The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-05-13

NEnSAU body those now here?
HEHs&H These questions very important
VNHbW They are making many intelligent
- Americans do hard thinking
these days. The problem didn't
amount to much as long the bulk of immigra-
t1on came from western Europe-from Germany
England, Ireland, France, Norway Sweden Den
mark In fact, America sorely needed these sturdy
rolk' who came here to be with US under the
Stars and Stripes
But Of late years most of the immigration has
been from Russia, Italy, eastern Austria European
ana As1atlc Turkey-and the Lord only knows
"here else In this country they generally herd in
city settlements, for the most part dirty, ig-
norant burden to city communities They don't
NIX with US. They don't become part of our
clEzensh1p. Their traditions ano ideals and con-
cepuons or the American social order are not ours
1neyre sort OF indigestible lump in our gizzard
Cities Tackle job
A1nnost WIN the bravery Of despair the larger
clt1es-New York, Chicago, Cleveland Pittsburgh
rochester, where low-class immigrants are espe-
clalIy heaVy IN numbers-have set out to perform
the TASK OF making citizens of this unpromising
material The public schools the most useful
instruments for the purpose at hand
our city schools are becoming great 4meItine
pots for all races and creeds. Our small cities,
our towns and our rural stretches do not have to
race this great problems solution directly but the
general welfare of the nation depends on how well
the cities meet the task. We are and we sbouId
De, interested encouraging onlookers
Ihls is really a story about the work being done
III one Ole hlgn school In Chicago city with
very large foreign population In one grade
school room there are children of seventeen die
tlnct nationalities Just consider the task of max
ing good patriotic Americans of all of them
japanese, Chinese, Turks and the rest It's he
ing DONE though. And there's hint in this story
Of what do to make our local schools mora
useful to than they are.
Real Melting Pot.
Inc real melting pot of Chicago is situated less
than a mile from the city's business center 1t is
hat ALI hove
and graying women representing twenty national
tiles and turns them from lonesome, beWildered
strangers into useful, ambitious citizens 1t
teaches them everything from trades to dancing
from wood-turning to wireless telegraphy The
melting pot is Lane Technical school the most
remarkable of all Chicago's public schools and one
of the most wonderful schools in the world. 1t has
teaching staff of more than a hundred and fifty,
| more than eighty classrooms and about eight thou
sand pupils, with the largest nightschool in the
world
Lane teaches almost every subject imaginable
from the sixth grade of grammar school the
second year of college. It teaches steam and
electrical engineering carpentry and agriculture
| 1t teaches craftsmanship and advertising. 1t
teaches stenography, bookkeeping and designing.
1t teaches hundreds of other useful subjects And
of course. every subject at Lane is free Lane
teaches, too. the love of work how to make friends
and how to find place in the world
Instead of opening at nine and closing at four,
the majority OF schools do Lane is open all day
At $3.50 it starts special training for trades
tees.
Night Student Glasses
From 5: 80 until $3.50, the night students take
possession. Nearly all of the night students
employed at hundreds of different occupations dur
ing the day but, though they tired after their
days work, they seize the opportunities at Lane
to learn new languages, trades or to fit them
| selves for higher wages in the trades at which
they work during the day.
There is a class in metaI1urgy for foundry fore
men, courses in automobile engineering and re-
enforced concrete. There is valuable class, too
to which young men may go if they are in doubt
as to which trade or profession they would be
best suited. The vocational class prevents square
pegs in round holes. Expert psychologists ques-
| ton the members of the class and advise them as
! to their future.
IF you don't see what you want ask for 1t, is
Lanes advice to seekers for knowledge If several
men or women want to study subject that is
not included In the regular courses they sign
petition and class, under expert instruction.
is started Some of the classes are journal
ism copper work and automobile construction
Last year, advertising and Spanish were new sub
jects but this year they take their places as reg
ular classes.
Opportunities for Girls.
For the girl who works during the day, Lane
nroves especially inviting and valuable. 1t is hard
to get acquainted in city. A young man can go
out alone at night. A girl, busy all day. has little
time to make friends. 1t is pretty lonesome to
spend evening after evening alone III httIe room
1t isn't necessary in Chicago, for Lane is ready to
take care of lonesome girls to give them pleas
ant time and valuable instruction
Three evenings each week the big gymnasium Is
EaENcHMAN OF HIGH MILITARY POSITION.
Cen. Pierre Auguste Roques. the new French
-.1ts+er of war succeeding General Gallieni, was.