Boston Trade Union College opens.

(Jan.) Founded by the Boston Central Labor Union, it is located initially in the High School of Practical Arts, but soon moves to the Abraham Lincoln School at 152 Arlington Street (60 Fayette Street. One of the first trade union colleges in the U.S., its purpose is, “that the men and women of the labor movement might have a college of their own . . . based on the conviction that organized labor must develop its intellectual resources if it is to realize its hopes in the coming social and industrial order.” Tuition is a few dollars per term. Faculty from area colleges, including Harvard professor Harold Laski, teach for free or a small honoraria. The school continues until 1931.