The times., 1898-09-11

that this is an exponent of her founda-
ton principles of life. Within certain
limits. a follower of William Morris AMI
Tolstoi the keynote of Miss Addams' s
faith is that all should labor and no one
be overburdened; that work should be a
joy, not a wearinesS gand that there
should be no sharply drawn line between
pleasure and work. but that the two
should ever commingle. She always does
her share of the work. sOne day when a
young girl wished to stake the broom
from her hands she said:
why, my dear child, this is not work
1t is life
Everyone knows Miss iAddams's power
for attaching to her cause the best
trained inteilects and artists in the coun-
try, consequently. when she broached her
subject of a Summer schools met with
hearty cooperation. from specialists in
nearly every line of work, the outcome of
which is that classes in wide range of
subjects are conducted, not by the phi
lanthropic diiettante, but by the trained
educator; and not to make ii too much a
work-a-day world. very little preparation
is required of the students out of the
classroom.
The teacher of botany takes her class
with her to adjoining woods and mead
ows. The class in birds, with field glasses
over their shoulders, start off on their
wheels to distant fields and groves in
search OF the unknown specimen The
teacher of American art brings with ieF
rare and costly prints with which to clari-
fy and illustrate her talks. There is a
professor in gymnastics, pretty society
girl to teach dancing, native teachers of
French and German from the best insti-
tutions, teachers of Browning. of Plate,
of ,ada cl-a ola
travel talks instructions in needlework,
ETC., veritable embarrassment of riches.
AS the teachers are at the school for
rest and ecreation, very few of them
teach more than an hour a day, so that
! each goes to her classroom with freshness
and enthusiasm, and the hour usually re-
solves itself into an informal and delight
full talk upon her favorite topic. The pro-
fessors receive no salaries for their work
but pay their board and wipe dishes along
with the students. There is absolutely no
distinction between them. They are in
the work for the love of it, and frequent
ly make happy exchanges of wares. The
teacher of Browning. for example, may
be very glad to brush up her French with
an instructor fresh from the Paris uni
versity. And the professor of botany may
be equally anxious to learn the latest
operation which is the handspring of all
sociological movements.
Among the guests are many public
school teachers from Chicago, some OF
them young in the field, on small salaries,
whose opportunities for culture have
been exceedingly limited, and whose
knowledge of the world is bounded by a
very narrow horizon. Their constant in
termingling with older, colege-bred and
Travelled women, to say nothing of the
great opportunities offered n class work
is for them liberal education
The beauty of the whole scheme, how
ever, is that no pressure is brought to
bear upon anyone. Miss Adams de-
sires that every one who comes shall &c
into at least one class; but anyone with
her individual pursuits to follow NAV
work in her room in perfect quiet. and the
weak or weary lie all day undisturbed
under tree Recreation, indeed, is the
distinguishing feature ofthe school. Ten
mis-, croquet and baseball divide the cam
pus. Good hard country roads, through
charming scenery, lead out of Rockford
in every direction, and bicycle meets are
daily affairs.
There are ample opportunities for row
ing, but perhaps nothing SO delights the
summer ScnOol as tHe announcement that
there will be sail up the river On such
occasions steam launch is chartered
the school turns out in a body and rides
for miles between lovely. wooded banks
to alight near some high bluff from
which they can watch the glories of the
sunset-and tackle the - lunch baskets,
Then follow story and game around the
campfire, and a sail home by starlight or
the light of the moon- Il
Piano and song reeitals are frequently
given, and always by good artists. as