The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-21
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
THROWN open
TO ALIENS |:
-Four Hundred Cites and Towns
Are Educating Candidates
for Citize nship.

WASHINGTON Nov, 20.Through-
out the country the plan of the bu-
reau Of naturalizat ion sof the United
States Department of Labor to enlist
the cooperation of public schools in
the education and Amer ation OF
candid dates for izenship lis; receiving
the most gratifying support. Approx
simately 400 cities and towns have al
ready Joined in this nationwide educa-
stional movement for the elimination
5of the hypheniand this number is in
creasing daily. \ Z d ~ y
The magnitude OF this work and its
development since its Tincepti lion are
shown, in part, by the territory COW
iered, the number of scandi datesS for
izenshfp reached and the night and
day schools which have been sestab-
slisheds for their INSTRUCT don. 1T is the
intention of thes bureau Of naturaliza-
ton to communicate with all appli-
scants for citizenship in the United
States, wherever they are to be found,
and to secure the opening Of classes
for them. During the current schol-
lastfc year all perintende Of
schools where classes may be formed
.willrreceive monthly from the bureau
the name, address, age, nationality and
other necessary information concern
ing each alien residing within their
jurisdi lotion who files a declaration Of
intention or petition for naturaliza-
ton. In this manner the school art.
thorities are enabled to get In touch
with such applicants and afford them
valuable assistance in preparing for
citizenship. In addition to this the
bureau informs each applicant for cit
izenship that his name has been for
twardet to the educational authorities,
advises him to- go to school, and points
out the benefits to be derived from
such attendance. The bureau Is also
working in close cooperation with
various patriotic an dcivic bodies Of
the country to secure the opening Of
public night schools where there are
none.
The wives Of all petitioners for nat
uralization are also advised to attend
school, for the reason that they derive
citizenship when their husbands OBJ
tain their final papers, ana because,
too, such instruction will materially
aid the family to live as Americans
live. It has been. found that approx
simately two out OF every three perl
TONERS for natural izatfon are mar
iried, and It Is toward the improve
fment of the home life. and .condi tions
that this phase Of the movement rs
espe cially directed.
The records Of the bureau 6f nat
uralization' show that since the COM
1nencement OF the school year on Oc-
stobers ~ mott lions have been seat
to approximately 40, 600 deciarants.
100000 petitioners and $4,000 wives
of petitioners, and each day hundreds
are added to the list. a
The present volume Of naturaliza-
ton shows that over half q million
foreign born residents annually bring
themselves within; the jurisdiction Of
of tho bureau Of naturalization, and
1T is the plan OF the bureau. through
the co-opeTation Of the public! schools
with its educational movement, to
change that portion of the alien body
now in q condi lion Of helpless depend
ence or mere self maintenance to the
state OF productive capacity which q
tho birthright Of all American citizens
regardless Of their origin or birth. q