The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-04
NEW But PROUD AMERICANS
EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE HAS A
POLYGLOT FOURTH.

Recent Immigrants show That They Know
about G.. w. and why We Celebrate
These Foreigners Get the ''Feol'' Of
Things quick. Says Pat Rooney the Cop.
All the details OF how Paul Revere spread
his troublesome lows was recited last
night to the East Side by a young Russian
girl named Lillian Caro-. who came to
America less than three months ago quite
unable when she landed at Ellis Island
to speak a word Of English. The Declare
ton Of Independence was read in Yiddish
by Benjamin Gorsky, and another dark
eyed youth. Isaac Levien, read it in English.
A male chorus sang in Italian.
All these linguistic pyrotechnics took
place in the auditorium Of DIR. Blaustein's
Educational Alliance in East Broadway,
where the classes Of immigrants who have
been in this country one year or less were
celebrating the glorious Fourth.
The big auditorium was packed with new
citizens. three-fourths Of whom. eaid DR..
Paul Abelson. who is principal Of the
Evening School Of English and Civics for
Immigrants. have already learned enough
English to make themselves understood.
The Stars and Stripes fiuttered along the
VeAto a. 1thAk &boNO bAio btukO oOVt nc
Washington was present, steel engraved
and plaster of PARSED. Freedom" echoed
throughout the poems and speeches in every
second paragraph.
Policeman Patrick Rooney. who stood
near the door wiping his brow. remarked
that it was wonderful how these foreigners
caught the feel Of things in a new country.
The purpose Of the school, said DIR.
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soon as possible and drill him in the, mys-
teries OF our language. American history
n American civics. Much OF the in
struction. too. In devoted to lectures on
the disadvantages to the immigrant Of
settling in New York when all the country
Is open to him." DIR. Blaustein says that
one reason these immigrants learn 30 readily
10 that, despite the educational disadvan-
tages In Russia. more than one-fourth of the
pupils now in the immigrant classes nave
gone to schools higher than u grammar
schools before they set sail for America.
The loudest applause Of the evening
greeted the glee clubs singing Of a song
Of welcome in Italian. That was because
the som had a lifting melody running
through IL that was given with a snap and
sang the solo parts. has a sweet tenor voice.
Everybody rose TO his feet when DIR.
Abelson announced, first in English and
then in Yiddish, hat the glee club would
open the exercises with America, and
the audience remained standing until after
the club nae followed America" with The
Star Spangled Banner"
DIR. Blaustein spoke in simple German
on The Day We Celebrate, and his audi
ence listened attentively while he told
them OF their chances in America and that
IL they would obey American laws Z hey
could arrive at any position but the White
House.. Then Morris Sklarsky recited an
original poem in Yiddish that dwelt on the
sacrifices one should max for his country.
David Rachmilovitch of Class B next read
s little composition in English on The
Immigrant and America" David came
here not many months ago without the adj
vsntages OF a speaking acquaintance with
English. Here is q bit Of his address,
copied from his OWE manuscript:
heard an American saving. We don't care
to teach the immigrant. because he is never
satisfied with the liberty he has in this ooun-
try and with the opportunity We give him
to become a good citizen. Now. fellow
Americans! ] arm an immigrant. believe
that at first when We come to this country
ever vthing In strange to us and we cant be
satisfied with our conditions. But don't
think that the immigrant does not feel and
does not understand the liberty he finds
here. He understands and feels il deeply.
The immigrant feels the liberty probably
han the American does because he
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more education you give him. the more you
will show him that you are his friends, the
more he will love this country and become an
American and we all together viii live a happy
and free life in our free contry.
Just az soon as David becomes better
with the doubled ne will APP
proach perfection.
Isaac Schnelwar OF Class d 3, a young
man. who spoke %fervently In Yiddish on
America Means TO the Jewish I'm
migrants" was a member Of the Russian
Re Evolutionary party before he fmmigrated,
and he has been in America only seven
weeks. Isaac pleaded with his attentive
audience to respect American laws and
and said that America has all
Russia lacks and hat the Russian
peasant is fighting for.
All the school sang the Red. White and
Blue in English Max Supitilloff recited
"A Patriots Plee.- and there were scnzs
and instrumental solos by Louis Master.
Bernard Merson. Herman Kliansky and a
young man named Tubiansky. The audi
stood up and sang America" all over
again in English at the close of the exer-
cises, and then fled out to the street. where
an overflow OF their anxious brothers had
tried to hear il all by climbing to the win-