Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-03
STUDENTS ARE TO
PROBE SOCIOLOGY
Glasses of Pomona, U. S. c. and occi-
dental Unite to Hear Lectv -es
and Visit the City's
Slums

Beginning Friday, March 30, 100 stu
dents of the U. S. c.. Occidental and
Pomona colleges, will take up their an
nual week of study of sociological con-
ditions and problems, to continue until
April 5. The young people Will study
at first hand the problems of which
they have studied during the year from
text books.
The sociological class of Pomona col
lege was started with about a dozen
boys of the college three years ago for
original Investigations of social condi
tions under the instruction of Rev.
Dana W. Bartlett. 1t proved such
success that Occidental and the U. S.
G. entered the work the second year,
with a combined number of students
of thirty. Last year they numbered
fifty and this year there will be 100 in
attendance.
In view of the large number the
classes have planned their work to be
divided into sections or groups for
study of the various phases.
The detailed program for the week
will be as follows:
SOCIOLOGY WEEK. FRIDAY,
MARCH 29-APRIL 3, 1907.
Friday, Z p. m.-Group B-Preliminary
discussion, MIR. Bartlett, $40 Vignes street.
Social Settlement Work, Visit to Alpine
Street College settlement. Conference
with workers. Bronson house, Catholic
settlement.
Saturday, a. m.-Group B-County
jail; 8 a. m, courts; 1890 a. m, % Hol-
enbeck home; (2) Catholic Old Folks
farm; 5 p. m, talk, George Junior work
VS.. the Reform school.
Group C-Begnning of work for larger
tory of modern civic movement, Dana
Bartlett. Conditions in eastern cities,
Miss Evylin Stoddard. Social conditions
in New Zealand and Australian munich
conditions IN San Francisco before and
after earthquake, Mrs. G. E. Moore. IL p.
M, visit to newspapers
Russian service; 1870, Mexican service; n; t;;
H. Railroad and North Main Streets ser
mon by Mr.. Bartlett; 1870 p. m, presenta
ton of work of Associated charities, Miss
Carver.
8 p M, Group A. general hospitals; s
p. m, group B, county hospital, Catholic
Orphans home.
Bartlett, The Better tt City" Group sa, II 3,
city jail police court city &C council
Z p. m, Law Enforcement" Attorney
Fredericks; Penal Reform" Superinten-
dent Moore.
Tuesday-The Child.
agent; Batavia plan; school gardens;
physical examination, of children, Prof.
Leslie; school nurse; truancy school; par
entail school; probation officers; detention
home; juvenile court work, Miss Bessie
Stoddard; visit to Violet street play
Group B-Visit to Utah, Amelia and
Castelar, street schools; visit to night
schools, Castelar, Normal and polytech-
ric; p. M, child labor conference.
WednesdaY-Labor Day.
a. m, industrial accidents and poverty;
$780, Labor temple organized labor move
ment; municipal ownership movement, by
labor leaders. l p m, Merchants and
Manufacturers association, board of
trade, chamber of commerce; employment
agencies; factory Investigations 4 p. m,
conference on Socialism; p. m, stereop-
ticon lecture, Municipal league, c. d.
Willard.
Thursday-Housing Problem
Visit to Utah and Sonoratown districts;
parks; visit to top of Elysian hills; out
line of plan for city beautiful, DIR. Lamb,
Mr.. Bartlett. 1 p. m, Gothenberg system
of liquor regulation; anti-saloon work;
campaign on tuberculosis and epilepsy;
its social bearing; Ascot park gambling
and Its relation to crime $3.50 p. m, col
lege night; banquet; songs and stunts by
students
Frlday-"Civic Betterment Work." Mrs
Willoughby Rodman; the non-partisan
movement in cities.
Group A indicates work for classes of
unlimited size; group that for smaller
group doing more intensive work; group
C for the combined classes, A and B.