The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-04
SOCIAL SERVICE
 SUMMER SCHOOL Sessions Begin Today at
 Blue Ridge, N. c. PROBLEMS OF SOUTH Many of the Most Prominent Social And Christian Workers From All Sections of America Will be Present
PROBLEMS OF SOUTH

Blue Ridge, N. C., August 3.-(Special) One of the most significant meetings that has been held in the south will be opened at Blue Ridge, N. C., on August l. Blue Ridge is located 15 miles east of Asheville on the Salisbury division of the south ern railway and is the summer school grounds where a great many of the lead- ing conferences and summer schools in the south are held. Twenty-six of the leading social and welfare workers from all over the south and other sections of the country have been secured to be present as speakers and lecturers in this summer school. 1t will bring to the south for the first time in its history
 thoroughgoing and scientific presenta- ton of the social problems in this sec- ton of the country. For many years there has been such summer school at Chicago and another one in New York city, where the people of the middle west and of the east could secure specialized training in the problems of social service and welfare work.
 The problems of the south are so p9cu- liar that it has seemed necessary to have special school established in this sec ton. for the study of the social and uplift questions M is with this thought that a group of the leaders in social work have united with the leaders in the South ern Sociological congress, the Young Mems Christian association, and repre- sentatives of various churches through out the south in organizing this summer school to be held at Blue Ridge. N. C.. It is reported that already more than 200 people have agreed to be present at III E.~.A xrl.~ ln ,lt
 gether likely that 100 more will be pres ent during the course of the month.
 The month of the summer school will be divided into two periods running from August AIS and August 1S-3o. During the first two weeks the course of study will include study of the economic, so- cial and religious conditions of the open country, housing problems in the city, problems of race relationships in the south, the social message of Christianity, course in the life of Christ with it's bearing on the social problems. The sec ond period will include courses In the development of the playground move ment, the working child in the south, the study of eugenies and sex hygiene, the social message of Christianity. and studies in the life of Christ with refer ence to these social problems.
 There will be a special lecture every
 night dealing with the country church. the country economic problem, social pa triotism, problems of education. sugenics, sex hygiene, race relationships, etc Some of the leading men of the country have been secured for these lectures Among the number who will be present will be Dr. W. l.. Poteat, Wake Forest N. C.; Dr. M. J. Exner, New York city Dr. A. J. McKelway of the child welfare bureau, Miss Frances Ingram of Louis vile, MT. Henry Israel, editor of Rura Manhood. New York city; Dr. J. E. Me 1 Culoch of the Southern Sociological con gress; Prof. W. K. Tate of Peabody col | lege, Nashville, and large list of others The school Is to be held in the Rober E. Lee hall on the grounds of the Blue l Ridge association, at Blue Ridge, N. C. | the elevation of the buildings being 27Ol | feet. where ample facilities for rest, rec reation, and study are combined. Tn, south may well hail with delight the com l ing of such a summer school as this tt
 help 1t meet it's pressing social problems l Those who are interested should core I spond with the secretary of the South ern Summer School of Social Service a 1 Blue Ridge, N. c.