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JUNE 1925
THE UNITED AMERICAN
Page Forty-nine
been my goot friend and I no understand
her.’ Mine friends, I almost died.”
Here he paused. The silence seemed
dewey, tensely solemn.
“That ain’t all, mine friends,” he re­
sumed. “No—as Minna’s cries come to
me, they seem like something else—the
moaning of women for fathers, hus­
bands, sons, gone off ‘in this awful war
between my old country and mine own
America which is raised up to save the
world.”
If there is such a thing as silent ap­
plause, great billows of it rolled from
audience to platform and back again with
tremendous sweep. Oceans of it surged
and heaved in our pounding hearts. But
old Stoltz, having drawn a deep breath,
continued:
“Just then, Herr Doctor come in—it
was getting light now—and give me a
little bundle so carefully in mine arms.
Look!’ he say. Mine Gott! It was just
like Fred when he was borned. ‘Gott,’
I cries, ‘you is too goot to Stoltz!’ ”
“‘And Minna?’ I says, so soon as I
could speak.
“ ‘She’ll live,’ says Herr Doctor. I
grab his hand and kiss it, but he pull it
away. He didn’t know! So I don’t blame
him none.
“Mine friends, I kneel there by Minna
all day and thank Gott that he open mine
eyes and give me such joy and spare mine
dear girl. I look at her and say:
‘Minna, you is the noble-est woman alive,
and Stoltz is American just like you.’
She give mine hand little squeeze. Then
I got up and goes out to the yard. The
sun was going down, and I cries: ‘May
you never come up on a beaten America.
She is hope of the world, and Gott give
me more than I deserve when he brought
me here.’ Then I hear a singing of
‘America,’ and I come with all mine
might.”
He sat down in a chair pushed onto the
platform by more than willing hands, and
swabbed perspiration from his brow with
his red bandanna handkerchief. When
the uproar had subsided, father began
his speech anew.
“My own America!” he cried, with a
fervor that made me start. “You have
heard her acclaimed by one who was born
an alien, but came to a showdown with
his conscience. What a nation! And
what a destiny is her’s!” Thus began the
greatest speech of his life—every word
extemporaneous. And many a time after­
ward, Mason and I talked it over—dis­
cussed him and Stoltz—when we were
buddies over in France. For father
dedicated me to the service in that speech.
TWO LESSONS IN ADULT EDU­
CATION AND CITIZENSHIP
Confederation absolutely
without power to raise
money.
III. Period from 1781-1788.
A. Law-abiding • character of
the American people.
B. Efforts of Washington
Hamilton, and Madison.
IV. The Constitutional Convention
(1787).
A. Place.
B. Number of delegates.
1. Noted men—Wash­
ington, Hamilton, Madi­
son,
Franklin,
Roger
Sherman (of Connecti­
cut).
C. The “Connecticut Compro­
mise.”
V. Ratifying the Constitution.
VI. Rejoicing (1788).
7:00-7:10 Greetings — Review from
blackboard.
7:10-7:30 Conversation on' current
events of Hartford and personal con­
versation.
7:30-7:50 ORAL REVIEW
1. What were the great weaknesses
of the Articles of the Confedera­
tion’?
2. For how long a time were the
American people practically with­
out a form of government?
3. What was remarkable about the
conduct of the people .during this
period ?
4. When did the Constitutional Con­
vention meet?
5. Where did it meet?
6. Name three important delegates.
7. What was the “Connecticut Com­
promise?”
8. How many states were needed for
the ratification of the Constitution ?
9. When did the Constitution become
the supreme law of the United
States ?
7:50-8:20 READING.
Mace’s “History of the United States”
pages 198 - 213;
The Struggle for a Permanent
Union.
The Constitutional Convention.
The People Endorse the Constitu­
tion.
8:20-8:30 SPELLING WORDS,
original
recommend
Connecticut
enforce
thirteen
measures
articles
government
confederation
raise
weak
convention
constitutional
constitution
Philadelphia
ratify
Roger Sherman
ratified
delegate
fundamental
merely
United States
(Continued from Page Nine)
contributed in the building up of our
American Republic.
The countries of northern and western
Europe have contributed 85.2% of our
present white population. Under the law
of 1921, they received only 56.33% of our
Annual immigration.
Under the New Law they will receive
84.11% of our annual immigration.
The countries of southern and eastern
Europe have furnished only 14.62% of
our present white population. Under the
law of 1921 they were given 44.64% of
our annual immigration. According to
the new law, they will receive 14.88% of
our annual immigration.
Many people oppose this measure as
they oppose any measure to restrict im­
migration. Under this law we will find
the problem of Americanization an easier
one, since it allows more of those people
who have helped to build America.
♦ ♦ ♦
THE BROWN EVENING SCHOOL
Hartford, Connecticut
Advanced Class
M. E. WATSON, Teacher
The Constitutiton of the United States
AIMS: To make the class members re­
alize that the firmness of our
country’s government is due to the
character of its founders and the fine
qualities of the first citizens of the
United States.
METHOD: To lecture—following an
outline, to summarize, and to test by
means of questions on the important
points.
OUTLINE: (Written on blackboard)
I. The Thirteen Original States.
II. The Government under the Arti­
cles of Confederation.
A. Confederation — a body to
advise the states but un­
able to enforce its re­
commendations.
B.
8:30-9:00 DICTATION.
1. . Connecticut was one of the thir­
teen original states.
2. The American people lived under
the Articles of Confederation from
1781 to 1788.
3. The Articles of Confederation were
weak.
The government could
merely recommend measures — not
enforce them. It had no power to
raise money.
4. The Constitutional Convention was
held in Philadelphia in 1787. Roger
Sherman was a Connecticut dele­
gate.
5. The Constitution was ratified in
1788.
6. The Constitution is the funda­
mental law of the United States.
NOTE: This lesson would be one in the
middle of a series beginning with the
character of the Pilgrims and the
“Mayflower Compact.” The great aim
of the evening school work is. to re­
veal the truth that our country will
continue to be great as long as its
people have great qualities.
This lesson would be an introduction
to a careful study of the Constitution
extending over ten or twelve lessons.
Illustrative material — Pictures of old
Philadelphia, all' men mentioned, Sign­
ing Declaration of Independence, Old
State House in Boston, Faneuil Hall,
Independence Hall, Wall Street.