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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-13
THE SETTLEMENT WORK,
ROBERT HUNTER SUCCEEDS JAMES e.
REYNOLDS IN CHARGE OF THIS
EAST SIDE INSTITUTION.

with the gnation of James r Reynolds as
the head worker Of the University Settlement IN
this city and the election OF Robert Hunter OF
Hun House. Chicago to succeed him, a perlou
Of eight years under the guidance of one man
is closed at the Settlement In these eight years
the growth Of the work has been remarkable
When Mr. Reynolds assumed charge, succeed
ing the founder of the institution. DR.. Stanton
Colt. in May. 1893. the Settlement occuplti A.
small aud dilpidated four story building in D.
lancey-s.. This little building, the scene of all
the earlier struggles of the Settlement idea, Is
stIil loved by all who were associated with H.
But it was not until January !, 1899. when the
present Settlement building at RiVington and
Eldiidge SITS was opened, that the University
Settlement assumed the Importance it now pos
sesses as the largest in this country.
With the opening came baths, provi-
dent loan office a legal aid bureau and a gym
nasium each a contributory influence in the
work of the institution. But above all these de-
tails the great benefit that came with the new
building was the provision of a number of
pleasant and spacious rooms a gathering
place Of the district.
The Settlement work begins with the tiny
children that twice a week to deposit
money in the Penny Provident Bank. AS the
long lines of tiny children, their grimy hands
clutching dirty pennies, file into the hall, the
dark eyes of these Ghetto waits fixed
dclingiy the broad, clean walls, tastefuy
decorated. and to them it is a first glimpse of
something that almost a faryland of
beauty.
After this stage comes the zine of classes and
clubs-debating clubs for the boys, sewing
classes for the grls-both ending in the gym
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nasium exercise and the bath so necessary 10
develop the bodies and inculcate the lessons OF
cleanliness For all these privileges the children
pay a penny a meeting for each member, 1o'
the lesson of self-respect and independence Is =
part of the teaching of the Settlement
The last stage in the Settlement life IS the
grown up age when the older members, who
have passed through the various branches OF
work. become members of the guild This is a
body which leeisIates for the entire house. The
rules of conduct and order framed and the
infringement of these laws punished by it OF
this guild the head worker is the presiding Off
GER theoretically he has the power of veto on
all its actions but Mr.. Reynolds has never been
called upon to exercise it.
There are other important sides to settlement
life also There is the legal aid bureau where
for 10 cents any state his grievance,
secure competent advice and legal assistance
if the matter justifes being taken to court
Daily this room is crowded with the hundreds
of ignorant and abused immigrants. who are
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victims of every sort of oppression. The tale Of
days activity here would be the record OF in
Vulnerable petty differences between employees
tween pedler and police
Then. there is the Provident Loan whore
valuables are taken and proper value secured
for them. A model pawnsboD is perhaps the
most important aid to the poor in such a dis
trict, where extortion and every sort Of trickery
Is practised. Curiously enough this answers
, also the purpose of safe deposit. ON HOLIDAYS
long lines of we'll dressed men and women can
be seen waiting to get their jewels which have
been deposited for safekeeping- Overcoats and
winter clothes also deposited in the same
manner.
The Settlement building is already overtaxed
! The baths have been doubled in capacity and in
summer fail to meet the requirements The
gymnasium is hopelessly inadequate The dozen
clubrooms overcrowded- The Japanese
room, the social common room of the Young
men and women, is insufficient for the MANY
! uses it is needed for. The boys ROOM on the
fifth floor, represents recent invasion into the
resident part of the building. This was fur
| nished largely by the clubs themselves and in
the daytime is a place of quiet study. while at
night it is scene of social activity
In addition TO the members of the guild there
are also the residents Each year half dozen
| college men, graduates of various universities
| come here to study conditions of the tenement
districts and embody the results of their study
in the annual year book published by the Settle
ment
Another feature OF the Settlement work is
| the labor union. Possessing one IF the finest as
sembly halls in the city the Gen trail Federated
| Union long ago began to meet here Sundays.
The presence of this body. while nat directly in
| fuencing the Settlement furnishes additional
| field of activity and service.
Through all its years the settlement has
grown in influence as we'll as dimensions. Up
! in Harlem there is a branch of The suild. made
/ 10 Of old members who have moved uptown
but still meet to keep alive the influence and
memory Of the Settlement days Down JEFF
ferson-st th>~e is d little Settlement founded by
young men. gt>duates Of the guild. who have
become opponents of the lessons they have
learned In the ItaliNn district. at 30. - King
St there is a West Side branch Of the Uni
versity Settlement organized for its first year.
| directed by a woman who was thoroughly fa-
! rnfliar with the University Settlement ideas
/ and whose influence il still the most potent
factor in it.
| Four years Of progress in its new building
I have brought no small measure Of prosperity,
and now the Settlement passes under the man.
agement Of a man Y.ho has already proved mis-
/ ability in a similar field in Chicago. In tene-
rnent work. in parks and in all the serious prob
lens confronting the Settlement worker. Mr..
/ Hunter has already served his time and it is
/ exuected that q fuller measure OF success Is
waiting for him in this new and wider field
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TRIALS IN HIGH PLACES.
From The Philadelphia Record
Even the judges life is fun OF trials.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-04

The following report of the special COM
mittee to whom was referred the ordi-
nance altering the rates of ferriage to
be charged by Frank K. Haven, at Pres
colt, was together with said ordinance
on motion laid on the table.
An ordinance determining rate of fer
riage to be charged by Frank K. Haven,
of Prescott, Wisconsin,
The County Board of Supervisors of
the County of Pierce do ordain as fol-
lows;
That the rates of ferriage heretofore
allowed to be received by Frank K. Hav-
en-, OF Prescott, Pierce County, Wiscon-
sin, under and in pursuance Of a license
granted him by this body, on the 18th
day of November, A. D. 1901, authorizing
and licensing him to keep, maintain and
between the City of Prescott. Pierce
County, Wisconsin, and Point Douglas,
Washington County, Minnesota, DE and
the same are altered to be as follows:
For loot passengers, five cents.
For single team and driver, fifteen
cents.
For double team and driver, twenty
cents.
For each additional horse or buggy: ten
cents.
For neat cattle, per head, ten cents.
For sheep or swine, two cents.
These rates to include return passage
in case return is made the same day be-
fore nine o'clock P. M.
And these rates to be for passage made
between sunrise and nine o'clock P.
NJ, and it shall be lawful and the said
Frank K. Haven is hereby authorized to
demand, receive and collect double the
above rate for passage during the night
time between nine o'clock P. NJ. and sun
rise and shall also collect double rates
when the stage of water is seven feet or
more above low water mark.
To the County Board of Pierce County:
Your committee to whom was referred
the question of altering certain rates of
ferriage to be charged by Frank K.
Haven for passage on his ferry at Pres
colt, Wisconsin, do respectively report
that we have had the matter under con-
sideration and recommend that the ordi-
nance herewith submitted be passed
G. r. GIEBLER,
D. MURRAY.
On motion, the Board now adjourned
until Monday, Nov. 18th, at o'clock in
the afternoon.
MONDAY, NOV. 18th.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
and was called to order by the chairman
Roll called. All members present Jour
nal of Saturdays session read and on
motion approved.
John L. Moody took his seat as Super
visor of the Village of Ellsworth, to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
]. B. Jensen.
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The report of the committee on build
ings was on motion adopted.
Supervisor Freas stated that the inten-
ton Of the committee was that the new
typewriter shall be placed in the County
Judges office, and the old one when re-
paired shall be placed in the County
Clerks office.
The following resolution waB offered by
Supervisor Gilmore, and on motion adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the Poor Agents of the
County are hereby requested in making
up their annual report hereafter, to ar
range such report in such a manner as
to show the amounts which should be
charged to the Investment Account or
the Poor Farm and in a separate item the
amounts which should be charged or
credited to the income and expense ac-
count of the farm, and it is suggested,
tina such report be so made as to obViate
the necessity Of a separate report from
the Superintendent of the Poor Farm, TO
the intent, that the report of the expenses
and disbursements connected with the
management of the Poor Farm be so SIM
plifed as to give clear and correct
statement of the actual income of the
farm and of the disbursements pertaining
thereto.
And it is further suggested that the ac-
counts of disbursements incurred for
outside aid to the poor be made separ-
ate item III SuCn reports anu LHdI Inc
accounts of the expenses and services or
the poor agents themselves be also rem
dered in a separate item.
JAMES GILMORE.
N. H. Johnson presented the following
resolution which was on motion adopted:
Resolved, by the Board Of Supervisors
of Pierce County, that the Poor Com
nissioners of said county, having in
charge the furnishing of supplies for the
County Poor House, are hereby author
lied and instructed to purchase said sup
plies in quantities large enough to Sc
cure prices to the best advantage to the
county.
N. H. JOHNSON.
Report of Committee on Education was
on motion accepted and adopted
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
EDUCATION.
To the Honorable the County Board Of
Pierce County:
Your committee on educational affairs
of the county respectfully report:
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The County Superintendent Of Schools
read his annual report to the Board, and
on motion the report was accepted and
adopted
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
To the Honorable County Board of Super
visors of Pierce County:
lMr. Chairman and Gentlemen:
In accordance with law / have the
honor of herewith submitting for your
consideration my fourth annual report Of
the conditions of the schools of Pierce
County as have observed them during
my tour of visitation and as indicated
in the annual reports of clerks and teach
erS.
In this report I shall discuss only such
matters as are of interest to your honor
in general. Your powers to remedy many
of these conditions, as a board are
naturally limited, but since you are rep
resentatiVe men from your respective
communities and many of you are mem
bers of school boards, and since all of
you either have children in school or
otherwise take an interest in our COM
mon schools [ feel that a discussion of
these questions in this report is timely,
and, I hope, through your influence, will
result in remedying some of the condI-
lions.
Generally speaking, our schools are in
prosperous condition, which is made
evident by the higher ideals toward which
our teachers are striving, the deeper in
terest which they take in teachers insti-
tutes and associations, the greater desire
and effort on their part to get profession
al training to fit themselves for teach
ing, the gradual improvement in build
ings, grounds and equipment, the longer
school year, less frequent change in
teachers and above all by a willingness
on the part of school boards to pay more
reasonable teachers wages, which shows
an appreciation of ability and expert
ence.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-12-04

60 A county tax Qncluding superin-
tendent's salary and salary of Supervisor
of Assessment and Special Bridge TAX
amounting to thirteen thousand &13,00O00)
dollars.
a. For officers salaries, fifty-fve hun
dred dollars ($550000).
90 For soldiers relief fund, five hun
dred dollars ($500.0W.
Total amount of tax levied, ffty-eight
thousand one hundred ninety-two ana
21-100 dollars ($5S,192.2D.
The equalization committee presented
the following report:
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Motion made to adjourn until tomorrow
morning at o'clock Motion prevailed.
TUESDAY, NOV. 10.
Board met at o'clock Thursday morn
ing All members answered to roll call.
Journal of previous session read and APP
proved.
Supervisor Larson offered the following
resolution asking aid for road in town of
Diamond Bluff, which was on motion ac-
cepted and adopted.
Whereas, a certain piece of road located
in Sec. %, Town of Diamond Bluff, is out
Of repair to such an extent that it is
impossible at present on account of the
late heavy rains; and whereas, said town
has already spent considerable money
on said piece of road this season besides
other large bridges we had to put in.
Therefore, resolved, that there is hereby
appropriated and levied upon the taxable
property of this county the sum of one
hundred and fifty ($150 dollars, to aid
said town, enabling them to make such
repairs as will make a permanent road.
Said sum to be spent Under the direction
of the chairman of said town.
N. J. LARSON.
Supervisor Olson presented the follow
ing resolution authorizing the chairman
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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.

By the last school census I find that
there were 1921 persons between the ages
of 4 and 20 years in the county, 6045 or
about Y per cent of which were enrolled
in our public schools. There were 4303
persons between the ages of and IA
years, 800, or IS per cent of which at
tended public school Il weeks or more,
and 50, or. about one per cent attended
private schools the required length of
time It will be seen from this that
about Is per cent of those between Z and
IA years failed to attend the required Il
weeks, which shows how little attention
pulssry education law. BY dividing the
total days attendance by the number en-
rolled we find that those enrolled attend
ed school an average of only about "a
ter of keen regret to me that so large a
number of our children should grow up
without even the rudiments of an educa-
ton, when our state makes such liberal
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The establishment of county schools of
agriculture is also an important move
ment in which Wisconsin is the pioneer.
One of these schools has been established
in our neighboring county of Dunn, and
feel that all members of this board
and al others interested in helping along
the farmer boys and girls, should in
Spect this school during the coming year,
with a view to establishing a similar
school in Pierce County at some time in
the future.
SUPERVISION.
One of the greatest needs of our coun-
try schools is a closer and more effective
supervision of the work of the teachers,
by a personal inspection of their work by
the supervising officer. The time at the
disposal of the County Superintendent for
this work is entirely inadequate, owing to
the great amount of office work. On &C
count of the difficulty in getting teachers
for the schools, the office work has prac-
tically doubled during the past few
months. This may readily be seen when
you take into consideration the fact that
l have been called upon by school boards
to place at least one-half of the teachers,
which is more than l placed during the
first three years of my incumbency. The
proper time for school visitation is at the
opening of the school year. when the
teachers need the aid of the superintend-
ent in organizing and classifying their
schools. Yet, under present conditions,
little time is left for actual school in
spection and that comes at a time when
1t QOSS the least SOOQ. III llO case - Tic
saying "a stitch in time saves nine" more
true than in the matter of school super
vision. The county SUPPLEMENTARY has
become largely clerical while it is in
tended to be supervisory office. Unless
the superintendent can remain in a school
long enough to become acquainted with
the organization and classification of
school, the methods employed by the
teacher and various other matters. so
that he can give you some helpful ad-
vice. little can be accomplished. If a
superintendent goes into a school, sits in
corner with folded arms, looking wise
or otherwise, for a half an hour, and
then goes to the next school, his visit is
a farce. OF course his visit may prove
of some inspiration, but L am of the opin-
ion that in many cases it would take
compound microscope to find it. In
county of this size the superintendent
should be in the field among the schools
most of the time, and deputy county
superintendent should take charge of the
greater part of the office work. I would
therefore respectfully urge a serious con-
slderation of the ACCESSIBILITY of author
izing the appointment of such a deputy.
In conclusion l wish to thank you for
the confidence and support which you
have given me in the past, and 1 hope
that my conduct of the office in the flu
turc may be such as to merit their con-
tinuance.
Very respectfully yours,
A. ]. INGLI,
Co. Supt. of Schools.
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and clerk to issue county orders, which
were on motion adopted:
RESOLUTION TO DRAW COUNTY OR
DERS.
Resolved, that the chairman of this
Board and the County Clerk be and are
hereby authorized and instructed to issue
orders on the County Treasurer for all
claims allowed and all appropriations
made, and for mileage and per diem of its
members, also two CD dollars per day to
the treasurer for services as janitor dur
ing the present session of the Board.
Dated this 18th day of November, 1902.
JNO. P. OLSON.
Committee to settle with Poor Agents
reported on the Report of Supt of Poor
Farm. Reports adopted.
Resolution No. 10 relating to increase
in the salary of the Superintendent Of the
Poor Farm was reconsidered. Resolution
was amended so as to read $500 per
month instead of $1,000 per month.
Amendment lost.
Supervisor Heslin moved that the sal
airy of the Superintendent Of the Poor
Farm be fixed at $4,000 per year. Motion
prevailed.
On motion the Board took a recess I'M
til o'clock this afternoon.
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

Board met again at 2 o'clock. All men,
bers answered to roll call. The minutes
of the forenoon session read and APPROX
ed.
The following resolution for tax levy
was presented by Supervisor Bailey, and
the same was unanimously adopted by
the calling of ayes and nays.
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RESOLUTION OF TAX LEVY.

Resolved, by the Board of Supervisors,
of the County of Pierce, that there be,
and is hereby levied upon the taxable
property in said Pierce County for the
year 1902:
ID A state school tax and tax for sup
port of insane, amounting to twenty
thousand four hundred forty-three and
44-1O0 dollars ($20, 443. 4f.
81 A county school tax amounting to
eighteen thousand seven hundred forty
eight dollars and seventy-seven cents
$1S,74S7O, to be apportioned among the
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$77,246.71
DISBURSE MENTS

BY cash paid State Treas. State
tax ........ ............... 81, 49, 30
BY cash paid State Treas school
dist. loan 800. Observation-Disclosures. LUIS ~
BY cash paid State Treas. Justice
tax .......... .......... ............ 5000
By cash paid State school fund
to Town Treas ................... 1918. n
BY cash paid tax certificates sold
to County -. ................. 17O,7
and return .............. .......e.. HOS
BY cash advanced county sheriff. $50 90
BY cash paid Pierce Co. Telephone
BY cash paid Register of Deeds
for recording NJ. B. and D. -. 1857
BY cash paid County Supt. on In
Cld6ntaI Observation-Disclosures. ........., AV.UO
BY cash paid County Supt. on
diploma examination ............ 90
BY cash paid County Supt. on
Teachers examination ........... $500
BY cash paid Illegal tax certif-
Gates redeemed .......... ........ 27.47
BY cash paid bounty on wolf and
Wild cat ................. 151. W
BY cash paid insurance on Coun-
APPROPRIATION by Co. Board to
Town of Maiden Rock. ........... 150.00
BY cash paid Soldiers relief or
derS .......... ............... 81. W
BY cash paid County orders. 4,667. SO
BY cash paid Court orders ........ 1883. So
BY cash paid Poor orders. ....... 5,O42. II
ders -. -. ........... 2O23. IS
AIRY ' ............ .............. 80. 5,4ss. 81
BY cash paid for printing cleo
tom notices .......... -. ......... 496. 50
BY cash paid for printing Co.
Board Proceedings -. $500. 150.0
By cash paid for expense of send
ing Co. fund to depository. 1911
BY cash paid Supervisor Of As
seSsment Bond 49,. E. ........ $500
by c&sh paid Supervisor of AS
sessment expense to Madison. :. 1924
Ey cash paid personal pro- erty
tax from Park 1ni Nilsson Ium-
Der Co. to Town of Salem 80. 162 As
Bv cash paid tax "a = y. II of S.
w. Il, Sec. T-26-17 to Town Treas.
or Ellsworth ............ 49,. $40
BY cash paid Herald Printing Co.
for Official pal,ot an6 election
notices ........ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. A5.C0
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Report of Auditing Committee was on
motion accepted and adopted.
To the Honorable Board Of Supervisors
of Pierce Couny, Wisconsin,:
Your Auditing Committee beg leave to
report and submit the following Sched-
ule of Accounts against the County,
which we have audited We recommend
that the Claims therein mentioned, and
set forth be allowed as indicated therein,
and as marked allowed by us in the be-
low schedule, which is a part of this re-
port.
JNO. P. OLSON,
N. H. JOHNSON,
o. p. HANSON,
Auditing Committee.