Saturday was the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Madet Vilage tin Pootung built and operated by the Chinese ¥-M.C-A, of Shanghai. The following 1s from a description of the village given by Mr. Flich who twas one of the founders of this experimental contre for industrial workers, In_June of 1925 the Shanghai YAMEO-A. announced its decision to build "a Model Village for working People in Pootung. Their plan was fo begin in a modest way with a frst unit of twelve cottages and a com munity center for the families occupy-Ing the cottages. It was a sound foundation. The cottages were planned to rent at $3 a month, s0.as to be within the renting power of Poor, but self-respecting labourer'. The "Y" hut was to provide social, educational, physical and religious advantages for the families living in the village, so that the general interests of the renters would be cared for.
'A plot of six mow was selected in Shanghai's great industrial section on the Pootung side of the river. The alm was to bulld twelve houses as the first group and twelve more when families were known to be desirous of similar accommodations. The land was large enough for forty-two such houses. "A fence, roadway and well were envisaged as a necessary par: of the plan.
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