Denver labor bulletin., 1916-09-16
BUREAU OF LABOR
HELPING ALIENS
Campaign for Preparing Them
As to Citizenship
Special Course Of Study Outlined for
Public Schools and Teachers Ad-
vised to Advance Foreigners
Especial Correspondence.)


nationwide campaign OF citizenship pre-
paredness which the public schools all
over the country inaugurated last year
in cooperation with the bureau OF nat
uralization is being carried forward with
renewed energy and activity by these
| governmental agencies. The public
| schools thruout the country, in larger
number than last year. are now in CO.
| operation with the bureau of naturali-
/ zation, and have assured greater conven-
fences, and better advantages and oppor-
tunities for the foreign friend who de-
sires to become an American citizen.
The efforts of the bureau are being
directed primarily to the public schools
in approximately $50 cities and towns in
"A states of the Union whose excellent
cooperation with the bureau last year
developed this new feature in education
al activities.
1t is also vigorously supporting the
movement being inaugurated in nearly
$50 other cities and towns which have
already signified their intention of par
tieipating in this cooperative work.
| Citizenship Preparedness
As this number will be largely in
creased before the opening of school, it
is apparent that the coming school year
will be one of far-reaehing Importance
and benefit. Promises on the part of
the public school authorities have been
received in such increasing numbers that
the work OF citizenship preparedness will
| be extended to every state of the Union
with the opening of the new school year
The bureau of naturalization is now
preparing a textbook for the instruction
| of candidates for citizenship and adult
! aliens generally, based on material sup
piled by teachers who have been en-
gagged in the education of foreigners.
| This embraces instruction in English,
civics and allied subjects. 1t is expected
to have these textbooks in the hands of
the teachers during the coming term of
| the public night schools. Copies of An
Outline Course in Citizenship and
! syllabus OF the Naturalization Law"
both prepared by the bureau OF natur-
alization as aids to teachers in explain
ing and answering questions on natural
ization and citizenship, will also be uni
versally distributed.
Give Advice to Teachers.
Cards for all candidates for citizen
| ship resident in the respective school dis
tricts including their wives. containing
the names and addresses and other nee
essary information concerning the can
| didates are TO be transmitted Similar
blank cards for recording the names OF
adult foreigners enrolling, whose names
| are not sent by the bureau. will also be
! forwarded.
| The bureau will also furnish public
school teachers with preliminary forms
so that the present or prospective can
didate for citizenship may be aided in
properly filling them out, and for such
other possible educational purpose as
may develop.
The bureau will continue to furnish
advice to the public school teachers out
of its experience and knowledge concern
| ing naturalization, citizenship, and citi-
zenship education, both direct from the
Washington headquarters and thru its
| field Officers located thruout the coun-
| try.
Equipped for Instruction.
Calls for aid and advice are coming
| from all parts of the country, including
| Alaska and Hawaii, regarding this edu-
cational movement, and are receiving the
bureaus prompt attention The charac-
| ter of these communications indicates
| the tremendous interest aroused by the
results already accomplished thru alien
| instruction and the widespread desire
to participate in these benefits.
The bureau is also carrying on coun-
| try-wide correspondence with chambers
of commerce. boards of trade, and other
business and pllanthropic organizations,
corporations and other large employers
of. alien labor, in which, in response to
inquiries. its educational plan is fully
explained.
In addition to this, personal visits and
talks are being made by the examiners
of the naturalization service before pub
lie bodies, gatherings of foreigners,
%ff 10, ,x,I .~th oil avis
of the country, and as the year pro-
crosses the night school classes will like.
wise be visited. In a word, every pub
lie school, wherever located, II engaged