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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

of celebrating our independence. All
foreign born parents. as well as their
children, are 10 be invited 70 various
entertainments, to receptions. TO
speeches, 10 music, 10 motion pictures,
to pageaats and to parades, all OF
which will instruct them in the delights
Of citizenship, will inspire IN them an
American patriotism and make Amer
lea in reality the melting pot which
it is so fondly called.
"Mothers Will be invited 70 attend
mothers meetings. They will be i'm
bued with the desire to learn English.
And the way will be opened for fur
Their communication with them. so that
teachings of hygiene, of welfare and
so forth may follow naturally IN the
future"
Mrs. Pinchot then quoted some fig
ures in order to show the enormity OF
the problem. There are 1900, 600
foreign born residents OF our country
working in our mines and mills, sub
ways and barge canal and contribut-
ing 20 the prosperity Of our country,
but who have by no means al reached
an understanding of America or be-
come an integral part Of American so
ciety, 10 say nothing Of American citi-
zenship.
"One-fourth Of the men in this coua-
try over twenty-one years Of age are
foreign born whites. There are almost
100000 men in this country old
enough to vote who were born in other
lands. These form approximately -
per cent of the male population old
enough 20 vote. Less than half @
them are naturalizcd. This vast army,
greater than the Germans have under
arms to-day. is being wasted It's power
for service and stability is lost. Why
not mobilize this army for peace and
life. not war and death? Why not de
yclop a thoroughly trained, intelligent,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

competent, unified country out OF the
incohereut, hostile elements showing
all too clearly in it now"
And then Mrs. pnchot came 10 the
immediate cause for the formation or
her committee, that cause which has
made it a necessity more striking than
il was last year, or than 1t IS TO be
hoped it will be next year.
in its rejoicing In the security or
peace America is united nation. ANA
yet the war i'm Europe has revealed
America 10 itself in an absolutely new
and surprising way. few years ago
if we had been asked 10 state cur
ideas on the real meaning OF American
citizenship we should probably have
considered IL an Idle question, and inc
answer obvious enough to be gwen by
any schoolboy
but doubt whether any thoughtful
American has failed 20 see that these
months of war in Europe have thrown
a high and strong light on the COM
plexity involved I'm the question OF
American citizenship. Separated, as we
are now. into isolated national COM
munities within our nation, We are IN a
highly dangerous and inhammable stu
alton, Just at the period when we
should be strongest in unity and in a
single nationalism of purpose Whether
we stand for peace or for war, these
people who are round about US, must
cease 20 be guests They must be
workers, not only for IS but with US,
and must realize that our institutions,
our policies and our customs, are theirs
for adopting. and are futile unless they
are so understood, and unless equality
is not made to mean 20 these unlimited,
but welcomed. men and women uniyer-
salty of opportunity TO lose their iden-
tity in ours and become that very
thing for which they have journeyed
across the waters"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

know English. They know nothing OF
the American customs or Of the mean
ing Of lie as It is found here. They
know only their own little world, which
contains other women Of their same
nationality, who know no more about
the outside interests than they do.
Out the children 20 TO the public
schools In that great democratic in
stitution they learn all that the native
born child of American parents learns.
And they learn 20 speak English And
here is the most tragic point of the
entire issue. Because they speak Eng
lish and their parents do not they feel
a spurious superiority. In Wildean
fashion they first condescend and then
fout their parents. Parental authority
is entirely subverted and true family
life is nj an end. This Is the great
cause of delinquency.
"Unless We can give to the parents
the same advantages, or at least an
amount which Is adequate for the pur-
pose, Of the education which we give
10 the child we will continue to have
the constant stream Of offenders ap-
pearing in children's courts that now
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

il is TO be expected that she would
shrink" on very slight proyocation.
When the child gets among
strangers in new situation, where
there is little 20 remind him OF b.,
daily associations. the naturally tlm.d
child will :eel lost and uncomfortaole.
He may be scared 10 the point OF
being unable 20 do anything ~ all.
On the other hand, fairly healthy
child that is not self-conscious VIII
find in the new surroundings all sorts
Of stimulation for his activity. HI
curiosity will be aroused. and he WI
be tempted 70 explore things with re-
freshing simplicity. A city child taken
10 the country Will be tempted 20 ''lei
himself out" in running and shouting
and If that is very different from ms
accustomed conduct. II IS because MS
daily life does not give him the neces-
sary opportunities Tor free and spoh-
taneous activity.
The children Of the'poor, rs com
pared with those OF the vel! to 60
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
Bv DORIS f. FLEISCHMAN.

The bonfire, or safe and sane Fourth
Of July, IS gone, and in its place we
are to have Americanization Day.
characterization Day for every city in
the nation" say the huge placards
which are TO be posted throughout the
country by the Americanization Day
Committee, which has seen very OLD
problem IN a very new light
The problem is the problem Of the
immigrant who fearsomely enters our
gate. who becomes an American citizen
without casting off his nationality.
Hitherto we have been prone TO re-
gard the immigrant as the imported
worker. We have considered HIM as
the man who is 70 keep our factories
going and dig our trenches explained
Mrs. Clifford Pinchot. who as one OF the
chief members Of this new committee
voiced the sentiments which have LED
70 the translating Of "the Declaration
Of Independence into a new declaration
OF citizenship
Tmmigrants are not merely WORKERS
They are humans, who are to become
citizens, and citizenship granted en-
tails more than the filing Of naturaliza-
ton papers and giving power to vote
What was it that led to our exclusion
of the Chinese from California? Mere
" that regard of immigrants which
made us see in them only an economic
factor
"What TO do with the immigrant 1t
is q problem which we have ludicrously
neglected. We have provided some
what for the children, but in this hall
wav method Of educating and Ameri-
cariziDg the children we have done in
finite harm to the child, to the father
and particularly to the mother.
"And that is what Americanization
Dav aims to do. We want 10 teach the
narents Of the little children whom the
school is teaching what American citi-
zo,sbip means that they, too, have
definite stand to take in this country
Tbov will be urged to learn the Eng
Usb language, they will be urged to
study ciyics and will be introduced 10
immigrants from other nations and 20
native born citizens and taught that the
Term American stands for one definite
thing that j., is not capable Of taking
on chameleon hues. Italians, Germans,
Russians, Scandinavians and Dutch will
learn that differences of extraction are
ilusory in this country"
immigrant women have been utterly
neglected by this government. True.
men have not been approached def
nitely. but their work outside the home
has sharpencd their wits Their neces-
sity has made them learn somewhat Of
the English language, and contact with
American institutions Of one sort or
another has forced them to at least
fragmentary acquaintance with the
land in which they have settled.
"But what Of the women" asks Mrs.
pinchot They settle in their homes.
The high cost Of living, the strenuous
labor stultifes them Most Of them do
NOT know that they are in America,
with all the connota'ion which that
name carries 20 the native Of this
country. or they weakly realize that
they arc disappointed in what they
have found here.
a large part Of the disappointment
i due TO the actions of their sophisu-
catcd children. These mothers do not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

are not oyerburdened with the solicit
tous attentions Of anxious parents and
nurses. The anxieties there are di-
rected in other directions These chill
dren develop more rapidly, because
circumstances demand Of them quick
decisions, and the constant exercise Of
whatever resources they may have.
The casual observer frequently notes
that the newsboy on the busy corner
Is such a bright lad" but he does not
az frequently notice the handicap that
goes with the brightness and oppor-
tunities Of the nowsboy, or Of the
child whose playground IS the street.
Nor does be note that the temptations
Of the street are frequently too strong
for the ordinary child 20 resist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
TO AID LUSITANIA NEEDY
Entertainment Will Be Held
in Brooklyn Tuesday Night.

Many OF those who went down with
the Lusitania left behind them fam
lilies which are now suffering. To aid
those in distress the Citizens Lusi-
tania Fund Committee will conduct a
benefit tomorrow evening in Kismet
Temple, Nostrand Avenue and Herki-
mer Street, Brooklyn. Cleveland II.
Dodge, treasurer Of the Mayors Com
nlittee. will receive the funds and
transmit them to the needy.
There will be a concert, and, follow
ing this, an illustrated lecture, on
"Desolate Belgium" By DR.. Charles I.
BaYlis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
Distinguish Between Self-Reliance and
Self-Satisfaction.

On the other hand, the children Of
the more prosperous families are
bandicqppcd by TOO monotonous an
environment. which fails TO develop
self-re.iance trait sometimes con-
fused with self-satisfaction. These
children do not SO readily show what
thew have in them; they are called
rron merely 90 exhibit what the par
cn,s or nurses and teachers call FOR.
The routine o. the daily visit 90 River
side Drive. the conventions Of the
home and Of the summer al a fashion.
able seaside resor. do not give the
mother a chance 20 know her child,
because these conditions DO not give
the child chance 20 express himself
through q sufficiently wide range OF
relation ships.
The only thing can say to Rosa
lind's mother is: Give your child AZ
least as good chance as ordinary
folks give their children; let her show
what She can 10 when she is not
coached or prompted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

distresses and puzzles our educators
and uplifters.
"Thc tragedy Of the mother who sees
her husband growing away from her
in his wisdom Of the new world, and
who sees her children running wild,
law unto themselves, merely because
she is forced to remain behind in her
cid world. must come to an end If any
thing real is to be done with the
Heterogeneous mass within our
bounds" Mrs Pinchot holds.
"The parents must be connected
Nth the public schools. Through the
prestige which their contact with this
institution gives them they are re
stored to their proper eminence and
position Of authority with their chill
Grcn.
The Working Mother.
an large cities. like New York and
Chicago, there is not so great need
for drastic reforms in regard 20 our
attitude 20 these vertically helpless
women, who slave all day in their
homes or IN the canneues, without
the due regard from their more pro
gressiye husbands and from their un-
manageable children. In large cities II
is very difficult 20 escape the constant
American influences that are set 70
work by settlement societies and the
many other institutions we know Of
Put throughout the country, in isolated
communities. there are entire hordes
of people who never hear a word
spoken in any but their own language.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
Ros,lind Seif-Possessed Young
Person.

But the party was a grand success.
Tho STRANGERS. children and adults.
rever suspccted that Rosalind was one
Of the shrinking kind She engaged
freely IN conversation. and when there
nas none about for her TO engage IN
sbe started some on her own iritia-
i've. She made suggestions for i'm
proving the luncheon for next time
and she asked for what she wanted
without any outward sign Of hesita-
ton. She helped herself without
ceremony 20 the toys that had been
brought for the children and eN-
pressed preferences and dlsiiAes a. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
No Chance for self-Expression.

Now. why did her mother consider
her such a timid child, and WIZ did
she az Slome give the impression OF
being shy? II is probable that the
only thing that troubled the little girl
AZ home was too much care on the part
Of the mother and the nurse. She had
always been closely watched. and
hcircd with every tr.nc She had no
chance 20 use her own initiative and
resourcefuluess and the advent OF
strangers usually meant performance
calculated 20 make the child conscious
Of herself. Under such circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

TCLLY 3 quarter - century ago,
so the legend runs, the woman
who did no, own a black lace
rva-,hey called gowns and frocks
'i'ssses" 10 those unsophisticated
.iys-was so tar behind the fashion
nat she was no. deemed worthy Of
ssrton vhe. modes were under dis
assior The black lace afternoon
dress" simply had 20 be acquired, and
% the everlasting credi, Of the aver
'g' woman be s: said. somehow she
'.''esdei in acquiring il. For few
costumes are more becoming and few
rs more practical, even though, to
Masculine eyes, lace appears to be the
ao'i 'rumpery among the fabrics be-
.'ysi by women.
Old Times Revived.
Twenty-Five years ago The afternoon
''Tr o. thar period looked Impractical
'e'avss i,s SILK foundation was wholly
''-st. Nowadays much of the silk
'''ch contributes 20 the development
" tie gagzy looking costume is con-
F'1ossly ir evidence, particularly in
re case Of che type. lacking speci-
zen o. which many well-to-do woman
gt' be tempted 20 echo Flora Nc
'-h'ey's famous complaint ancnt hay-
g nothing 90 wear" Presumably
re eiseon'ented young lady who lived
% Madison Square when that region
=" fashionable never dreamed Of any
ing SO soul-satisfying as q certain
lev mode 10 black Chantilly and tat
"a. An absolutely novel note is given
rs 'hree-founce-tcred skirt by a
ware p.astron OF lace crossing the
.'Pol' iron. between waist and hip
'-'' u cmerCes from below the
'-'''' sharp points Of a tafeta waist
way Which does not reveal itself at
s |-opered fronts Of a sleeveless
81, '-e'.actei 10 silk This semblance
go .'' garment iSStehs S"R"'iy
ne lef, Of the bust with a single
afge je, bg..c, ,.-,i,. oo,.ors Tho bins
"pp'i1g folds, and is so rccklessly
'.' away round abo,, tho arms that II
,osses the shoulders 81 mere straps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

NJ Cummings could not tell J ':I
how she made her children - '' nicely as
Did they always speak up S No mot moi al
little Lucille had done ,hcv did and
ways, though sometimes ,n o odyg But
YOU never could ten ;, IN "'' Sometimes
the mother "'J affect child SO that
one person not ike his usual self lie be. be-
he IS F 9oo.cb tS or he is antag9nl1g,ge.
And l, some m DSSe'ff than moth others. 90 70
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
Schools Should Help Children
Find Themselves In Community
Sociologss Oppose Training Which Finds Jobs for
Pupils Without Care to Individual Needs

TO help young people 90 understand
themselves and The demands and con-
ditions Of industry 20 meet the de-
mards which are in harmony with the
welfare Of the workers and 20 change
the conditions which tend 20 the in
jury of the community. So far as |
know, this has not been done in Bos-
ton or in Germany.
In a report to tho National Child
Labor Committee Professor Dewey
says:
"The problems Of vocational guidance
and industrial education are by no
means solved, and without intelligent
cooperation Of educators and reform
ers the newly awakened enthusiasm on
these matters will result in hasty and
superficial action. Thus, it is absurd
to talk about yocations' in connection
with the labor OF children under six
teen at least, but the phrase is likely
to have with some people an influence
which it would not have were the ordi-
nary words finding jobs substituted
for the high sounding vocational guild
ance'
"To encourage children under six
teen to leave school by assisting them
to find jobs is a mischieyous enter
prise. There are nineteen chances out
Of twenty that any work they can get
into will prove a blind alley, both in
dustrially and economically.
Enthusiasm for vocational guild
ance should exhibit itself first in en-
couragng children to stay in school
till they have an education which VIII
tit them for work where there are
genuine openings ahead; secondly, nj
guiding public opinion and activity to
modify the regular school work SO that
u shall have more genuine connec-
tion with social opportunities; thirdly,
to provide supplementary agencies so
that children when they do leave 20 go
10 work shall continue under some edu-
cational supervision that will counter
act the tendency Of almost any trade at
the present time to arrest their further
growth.
"Only as last resort in desperate
individual cases should agencies for
vocational guidance act as labor plac-
ing bureaus"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

II picnic party with round dozen
other children. most Of them strangers,
and six grown ups. The mother hesl-
tgtod about letting her 90, she was 50
sure the child would be nervous ana
shrinking, and consequently a null
sance among strangers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

food and games with the composure
Of an experienced miss OF at least SIX
year. and she was only going on
five" II she had any doubts or mis-
giyngs of any kind she managed 20
conceal them most artfuily. on the
whole, she was as self-possessed a
young person as one would wish 10
meet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07
~ sJDoNIE MATzNER GUTENBERG.

IT WAS at tea party, and chi'ui q"
had not even been mentioned ' s' haS
l. the weather was fine and none had
been ailing Of late But then the BABY
of the house was brought home by her
attendant. and, OF course, she was I'M
medjately brought into the assemoiage
for exhibition and admiration. the
little lady behaved herself very nicely
.ho made the rounds Of the COMPANY;
,hooE hands. said "How do :? ana
eso aOUn i'm the approved fashion ,,
49, ~, one was charmed. and the YAK
40 At last drift 10 children. vi D.
Frost was particularly lmPresSca'
iW Vail YOUR child DO all that IN com
,arya" she asked Of her nearest nnen
P P@r' Ryt She evidently took 1t for grant
"a that he or she would not 10Y Sue
co t'r riqht on TO explain about her own own
WVoo..aal,r6 "Rosalind is gong on .'e'
ma ebe is so timid. When 'neIe "a d
A." ".rarCcr in the house you cant ge' her
~ az" say q word. cannot MAKE h'I
~ people properly. shes so ~ ron
g ,,ordcr how you make your ch''or'"
loss tmid'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

Mrs. PinchOt says characterization Day wW teach us
to keep faith with:
The alien workerS u'ho fguratpcIy dig
trenches,
Women whose real HreS remain behind in Rus
STA or Italy,
Women Cut off from their sophisticated children
and progressive husbands.
We can give citizenship of the real sort to aH- ne
only WiH!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

In short. it is not the business OF
the schools to find boys and girls NJ
to do certain work for certain employ
ers. II is the business OF the schools
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

-, Vaoorate gowns in black arc fash
,.s' s'e Tor afternoons, they are ultra
a. unable for evenings. But unlike
Sa!une costumes, those worn after
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-07

"And that is why we want 70 make
Americanization Day national method
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
Forty-Minute Fray
On Union GridirOn

Schenectady. y. Y, Oct. 19.-Three
varsity backs. Girling. Roof and
Stoller. were shifted to the second
team this afternoon in the practice at
Union College. For forty minutes they
hammered. jammed and charged the
varsity line opposing them TO knock
into shape the defence that proved 50
unsteady IN the game on Saturday with
New York University.
II was the hardest kind Of WORK for
the varsity line. and the long scrim-
mage achieved favorable results. The
team seems 20 be emerging from the
slump that married its play during the
last game. and the trace OF staleness
is gradually being eradicated.
Moore. freshman. worked ont AZ
end on the varsity and tackled hard
and swiftly. Tubby Rosecrans, the
only backfeld man except Cor 20 play
a full game Saturday. was out in uni-
form and got in some good work on
the secondary defence for the varsity.
The men at the training table last
night were addressed by Charlie Wal
dron. secretary of the Graduate Coun-
ell of Union College. His talk put new
determination into the squad. and il
u felt that different football Will be
PLAYED against Stevens here on Satur-
DAY than was shown at New York
University last week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-20
CORNELL'VARSITY
PUT TO A TEST
Lines Up Against Scrub in
Scrimmage Which
Lasts an Hour.

Ithaca. y. Y, Oct. l9.-The Cornell
football squad went through the hard
est practice of the season this after
MON. when the varsity and the SCRUB
battled for an hour and a quarter with
ont a stop. While the scrub combina-
ton held the varsity well and ire
ouently made good gains on the first
string men, they were finally beaten by
a score Of % to 0.
The scrmmage was held on Schoell-
kopf Field, where the games are played
instead Of on the regular practice held'
which was mass of mud. The only
change in the varsity lineup since Sat
urday's game was Welles for Jameson
AZ left tackle. Gillies continues at the
other tackle position, as Bailey, the
regular, Is still unable to play on &C
count OF a bad wrist, although he was
on the field in his uniform to-day.
The scrimmage this afternoon was
featured by much punting on both
SIDES. Inns WIS uut " '"N 1900 49,
neither the varsity nor the scrub would
carry the ball in their own territory.
Barrett's punts during the early part
Of the scrimmags frequently went 90
and 55 yards, and only toward the end
did they get down to 30 and 80.
On account Of the slippery condition
OF the field many fumbles were made,
but in every case they were recovered.
Before any of tie 'ouchdowns had been
scored Collins went out NJ the lineup
with minor injury and was succeeded
by Schlichter, the scrub halfback. Soon
after this substitution the scrub eleven
tried a series OF forward passes, which
invariably failed
Schlichter made two touchdowns, as
did Shiverick. Barrett kicked all the
goals. The coaches thought tonight
that the showing of the men during the
early part Of the scrimmage was not up
TO standard, but as the practice con-
tinued there was big improvement.