Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-11
BROUGHT BEFORE ASSOCIATION
Language of the Fatherland Should
Have Equal Show with Latin.
SET OF RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Instructors in Nebraska Schools Are
Urged to Give Aid in Work.
LIGHT ON GERMAN STUDENT LIFE
For the Present No Effort is 60 lie
Made 60 Introduce the Method
in Grades below the
seventh.

campaign was launched by German
teachers at the meeting OF that depart
ment OF the Nebraska State Teachers as
sociation Friday afternoon to bring about
"A better understanding OF the German
language IN Nebraska.
Teachers OF German throughout the
state will be requested TO cultivate the
acquaintance OF the "hoch Deutsch' in
their communities and secure from them
information and help In the teaching OF
the fatherland tongue.
Prof. Amanda Heppner Of Lincoln
leotured on the principal German COM
munities which she has visited numerous
times, and illustrated her talk with
stereoptlcon views. Student life in Ger
man was explained, from life in the
graded schools through the college
courses. The hardships Of German frat
life were detailed.
A little German drama, THE Sword OF
Damooles," was presented In the German
language by four girls from the omaha
High school.
Resolutions unanimously endorsing the
action Of the German American alliance
were adopted a. follows;
Resolutions Are Adopted.
Resolved, In Views OF the fact that the
Nebraska German American Alliance has
officially declared It's desire to cooperate
with us In our work, we recommend that
tho German teachers make a special ef-
fort to become acquainted with the best
Germans in the communities in which
they are teaching in order to make in
telligent cooperation possible.
Resolved, That recognizing the fact
should. as a rule, be begun before the
high school age when the retentlVo
faculty OF pupils is at It's best, and when
their power OF Imitation is most active.
we favor the Recommendation OF the Ger
man American Alliance TO Introduce Ger
man into our schools as early as cir
cumstances will permit
! Resolved, That vNiie to the difficulty
OF securing sufficient supply of ade-
quately prepared teachers to reach the
best results, we are OF the opinion that.
for the, present az least, no effort should
| grades below tho seventh.
Resolved, That realizing that for the
sucoesstul teaching OF German In the
grades, ready command OF the spoken
language is well night Indispensable and
realizing too, that residence In Germany
naturally the most effective way OF ac-
qulrtng this accomplishments In muEt
cases Impossible, II is suggested that the
| National German american Normal
school at Milwaukee, might and does
| furnish an approximately adequate equiv
alent for residence abroad.
Resolved, That we believe that the mod
eIn languages should be recognized as
the complete equivalent to Latin, both In
disciplinary and cultural value, and we
therefore urge upon boards, superintend-
ents and principals to give IL such rscog-
milton.
Resolved, That we further recommend
that a copy Of these resolutions be fur
nished to the president OF the Superin-
tends and rtnclpals association, with the
request TO have said association give
them careful and detailed consideration
at their next meeting, and 10 report to
the officers Of this section the result OF
their deliberation.
The officers of the German section for
the next year are: President Frank H.
Reinsch, Lincoln High school, secretary
Miss Abba Bowen. Omaha High school.