The Raymer enterprise., 1916-05-11

amount to much as long the bulk Of immigra.
uoh came from western Europe-from Germany
England, ireland. France. Norway, Sweden. Den.
marx In fact. America snrely needed these sturdy
folk, who came here TO be one with us under ths
Stars and Stripes
hot OF late years most of the immigration has
been from Russia. Italy. eastern Auntria European
and Asiatic Turkey-and the Lord only know.
where else In this country they generally herd in
e'y settlements, for the most part n dirty iv
hofant burden 10 city communities They don't
NIX with ns, They don't become a part Of our
eiatehship Their traditions and ideals and con.
sepenhs oil The American social order are not ours
'"e' ~ sort Oh indignstihle lump In our gizxard
Cites Tackle Job
ALMOST Win The bravery OF despair the larger
e~ Iofk, chicago, Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
hoehester where iow.elass Immigrants ar. .sna
elaily heavy In numbers-haye set out To nerform
she msk OF making citizens of this unprom,sinv
material, The public schools arc the mns, usaf,,
instruments for the purpose at hand
Our city schools are becoming rreat .,,.I,,r.
pots Tor all races and creeds Our small c,,,os
oaf towns and our rural stretches do moi bavs I,
isee Nhis great Problems solution directly hut III,
General welfare OF the nation depends ON how x.u
.ne eitles meet the task We are and We shou,d
DO, interested, encouraging onookers
ihn IN really story about the work being dan.
IN one nis high school in Chicago, a city with I.
very large foreign population In one yr.a.
school room there are children of seventeen A.,
unft nationalitcs. Just consider the taal nj ,,.I
ing good patriotic Americans of all M thom-
Japanese, Chinese, Turks and the rest n. \.
ing done though. And there's hint in this story
of what we can do to make our local schools mora
useful To us than they are
Real Melting Poi,
The real melting pot of Chicago Is situated less
man mile from the citys business center II In
melting pot that takes boys and girls, old men
ana CRAVING women representing twenty national
iues and turns them from lonesome, bewiIder.d
strangers into useful. ambitious citizens /,
teaches them everything from trades TO dancing
from woodturning To wireless te,esranby Tba
melting poi is Lane Technical school. the most
remarkable of all thicaen's public schools and one
Of the most wonderful schools in the world. IL ha.
. teaching stah Of more than hundred and t,fty.
more tnan eighty elassrooms 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 10 the
second year of college, II teaches steam and
electrical engineering. carpentry and agriculture
II teaches saiesmanship and advertising II
teaches stenoEraphy. bookkeeping and designing.
II 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 10 ind place in the world
Instead Of opening at nine and closing at four,
AZ the majority Of schools do, Lane is open all day
and all evening II opens at eight in the morning
Al $50 II starts special training for trades appren,
tees
Night Student Classes
From $50 until . 80. the night students take
possession. Nearly all Of the night students are
employed at hundreds ot different occupations dur.
Ing the day. but though they are tired after their
days work, they seize the opportunities at Lane
to learn new languages, new trades or to ht them.
selves for higher wages in the trades at which
they work during the day.
There is a class In metaliurry for foundry fore
men. courses in automobile engineering and re
enforced concrete, There is valuable class, too.
TO which young men may 20 II they are in doubt
as 10 which trade or profession thay would be
best suited The vocational eass prevents square
regs IN round holes, Expert psychologists ques.
tion the members OF the class and advise them AZ
10 their future
III you don't see what you want ass for IT," il
Lanes advice TO seekers lor knowledge II several
men or women want to study some subject that 10
not included in the regular courses they sign q
petition and new class, under expert instruction.
II started. Some of The new classes are Journal
tam. copper work and automobile construction
Last year. advertising and Spanish were new sub
ieets but this year they take their places ~ reg,
ular classes
Opportunities fer olris
For the girl who works during the day. Lane
proves especially inviting and valuable II 10 hard
70 get acquainted in city young man can 20
out alone al night. Erl. husy al day. has little
time 10 make friends II Is pretty lonesome to
spend evening after evening alone In little room.
II isn't necessary in Chicago for Lane 10 ready tc
take care Of lonesome girls. To give them pleas.
ami time and valuable instruction
Three evenings each week the big gymnasium is