The newspaper., 1908-01-17

that for two years she filed with distress over
the poverty which she and realized during that
time At the same time she haunted by the feel
ing that the pursuit of culture as an aim in e would
never bring soace or relief.
She last reached the conviction that college
women had too suddenly left the emotional active
life of their grandmothers and had gone to the other
extreme living merely to acquire knowledge and I'M
pressons. That somewhere, while being educated,
they the power of simple response to the hu
man appeal that warm, eager side OF their nature
that would prompt them to do something for the
helpless suffering This active sympathy she felt to
be one of the largest factors education, has
been truly said. conduct and not culture is three
fourths OF human life." Gradually plan grew up In
her mind, which was to rent a house In part of the
city where many actual needs abound In which young
women W no had been much educated, in the sense
their training too exclusively through books
might restore balance by learning OF life from life
itself, and at least escape the reproach OF Tomlnson
Ye have read. ye have heard ye have thought Give
answer what ha' We done?' Thus 1t would seem her
primary thought the college girl by CIV
ing her something worth while to do.
And yet for years she continued to travel filing
note books and learning many things. huggfng to
herself the belief that she preparing for the work
she meant soon to begin.
bull fight and her brutal endurance" OF blood
shed in spirit of adventure was the strange incl
dent that at last aroused her to that she had
been honest with herself in her plan. The pos
session Of the plan in her mind had lulled her con-
science rest. She had believed that she work
CATION. Now she saw 1t all ns only selfish excuse
for doing the things she liked to do. Immediately
she resolved to make "A beginning It were only to
talk Of IL. and next day she revealed her plan TO
Miss Starr who was associated with her from the
first. Hull House.
The next January found them In Chicago search
ing for IA neighborhood In which begin. Their
ideas met with courteous attention everywhere. IL
Is most interesting to read of their successes and
failures they proceeded step by step. 1t was all
and hard to decide wisely which to leave
undone. From the small beginnings In the old
Hull House such great work has grown until now
some ten twelve buildings In each full TO
overlooking along the lines uf itr particular
tivity The Settlement has entered city politics its
bettermeut Some Of the things started 10y the
Settlement have been taken by the city and
made into municipal affairs Volunteers cnme quickly
The college girl found her place. Indeed. 1t seemed
from the nrst To have been work for which the
world rcndy.
cannot here go into the details of Jane Addnms'
work We all know mon, or le-s ~ that through
the magazines OF her place la the hearts Of those
for whom she lnhors "a writer Ia late magazine
speaks thus; IL there Ice ohny 'ill hiy RESPECT In
their huryin' it, Her. II is. sure It, Her thnt's
greni-srept for w"mnn" For to many an old
body. respect in thrir huryin', j. the height 81
nhd it cirrieS through the wori--inrt ar her name
carries thrnugh the world. She wins friends and
supporters frumuil rlnSscs. She hnS never wor.ed
unni'led. having grrat ability 70 arouse nclviy IN
uther- Now -hc hn- longer time for active settle
ment although she still keeps up her ncighbor
hood friendships. There i "A constant demand Tor her
lectures and she has written two books, "New,r
Ideals of Pence. and democracy and Social Ethics
WhatiH she like: Many people go to HUI House
just 10 see her she j. thrtc thnSs-tirect, simple
and sure hey ond thnt-ntmosphcre.
She il said to affect some people a. does rnn
twingc Of conscience Herforcc lies In atmosphere
of singular quiet and absolute self control These two
characteristics together with her rare wit have won
many battles. And her warm. loving sympnthy
one of the greatest fnetors in christian civilization
today. has been made possible. The name OF Jane