New-York tribune., 1909-06-17
PRIZES FOR YOUNG JEWS
LITTLE Immigrants Shoe Remarkable
Progress an English.

,,,riIs % one OF New York's public schools
=. ls-1ure from Patrick MCGOWAN at their Flag
exercises last week for not standing up when
~ Is ,srr The Star Spangled Banner" The pu-
a. ~ the Baron de Hirsch School in English for
Llrirraut Children. al the Educational Alliance,
- such scolding. Forty-one boys and girls
- -, r-aduated from this school yesterday at the
nance Building. on East Broadway, and though
If them has been in this country more than
,s--sorae only & few months-they stood erect
;. ,-o,,d as they sang The Star Spanged Ban-
=" The Battle Hymn Of the Republic and
~.-,s-ios &" and they gave the words with clear
.ssiness which few classes Of American born chill
ss, could besr
Tsisor straus. president Of the board of directors
:. ne Educational Alliance, presided and gave
trief talk
.Tt isn't generally known, he said but the fund
=. yaanOoo which supports the Baron de Hirsch
,sbools in America was offered 10 the Russian gov
,1r,sut first 10 be used for the education OF Jews
:, that country There was only one condition
,,st the Jews should not be Disseminated against
=, spcsaI privileges were asked for the Jews only
. s5ua-e desl. Russia refused the money; IT came
N America and the Jews still are the victims Of
5s-rnnation in all Russian schools. ,
aTr The United States education is free to all and
mi are not only offered education but compelled
:, take it, Il rests with you 20 make the most
oft"
Fe1rv Fleischrnan administrator Of the Educa-
,IsnsI Alliance. told the children that TO be good
Americans they must be good Jews. You have
left behind you IN your native country he said
ats manners and customs and language, but there
e one thing you must retain. and the alliance
ziu help you retain It You must keep your re-
lirson the religion OF the Jewish people
There was enough patriotism going at the gradu-
ntion 70 1T ont several meetings of the Daughters
~ the American Revolution. Every child wore two
aass OF his or her breast and the thirteen original
ststes-boys wearing the names Of the states on
ssshss ever their shoulders-sat IN the front row
Pauline Gaib. bright girl of fifteen years, got
prfze Of s. IN gold for excellence IN English com
uosition. Pauline, though she has been in this
oountry only eight months, and knew no English
when she entered the Baron de Hirsch School, has
taken the regular examination for high school
and viii become & high school pupil next fall
Philip spo-n. young lad. carried ch a host Of
p-zes-the second prize for English composition,
the Baron De 1irsch Alumni prize for work in
geography and 4 gold medal for marks in examin-
alton.
Not al the seven hundred pupils in this school
The seats Here were old with long boards and
niddle-aged men with work-vgorn hands, who came
forrard and read compositions il the English they
had painfully acquired in later life
There is one curious thing about this adult
class AIr Fleischman said TO the reporter. See
thai man over rhere2 He has been in this country
night wsrchman. He didn't learn English because
he saw nobody. heard nobody speak so he comes
here evenings TO learn English. We have many
Fech cases-night workers-in our adult class