Fort Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Fort Madison, IA)

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THE HIGH SLHOOL TIMLS At present after nlneteen years growth the act1v1t1es of Hull House may be summed up as socml educatxonal rellgl ous and cxvxc Hull House theatre has been the scene of many mterestmg amateur plays gxven by the club members ln Greek German and Italmn as well 'Ls Enghsh These serve both as an enterta1n1ng and educahonal factor Con certs and rec1tals are also frequently g1VCl'1 by the members of themr musxc school One a1m of Hull House IS to p1OV1ClC every posslble form of recreatlon and entertaxnment there fore It has mamtaxned dancmg classes and other clubs wluch have no dxrect educahonal purpose There are thxrteen clubs for amusement and enterta1nment w1th an average of forty members each Nevertheless eclucatxon IS the underlymg mot1ve ofall Hull House clubs although ln nnny cases It IS not evndent to the members some clubs and classes however are orgamzed expressly for that purpose and many entex pr1ses such as the labor museum bmdery b1anch hbrary and klnder garten are purely educatxonal 'lhe labor museum shows an attempt to mstruct the fore1gn element especully the peasants m the evolutxon of the manufacture of home made cloth and garments and the growth of the tresent method of factory sp1nn1ng Classes ID dres makmg m1ll1 nery and embroldery occupy thls room also a temtxle hop 1 small manufacturmg enterprise the products of whxch are woolen blankets and drapery towels ln pattern and rugs Allmdustrxal classes have large membersh1ps lhe Boys Club has one thousand members and smce January 1907 hms occupled 1ts own bunldmg which has all the necessary eqtup ments for work ln lron wood, and prxntmg Rel1g1ous mstructlon IS not a part of the Furl ose of Hull House but the Sabbath IS always observed usually by S'lC1Ctl concerts or by Umverslty Extens1on lectures gxven by the faculty of the Unlversxty of Ch1cago Poss1bly the cxvxc accomphshments of Hull House have had 'ls wlde an mfluence as any oflts other undertakmgs From the very beglnnmg the res1dents have labored for the 1mprovement of thexr surroundmgs The samt try co wdltlons s r . , . .. 1 Y 1 . r, z , ' ,c . , , c, c . . 1. , ' C ' 1 , 4 I 1 D , . . - - v 1 I 1 - ' A , - 1 1 I ' , , . . . . .. 1 5- q . t , 3 ,Z , 4 1 . I ' 1 ' . . . ,. x, L . . I I I 5' . , . . . , .I- , . , . J J v v - L v -1 . 4 L x A 1 '. 1 .Z l. A' .

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THE HIGH SCHOOL TIMES Unxted States Jane Addams as founder and head worker of Hull House and Graham Taylor of The Commons have been unttrxng m themr efforts toward soc1al reform Jane Addams spent at least five years nn preparmg for her work From chxldhood she had been deeply xnterested nn the apparent mequalntnes of manknnd But not untnl she had vxsxted the larger cxtnes of Amerxca and Europe dxd she thoroughly realmze the necessxty for socnal reform or feel any desxre to take up such work At length she confided her plans to Mlss Helen Starr and the two set out on a tour of mspec tnon M1ss Addams went to London to study the manage ment and condxtxons at Toynbee Hall whxle Mxss Starr de parted for Italy to study the lzfe of the Italxan peasants A half year later January 1889 they were lookmg for a suxtable locat1on nn Chxcago to begm thenr settlement A house the former resxdence of Chas J Hull sntuated m the heart of a manufacturzng dxstrxct ln the mldst of a foretgn old dxlapxdated houses and frontxng an extremely dnrty and poorly lxghted street seemed to afford every opportunxty for whnch they were lookmg Durmg the summer the necessary repanrs were made and ID September 1889 the house was opened as Hull House Social Settlement. The enterpnse 1m medxately gaxned favor A kxnder garten and day nursery were the first thxngs attempted Then ln order to further gam the confidence of the parents receptxons were gxven to whxch they were xnvxted Separate receptlons were held for each nattonahty and when the Italxan women wxth thexr al most eastern habxts were lnvxted they sent thexr husbands tn stead of commg themselves All such dxfficultzes had to be overcome and xt was some txme before extensxve plans could be maugurated In spite of thxs fact, the first five years were marked by rapld development and nnprovement The num ber of buxldxngs was mcreased to four clubs for chtldren and adults were organxzed sanxtary and legal reforms were under taken, and a branch hbrary and readmg room were estab hshed . I V - V I - . , ' . ,, . . . . ,, . O 1 , . ' - I I I I I v . i . ' . . . . . v . . . and poverty-stricken population, surrounded on all sides by 1 - . ' . I I . I V . I , . I , - ' - I . . . ' . , -

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C W CRUIKSHANK SUPERINTENDLNT OF SCHOOLS