The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-06-18
united STATES
COMMISSION
Of EDUCATION
ENDORSES MOVEMENT TO MAKE
FOURTH OF JULY "AMER ERlCANl-
ZATIoN DAY"-CoMMlTTEES AT
WORK.


indicate that widespread enthusiasm
has been aroused among civic leaders
over the plan to make the Fourth OF
.Iuly this year an characterization
! Day" Mayors committees in more
than fifty cities, large and small, have
been appointed and have agreed to
carry out in part at least the idea
of the National Americanization Day
committee, whose headquarters are in
this city.
The idea, as already set forth, III
posters and in instructive literature
distributed in mills and factories, col
leges and schools, and civic and com
mcrcial organizations, is, roughly, to
round up great proportion OF the nj
teen million forcign-born residents of
America on Independence Day and,
aside from time-worn patriotic eNer-
cises of the day, to imbue newly nat
urnli2ed citizens and aliens with the
fun sense of what America means to
them.
In it's preliminary work the Ameri-
canization Day committee believes 1t
has already stirred civic leaders, edu-
cational authorities and employers,
particularly, to a new sense OF what
the foreign.boru population means to
America. Letters from great number
of prominent citizens have borne eN-
preston to the effect that responsi
bilty of the American towards the
aliens should be more fully met.
The manner in which the American
i2ution Day program will be carried
out, will vary somewhat in the diff
ferent cities, but large number OF
them will follow the suggestion of the
general committee as to holding re-
ception to which the foreign-born,
whether citizens or not, will be invited
. To meet their city officials and other
prominent citizens. Arrangements are
being made in number OF cities for
} the use OF auditoriums, with large
platform. ON which the most recently
added citizens will have special seats
Of honor. \ special feature Of the oc-
casion will be the recitation in unison
of the oath OF the allegiance to the
United States. as the American flag
is unfurled. PageantS and a patriotic
motion pictures will be a part OF the
program in some cities.
l. :. commissioner OF education, t,
+. ClaNtou. who has issued an or
fetal circular endorsing the movement,
SAYS. that among the things which the
p sneakers on AmeriCanization Day
should emphasize are: That every
foreign speaking person in America
should learn English by attending the
public schools. because the English
language is the master key 10 Ameri.
can opportunities and life, and the first
step 10 real citizenship; that every
uluera,e immigrant should learn to
read and write 50 that he can read
. American new spAperS and attend per.
soually 20 his business matters; and
b that adults and children. native and
soreigu-bOru be given civic training in
both evening and day schools. 50 that
everyone in our country will under
stand the functions OF our government
the principles OF democracy and for
what America stands"
During the Flag Day exercises on
lJurs II. the schools OF the country
,s-se,y sur,hsrsd rhe movement for
Nws-.canizauOu Day. and the com
ui.tss believes ,ha, the ouipoarin2
On July 4,h will De 50 inspiring that
ttas idea which IS given nationwide
B. consideration this year tor The t-St
!. .sars will be carried TO sin sur,hs'
success With each succeeding year
|. In addition % the organized cs's
; b-auoas in the cities. rs;s1eorfcct
|. meetings Q. the .o-s.sn-ec-r are plan
ned IL she smaller communities. a
lWa.ca American employers o. neigh
bc-s Will X hosts
The o-zartsA,ioa o. ne Na-.cca
REORGANIZATION Day committee. ir'
c,u5ss more than ty,y prominent -e-
.s~s women IN every walk O. life
Among them are. Nic-c.AS M---al
BsHs-. Thomas \. Edison James Car
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