The united American : a magazine of good citizenchip., June 01, 1925, Page 34, Image 34

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THE UNITED AMERICAN
JUNE 1925
old world heritage that liberty loving
Americans do not wish to see perpetuated
in their government.
The third is that looking toward the
expansion of the field to include all phases
of adult education having for their pur­
pose the training of men and women for
responsible citizenship, irrespective of
previous educational opportunities and
whether they are of native or foreign
birth. This unites and directs toward a
common objective the thought and ac­
tivity of progressive educators in all
parts of the country, and is a decided
step forward. It removes the stigma­
tizing and discriminatory connotation of
illiteracy and Americanization, and ele­
vates to its proper dignity that system of
education by which men and women at­
tempt to satisfy their thirst for knowledge
and equip themselves for their respon­
sibilities as citizens and members of
society. It is the type of education of
which Ethel Richardson says:
“In the interest of the individual and
of the great mass of the people, as well
as for the future of the nation, the world,
and even civilization itself, we are called
upon to reconsecrate ourselves.”
pupils, one has only to visit classes in trouble or aid commissions or bureaus.
In these bureaus an effort is made to
different parts of the country: a Finnish
church for a pastor and members of his overcome and prevent the tragic injustice
congregation in a fishing town on the and misunderstanding with'which immi­
Atlantic; factories, coffee houses, and
grants are constantly confronted, and
club rooms for the mill workers of which tends to shatter their faith in the
Massachusetts; villages schools, grange
ideals and institutions of American de­
halls, and the homes of hospitable mocracy and retard and hinder the Amer­
icanization process.
farmers for the farm hands of Minnesota,
North Dakota, and Montana; the base­
With all that has been done, have we
ment of their parish church for a group brought out and into the class room—be
of Italian mothers in Detroit; school ■it in school house, home, factory, church,
cottages for the neighborhood women of racial hall, or social center—a large per­
Southern California; an especially
centage of the five million who are said
equipped study room for hotel workers in to need the instruction we are preparing
New York City; a United States Light to offer them? No, we have not. Three
House Ship for seamen preparing for
hundred fifty thousand would represent
naturalization on the Delaware River. a maximum estimate of the enrollment in
Racial halls, social settlements and pa­
these classes in 1924-1925.
rochial schools are some of the many
Does this represent a gain over the
places in which educational authorities
number reached before the present
bring their Americanization message to
methods were put into operation? Yes,
the very heart of the immigrant com-
decidedly. Because of the difficulty in
munties and reach many thousands whom
securing figures for the country at large,
the traditional school has no power to
the exact numerical increase cannot be
ascertained, but some idea of what it has
attract or hold.
In addition to meeting places aleady amounted to may be gained when it is
mentioned, there is a steadily increasing known that in one state alone, the en­
use of home centers for mothers whose rollment increased from three thousand
many small children make attendance at in 1919 to thirty thousand in 1924, and ¿¡••Miiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiif
school centers impossible. In some com­ in several others there has been a com­
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munities'Where the size of publicly sup­ parable increase.
And what is the outlook for the future
ported classes is above the number in
of the work? Will it be permitted to
which home groups can be organized,
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private agencies are financing the in­ go on utilizing the enthusiasm, skill, and
struction given by trained teachers under momentum that has been gained in the
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mittee' in New York City, the Service to our shores and the older residents
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tion Committee in Chicago, the D. A. R. themselves of the opportunities we are
and the Colonial Dames in Omaha, are prepared to offer them, or will the limita­
a few of the many organizations which tion of immigration and racial and
are supporting work carried on under national antagonism which is now so
seriously affecting the thought and action
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this plan.
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prevent attendance at evening sessions, the curtailment of the movement? It is
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day classes are now very generally ar­ impossible to say. At the present time,
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One is opposition to the continuation of
possibly many more, full-time day
schools are in session five days a week the program and the withrawal of all
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to which pupils may come at any hour public funds for its support. Ignorance,
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instruction they may need or desire.
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