Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-23

IN
uEWGI These questions are very important
VUkbW They are making many intelligent
'W - Americans do some hard thinking
these days. The problem didn't
amount to much as long the bulk of immigra-
don came from western Europe-from Germany.
England, Ireland France Norway, Sweden, Den
mark. In fact America sorely needed these sturdy
folk who came here to be one with us under the
Stars and Stripes
But OF late years most of the immigration has
been from Russia Italy eastern Austria European
ana Asiatic Turkey-and the Lord only knows
where else In this country they generally herd in
city settlements for the most part dirty, ig-
norant burden to city communities They don't
mix with us. They don't become a part of our
citizenship. Their traditions and ideals and con-
ceptions OF the American social order are not ours
ineyre sort OF indigestible lump in our gizzard
Cities Tackle Job
Almost with the bravery Of despair the larger
cities-New York, Chicago, Cleveland Pittsburgh.
Rochester, where low-class immigrants are espe-
cialy heavy in numbers-have set out to perform
the task of making citizens of this unpromising
material The public schools are the most useful
instruments for the purpose at hand.
Our city schools are becoming great melting
pots Tor 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 should
be, interested encouraging onlookers
This Is really story about the work being done
In one big high school in Chicago a city with a
very large foreign population. In one grade
school room there are children of seventeen dis
tinct nationalities Just consider the task of max
ing good, patriotic Americans of all of them
Japanese, Chinese. Turks and the rest It's be-
Ing done, though. And there's hint in this story
OF what we can do to make our local schools more
useful to us than they are.
Real Melting Pot.
The real melting pot of Chicago is situated less
than mile from the city's business center 1t is.
melting pot that takes bcye and girls old men
and CRAVING 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 woodturning to wireless telegraphy The
melting pot is Lane Technical school, the most
remarkable Of all Chicagos public schools and one
of the most wonderful schools in the world 1t has
teaching staff Of more than 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 to the
second year of college. 1t teaches steam and
electrical engineering. carpentry and agriculture.
1t teaches saesmanship 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.
as the majority of schools do, Lane is open all day
and all evening 1t opens at eight in the morning.
At $3.50 it starts special training for trades appren-
tees.
Night Student Glasses.
From $3.50 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 new trades or to fit them
selves for higher wages in the trades at which
they work during the day.
There is a class in metallurgy for foundry fore
men. courses in automobile engineering and re-
enforced concrete. There is a 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.
n you don't see what you want, ask for it," is
Lanes advice to seekers for knowledge. II several
men women want to study some subject that is
not included in the regular courses they sign a
petition and new class. under expert instruction.
is started. Some of the new classes are journal
ism. copper work and automobile construction.
Last year, advertising and Spanish were 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
proves especially inviting and valuable 1t is hard
to get acquainted in a city. young can go
out alone at night girl, busy all day, has little
time to make friends. 1t is pretty lonesome to
spend evening after evening alone in little 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
FRENcHMAN OF HIGH MILITARY POSITION.
Gen. Pierre Auguste Roques, the French
minister of war, succeeding General Galleni. was.
until his promotion. commandant of the army Of
the Woevre, which has of late given a good
count of itself. Recently he was awarded the
Grand Gordon of the Legion of Honor. He
formerly inspector general of the air service and