Ford English School / Lights and Shadows in a City of a Million: Funds Appeal for Social Welfare Work / Golfing

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Cote ADA 8802
Fonds Atelier des Archives
Titre Ford English School / Lights and Shadows in a City of a Million: Funds Appeal for Social Welfare Work / Golfing
Durée 00:05:19
Format disponible HD
Son Muet
Description a. Close-up of student talking, others in background - students in classroom, professor lecturing - students leaving building - classroom, professor lecturing and acting out meanings of words - finger pointing to chart ‘Preparing Breakfast,’ sentences concerning breakfast preparation. [1918]
b. “The smallest village has its sick, its poor, its orphans, its helpless old people. These are cared for mostly by neighbors. Detroit, with its million population, has the same classes of dependents, and they must be cared for by community methods.”
“Visiting Nurses starting on their daily rounds.”
Nurses leaving large house - one goes to door of shabby house, enters.
“A typical home where community aid is required.”
Nurse washing child.
“The community furnishes medical treatment at hospital clinics.”
Waiting room of clinic filled with patients.
“The children of today are the citizens of tomorrow. The community takes especial care of its sick little ones.”
Ward filled with babies and children.
“John S--, apparently a helpless cripple is helped to become self-supporting by community aid.”
Legless man in wheel chair going down ramp.
“Hundreds of inexperienced housewives are shown how to combat old H.C. of L.”
Woman baking muffins, looks discouraged - settlement worker enters, shows woman how.
“Character building and education. Detroit boys and young men, however poor, can develop sound bodies and educate their minds.”
Boys swimming - boys attending class.
“Several hundred children in Detroit have no father but the community.”
Baby in arms of nurse - small girl sitting in bed with doll looking at book.
“Recreation and settlement work. Poor foreigners and immigrants are taught how to become good Americans. Through its social settlements the serves 30,000 persons annually.”
“Teaching foreign mothers to make clothes for their children.”
Settlement workers instructing mothers in sewing, children sitting around room.
“Shortage of housing facilities is one of the serious problems confronting the settlement worker today.”
Men sitting in front of shacks.
“An early morning scene on St. Antoine St.”
Two men getting out of back seat of car where they have spent the night.
“Care of children. Nearly 10,000 orphans and neglected children are brought up by the community.”
“Orphaned children ready for adoption -- hundreds are placed in good homes every year.”
Car stops in front of house, women and children enter house - close-up of children.
“The community teaches the blind to become self-supporting.”
Blind boy using typewriter and Dictaphone machine.
“All this humanitarian and relief work, affecting 150,000 people yearly, is under the direction of the Community Fund, including 57 agencies and institutions such as hospitals, children’s societies, orphanages, old people’s homes, etc.”
View of baby in crib.
“The Community Fund receives its entire support from its annual campaign for contributions. For the coming year it requires $2,500,000 and the subscription campaign is from November 15-22.” [1920]

c. Golfer on green putting - close-up of golfer - hits ball from sand trap - hits ball with iron, wood - other golfer hits with wood - golfers walk down fairway. [1919]