The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-08-09
BEFORE RESEARCH CLUB MEETING
Mr.. vRooMAN TELLS or WORK
BEGINNING IN ENGLAND
AND EXPANDING.
Center Of Operations in United States
in Missouri TOsn-The Lecturer
Fears Study After Hours Would
Not Suit 4awaii's TrOpic Cline.

The Ruskln Hall workingmen's
movement was thoroughly and sue
cinctly explained before the Young
Mems Research Club gathered at the
pleasant home Of Mr. W. R. Castle.
corner of Victoria and Kinau streets.
yesterday evening. Those present
were accorded the rare privilege OF
learning from Mr. F. B. vrooman, a
prominent leader in the work through
out the United States. the progress
made since the movement began.
The speaker was presented by Mr..
Percy Pond. After a brief introduc-
ton. in which passages from the
works of Ruskin were quoted bearing
upon the workingmen's movement.
Mr.. vrooman launched into the heart
of hfs theme. He is at the head of
the work in the United States. The
seat of the Ruskin Hall movement is
located at Trenton. No. where within
the past year pretentious college
building has been secured. In addi-
ton. farm OF 1900 acres of the best
and is owned by the institution which
IS operated mainly with the labor Of
students. who in this manner are per-
mitted TO reduce materially the at
tendant expenses of the tuition to the
modest sum Of s125 a year.
Concerning the work in England.
Mr. vrooman stated that the move
ment OF the workingmen comes from
Ruskin Hall, Oxford. It is a working
mans college. planted In that vener-
able seat of learning. It receives stu
dents. not with the intention of max
ing them lawyers or elergymen. but
with the hope Of sending them back
to their own work fully equipped for
the leadership of their own class. 1t
has on its rolls and it educates. at this
moment, about fifteen hundred work
ing men by correspondence; it has
| founded other "Ruskin Halls" in the
| more important towns of that country,
and is founding similar institutions
with similar names in the
United States. The special
subjects taught are Constitutional
and Institutional History. In other
words. it is designed to introduce ev-
erywhere among the younger working
men sound views of history and so
ciology. and of development according
to knowledge in place OF wild imagin-
ations of possible milleniums to be at.
tanned by hasty revolutions.
This attempt. like every other at
tempt OF the kind. may be regarded
as visionary So far. however. it has
succeeded. There are the students
at work-they cannot be denied; there
are the colleges springing into exist
ence-they are visible TO all; there 1:
the broad fact that delegates are COINS
aver to America at once to invite the
workingmen of the States to assist a
the Convention as the guests of Eng
lands workingmen. So far. there
fore. it is proved TO be practical ans
possible
| The speaker declared that Ruskil
was the friend Of the laboring men
He had made the wage question a iif'
study throughout England In his
atter years he gave literally to tn
cause OF labor. He made donation
Of 5000 600 to improve the condition
Of English labor This subject hai
crept into his work all through his liz
erary career In addition 10 these ei
forts for the vorkingmen. Ruskin va
said to have been connected with "
rious private charities. Through hi
later career he stood as a prophet an
, philanfaropist-
Mr.. Trcoman referred 10 Oxford q
the center Of ali great movement
both church and political When III
Rnskin Hall movement took form .
Oxford some two and half years ags
the tremendous gathering ~as czIle
Erosn al parts Of TIE British lslei
The launching Of the movement wa
strenuously opposed By some Of q