The New York herald., 1922-01-29
WILL TEACH ART
OF HOME OWNING
New York Y. NJ. O. A. to Estab-
lish Lecture Course to Help
.ri
Builders and Buyers.

~ Cooperating with the Gown Your
Home" movement and as a direct out
growth OF own Your Home Day." OBJ
served nationally on Friday. January
20. the 1.os6 branches OF the Y. NJ. c. A..
throughout the country. with New York
( taking the lead. are instituting a stand
ardized educational course to advise
prospective home owners on how to
plan. finance, build or buy dwellings.
Under the auspices OF tho National
Thrift Week Committee. In an effort TO
give the widest publicity TO this new
undertaking, enrolment offices were
opened for own Your Home Day" on
the mezzanine OF the Grand Central
Terminal. where an exhibit OF small
house architectural plans. obtained
through the American Institute OF Ar
chitects. also will be continued for sew
eral weeks through the courtesy of the
New York Central and New York, New
Haven and Hartford lines.
Coming as a feature day OF National
Thrift Week and a continuance OF that
program. the services of Franklin
Bnche Huntington. great-great-great
grandson OF Benjamin Franklin, and an
architect OF repute, were secured to aid
cnrollments IN the own Your Home"
course. TO be opened Tuesday, February
H. in New York city.
wise teachings OF BENJAMIN Franklin.
TIE patron saint OF thrift. than 20 begin
putting money aside toward acquiring
home.' said Adolph Lewisohn. chair
mar of the National Thrift Week Com
rniftce, In discussing this educational
course to be conducted as a series OF
sixteen open forum lectures and class
room discussions. An entirely new de-
pariure In the real estate and building
fields based on studies. Investigations
snc surveys by architects. builders. ma.
terials associations, financial orgsnisa-
fions covering period of two years and
costing thousands of dollars and in
4 dorsed by sixteen nationally known or.
ganizations. this "Own Your Home"
couise will make available TO prospec-
two home builders and buyers. in add.
tiOn TO the text books and class instruc.
tion. the personal advice and consulta.
tior of the foremost experts in the
own Your Home movement in Greater
New York.
There are several reasons for the
appalling housing shortage. not only in
New York. but nationally" said William
Hirsch. national director. United Y.
". G. A. schools. zone OF the reasons
which we hope to aid in putting into the
diScari. is the lack OF knowledge as to
how TO definitely go about planning,
financing. building or buying n house.
"All manner OF industries dependent
On house construction arc suffering be-
ceuse OF the general stagnation in the
construction OF dwellings during and
since the war period. Rents are still
almost prohibitive for the average man
In Greater New York and elsewhere.
Bur people have had to get along some
hcw during this time when building has
been practically out Of the question
1irlcss they can be shown that the time
TO build Is now and that all OF their
prol lens are possible of solution there
viii be no housing relief.
TT was after arriving at this conclu-
sion. that proper education and infor-
fnatlon were needed on the part of the
prospective home owning public, that
the United Y. NJ. G. A. Schools enlisted
the cooperation OF organizations and
prominent individuals In the real estate
md building fields nationally in the
preparation OF this Own Your Home
course"
Every step and every phase in the
Rogress necessarily made by any in
dividual toward ultimate home owner
7 fhip arc thoroughly covered in this series
iFof sixteen lectures and class room ses-
sions. as outlined by the Y NJ. G. A.
From among the organizations and in
dividuals IN New York city who CO.
1operated In the preparation of the text
material. tho lecture staff will be large.
" recruited. Including Leo Day Wood.
worth. director OF the Savings Bank Di.
vision American Bankers Association
William D. Garter, president, Metropoi