdH,nrop''.
Nor do students In the department OF economies al
the honor,d ncighboring university disdaih 10 AT
t.nd M. meetings they nave both by their presence
and cori9I support been Of i'm mat rial
The managers have been particularly iprtunat. III
their choice Of speakers. and during me la1t wD
winters lectures ana address, nave Des' nea tfin
pr !ercy r. rqekei n dr. RayG T bsy Kin
l,y lr Herbert Il. Adams. Miss klindHnr T.ti
son Woods Miss Glare De Graffenried III r. Is. l.
Richmond s4creiery of the Charity organization
Society. Of Baltimore. was present AT several OF ,r
meetings Of tn Social Science CUB ana cav 10 q
number OF the members both the Inspiration anu
courase to undertake the work OF tiirnHy lS'
ors' Threo other members OF the ORGANIZATION car
rlel successfully during the winter months =
OF physical culture. Two members Of the society
~ the Parl:in Stre't Colege Settl"mrhl; am ~
expected that tn organization rs a whoe VIII an
in this promising during inc ''itllil1 VIM
several lntcres; INK ANA comprehensive papers wrr'
prepared ana read at the pubic M. 'nss oil tne
sncc,v hv members and students. cmboiying ~"
r.siilts ~ certain practical work done by them IN
various lines OF phllanthropic work \ number "i
thrs. plp.rs at the request OF Mics Richmond ana
her associates were read before the CHARITY organ
z,tiou society and were aft"rwarl printed IN inc
Other papers werr read nv request before the Varl
ON. v1m.n's literary clubs Of this city
plans are now being Wafurtd for WORK turing me
pr.-.pt wear tn number OF "irenly visitors WI
l.. COZ, -ii.taby hrrcr thin IT, was .as' year ana
ofh.r practical wOrl. unl-r the EuillnE innu"nc"
OF the Charity ORGANIZATION Society is also planned
\ cub for working girls wh" live In the nelEhh1r-
t.ol az no COLLEGE Is about TO be started. a num-
her - the members ~ the Social Science Ass'ca,
ton having promised t. teach such classes A. vi"
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