The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-28
AIMS To HELP
WEAK HUMANITY
Chicagoans Back School for Civics and
Philanthropy, Also Annual
Children's Day.
THE SCHOOL HAS ENDOWMENT.
Prof. Graham Taylor, Miss Jane Adams
And e. l.. Ryerson Its Incor-
porators-Plans Outlined.

CHICAGO, May 1.-TWO humanita-
rian movements, expected to take on
wide scope, were officially launched to-
day. One of them is designed to meet
the increasing demand for trained
workers in charitable and institution
al movements by the establishment or
the School for Civics and Philanthropy,
which was incorporated at Springfield
today. The other movement is with a
view to setting apart one day of the
year especially for children-a day
which will be the youngsters own as
peculiarly as Labor day belongs to
wOrkingmen. ITO save the children"
is the basic theme of this enterprise.
The school for Civics and Philan-
thropy will be a successor to the Chi
cagO Institute of Social Science. Back
of the departure from the beaten paths
of social endeavor evidenced by the in
corporation of the new educational in
stitution, it is understood, Is a large
gift, practically amounting to an en-
dowment fund, which will make cer-
tain the enlargement of the plans anu
the widening of the field.
For some time the Chicago Institute
of Social Science, under the guidance
of Prof. Graham Taylor of Chicago
Commons and Miss Julia Lathrop as
co-directors, has sought to train work
ers for charity and philanthropy. Lee
lures have been given to students in
terested in social problems in rooms
provided by the Relief and Aid society
Under the new impetus quarters will
. be secured in the downtown district
and course of study and practice
amounting to a professional training
will be launched
EXPLAINS IT'S PURPOSES.
The papers of incorporation were is
sued to Prof. Taylor, Miss Jane Adams
and e. l.. Ryerson, who have been
sponsors for the former institute.
eve feel that the name School for
Civics and Philanthropy better express
es the aims of the organization" said
Mr.. Ryerson than did the old name.
The transition to a corporate existence
marks the widening and broadening of
the work. There is need fol trained
workers in charitable institutions and
in public Offices of a similar nature.
The men at the head of hospitals and
institutions for relief should be as well
fitted by education and training for
their position as are other professional
men. We aim to fill this want and
not only acquaint students with the
needs of today along these lines, but
prepare them for active work in the
management of such institutions"
Other institutions beside the Chicago
Commons, which heretofore has been
closely allied with the old institute,
will be brought into touch with the
work Of the school and its classes will
practically give a postgraduate course
in the treatment of social problems.
DAY FOR CHILDREN NOV. &c.
The day for children will be set aside
first in Chicago and later in the nation
if the plans of an organization incor-
porated in Springfield today are car
ried out. The organization is the
Childrens Day association Of which
Mrs. Marshall Roe, 204 Dearborn ave-
nue.; Mrs. J. F. Thompson 1888 Vincen-
mes avenue, and w. P. Stearns, presi-
dent of Stearns & White, manufacture
ing chemists, are the incorporators.
The plan of the organization is to in
terest the people of the country in the
movement to take care of children
who now are likely to come before the
Juvenile court
Those who are at the head of the
association declare that this object can
be effected If the people of the country
come to their support. They propose
that Nov. 26 of each year shall be de-
dictated to the children of the nation.
On this day they propose that special
festivities shall be shared in by the
little ones and that the grown-ups shall
take a part in the general movement OF
support.