The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-13

Of her practical patriotism. The Civic
Federation has war council which
meets at Hull House: the Dorcas Fed
eral Labor Union, to urge the organiza-
ton of women workers, meets there;
so do the Laundry Employees Union and
the Chicago Working Women's Council.
Besides these formal classes many
other activities, primarily educational
in their intent, go on. Every Sunday
afternoon a free concert Is given. by
means Of which the best music IL
brought to bear upon the wearied souls
of people who live in hard and unnat-
ural conditions. The programmes for
these concerts are carefully prepared;
they give the words of the songs and
hint at the meaning and the musical
values Of the instrumental selections.
Miss Eleanor Smith, a well-known COM
poser, who has done such excellent work
in lifting the kindergarten music to the
level Of it's mission. has musical clubs
and classes, and Fraulein Hannig, whom
she met in Germany, where she at once
recognized her fitness for the work, has
charge Of the plano classes.
MANY FINE PICTURES.
Hull House is hung with beautiful
pictures. Not only has 1t a picture gal
lery where loan exhibits of the first
rank take place. but every room in the
house is hung with well-chosen, WELL
executed and appropriately framed pic
tures-water-colors oil paintings. pho
tographs, and etchings. Good casts are
everywhere, and few vases. each one
thoroughly good. The absence Of a
meaningless cluster Of colored pottery
and draperies Is as noticeable as the
presence OF really excellent things in
numbers just sufficient to secure appre-
citation for each one.
To aid people to crafty the taste for
art which 1t so sedulously endeavors to
inculcate, Hull House has a collection
of pictures which it circulates after the
fashion Of circulating library. Each
borrower is allowed to take and keep a
picture two weeks on simply giving his
name and address, and rarely is pic
ture lost or injured.
Recently Hull House had a handi-
craft exhibit of pieces of furniture
carved and made by artists. of metal
work, etc. The management hopes by
such means ultimately to influence
workingmen to put something of art
into their labor. which Is now so often
mere soulless drudgery.
THE CHILDREN'S HOUSE.
In the children's house the residents
have endeavored to give a practical
example Of what a school house might
and should be. 1t Is simple in con-
struction, of compressed brick, with
+, wide brick verandas on each story.
| Within the walls are warmly toned In
terra cottas and yellows. greens and
blues, and are hung with few we'll
chosen pictures. The broad, low win
dows have sash curtains of silkoline to
| harmonize with the wall tlntings. Here
| and there growing plants are on the
window sills. Here the Froebel Kinder
| garten Association has Its training
school. The effect Is evident already al
though the house has only been opend q
year.
Miss Helen Starr, who has charge OF
the kindergarten, has mothers classes
which are doing excellently. The young
ladies Of the training school have
grown so enthusiastic with the life
about them that in addition to their
kindergarten work they have taken
groups in the various clubs to teach
Even in this work their training proves
itself of value.
What Is needed now," said Mrs. Put
nam. superintendent Of the association.
''is an education which connects with
life We must have our educational and
our psychological work converge. Wemust
know man in all his conditions in or
der to educate him. and we must not be
content to study him merely, but to help
him, and education Is the only sure and
lasting help"
This help Hull House Is giving freely.
More, this help Hull House Is.
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| Fearful Moments.
Jonley-"Yes. sir. Twas once in bailoon
with a crazy. man. don't suppose you
can even imagine the horror Of such an
experience"
JtmleyA"I don't know about that! I've
gone up in an elevator with small boy
running it."-Roxbury Gazette.