The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
TOWN "SETTLEMENT" WORK
SCORE OF INsTIrUIIoNs FOE SERVICE
AMONG NEW YORK's POOR.

They Are Found From the Battery TO Har-
lem-Ths Latest Recruit IL n Catholic
Home-Ths Scope of Their Useful Enter-
prises-The Workers and the Pupils.
Been far down town. inquired the man Of the
girl acquaintance whom he met In oar.
yes. Been down 70 the Rivipgton street SGT
Element. I'm taking sociology this term. It's
awfully interesting"
The man picked up tho book that lay on the
girls knees and scanned the title.
"A settlement" he said. what might that
boz I've been out OF school thirty years. you
know, but in my time, q settlement was place
In tho raw country where people had cut down
the trees and brush and put UP dwelling houses.-
Tho girl flashed him glance, half indignant
half incredulous
Now. you're poking fun abe said. Z didn't
think there was anybody in tho world who didn't
know about social settlements by this time
The man gravcly disclamed any knowlogde Of
the subject and she proceeded In low tono 10 out
limo the main points concerning settlements
Nearly every ono In tho world docs know about
tho pioneer settlements In the New York East
Side quarter. -said a vivocious resident worker
In alludon 10 tho college girls remark. but few
people, am sure are aware OF tho number Of SET
Elements that arc scattered all about the city.
and OF the large number OF people who are rcgu-
larly Identified with the work not bcnohcarics.
but as teachers, residents I'd general helpers
Fur women especially. sociology is now a regular
profession that not only offers living and permAr
nent niche in affairs, but abundant interest
There arc eighteen settlements between 1o4th
street and the Battery exclusive Of tho university
and college settlements, and this list docs not
include either hurch missions. charitable homes
and schools OF other philanthropio enterprises.
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sion and q settlement Is that tho settlement has
q staff Of workers who have that bouse for their
everyday home, and the mission has only itinerant
teachers who live In their normal surroundings
and visit the mission al appointed times. Every
settlement has from two to fourteen resident
workers who may or may not DO en-
gagged In some outside business but who
give a certain part Of their time 10 tho
interests Of tho house. and there arc from
thirty forty. 10 fully hundred visiting workers
who go two or three times week OF so many times
a month 70 help In some especial pursuit. There
arc clubs and fellowship interests, Glasses and
diversions instigated by very diverse order Of
teachers all volunteers Although they work
so quietly these chaIacter-homos have a distinct
bearing on the city ifo, and each lcavcn its own
little area Of wants and deficiencies.
Tho youngest settlement Of all Il ST Rosc'a
months ago in East Sl1ty-first street. Just of
Second avenue This settlement owes Its inccp-
ton and success, 10 a cultured church woman.
who FIRST realized the need Of some such influence
In that ncghborbood and who volunteered her
services head worker. Tho place In situated
In q mixed tenhntry OF BohemAnS Germans
and Italians and has fertile Geld for work Tho
head worker Is the type Of woman who would DO
welcome In any circle Of society sho choss 10 live
In. but who prefers 10 devote her energy and tai.
ents To helping tho poor In matters spiritual and
educational In the strict definition Of tho term
social settlement, as originally applied. II means
place for work among the poor entirely on secu.
lar and educational lines But tho Roman Cath
ole settlement, as well as dozen other so,,lor
ments. construo 1t differently and religious OBJ
servances and spiritual influence and training
arc main factors in their organiza ton
There GRO a. many different kinds os peoplo
men and women. engaged In settlement work In
New York there different kinds OF plants
In florists collection. different grades Of pupils
In . school The workers all In ono category
as TO the aims they wish TO promote and tho ends
they have In view but in caste and character and
the influences that led TO their taking UP the work
they are widely dissimlar Some are middle
aged students Of life and human nature people
cultivated and refined tnthe finest sense and inter
csted in the opportunities thai the work affords
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on n, n sido issue TO some wage earning capacity
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