New-York tribune., 1902-08-24

they sit when waiting for the bank to open; and
times the children earn the pennies they deposit in
quaint ways The head worker asked one ,s small al
SGousht S1s EVERY Week Ro~
every night. l sleep next the wall
CLUB OF LIVELY BOYS.
There is good lively set Of boys around about
the Greenpoi1t Settlement. One Gay young woIlisn
came over from Pratt institute to conduct boys
club. She received no advice, no admonitions' 1or
every worker has simply to find out Dy eA-
perience whether she has 1t in her to direct
boys club. The club held several meetings, ana
the head worker heard nothing from the new d.
rector. Then she dropped In one day, ana during
the of the conversation inquired casually III
II were the customary thing for the boys 10 go
home by way Of the fire escape. The boys have
passion utilizing the fire escape at Greenpoint
Settlement The younger ones make use of it TO in
troduce themselves into the grownup dances WneTe %
climb up and conceal themselves in the young
mems dressing room where Miss Steel IL the fGad aira
worker occasionally finds three or four at a tlre ne
lying dperdu" There isn't anything for them to
psssng on me big brudders'' territory. There are
plenty of dancing classes for the younger @ boys & amq
branch of Settlement activities so eii1clent IN tne
modification of manners and social usages; 1t beng
recognized that the dancing teacher mas the righl
fix the rules of the game
PRATT STUDENTS THE TEACHERS
r,reennoint Settlement itself has logical reason
for existence found in the industrial instruction
given by the Pratt Institute students 10 lhe
Young people of the neighborhood the students oer
to pass on the training which they have received DIT
Pratt: and for their part they receive certain eA
ner,ence which will be valuable when they enter
their professional work of teaching. Therefore the
industrial side is emphasized at GreenpOint
The classes receive professional fnstrucuoh Vi
kind which other settlements might have TO pay d
good price to get The sewing. draughtlnS anu
dressmakfng the millinery, domestic science anu
various arts and crafts all taught by the frat
methods. and the annual Industrial eXnioitS VI
work done by the pupils show the quality OF their
training. - =: -rhfob the
Settlement touches the lite of the nelghoornoou.
Iinderearten with an attendance of sixty-eght
children: womens club: young men dtDI@tllIe @
club: club boys from fourteen 10 elSIite e
cIrIh for hovs from twelve to fourteen; cluD Ior
boys from seven twelve; three girls cIupS
mental to forty-two individual pupils Wlth oPpot.
tnnfty for piano practice: class In Slsht LlusIC
reading three dressmaking classes: TWO ihlIllIStS
ola sses boys class in baSketry: gymnasium WIN
director open nights week 10 boys anu lIIeII
and once q week to girls: dancing classes; penny
savings bank, station for SteriilZeti ilIN +;
children TO country through The Tribune fresIi Ar
Fund a district nurse; a dlspefSar! L1o~ -,
tribution In sunmer; entertalniileHtS, I'N'N''
ynusicals social evenings. parties. dances
f,reenpoInt Settlement is the only one tHst % ~.
cIpies a whole tenement house by itself IN lIS
,.-irU Of Astral has eleven mats, eacH COL,,
tanning rooms and sculiery; IN Os Il1[ 80
partitions have been removed and the Whoit COZ coz
,,erted into an assembly Another nat Is Gseu
for the clubs and classes. Half ahotheT Is - -;
the music school, and two resident W0r.eIs ~
each If of the fats. elch with Two luoi -
TO herself and 1t is interesting to see "hat q