The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-14
GIVES VIEWS ON
SCHOOL DUTIES
MISS JENNESs M. BRADEN, FOR.
MERLY OF CALUMET, SPEAKS
AT WISCONSIN TEACH
ERs' CONVENTION.

Among the speakers at the recent |
convention OF the wisconsin Teachers
association at Milwaukee, was Miss
Jenness Nj Braden formerly teach
er in the public schools of Calumet
for seven years. Miss Braden's sub
jet was, Patriotism in the Schools"
and her address was given before the
primary teachers conference. Since
leaving this city. Miss Braden has
been located at Racine and has earned
an enviable reputation as an author
ess and as a lecturer before womans
clubs and other similar organizations.
In her Milwaukee address, Miss
Braden spoke as follows:
''rhe true purpose of the public
school is a school home. established 10Y
the state to train new citizens, capable
of perpetuating government of by
and for the people.
america has set herself the stupen-
dous task OF establishing upon this
earth nation In which she insists
that every man shall be king" she
continued. "But we need a national
consciousness. No German ever really
quits being a German, nor an English
man English.
Speaking of the work OF the public
| schools to instill patriotism and a rev.
erence for the flag Miss Braden said:
81 understand that the supreme pur-
pose OF the public schools is to citizen
ize the child, TO rationalize his knowl-
edge of law and order, to broaden and
deepen his sence of duty to do what
ever obedience to constituted authority
is required of him, aims at not only a
rational but voluntary compliance to
an inner authority.
zone day was talking with sew
enth grade teacher, who said, 1t Is
funny, but l do not know what pat
riotism is never have any sensa-
tons when look at the flag, although
/ thrill little when / listen to the
band
THAT is not PATRIOTISM u said,
that is hysteria-
Il saw myself for the first time as
an employe of the state whose first
business is the training of citizens
20 so protect my employers interest
! that the state in the future shall have
more citizens than educated men
rather than vice versa as ratio now
stands. l realize that 1 must see tc
il that even the smallest child in the
lowest grade bears upon his mine
every hour of the day this responsible
!, ity: That America IL his home ant
I This country; that the American fla;
protects him. and that. he. therefore
| owes to it not only his entire allie
glance, but the best he has to give o
effort and achievement.
} II saw, too, that the American ma
ton needs not to lbe of one blood, bu
: OF one mind, in order that there ma,
, Ibe achieved something higher than tn
form of government, the union OF TN
\ hearts, the lives and the abilities of tn
I people.
: THE next morning i'm my school
r room we revised that old flag salute;
1--WE give our heads, our hearts, an
n our hands TO God and our country; on
d country, one language, and one flag
r 1--WE took out every superfiuity, reli
Y gious and otherwise, for America
a Gods country. anyway, and patriotisr
g is the highest form of religion, and W
made II read:
81 give my head, my heart and IN
hands to my country the United State
- OF America, which has one languag
- the English language, and one flag, II
n stars and stripes.