Word: settlements
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that Mr. Bushnell and myself are more nearly in agreement than he appreciates. We are at one in desiring some form of world organization which will replace the old, cut worn balance-of-power system, and will hold at least a promise of protection against aggression and of the settlement of international disputes by other means than brute force. I believe that he too is in full agreement with the ideals set forth in President Wilson's speech. Our disagreement is merely as to how we shall support...
...connection with the Hague Conferences and Hague Court, and may also refer to, or subject to the above requirement, emphasize such subjects as the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the proposed Judicial Arbitration Court, Good Offices and mediation and Commissions of Inquiry, as treated in the "Conventions for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes," adopted by the first and second Hague Conferences, and in the "Draft Convention Relative to the Creation of a Judicial Arbitration Court," agreed to by the second Hague Conference...
...Phillips Brooks House shows that since the beginning of the year 279 men have been enlisted in some form of social work. A large number of these men, about 130, are engaged in teaching foreigners and workingmen and leading boys' clubs in Cambridge; the remainder are working under the settlement houses in Boston. The scope of the work done by these volunteers is very wide, ranging from teaching elementary subjects, such as English, mathematics, and civics, to leading groups of boys who are interested in athletics, music, dramatics or scouting. Many of the workers are engaged in some special form...
...question of how to strengthen the Union has been discussed so many times without a constructive settlement that a solution is generally considered an impossibility. The undergraduates, the Governing Board, and the Trustees all firmly believe that the Union has an important place in the life of the University, but thus far no united action has been instigated to make the Union fill this place. The present financial and social position of the Union is so critical that unless immediate steps are taken to aid the managers, this valuable institution will be forced to close its doors in the near...
...Columbia Park Boys' Club has a nation-wide reputation among social service workers. It was originally one of many settlement house clubs in San Francisco, but by means of its entertainments, which are both clever and interesting, it has reached the stage where it is self-supporting. The are 45 boys, drawn from the less favored districts of San Francisco, enrolled in its membership, the majority of them being about 14 years old. The club has its own uniform which the members wear in their exhibitions so that there is no individual brilliancy but only the perfection of the whole...