New-York tribune., 1908-11-15
WANTS RECOGNITION.
City History Club Says Public Schools Are
rcdebted TO It's Teachings.

.-vp. ara p.rtectly delighted to have the BOARD o'
Essucation adopt suggestions. out We "aLt
l,ttIs ~ the credit" is the way Mrs ROPER <AO''
r,.a,+ ~ the CITY History Club. feels. II was
What Cus,ave Straubenm1iler assistant city Supe-
,ntendent OF schools did not say IN ms ms 50. -,
On, city History Club bazaar az the Hotel la-1 1
Yesterday that reused Mrs Able Ire. AS sic 20
IL He came here TO talk lot us "''4 ' "
a word about US
Mr. Straubenm1ller spoke at the eoueAtiohai ~ -
Farence held in the morning. HIS suoJect ".'
"Ciytcs in the Public Schools" He told "ha' .I'e
schools are trying do to make patriots preaCI.5
hi. remarks by the statement that no schooi cou'u
countelact the influence of bad home -,..,-
..y1-7an ANYTHING goes wrong anywhere the schooIS
are held responsible" he said / hearo d ~ -
factI1rer say the other day that 1t was our iau''
that he couldn't get good workmen Now ti'7
schools are responsible for some evils oul ioie ,l
are responsible for more We can 90 any '',ll9 ta9
with q child from bad enVlrohrhehl-diiu ~ -
environment don't mean the East Side. Inc mel!
-bo committed some of the worst civic crimes oI
recent wears came from what are called me pest
homes - -.
THE first teaching IS given IN the hothes' Hiu
e. &c the mother who IS responsible
~ .oboo,a however Mr. Straubenmdner sal1'
ver4 irving 10 instil a little patriotism-not 'he
kind that expresses itself IN yelling AROUND eIe'
+f,n time but the kind that is willing to shoudeF
,,-s ~ Tho duties Of citizenship. We try 10
show the children their duties TO the family te
n-,ebborhood the city, the country he said AS
thav advance into higher grades we teach thein'
,n s,rnnI. ways. in connection with the course IN
home geography the functions OF the various city
departments. We try to teach them why every
person should obey the laws
After p detailed explanation OF tho steps by
rbicb the public school child is led up TO civic en-
,igbtenment MI Straubenmder sat down MTs.
Abb. said something TO him and he went out mast
,lv returning soon after. Then Mrs. Able got up
1T feel Inpelled TO say she began. that Dr.
Maxwell hiss told many times that the N1-
ret1,. for the teaching OF civ!cs IN the puoio
schooI, came from the City History Club have IN
my nossession as II was taken down by tho Dle-
u,riter-and I intend to have II published NA'
Dr Maxwell said-that suggestions were en-
hodied in the home geography course used IN the
! schools 7 asked Mr. Straubenm0ler TO say from
III. platforrn that DIT. Maxwell recognizes the part
| We have taken: he went out and telegrapheh DT'
NaxU,eu and he says Dr. Maxwell will not aAo"
| him TO do anything OF the kind We are gao 10
! have the Board OF Education our suggestions
/ hut we want them to acknowledge the debt
During these remarks Mr.. Straubennuher ols-
creetly disappeared
The bazaar yesterday afternoon and evening vas
a repetition OF Friday in point OF brilhancy Many
things were sold but the committee adhered TO It's
resolutions TO allow no taking Of chances on any
| thing so everything was sold straight out
Crowds thronged the musical tea" to see ar
! fists who get thousands OF dollars for sing ng
| high C's' pour for pay but thanks and
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