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From a careful observation of the life of the common people the sociologist acquires the proper point of view for his problem. As the development of medical science has resulted in great discoveries, so the application of the scientific interest to social problems will undoubtedly bring great advances of vital importance to our "democratic experiment." As the university settlement aims to be a neutral ground where all the varied types of our society can meet on the basis of self-respecting humanity, the needs and dangers of our complicated social life can be better met and understood...
Beginning with a review of the present status of the labor problem, the speaker pointed out some notable tendencies of the past few years, showing that at present we have in this country in many industrial centres "an approximate monopoly of capital facing an approximate monopoly of labor." The result, said Mr. Baker, is either a deadlock of industry, or an evil development of "trade conspiracies" in which, as neither employer nor trade unions are willing to submit, the people are inevitably robbed...
...terms. The conflict, therefore, immediately becomes a political affair in which dishonest means are often used to win the favor of the officers of the law. To conciliate these two great industrial forces of labor and capital, organized as monopolies with a perfection never before reached, is a momentous problem which will well serve as the test of a democracy...
...heart and mind open to receive them. It is pitiful to see a man who deliberately scorns the beauties of art or nature. Infinitely more pitiful is it to see one who scorns religion, who refuses to believe anything religious that cannot be proved to his intellect as a problem in mathematics is proved. History and religion can show this man nothing more wonderful than what he can find in his own intellect. We cannot trust our intellect or our sentiment alone to give us the whole broad meaning of religion, but we must open our whole being...
...design to be held in April. In the history of architecture each candidate will be examined on a special period chosen in advance by himself and submitted to the Professor of Architecture at least thirty days before the time set for the examination. In the examination to design a problem will be proposed and the candidates will have eight hours for the operation of preliminary sketches. These will be retained by the Department of Architecture for comparison with final drawings. During this time the candidates will be under the supervision of an instructor of the Department. Three weeks will then...