The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-03
lOust "Im Vaterland,"
| Seattleites Urge
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vlew--Tbe school board ought 10
use good judgment NJ this time. ~
the text book In question has any
Objectionable features. II ought not
10 be used. don't think there's
any sense. however, In eliminating
German Just because OF the war.
| T. Il WILBUR. 1925 ltth ave. s.
! / have no children in the schools.
but nevertheless. I'd just little
rather that this text book, I'M
Vatetland, wasn't used here.
MRS. u. wETMoRE. 1853 Bran
don sit looks TO mo ms tho We
could get along without this book, y
MRS. JOHN PEEL. 2a4s Queen
Anne don't know much about
the book and Will not make any
statement
I MRS. w. sCHILpLIN. 1880 Nor
gan ST would rather think II over
first. before say.
GARvIN PENEGOR. 10. bG07
agth. S.-My mother isn't home
now, but personally I'm good
American. My brother Leo studies
German, but | don't know what he
thinks about this book. I'm Water
land. don't study II myself. but
II they say anything In II that isn't
right. why I'm for getting rid OF H..
MRS. c. J. PouLsoN. 3si9
woodland park ave.-~l haven't
read the book. but II the substance
within II teaches the German
kaiser IL what he isn't. why then |
cant understand why they would
allow them to use the book In the
schools.
s. u. ROBERTSON. Ills seth
8. WIN English. and while I've
never heard OF the book. the name
IL enough for me Throw II out
\ My wife thinks the same.
MRS. NJ. A. AULT. 4O3 18th
I'm for taking the book out OF the
high school curriculum. Under
normal conditions Il would be all
right. but hardly think II proper
AT this time.
MRS. II. A. BAIR. 1901 18th
s. WY boy ia young now. but
some day he will be called upon TO
select a foreign language study. !
have nothing against the German
people as a people. but II had
my way. I'd throw the book. "Im
vateriand" out OF the schools.
MRS. LoTTIE BARBER. $685.
22nd " Win the past II has nj.
ways been considered nice to know
German. and | think Il is all RICH,
now 90 learn the language. but !
don't believe they should puff up
the kaiser.
MRS. BELLE ARNOLD. 20I5
Westlakc--f don't approve OF II.
Now that We are at war with Ger.
many. believe In being American
TO the backbone.
MRS A. c. ALLEN. III McGraw
ST haven't seen I'm vaterland'
and | couldn't say Just what think
Of Il until had read the book. I'm
not n radicAl-the kind who be.
lievcs the German has no place on
this earth.
MRS. J. cOoRTEDLDT. SIS I'm.
lon-Tm Dutch. but have no SYN.
pathles for the Germans. I think
tho less We know OF them the bet.
ter. ] have two boys past the
school age who are in the United
States navy. and II had a dozen
more they'd be there. too. No. my
little girl will never study Elm
Naterland. Can't something be
done 10 remove any board member
who refuses to take action against
this book
MRS. ELLA TAYLOR. 220f Raj.
nler ave.-Out with #: no German
FOR me. Mrs. Taylor has two sons
In the United States navy.
MRS. C. A. WISEN. manager OF
the Alhambra hotel. 1919 Summit
ave, who has two sons in the Sc.
attic public schools. one In gram.
mer and the other In high school
says that she does not know much
about the book. but II IL says that
the kaiser Is a good fellow. have IL
thrown out.