The Northwest worker. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1915-1917, 1917-07-26

NV answering INC question not III
words but in deeds. They are
founding a Peoples House" and a
great university of the working
class.
Right in the midst of high
price crisis, and in the face of bit
ter persecution and attempts at sup
preston, the comrades have paid
down ten thousand dollars for
purchase contract on new house
and obligated themselves for eighty
thousand dollars more! OF this
thirty thousand will have to be paid
on September LIST, 1917, or the first
ten thousand will be lost.
The house is solidly build stone
edifice on Fifteen street between
Fifth Avenue and historic Union
Square. For generation it has
been the headquarters of the Young
Women's Christian Association, and
now it is to become the social and
administrative center of the work
ing class movement in New York
and the educational center of the
movement in America. The build
ing will be legally owned by small
holding company-picked from the
ranks of the party and the radi-
cal unions.
The largest tenant in the house
will be the Rand School of Social
Science, which will have its offices
and class rooms there. There will
be large library which will also
be under the jurisdiction of the
School, and there will be found
standard works on Economics, His
tory, Civics and kindred subjects.
and fiction and periodicals from all
countries. 1t will be the most i'm
portant library of Social Science in
the United States, and the Research
Department of the School will have
its headquarters there.
On the ground floor will be the
School book store. Here a young
man can be seen at nearly any hour
until midnight wrapping up bundles
of "War-What For?" and value,
Price and Profit" for Local Painted
Post, or the Armenian Branch of
Portland, Me
The School is planning to expand
its work rapidly in the years to
come. The buying of this building
is only the first step in that de-
velopment. For the season of 1917
Is the management hopes to double
the number of full-time students.
These young men and women are to
go out as propaganhists, organizers
and secretaries for teh party and
the unions. The demand for such
trained workers is great. Sound
education in Socialism is being rec
ognized as essential for really eff
ficient service under modern condi-
tions in the working class move
ment.
The other students registered in
the School should come close to five
thousand this year, and may go past
that number, Probably a thous-
and of these will attend certain
classes and lectures in the new
building, so that every foot of space
will be utilized to the limit.
The spacious auditorium will be
fell as political meetings, debates,
conventions and congresses. At
noon the auditorium will be used
as restaurant.
On the top floor will be the ply
steal culture department. There
will be a gym. with lockers and
| showers, Wnefe students ana OJnefS
can exercise. This room will also
be used for classes in first aid and
personal hygiene; and physical ex-
aminations will be given in connec-
ton with treatment in a well equip
ped clinic half a block from the
building. Probably rs per cent of
the students in the School suffer
from defect Of vision, bad teeth
or some other weakness that may be
easy to cure if treated in time,
! but which would become dangerous
if neglected. The Rand School is
aiming to fit young people for Sc
rious work in the Movement. Their
physical well-being is just as i'm
! portant as their mental training. No
| certificate or letter Of endorsement
will be given to a student whose
physical condition precludes the like
lihood Of his doing useful work for
his branch or union.
The City and the State Organi-
cations of the Socialist Party are
renting offices in the house; and
/ several of the militant labor unions
are doing the same
A general appeal for funds is be-
ing sent out. Contribution are be-
ing solicited, and bonds issued to
the extent Of sixty thousand dollars.
The value Of the real estate alone
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