The opening of the new branch of the Social Centre of the Shanghai Y.M.C.A. tock place on Decembes 20, at the hut they have erected for that purpose at 4200 Robison Road, The Industrial Department of the.C.A., of which Mr. C. H. Lowe the "Executive Secretary, was established four years ago. ' Last year they made an extensive study of the needs of the working classes in Shanghai, and discovered the necessity of having a social centre in order to look into interests of the en in the Weston district, prove their conditions of]
The Pootung Model Village, which is an experiment in sanitary housing! facilities for working families whose monthly income is under $40, hi Proved a great success. The Industrial Department therefore, has built) this new cent extending thei the area around Robison Road tens of thousands of workers are employ. ed in the various factories, and their work in this centre will take the following forms: Day and. evening! [schools for the workers' childrens clinic to meet the needs of the working families, also educational exeursions and organization of co-opera tives. The aim of the Industrial Department is to mitigate the ignor-/ one, illiteration and lack of knowledge of the facilities of hygiene, amongst the working classes of
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