ABSTRACT
T He convictions which inspired the founder of Morley College will by now be sufficiently clear. As the colleague of Octavia Hill, Emma Cons believed that the poor no less than the rich should have a fair chance to reach their full stature as human beings. Towards this, better accommodation was a start; but the poor must also be given the educational facilities which would help them to a higher life. They must have too, places of recreation to which they could escape from their overcrowded homes—but places where they were not faced with the constant temptation to consume alcohol. It was the combination of these diverse but closely related beliefs that led to the great experiment of the Old Vic.
