The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-10
Jane Addarlls Shares
 Nobel Peace Prize
 Honors With Butler
War History Is Recalled Concerning Views and Statements of Columbia President and Miss Addams at That Time

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 And % yehrs ago he said of football what geune college editors and others are Announcing to-day --that football ig . "profession. an academic nuisance, and il commer. clai enterprise" That started n student war in Columbia but killed football as q sport therc for years and years.
 Then as a1 unorthodox republi- can the college president politi- eian penned q stirring tribute 10 Alfred E. Smith for q sheepskip which turned the democratic wet leader into Dr Smith, and followed that by denouncinR the republican convention Of 1928 for straddiing on the liquor question.
 He began his career as the in- fant prodigy son of m Elizabeth N J., merchant. and republican leader. He organized teachers col. lege of Columbia ct 24 years of age and became president of Co. lumbin in 1902. ffe bns made 1t ono of the nations leading educa. tionnl institutions with more infiu. Nf@0 tsthpHH AhbhEAShVAb tNV hAbkVu over than has any other school.
 ft probably is not strange then that President Buffers error in word usage during an address about two years ago became an in- ternntiOphl incident, simply be- cause 1t was rebroadcast.
 The college president with the pagefui of degrees was recorded IS saying neutrality don't involve breaking your obligation etc" and the folks who write letters 10 the editors got aii excited because he didn't say "d0ssn't."
 Jane AddGmg has been warning against poverty and war all hor life. She was born in CedarviiIe, H. Her father was a quaker mill ef. And she remembers that from 0arIy childhood shs has nbhorred the manifestation of poverty.
 Bho decided to make her life work the relief of misery in the slums before graduation with Rockford Colleges first class, and went from there to the Women's Medical College nt Philadelphia. She visited England. After build ing Hull House into . worid-re- nowned institution, although she considers 1t . busy home in which she is the mother. Miss Addhms devoted her efforts to world peace.
 She has thought of marriage, several times. she said, "and sev. ernl gentlemen have too, but I've been so busy at Hull H0pse it just seemed it never came off," she ex- plhined to ono qiestionsr.
 That institution was founded by herself and Ellen Gates Starr. The two came to this country from visit in England determined to ind fl settlement house that would fit their needs.
 Volunteers aided them later. They included Julia Lnthrop, Flor ence Kelley, Grace Abbott, Dr Alice Hamilton and others. Twelve units since have been added to Hull House which now includes n library, Kindergarten, clinic, gym nhsiufn, thehter, ball room. and serves 5000 persons weekly.
 Miss Addamg has crusadsd for insurance against unemployment and poverty. for improved living conditions among tho poor, for limitation of child labor, and for woman's suffrage and world peace.
 She was chairman of the inter- national committee of women for permanent peace. and presided at the international convention of tho iDtsrnattonhicongrsss for wom- on In 1915, 1919, 1921 and 1929.