New Britain herald., 1916-07-25
Getting at Alien Problem
 From Ground Floor Ub
Bureau of Education of Department of Interior Tells What Has Been Done to Make Emigrant Bet
 ter Citizen.

names of children between four and | sixteen years of age will be sent by the Federal authorities at the port of en- try to the educational authorities of the localities where the immigrant family proposes to settle. In this way the machinery is started to head off illiteracy and inability to speak Eng fish among the children of the alien. All now depends upon the watchful- ness with which the local authorities
 follow up the information put at their disposal.
 Circular letters have been sent out to school authorities suggesting ways and means of organizing evening school classes. How to Organize Citizenship Classes for Immigrants"
 Suggestions to Principals and Teach CTS of English for Foreigners" New York State and the Americanization Problem," are some of the more inn pOrtant of these.
 A civics syllabus for use in evening school classes. for foreigners has been in preparation for some months. It will shortly be published.
 In accordance with a suggestion from Secretary Redheld of the De- partment of Commerce, transmitted
 
 a Handbook for Citizens" is now be- ing prepared in this division which will give a brief, concise description of the various branches, departments and subdivisions of the government and the relationship existing between the federal and state governments and between this country and foreign countries. While such a. compilation will be of immense value to the for e1gner to whom or civil and political organization seems a hopeless maze, 1t is equally intended for use of or dinary American citizen whose know ledge on some of these points is not always perfectly clear.
 Every opportunity has been en- braced to promote educational facil- ities. As a part of the cooperative plan of the bureau of education for prom Oting education in the State of Delaware. this division followed out a fixed program in promoting the es- tablishment of evening school facili- ties for adult aliens in Wilmington its efforts, a local co-operat- ing committee was formed, local in terest was aroused, and a publicity plan formulated and carried to sue ,essful completion. Evening schools were opened on January 3, 1916. These schools are being financed by private subscription after the city council had refused to appropriate 1000 requested in order to carry on he work. Adult immigrants in Will nington are now enjoying opportun- ties for learning English where be- ore such opportunities were denied hem. Courses suggested by this di-
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 Tn November, 1915, a petition signed by 65 Lithuanians of MclrOSO Park, H., was addressed to the Ju- reau praying for the csta blishment of an evening school wherein they might learn English. This was officially brought to the attention of the school in Melrose park, and in December they agreed to provide the school.
 The division is also cooperating with the Pennsylvania State Depart ment of Education in orTablishing dt- visions of vocational guidance under various city bureaus of compulsory at tendance and by assisting in tho formulation of policies, rules and regulations applicable to such divi- sions. By special request the chief of tho division participated in work ing out a method of cooperation ue- tween tho Pennsylvania Departm ont of Labor and Industry and the l.. $. Bureau of Immigration for the joint maintenance of a state system of la bor exchanges. By special arrange ment also the chief of the division acts in a consulting capacity to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and supervises the work of the Division of immigration in the Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment.
 One point should stand out clearlN from the foregOing-that the divisiOnN has not so much attempted to work alone as 1t has to enlist the cO-opera- ton of individuals, public authorities, l organizations and industrial corpora tions who are or ought to be interest ed in the work In hand. This proced- ure was adopted by reason of a firm belief in cooperative effort and in the fundamental proposition that that | social or government or ganiZatiOn will be most successful 1 which early appreciates the validity ] of this principle and applies 1t in it's activities.