The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-12

BRYaN LECTURES HARPER.
EDITOR sf contaoner cr.;iciaes rniA
TsrsiSy President for HIS Atti-
tud@ To~k~d Yonnx Wpman.

IT. j. Bryan, in his Colnnoner. lee
lures President Harper, Of the Uni
versitv Of Chicago, for, as he says,
humiliating a prospective student.
who asked Dr.. Harper to NEE, hrr at
the Chicago depot. Mr.. Bryan yays:
Evidently DR.. Harper regarded
this request in the nature of lsse ma
jeSte, for it appears that he gave this
letter to the newspapers and these
determinations Of facts and fiction
have made vast amount OF noise
concerning this simple request.
1T would seem that President
Harper was greatly shocked because
this prospective student asked SO en-
inent man TO meet her at the cepot
and assist her in reaching the college.
ut would have been vastly to DR..
Harper's credit had he simply detailed
one OF the subordinates, with whom
he is plentitully supplied. to comply
with this girls request, or, It that
was not possible, he might have so
notified his correspondent"
J. w. Gossard and A. Montgomery
Ward. both well-known students OF
practical sociological problems, may
back movement to give to Chicago
g hotel for worHngmen similar to
the Mills hotel in New York. The two
men have not discussed the matter
personally, but the subject was
broached to Ar. Gossard by John B.
Bogue, representing Mr.. Ward.
II have had such hotel in mind
for some time," said Mr.. Gossard,
land / would like to go in with some
capitalist and erect one, or would
head a stock company for the Pur-
pose. Mr.. Ward has found me in. the
right mood tor joining him il hotel
can be erected according to my IDEAS
gained from personal experience
among the people whom such an In
stitution would beneft.
In the first place, it should DO
situated in the downtown district,
within the loop If possible. 1t should
be at least IL stories high and OF the
most modern freproot construction,
and living could be had on both the
American and European plans. On
the American plan the highest price
would be one dollar per day and on
the European plan the lodging would
be at the rate of about 20 cents per
night. Every modern sanitary con-
yenience would enter into the con-
struction; there would be bath In
every room, tubs in the higher-priced
rooms and shower baths in the rest.
The meals would be moderate In
price and there would be two ros-
taurants, one serving a vegetable
diet only, the other mixed diet
There should be free employ
ment agency, free dispensary fo7
the sick, and bath treatment roonns
for those who are obliged to get tho
red licker' out Of their systems
before they can brace up. The vege-
tartan diet will be a part of tho
treatment. There Will be provisions
for laundry work, which will be done
at a merely nominal rate. There
should be bowling alleys and billiard
tables, but no bar.
An important adjunct to the hotel
would be the assembly-room, or au.
ditoriun. Here should be carried on
the Higher Practical Education so
ciety meetings and the work that the
society has been doing at the Jones
school all summer. The hotel should
be under the auspices OF the society,
and be used to carry out it's plan OF
work among those who need its help.
should give my personal attention
to the management Of the hotel and
direct also the work of the Higher
! Practical Education society"