(The
sessions of the class were held in the Library of the Society except
on the occasions of visits to other societies and institutions.)
Opening
address: Professor Francis G. Peabody, Harvard University.
Mr. Robert W. de Forest, President, and Mr. Edward T. Devine, General
Secretary New York Charity Organization Society.
Visits
to the Joint Application Bureau of the Charity Organization Society
and the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, United
Charities Building, and an expansion of the societies in the United
Charities Building.
The
Treatment of Needy Families in their homes: Dr. Jeffrey R. Brackett
of Baltimore in charge during the first week, Mr. William I. Nichols
during a portion of the second week, Mr. Philip W. Ayres the third
week.
Introductory
Address: The Treatment of Needy Families in their Homes:
Dr. Jeffrey R. Brackett.
First
Considerations in a case of need: How to get at the facts, Mrs. F.
P. Strickland, Superintendent Joint Application Bureau.
The
Requisites of Good Investigation, Mrs. E. V. H. Mansell of the Charity
Organization Society.
The
uses and limitations of material relief, Mr. Frank Tucker, General
Agent of the New York Association for Improving the Condition of the
Poor. Discussion opened by Dr. Lee K. Frankel, Manager of the United
Hebrew Charities. Dr. Frankel spoke to the School later upon Tuberculosis
among the Jewish Immigrant Population.
Public
Out Door Relief: Mr. Frederic Almy, General Secretary of the Charity
Organization Society of Buffalo. Mr. Robert D. McGonnigle of Pittsburgh,
took part in the discussion.
A
visit was made to the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities established upon
the abolition of out-door relief in Brooklyn.
The
Problem of Finding Employment: Rev. William E. McCord, Head-worker
Union Settlement. Discussion opened by Miss Sybil A. Bliss of the
Cooper Union Labor Bureau. Visit to the Industrial Building of the
New York Charity Organization Society.
The
care of Families in which there is sickness: Miss L. L Dock of the
Nurses’ Settlement.
An
evening visit to the lower East Side.
The
Inculcation of Thrift: Rev. Henry Mottet, D. D., Rector of the Church
of the Holy Communion, New York City.
A
discussion upon the work of the Penny Provident Fund was conducted
by Miss Marian Messemer.
Visit
to the Greenwich Savings Bank.
The
Removal of Children from their Homes: Mr. Francis II. White, Secretary
of the Brooklyn Children’s Aid Society.
Co-operation
in Securing Aid and the Attention for Families: Miss Mary L. Birtwell,
General Secretary, Associated Charities, Cambridge, Mass.
The
part of Personal Influence in Establishing Independence: Mr. William
I. Nichols, General Secretary, Brooklyn Bureau of Charities.
The
Causes of Criminal Tendencies among Boys: Mr. James B. Reynolds, Headworker
University Settlement.
The
Attitude of Non-Sectarian Agencies Towards Religious Teaching in the
Home: Mr. Homer Folks, Secretary of the State Charities Aid Association,
in charge.
Institutional
methods in dealing with placed-out children: Mr. Homer Folks.
The
oversight of children in foster homes: Mr. Charles Loring Brace, Secretary
of the Children’s Aid Society.
Co-operation
between public and private agencies in caring for children: Mr. Robert
W. Hebberd Secretary of the New York State Board of Charities.
The
Board of Children’s Guardians in New Jersey: Mr. Hugh F. Fox
and Mrs. E. E. Williamson.
The
Care of Delinquent Children: An estimate of the part that placing-out
occupies: Mrs. Glendower Evans of Boston. Discussion opened by Mr.
Mornay Williams.
Visits
made to the following institutions caring for dependent children:
Sheltering Arms, Institution of Mercy, New York Founding Asylum, Hebrew
Orphan Asylum, Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society, New York Catholic
Protectory, Infant Hospital and Sc hools on Randall’s Island,
House of Refuge.
Medical
Charities: Dr. Silas F. Hallock in charge.
The
proper sphere of Medical Charities in New York, Dr. Hallock.
Visits
to the Presbyterian Hospital, Bellevue Hospital, Demilt Dispensary.
The
Care of Contagion. Dr. George R. Keene, Superintendent of the State
Hospital for the Insane, Providence, R. I. Discussion was opened by
Dr. William II. Park of the Municipal Laboratory of the Department
of Health of New York. Visit to the Manha ttan State Hospital on Ward’s
Island and to the Municipal Laboratory.
Hospital
and Dispensary Care for Children: Dr. Henry B. Chapin.
Institutional
Care of Adults. Dr. Samuel M. Lindsay, University of Pennsylvania,
in charge.
An
address upon Municipal Care for Adults: Hon. John W. Keller, Commissioner
of Charities, New York City.
Visit
to the Municipal Lodging House, and the correctional institutions
on Blackwell’s Island.
Address
upon Almshouses in England and the United States, illustrated by lantern
photographs: Professor Herbert E. Mills, Vassar College.
The
Development of the Almshouse: Miss Mary Vida Clark of the State Charities
Aid Association.
Visit
to the Almshouse on Blackwell’s Island.
The
closing week of the course in charge of Mr. Edward T. Devine, General
Secretary of the Charity Organization Society, was devoted to a study
of constructive social movements.
The
purpose and scope of settlements: how far are their objects attained?
Mr. James B. Reynolds, Head Worker University Settlement.
Visits
were made during this week, and earlier, to the University Settlement,
College Settlement, Hartley House, Union Settlement and Whittier House,
to St. Bartholomew’s Parish House and to the Hebrew Education
Alliance. At the last named add ress were given by Dr. David Blaustein,
Superintendent, and Mr. A. S. Solomons.
Vacation
Schools: Mr. Clarence E. Meleney, Associate Superintendent of Schools.
Visit
to schools on the East Side.
Housing
as a Municipal Movement: Dr. E. R. L. Gould, President of the City
and Suburban Homes Company.
Parks
and Playgrounds: Mr. James K. Paulding, President of the Social Reform
Club.
Visit
to the playground at Seward Park.
The
development of the tenement house: An address with lantern photographs
by Mr. Lawrence Veiller, Secretary of the New York State Tenement
House Commission.
Three
other addresses were presented.
The
number and location of foreign populations in Manhattan and the Bronx:
Miss Kate Holliday Claghorn, Ph. D., Secretary of the Collegiate Alumnae.
The
statistical method in social work: Professor Richmond Mayo-Smith of
Columbia University.
Civil
Service Reform with reference to charitable institutions: Mrs. Charles
R. Lowell.
The
following papers were presented by members of the School:
The
commitment of dependent children in New York, Mr. Charles B. Allen.
The
care and prevention of tuberculosis, Mrs. Edith P. Austin.
A
study of private societies for material relief, Mr. C. C. Carstens.
Truancy
in New York, Mr. Edward W. Carpen.
The
care of delinquent children, Miss Florence Ledyard Cross.
The
effect of physical training upon the moral development of girls, Miss
Mary A. Daniels.
Deserted
wives, Miss Ada Eliot.
The
supervision of children placed out in foster homes by New York Societies,
Mr. Carl Kelsey.
An
outline of amusements among the Italians, Miss Charlotte Kimball.
The
Social settlements in New York and vicinity, Miss Louise B. Lockwood.
A
historical sketch of out-door relief in New York and Brooklyn, Mr.
Elmer R. Park.
The
study of dispensaries, Miss Elizabeth B. Tower.
The
movement for parks and playgrounds, Mr. John P. Whitman
From
Edward Devine, The Practice of Charity. (New York: Lentilhow
and Co., 1901).