Theatres in Schools at Washington Irving High
Washington Irving High School for girls seeks a real theatre in its new building. Principal William McAndrew argues drama educates girls, praising amateur staging, and notes public schools elsewhere have theatres. He describes funding hurdles, architectural plans, and possible flat scenes, urging acceptance and a new term to avoid stigma.
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Washington Irving High School For
William McAndrew
McAndrew
Board of Education
Washington Irving
Tribune
Sturm
Ralph Roister Doister
Sanders
Harvard
Brinkerhoff
Columbia
St. Louis
Washington Irving School
Donations And Assistance For Blind Girl Travel And Cripple Fund
Monee received donations from Long Island and Elizabeth New Jersey toward a blind girl’s traveling expenses to Virginia and a coal fund. Contributions include support from Rhinebeck branch president M A. BH and Mrs Henry Newhall, and A F Young of Elizabeth. A second-hand sewing machine is offered, and Mrs Newhall will forward Woman’s Pages to Adelph Koch in Chicago.
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D .B
Long Island
M. B. Stroker
Rhinebeck
M. A
Henry Newhall
Virginia
Cambridge
Coal Fund
South Orange
Belmont
Miss Striker
Miss Post
Manhattan
Newhall
Adelph Koch
Incurables
Chicago
G. H. Storer
Susie Mardin
Waterville
Acknowledgments Reach T S S Readers in Need
Gratitude pours in from readers who received T S S tokens and Christmas gifts. Annie Mahler of Chelan Wash thanks friends for reading material and brightening her life amid heavy snow. Grace Mackneson of Montana appreciates greetings from afar. L an invalid from a sanatorium recalls T S S remembrances. John A Church of Colebrook Station praises a printing press plus New York views and fishing books. Mrs Morhin of Florida enjoys the T S S box funds. Mrs B of New Jersey gratefully receives coal fund aid to keep warm.
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Annie Mahler
Chelan
Wash
Grace E. Mackneson
Montana
Mise L
John A. Church
Colebrook Station
New York
Morhin
Florida
New Jersey
Dearth of librarians in New York City
Dr. John S. Billings notes a serious shortage of trained librarians in New York with 38 free circulating libraries and more to come. Women dominate circulating branches while men work in executive and reference libraries. Training options range from high school equivalents to college degrees, with several schools and city programs offering courses and summer schools. The piece emphasizes calling, lifelong learning, and individual merit in building a librarian career.
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John S. Billings
New York Public Library
New York City
Astor
Lenox
New York State Library School At
Albany
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
University of Illinois
Champaign
Simmons College
Boston
Wisconsin Free Library Commission
Syracuse University
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Cleveland Public Library
Carnegie Library
Pittsburg
Southern Library School
Atlanta
New York State Library
Asbury Park
N. J
Madison
Wis
Brooklyn Public Library
Aids Crippled Women Plan On Ship Lodging Venture
John Arbuckle unveils on board the Jacob A Stamler a plan to house and employ crippled women as bag sewists for coffee and sugar sacks. The ship will offer board at 28 a week, with earnings of 7 to 9 weekly, nurses on site, and a structured program enabling income for those in invalid chair or with limited use of limbs. The vessel features multiple decks, hand powered elevator, hospital like accommodations, and separate sleeping areas for women and men.
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John Arbuckle
Jation
Jacob A. Stamler
71St Street
North River
Arbuckle
H. W. Wiley
Department of Agriculture
Arouckle
Mr. Arbuckle
New Paltz
N. Y
Gitana
International Congress on Tuberculosis to Open in Washington
Forty six foreign countries, twenty nine states and seven federal departments will attend the International Congress on Tuberculosis in Washington from September 21 to October 12 under the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. State committees outline plans with New York aiming exhibitory information, Illinois mobilizing government departments, Wisconsin raising a five dollar fund, and Maryland drafting a digest of local laws. Notable New Yorker members include Dr Felix Adler, Dr John W Brannan, Dr William T Bull, Health Commissioner Thomas Darlington, Jacob Riis, Dr James Ewing, and other officials.
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Washington
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Maine
Maryland
Congress
Felix Adler
John W. Brannan
Bellevue and Allied Hospitals
William T. Bull
Thomas Darlington
Robert W. de Forest
Francis Delafield
R. W. Hebberd
E. G. Janeway
Jacob Riis
James Ewing
Henry P. Loomis
Religious plan for pupils gains support nationwide
A committee of clergy from several denominations reports progress on weekly religious instruction for public school pupils. Though board of education in New York has not opposed it, finding suitable teachers proves difficult and some Jewish rabbis oppose. Catholic priests neither oppose nor endorse. Committees have been formed in Albany and Poughkeepsie to coordinate with school boards.
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New York
G. A. Wenner
F. de Sola Mendes
Anson P. Atterbury
William Sheafe Chase
Walter Laidlaws
Wenner
Board of Education
Albany
Poughkeepsia
The Value of Value of Land and Mortgage Details
The company reports land and building values totaling 5,593,750 with mortgage and insurance figures summarized for Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Bronx properties. Foreclosure actions exist on one mortgage, while Brooklyn office relocation follows acquisition of a property at 186 Montague Street. The piece explains three loss sources for stocks, bonds, and real estate mortgages, emphasizing safety of real estate mortgages and the company’s conservatism, led by President Richard M. Hurd and the program “The Science of City Mortgage Lending” available on request.
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Mortgage-Bend Company of
New York
Montague Street
Brooklyn
New York City
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Monee
Dr. Billings
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Richard M. Hurd
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