Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-24
EDUCATING THE
ALIEN PLAN IS
RECEIVING AID
400 CITIES AND TOWNS JOIN IN sup
PORTINF GOVERNMENT IN MAX
ING GOOD CITIZENS.
COOPERATION or PUBLIC SCHOOLS
is OFFERED FOR AMeRICANlzA-
TON OF CANDIDATES.

Washington. ID. &. Nov. 2i1Throush-
out the country the plan Of the bureau
Of naturalization of the T.. :. depart
ment Of labor To enlist the cooperation
of public schools in the education and
Americanization Of candidates for citi-
zcnship il receiving the most gratifying
support Approximately 100 cities AMI
towns have already joined IN this nation
wide educational movement for the elm
~ination Of the hvphcn and this number J.
increasing daily.
The magnitude Of this work AMI It's
development since it, inception are
shown in part. by the territory covered
the number Of candidates for citizenship
reached. and the night and day schools
which have been established for their
instruction. III il the intention Of the
hurcam Of naturalization 20 communicate
with all applicants for citizenship in
the United States. wherever they are ~
hc found. and 10 secure the opening. nf
classes for them. During the current
scholastic wear all superintendent Of
schools where classes NAV be- formed will
receive monthly from the bureau the
name. address. age. nationality and
other necessary information concerning
each alien residing within their iuriSdic-
ton who files Il declaration Of intention
or petition for naturalization. In this
manner the school authorities are en-.
abled To get in touch with such appli.
cants and afford them valuable assist
ance i'm preparing for citizenship. In
addition 10 this the bureau informs each
applicant for citizenship that his name
has been forwarded Ia the educational
authorities. advises him To 20 To school
and points out the benefits Ia he derived
from such attendance. The bureau il
also working in close cooperation with
various patriotic and civic bodies Of the
country to secure the opening Of public
night schools where there are none.
The wives Of all petitioners for natu-
ralization are also advised 10 attend
school. for the reason that they derive
citizenship when their husbands obtain
their final papers and because too. such
instruction will materially aid the fam
lily 10 live a. Americans live. II has
been found that approximately two ont
Of every three petitioners for naturali-
cation are married. a. ID L. toward the
Improvement Of the home life and ronhi-
'I'iN thh' lHlN nHdNt 81 the movement -
especially directed.
The records Of the bureau Of natnrali-
zation show that since the commence
mrnt Of the school wear on October I no
tifi -ation> have been sent 10 approx
matelv 10000 declarants. 10000 nrti-
TONERS. and IL 900 wives Of the petition
-crS and each day hundreds are added Ia
the list.
The present volume Of naturalization
shows that over half a million foreign.
horn residents annually bring themselves
within the jurisdiction If the bureau of
naturalization AMI il is the plan Of the
bureau through the coOpcratiOn Of the
public schools with it's educational
movement. to change that norton Of the
lien body now i'm u condition Of helm
less dependence or mer" self maintenance
Ia the St"te &c nrndrctive canacity with
j. the bir'hrieht &c III American cit'-
zcnS regardless Of their origin or birth.