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Like many progressive reformers of this period, Soule saw education as a way to restructure the lives of immigrants outside of the classroom.

Several of the mother’s classes were held in private residences in the students' neighborhoods, and Americanization teachers occasionally invited students for meals at their houses. In 1923 teachers made more than 500 home visits.

Soule also oversaw the creation of a Social Service Bureau designed to provide information on "immigration law, naturalization, citizenship, taxation, insurance, compensation, local ordinances, and on many personal matters."