The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-11
GERMAN TEACHERS
WELCOME EXTENDED BY CITY AND
STATE AT GERMAN HOUSE.
Professor Nix Describes Three Classes
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Entertainments.

The German-American teachers that form
the national association. which is to dis
cuss it's affairs here until the end of the
week, were welcomed to the city last night,
at the German House. The visitors had
been looked after and escorted to their
hotels by a reception committee. as they
arrived during the day, and last night they
were made TO feel still more at home. Mem
bers of the German House and other Ger
man citizens helped the delegates to the
convention to form an audience of good size
in the main hall of the German House.
TIL programme, last night, included
speeches and music by a part of the Ger
man House Orchestra and the Liederkranz.
Attorney General William l.. Taylor well
coined the visitors on behalf of the State.
and Albert Sahm, president of the Board of
Public Works, on behalf of the city.
Charles w. Moores, of the School Board.
Robert Nix, supervisor Of music in the pub
lie schools. and NJ. D.. Learned, president
of the German-American Teachers Asso-
citation, also spoke.
Before the meeting Attorney General
Taylor was gossiping with c. E.. Emmerich.
principal of the Manual Training High
School. and the attorney general was asked
if he would speak in German.
NO" he said, Il will speak in English.
/ taught German, though, for a year after
l left the university
ANY fool can teach what he knows
said Professor Emmerich, but it takes a
smart man TO teach what he doesn't
know
THREE CLASSES OF GERMANS.
Professor Nix introduced the speakers.
He spoke of the Importance of the German
American teachers. explaining that they
help TO weld the best elements of American
and German life. He referred to what he
called the three classes of Germans that
come to this country. The first class, he
said, is composed of people that change
their name from Schmidt to Smith when
they land. and Immediately begin to imi-
tate the Americans. These he compared TO
the ass that put on the lions skin The
second class is those that believe all the
time they live in America that they left
the best country In the world when they
sailed from Germany, and hold a contempt
for Americans. The third class he praised,
saying it keeps the best of German traits
and acquires the best American traits and
makes the best citizens.
Professor Learned, the president of the
association, is an American. He is a mem
Der of the faculty of the University Of
Pennsylvania. He said in his speech that
the time is coming when German will not
Germans will not nave to be continually
urging the study of their language in the
public schools. 1t will be discovered, he as
serted. that the children must be taught
German because Of a commercial and vital
reason, and the study of 1t will begin in the
primary grades and extend through the
high school.
A VARIED PROGRAMME.
The formal discussions Of the associa-
ton will be held this and tomorrow morn
ings at the German House. This morning
Prof. Starr Willard Cutting. of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, and Prof. Adolph Kroner,
of Cleveland, will read papers. This after
noon the visitors will be taken for a street.
car ride to Fairview Park, and on the re-
turn trip a stop will be made at the Turner
Park. Tonight a concert will be given at
the German House by the Musikverein,
under the direction Of Professor Ernesti-
nom. and the membership OF the German
House will turn out to entertain the teach
ers.
Tomorrow night the delegates to the con-
vention will be taken from the Maenner-
Choir Hall to the German Park, where the
Venetian Night" OF several years ago will
be repeated. The park will be open only
TO the visitors, the members of the park
and the members of the Maennerchor The
music will be furnished by the Maenner-
Choir. under the direction of Franz Bel
linger. and by the City Band. under the
direction of r. A. Miller. Saturday night a
kommers will be given for the visitors at
the German House.