New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-04
GOOD WORK on THE EAST SIDE
WHAT THE UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT
HAS DONE
IT Is IN NEED OF FINDS TO EXTEND IFS toh
FrINEss AND OUGHT TO HAVE NEW

FITNESS AND OUGHT TO HAVE y NJ"
HOUSE OF ITS OWN.
4, tho annual meeting OF the University Settle
mon, Society last week the Finance committee
strangely urged that strenuous ehorts De i"aue ~
Ill ,,a funds OF the society 1t was SHOWN
,s, ,ha work had greatly increased and 1t was
accommodated that the membership be AT leas'
doubled Tn, following information 'ahe" "o'"
the annual report. gives clear ldea oi '"e "o'
undertaken by the society. the progress Haue anu
the promise FOR the future; -
Tho University Settlement was organizer !" 100
n,or rho name OF the Nelghborhood Guild. DR.
stanton colt. who had rooms at NO 40 forsS'"
&, md already formed "A club OF six boys KNOW"
"a the Lily Pleasure club. The boys met IN III
rot,.. room in So before the Guild was started
4 room for the club was secured ana debates
were held The club soon asserted It's moran cna'
actor nv voting that no cards should be allowed
Ia lie rooms though the managers had been pre-
nared To grant IL with the limitation OF no gum
bling The following year a girls club was intro
duced and then a Kindergarten ana penny pro'-
ds,, hank Later the headquarters were trans
ferred 10 No IA Forsyth-st. II RsS pr. 90"
wor, IN rurope and Miss Fine remained In charge
NJ the work; Mrs Brandeis. Miss conway, MISS
Uot Philip J. Mosen,hai and Mr.. Slower being
| the most active workers at that time
In 1889 Charles f.. Slower assumed charge OF the
work under whose administration a strong inter-
es, in social reform in the district was uiiae'-
| ,.kcn He was succeeded by John MEG. Goodole
who with J. X Pauldlng. did much 10 give '"o
Guild the self-supportng feature when mas since
become so characteristic II Its Work. me total
membership in October. 1850. was IA In January
| 1889 "A branch was established In the Model Tene-
ment- Houses at No 80 Chcrry-sc This existed
for a year ard half. bat vas Discontinued rs
II was deemed advisable TO concentrate WORK III
view of the sinai. number Of workers Ill proper
ton TO the task In 1891 the WORK was seriously
embarrassed by lack OF funds. At that time
| nf
| rganzatIon since known a. the University set
Element Society was called into existence and the
name of University Settlement was given IL. III
1892 DR. stanton colt returned to this country.
and through the support OF the University settle
ment Society a house taken at No. % De-
Iancy-at.. and tho work established on its
present basis Since then the growth has been
constant and steady. The attachment OF a reSu-
larry paid librarian has been the means OF de-
vcoping OF the most important educational
features of the work and the permanent cstab-
lishmcnt of the kindergarten has also emphasized
the educational feature. The clubs which have
been in existence since the foundation OF the
work have revealed In many ways the influence
OF the workers associated with them.
SOME OF THE SUCCESSFUL CLUBS
Among the clubs in active and successful operation
are the Tenth Ward Social club. the q. T. f. club.
| the s. r.. r. club the Junior Improvement club.
Miss FarcnIld director: tn Neghborhood Guild
Cadets. the Little Women's cub Mrs. -. D. Cohen,
Bertha Herlnger and lnez Cohen. directors; the
Potomac Cadets. Mss W. Buck. director: the May
flower Club. Miss |. Waterman. director. the Order
| club. Miss &. Nlchoi and H. :. Johnson. drcctoTs
| the Daisy Chain club. Miss Dodge. director; the
| Literary Society. Philp Mosenthai. critic. and the
Wadsworh Literary circle Mrs. schuyler Van
| Rensselaer,. director There Is also the Tenth Ward
| Sanitary Union which ,o1ks aftcr tcnement-ho,rie
| inspection. besides other things. Edward Thlnmo
| gives lectures on current affairs. \ scheme VI
summer fresh-air work was put into operation last
| wear and the flower distribution was continued
| There nre In addition :hc various classes OF in
| sruction conducted by tho Settlement.
| The Penny Provldent Hank Is OF the iso
| branches of that institution In this city ami has
become one Of the largest Last year the bank was
opened twice week. with visitation of rs 10 l50
| AT each opening. This fad rapid increase APP
| pearei tina, mt the Monday opening not infre-
| uutnfiy from 40 3oo children present. II
was therefore decided open the hank Ave days in
the week and since then the average attendance ha
| BEEN over 100. The membership Is upward ~ eco
| \ valuable series OF conferences has been he'd
Of the public school teachers II has been conducted
| under the Joint direction ~ the College and t-n,-
vrrsity settlements Semi weekly lectures have been
I given Professor shaw. NJ the University 81 the
| City Of New-York; President Hervey Of the Teach
| ere College and Robert Ashworth, OF the Union
Theological Seminary. hsvs been numbered among