The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-21

The third test to be applied is one
of efficiency This would cover all
matters in regard to the conduct Of
the affairs of the organization. I'll
should apply to the method of organ
ization and supervision, composition
of the board of management, financial
operation and other business detail.
There is no reason why scientific man
agement should not be applied to So
cial agencies as we'll as commercial
and industrial.
Consolidation Of Influences.
So far l have endeavored to bring
before you the ideals upon which the
new philanthropy is based, as well as
the ideas and plans of the builders
and the tests being applied toward
their structures This new profes-
sion realizes today that, because of the
! specialization going on in its own
ranks as well as in the ranks of other
professions, cooperation is necessary
to success. Philosophically we di-
vide man into three watertight COM
partments-body, mind and spirit In
practice it is hard to make these di-
visions. More and more it is being
realized that diseased body or mind
will affect the attitude of an individual
! toward life and his fellowmen, hence
! the theologian must cooperate with
! the physician The salvation of this
world is dependent upon no one insti-
tuition or profession. Salvation must
come through the cooperation of the
various agencies of society as well as
the various professions. The SAM
tartan, the engineer, the teacher, the
business man and the mechanic are as
indispensable to society as the divine
or social worker. This of course means
cooperation and without it We would
have chaos.
In order to present to you in con-
crete way the need f cooperation, per-
init me to bring before you a case
taken from the records of the Settle
ment in which it is my good fortune to
be a worker.
Some three years ago man was
sent to me by one of our prominent
lawyers, suffering from valvular dis
ease of the heart He had a wife and
six children dependent on him. After
a few minutes talk with the man I
realized he needed immediate relief
and treatment. l visited his home
and found his family destitute. In
order to treat this family it was ne
cessary to call upon several institu-
lions and professions. The children
needed medical attention; nurses and
doctors had to be asked to help. The
family needed bedding, which the AS
ISOLATED Charities supplied. A fra
ternal organization furnished the
funds with which to fit out the oldest
boy with a necessary suit of clothes,
so that he could go to work. The Y.
NJ. c. A. furnished him with free
: scholarship in it's evening school. The
Castle Home took care of the younger
children. Central Union church fur.
nished the funds for rent and food for
the wife who was unable to work.
I will not trouble you with all the de-
tails, but simply state that the others
called upon to help treat this case
were the judge of the juvenile court
the city and county alienist, the boys
industrial school, one of our lawyers,
employers of labor, one steamship
agency and the newspapers. l cite
this case not to arouse your sympathy
there is no need of that-but to show
how necessary cooperation is among
the various professions as well as the
agencies working for the common
good.
The old idea of competition of in
dependence. fast dying among social
workers. They realize that by them
! selves they cannot save humanity and
hence are being driven not only to
mutual helpfulness and endeavor, but
to cooperation with other professions
; as well.
Three Plans Available.
am concerned, however, for the
present, chiefly with cooperation
r among our phiIanthropists. Here in
Honolulu we have not had this to any
extent. We have failed to patterr
after the chief industry of our Terri
tory and consequently our results have
not been as large or good. There are
three ways in which this cooperation
may be brought about. First, it ma!
be a voluntary coming together of th'
various workers, as in social clubs ant
in discussions of problems. Cities
like Boston, Chicago and others hav'
such organizations. The various in
dividuals and institutions in thes'
cities realized the danger Of isolation
and have adopted this method of mu
tual helpfulness and benefit. Thes'
organizations are strong and exert