The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-11-24
DR.. ROBERTS IN KEN0sHA
Great Leader of Work of Education
Among Foreigners Comes to Explain
His Methods to Kenosha Men Inter
ested in Great Work.

DR.. Peter Roberts, immigration Sec
rotary Of the international Committee
of the Young Men IS Christian Associa-
ton is in Kenosha today comforting
with the officials of the Kenosha asso-
citation in regard to the conduct of
night schools and as he is the author
Of the methods now being used by the
association in the education of the for
eign born he will give a demonstration
Of the work that may be done. His
coming to Kenosha has done much to
boost the interest in the night school
movement and it is expected that many
people who have not been directly in
terested in the work in the past will at
tend the meeting at the association
building this evening and get in touch
with the work. DR.. Roberts is one Of
the big men in the United States con-.
nected with the big movement for the
education of the foreign born.
The night school has taken firm
hold on Kenosha and already rs fer
eigners representing every nationality
represented in the city have entered for
the term. The work that is being done
by the association is attracting atten-
ton among the manufacturers of the
city and the officials of the Chicago
Brass company are blazing the trail
for other factory men in Kenosha. The
officials of the Brass mill have decided
to open a school for the education of
their own men. One Of the rooms of
the factory has been set aside for this
purpose and while the men will be en-
tered under the Y. M. G. A. system the
teachers will be provided and the off
cials of the Brass Company will have
full charge of the school, sc men now
employed at the Brass works have
promised to enter this school and it is
certain that the school will be of great
est value to the company in bringing
1t a higher class of labor This school
will be continued during the winter
months. The committee in charge Of
the night school has secured from the
pastor of the Lithuanian church the
privilege of using the school room of
this church and a special center for
the education of the Lithuanians will
be opened within the next few DAYS.
The pastors of both the italian and
Polish churches have notified the Sec
rotary of the Y. NJ. c. A. that they
will cooperate in the work and if pos
sible centers for Italians and Poles will
be opened at these church schools, It
now appears certain that five hundred
of the foreigners will be entered for
the association night schools if Facilities
can be found to take care Of them.
General Secretary Crossman in speak
ing of the movement this morning.
said: ''The movement is growing by
leaps and bounds and our greatest han
dicap at the present time is to secure
teachers to take charge Of the .enters
which are ready to be opened. Hun
dreds of men are anxious to enter these
schools and w must find the way to pro-
vide for them. The people of the CITY
must recognize that there is real de-
mand for men ito make sacrifices in
order to give these men instructions.
Our teaching force must necessarily be
limited but if we can find teachers tn
take care OF the work this year the
men now in school will be ready to t1rn
round and act as teachers in the schools
in other years. We are greatly pleased
with the action of the Chicago Brass
company and the churches particularly
for the foreign born for the aid they
have given to this work. It shows a
deep interest in the welfare of these
foreigners and we feel certain that It
will result in great good not only for
the men but also for their EMPLOYERS
Other manufacturers in Kenosha NAV
see the value of this experiment and
open schools in the other great plants.
There could be no better way for the
splendid development of much more eff
fcient workmen.''