Looking down the vista of a long life I can note the progress from amateur endeavor to professional organization. from the mere giving of relief for economic needs to improvement of attitudes and policies in dealing with complex problems. I have recently returned from Rockford College. Jane Addams alma mater. which was observing the centennial of her birth. The occasion brought back memories of my early days at Hull House at a time of heavy immigration. and my early activities at what was then the Jewish charities. There was a large Influx of Jewish families. victims of persecution. who crowded the wretched tenements around Hull House and who were the main concern of the Jewish organizations. Living in the settlement.
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