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it. Like young children they should have their actions regu- 

 lated by authority until they reach a point of understanding. 

 Nor should these laws apply solely to these ignorant foreigners. 

 The property owners should be prevented from renting old di- 

 lapidated, unsanitary houses, and to a certain extent at least, it 

 should be their dut}^ to prevent overcrowding. Until some such 

 radical steps are taken, living and housing conditions among the 

 foreigners will continue to be a disgrace to the people of Indi- 

 anapolis. 



Christamore District. 



The third and last district in which our investigation was 

 carried on is called the Christamore district. Located in the 

 northeast part of the city near the Atlas Engine Works, it is 

 bounded on the north by the Belt Railroad near Twenty-first 

 Street, on the east by Roosevelt and Hillside Avenues, on the 

 south by the railroad tracks near Massachusetts Avenue, and on 

 the west by the railroad tracks between Lewis and Cornell 

 Streets. The district is not rectangular in shape, but in size 

 it is approximately seven blocks long east and west and five 

 blocks wide north and south. 



'J'he fact that we call this the Christam.ore district indicates 

 that it differs from the others studied, in that it has a special 

 characteristic which gives it a name. This special characteristic 

 is a social settlement. It is now called Christamore or the Col- 

 lege Settlement, but it was established as, and called for some 

 time, "The Butler Settlement." Details of the management and 

 results of the work at Christamore, interesting as they are, must 

 be omitted from this study. By way of a general statement we 

 may say that it is the desire of those in charge that the settle- 

 ment become the social center for the white people of the neigh- 

 borhood. A new settlement house, built for the purpose, prom- 

 ises much for the success of the enterprise. Here are found 

 ijieeting places for the numerous social clubs, the majority of 

 which are for young people, although some are for mothers and 

 fathers. The work done by the various clubs differs in detail, 

 but it all leads toward a common end, social uplift. In the chil- 

 dren's clubs the fundamental object seems to be to inspire a 

 spirit of real patriotism, a respect for and knowledge of, self- 

 government, and cultivation of a spirit of usefulness. In the 

 girls' clubs, cooking contests, sewing bees, etc., have a prominent 



