Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-21

sent are taken piecemeal from the records of the
bureau Of naturalization, which has on file complete
lists of all persons who taken any steps toward
securing citizenship papers. This method. OF course
results in while in the sending an exhortation
to attend night school wrong party One
Englishman writes somewhat acidly. He thanks the
bureau for the interest it his education and
salary Il am paying income $1,000 a year." he
adds and hold degree from Oxford" He does not
feel that he ought to to night school But with
British fairness he cannot help rounding his note
with paragraph commencing the scheme for educat-
ing the alien.
The candidate for citizenship instructed TO appIv
to a nearby public school for instruction night
classes He is assured that this is Free he will
not be classed with children and that the education
will be direct help in lettering his condition In the
meantime, the cooperation of the public school
systems In this scheme HIS already secured in 600
American cities including the principal cities oF
the nation. The response on both sides has bean
hearty and quick In 76S additional cities the nlan "a
already well under way most of them will soon
~ ueu 70 the list where 1t is in active operation.
Primarily the education gotten this way makes
better and and better citizens Of these
Americans who are in the Of becoming Incl
dentally, 1t enables many become citizens
who would otherwise in the attempt It gives
them an equipment that makes it possible for them to
pass the examination and it releases them from the
necessity OF applying to unofficial help in
filling out their application blanks These blanks ara
impressive documents with something legal phrase
ology ABOUT them, and the would-be citizen did not
understand them thoroughly often forced to nav a
much $25 for Assistance simply in properly filling
them out This expense in was prohibitive in
many cases. and has Sam some good citizens
in the past
Another side of the night in its connection
with naturalization is presented by the
body of aliens who attend these schools with
intention of becoming citizens. These people belong
keen ambitious classes, who realize the
education, advantage of the
offered them free in many of United
States. They get education, but they become
citizens. They remain a foreign body in the political
organism the last, and such they
health Now the teachers in the schools
under instructions to point out the foreign
students the nature of their obligation the
residence in the United States have
responsibilities well its privileges. looks like
a large problem. for four out of five Of foreign
night school pupils not taking
ton rs this simple obligation
the only method you going trying to
bring these aliens to citizenship" asked of Mr.
Raymond F. Crist, assistant commissioner. That's
ALL" said Mr.. Crist. That's all that's necessary"
To Mr. Crisis vision and energy the inception and
present success Of the new plan largely He
educaton directs the personal letters
that cheer the immigrant along the path toward
education and citizenship Every and every city
connected with system entitled for
taking good step toward solving of biggest
problems.