The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-16

been more candidates admitted to citizehship VI
given localities than is represented py the entity
number of registered voters In many places Tue.
represent a majority OF those OF VOTING ase' a
goody percehage of the candidates Tor hrsl pa
pers come from the early arriving Immigrants
Many who are admitted to citizenship are uhapie
to inscrihe their names in the English language
but do so in foreign characters unintegibie TO
the American born. Many who are admitted to
citizenship have only the most meager ability
to speak our tongue and have but slight ability to
comprehend II
Some of the school authorities have agreed to
furnish descriptive matter printed in various
tongues for further facilitating the foreigner in
the selection of school Where the conditions
justify 1t. school authorities have sgnifed their
willingness not only to open the night schools for
foreigners. but special day schools for the for.
eigners whose vocations require them to work
during the night. The bureau expects to prevail
upon many of the school authorities to open
schools for the education of the foreigners where
none have been established.
As illustrative Of the enthusiasm with which
the cooperation Of the school authorities is being
offered one superintendent OF schools in one Of
the great metropolitan centers has stated.
You will find the board of education and
school officials ready to do everything within
their power to make this splendid movement au.
thorized by your bureau a success In this com.
munity and we assure you in advance that we
will be very glad to cooperate with your field
officers to the limit OF our ability. We are en-.
thusiastic over the plan which you propose and
hope that the work that will be done In this city
the coming year will be such as to meet with
your hearty approval"
Others, expressive Of a like interest, have been
IN TO A.
endeavors towards the realization of the desires
OF the bureau Of naturalization and to get the
chambers OF commerce and other civic orKaniza.
ions and the press behind the movement locally
SO as to arouse public sentiment and start the
Wneeis into operation to secure the appropriation
OF the necessary funds for opening the public
schools or extending their activities where thew
nave been open to foreigners Others have yolun.
teered to give to the bureau OF naturalization the
information II desires so as to enable Il to show
annually the number of foreigners responding To
the appeals of the bureau and the school author1
Ties to attend the public schools: The number OF
liiiterates; the number who have entered the pub-
tic schools before taking out their first papers
the NUMBER who are naturalized citizens before
entering upon the public schools: the number OF
males; the number Of females those having
ap,h'y only 10 speak their native tongue: those
W 100" III .neii natife language: those able
10 write their native language: and such other
Information as will enable the bureau to picture
graphically the practical results in the annual
reports OF the bureau OF naturalization and the
department OF labor and other channels of pub-
licty pun
INDIVIDUALS Interested in social work, patriotic
ana other public activities have also most en-.
eouragingly expressed their willingness TO COON
crate towards the advancement of the work of the
bureau in every possible way.