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About The united American : a magazine of good citizenchip. (Portland, Or.) 1923-1927 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1925)
NOVEMBER 1925 THE UNITED AMERICAN Page Three Finding the Way A MONG THE many encourag ing signs that are indicating that the Americanization and adult elementary education move ment is destined to have an im portant place in the public mind in America from how on, is the growing interest among the school people throughout the country, who are taking up the work with an enthusiasm that in many instances is marked by a willingness to sacrifice compensa tion for the privilege of perform ing a service in education that is more urgent and more immediate. ‘ The utter helplessness of the alien people in particular who are being crowded by public senti ment in the general direction of the naturalization court, has be come so appalling, coupled with the inadequacy of the volunteer teacher without any standard in methods or plans to follow, that the professional teachers have gradually come to look upon adult elementary educational work as a specific branch of public school education that re quires even maturer and keener minds, with special training, if the situation is to have the atten tion which national safety de mands. Specific standards in teacher qualifications, methods, class room organization, grading, sub jects to be taught, etc., have been worked out and is being im proved upon in proportion as the field observations of the keener minds are being submitted. The importance of imparting to an alien a fair measure of intelli gence about American citizenship has become more widespread in the same proportion as the knowl edge is becoming more general of these strangers within our gates, whose persistent efforts and re peated appearance in court, de spite their intellectual handi cap, for want of practical train ing, is sufficient to kindle deep sympathy. In the important economic, po litical and social adjustments that must be made as we go along, America will need a greater civic intellect if the requirements are to be met in a satisfactory way. Americanization and adult ele mentary and citizenship educa tion is the answer. Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab AMERICAN A Magazine oi Good Citizensnip Issued Monthly in the Interest of Americanization and Adult Education H. J. LANGOE, Editor Associate Editors: Robert G. Deming, State Director of Americanization, State of Connecticut (President Department Adult Education, National Education Ass’n. U. S.) William Chandler Smith, Chief State Bureau Immigrant Education, New York (Chairman Editorial Board “Interstate Bulletin”) Charles M. Herlihy, State Superviser Adult Alien Education, Massachusetts R. E. Dugdale, Director Extension Dept., Board of Education, Toledo, Ohio Geo. A. Green, Director Citizens’ Bureau, Immigrant Aid, Cleveland, Ohio A. C. Strange, Oregon State Director of Americanization Schools, Portland, Or. Publishers: The Northman Publishing Company (Inc.) Officers: H. J. Langoe, President; B. G. Skulason, Sec-Treasurer Offices and Publishing House Labbe Building, 227% Washington Street, Portland, Oregon Phone Broadway 6600 Vol. 4 vohime°us 22 November, 1925 Number 2 CONTENTS EDITORIAL SUBJECTS— “The Battle against Intolerence is on”; When Stupidity is Cornered by Logic; A Sadly Needed Change, etc.................. SOUND AMERICANISM REPUDIATES ACTS OF INJUSTICE AND RETALIATION ......................................................... :. FINDING THE WAY “THE ALIENS’ CLUB OF AMERICA” By H. J. Langoe WHEN JUSTICE IS SWEPT OVERBOARD By H. J. Langoe BECOMING AN AMERICAN By A. C. Strange, State Director of Americanization Schools. QUESTION AND ANSWER PAGE FOR FOREIGN-BORN......... IMMIGRANT LIFE AND EDUCATION IN AMERICA By Harry M. Shafer, Assistant Superintendent, Public Schools, Los Angeles, Calif. BITS OF HUMOR FOR THE HOME-CIRCLE AND FIRESIDE.. Subscriptions, twelve issues, Two Dollars yearly; single copies, twenty cents. Remit by United States Money Order, Express Money Order or Check. In Canada and other foreign countries, belonging to the Postal Union, fifty cents additional should be added. Back numbers, not over three months old, twenty-five cents; more than three months, One Dollar each. Instructions for change of address should be sent two weeks in ad vance of mailing. Always give old address, as well as the new, and al ways write plainly. The Editor will be glad to ¿onsider contributions; but a stamped and addressed envelope must be inclosed, if the return of unavailable manu scripts is desired. Entered as Second Class Mail Matter in the Post Office at Portland, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March Third, 1879.