The Detroit times., 1911-01-11

tfdctlVe 10 the progressive public
school teacher who Is working for
something higher than mere mercen- Z
AIRY motives. Through the children
II always Is possible to Judge of home
conditions. When these are not what 1
they should be, the means for their
Improvement frequently can be de-
vised. The utilization OF the public
school building for social progress IN
an experiment being successfully
tried in both the city and rural dis
tricts
In the cities the corner saloon fre-
Guently gives TO the working man the
only available place for recreation
outside his overcrowded tenement
home. The opening OF a warm, we'll
lighted school room In the evenings.
where he can meet his friends, dis-l
cuss politics, read or play games, APP /
peals TO social science students as q,
practical solution OF the much dis,
cussed working mans club problem.
1 la the rural districts there IL less
reed OF the mems club room, but the
school social center circulates traveh
! ing Libraries, and contributes in vari-i
ops other ways TO the social and In
/ teliectual development of the CONF
y. Ht cCOnOiulIdl
Of the utilization OF the public school
building for the advancement OF the
community is demonstration or the
! fire; principles of social science:
namely. practicability
No other organization Is entitled to
more credit I'm the development OF
social science throughout the country
than the General Federation OF Wo-
| Elnho uhinh ayfandQ nor only
over this country but the whole civil.
! lied world as well. From its incep-
! ton the social science department
/ has been of paramount Importance.
! Probably every advanced movement
! of social reform made in the past ten
years was first discussed in the So
cal science department CT some wo-
mans club. Child labor, childhood
protection. police matrons, sanitary
! housing pure food, social betterment
/ are only few OF the subjects under
J this head receiving the attention or
the Federation.
The Curfew Law, considered SO ex-
cellent a childprotection measure In
! several of the eastern cities, Is gen.
orally passed through the influence or
women's clubs. The women OF Spo-
kane, Washington, are now rejoicing
4 in the passing OF curfew law as the
most important social science work
| during the past year. With the cur
| few law comes the juvenile court and
! kindred other measures.
J All large manufacturing firms now
/ recognize the necessity OF social
work among their employees. So
cisl secretaries. club houses, recrea-
/ ton grounds and similar advantages
/ have become necessary part OF the
equipment of every large manufacture
! ing plant. During the rast year Quo
OF the largest dry goods stores In
/ New York, in addition to it's other
outlays for the advantage of its en-
| ployes, has engaged lady TO act as
social visitor among its women en-
| ployes. She Is expected TO study all
conditions affecting their interest and
| to suggest new measures that will be
helpful for their improvement.
| Mrs. Russell Sage is contributing
valuable experiment In social
science in the Forest Hill Garden,
model city planned for the middle
class business people employed In
| New York Forest Hill Garden Is
suburb within easy reach Of the city
at low communication rates. II Is to be
I a iiouti NOWH Tic ucbl pOssiDiD
conditions for social and intellectual
development will be placed within the
reach OF moderate incomes Model
homes are being constructed which
will be sold at low rates but the
town Is TO be an ideal social center
with every advantage which science
can devise for the good OF the com.
munity. The expenses will be met by
! the Russell Sage Foundation Fund.
| The work of building this model
town Is being pushed rapidly and lt
Will be ready for occupancy during
| this year.
Tomorrow--Nationai Tariff
Commission. II