Boston (Mass.) -- Fiction; Women philanthropists -- Fiction
“I have spoken of two sections, the students and the teachers; the third
might comprise those who could give neither work nor study, but who
would give money. This money might go to any one of a dozen fields of
work which the organization would help support.
“Each donor could specify the purpose for which he gives his money,
whether it be temperance-reform work, free kindergartens, industrial
schools, payment for detection and prosecution of law-breakers, or
general running expenses. You can readily see that although there may be
much voluntary, unpaid service, there will be great need of more money
than I have promised to contribute.
“The fourth class would be one of the most important, comprising chiefly
the solid business men and practical, public-spirited women, such as I
have found here in your remarkably live Woman’s Club and other
organizations. These men and women would attend to such practical work
as is done by our Law and Order Leagues in the different states,
supplementing the often inefficient police service, and persistently
insisting that the existing laws _shall be enforced_.
“This branch of the work alone would require more than one paid agent.
Another line of work for this fourth class of good citizens would be an
organized and ever-increasing vigilance in regard to the work of the
city’s servants, and the creation of a strong public sentiment which
shall demand a purer, cleaner press and a suppression of the vile
literature which is poisoning the imagination of thousands of our youth.
“This class of workers would be the active agents of all reforms, and
unwavering in their efforts to make the primary meetings places where
the moral force and the intelligence of the city shall be most
powerfully felt.
“Let me illustrate what I mean in speaking of the kinds of work which
this fourth class of workers can do to promote good citizenship. The
successful courses of lectures on history to young people under the
auspices of the
COMMERCIAL CLUB
which have been carried on here is just the kind of work which needs to
be done. The prizes for essays on historical subjects offered to the
school-children by the ‘Daily News’ is another good thing. The courses
of lectures by workmen and capitalists under the auspices of the Ethical
Culture Society is just the kind of work which I should like to see
multiplied a hundredfold.
“All existing organizations for promoting the welfare of the community
can unite in this large organization without abandoning their own
methods and field of work.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account