Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-28
FOR SOCIAL INQUIRY
Miss Could IS Plan For the Study
Of Social Conditions In
Europe
WILL SEND ECONOMIST ABROAD
Or. ToIman to Make a Thorough In.
vestisation of the Work for Social
Betterment in Europe-lnformation
to Be Used inthe Work Carried on
in America.

Gould's plan for social study, preached
by her to the American Institute for
Social Service, was outlined today in
the following statement issued by the
institute, which, at Miss Goulds re-
quest, Will send abroad DIR. w. II. Toll
man, the social economist, to make a
study of Industrial and social condi-
lions in Europe:
"Dr. w. H. Tolman, director of the
American Institute of Social Service
will spend the summer in Europe to
make a study of the great movements
for social betterment of Tie institutions
which show the trend of human prog
ress and the industries. Every country,
|almost every city In Europe, has some
Especial feature which the social econo-
mist of America can study with profit.
DR.. Toman will gather this material
personally and photographer, work
ing under his direction, will secure pic
lures that will form a complete series
in illustrating the most notable and
typical achievements III social better
ment in each city. In this way the
American Institute of Social Service
will be made more of point of con-
tact, thru which systematic and accu-
rate knowledge of present day prob
lens in Europe can be brought to the
people in America.
Take Paris, for example. In that city
the municipal activities without any
disrespsct have been of the spectacular
order. She devoted herself not only to
r,f tr
also making herself the show city OF the
world, thereby bringing many annual
millions into the pockets of her trades.
men.
..America should know low Paris has
done this. America ought to know now
Paris trains her children to make these
wonderful artisans, who bring all the
women of the world to :nop in Paris
Some of the best work in improved
housing has been done in Paris for In
stance, Jules Seigfried. former minister
of commerce, is the heed of a housing
society for providing better homes for
the people, which has started fifty-tWo
similar societies all over France.
In Italy there is a movement for CO.
operative enterprise among the people,
especially along the line of banking,
which is almost revolutionary. ana
which, by the way, has served, WITH
certain adaptations. as working mouel
for the system of agricultural credit
introduced by Mr. Plunkett in Ireland.
DR.. Tolman will study that movement.
I'm Belgium there are cities where
the street signs are carried TO nigh
state of artistic head, where the lamp
posts and the Geographic poles are
ornamental. In some cases city owns
it's own bill boards, and makes them
things of beauty as we'll as of profit.
DR.. Tolnan will get pictures of these
lamp posts and bin boards, and anyone
in that line in the future can see how
they do it in Belgium.
"Thruout Great Britain there will be
a comparative study of the English sys-
tenn Of municipal activity-the parks,
play grounds, model tenements. baths,
schools and care of the poor. In Eng
land different cities have done par
ticular things particularly well. In
London there is the great public sys-
TEN. Liverpool has docks which are
world famous, and the most complete
loaning window gardens to any on who
applies for them Pictures Of some of
these tenement house window gardens
will be secured They have done some
splendid work in improved housing in
Liverpool. England can teach us how
she manages her great technical train
ing schools, where artisans may learn
the latest applications of science of
plu bling or textiles, or any branch of
manual industry. Manchester has put
100000 into building alone for such
u school.
In Ireland the studies will be
planned by the Right Hon. Horace
Plunkett. president of the department
OF agriculture and technical instruc
ton for Ireland. Mr.. Plunkett has
promised his heartiest cooperation in
enabling Dr. Tolman to secure the
working details with photos of cooper
atiye buying, dairying and banking in
troduced by Mr.. Plunkett with signal
success and without any charitable
contributions among the Irish farmers.
He will get a series of pictures, illus
trating the homes and amusements of
the people, the lace making and other
home industries"