The Pascagoula chronicle., 1918-09-21
SECURITY LEAGUE
AROUSES PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Its Great Campaign Of "Patrlot.
ism Through Education" Being
] Pushed in All States With
! Signal Success.

Through Education" inaugurated sew
eral months ago by the National Sc
curity League to arouse the people OF
the country to q realization OF the
true meanings OF the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for
permanent system Of patriotic educa-
ton in the public schools, has now
been extended into nearly every state
In the Union. The League Is rapidly
completing arrangements, through the
various organized educational agen-
cies Of the country, by means Of which
its message Of militant patriotism VIII
lbe carried into every nook and corner
of the land
This effort of the National Security
League, which has the Endorsement or
all the leading American educational
authorities and has enlisted the active
cooperation Of educators Of promi-
nence In every part of the country, IL
being promoted under the direction OF
Q notable committee, headed by DR..
Robert NJ. McElroy of the Department
of History and Politics In Princeton
University, who is serving as Educa-
tional Director Of the National Sc
curity League under leave of absence.
Mrs Thomas ]. Preston, Jr. formerly
Mrs. Grover Cleveland), Is Secretary
of the committee.
! The Security Leagues objective is,
In addition to giving exact informa-
ton on the meanings OF the war and
its causes, to create more responsive
American citizenship through the me-
dunn Of better methods Of permanent
patriotic instruction In the public
schools.
: Twenty-elght Tons Of Literature.
In order to reach the greatest num-
Der of public school teachers direct,
the League conducted classes in pa
triotic education and distributed it's
literature giving practical suggestions
on patriotic instruction at 254 of the
principal Summer Schools for Teach
ers throughout the country during the
past few weeks. The literature dis
tributed by the League as the result OF
the work at these schools has reached
O bulk of rs tons. The League esti-
mates that 1t obtained immediate con-
tact with approximately 100000 pub
lie school teachers, who will carry the
message home to classes totalling over
100000 pupils.
The Security League Is now prepar-
ing to follow up these results with
definite plan Of organized promotion |
among the Teachers Institutes held in
the various states every fall and uni
fed direction Of the spreading of the 7
propaganda in the separate states.
The methods followed in the different
states vary according to local condi" I
tons and facilities. In some states /
the direct cooperation Of the State De.
partments Of Education has already +
been obtained by the Security League. /
In Other states the propaganda is ham (
died through the Cohnty Superintrnd- /.
ents, State Universities and by sending (
workers into the state from the head +
quarters of the League.
Some of the more prominent educa-
tors of the country who are actively |
engaged in the promotion Of the Se-
Dr. G. A. Richmond President OF
Union College, Albert Shells, Surerin- /
tendent of Schools Of Los Angeles; /.
DR.. NJ. F. Libby, of the University Of .
Colorado; DR.. Liberty Hyde Bailey, .
arborlcultural and horticultural expert /
and author.
Examples of Operation.
An example Of the operation OF the
plan under state supervision Is given
In Minnesota, where State Superin~
tendent of Education Schulz prepared .
the itinerary to be followed by DR..
William A. Prayer, of the University
of Michigan, in charge Of the work in
that state for the Security League. In
Colorado DR.. Libby found it more eff
fective and convenient TO work direct
ly with the County superintendent,
but this with the heartiest approval
Of the State Superintendent and the
Governor
An important division of the cam
paign Is being devoted TO negro tench-
ers and schools. Among the men who
have been conducting the patriotic
missionary work In this field for the
Security League are: Or. Holland
Of the College OF tie city
OF New York; DR.. L. B. Moore,
Dean Of Howard University; DR.. Isaac
]. Lansing, OF Eidgewood, N. ]. Dr.
NJ s. Davage, President Of Samuel
Houston College. They have delivered
patriotic addresses and conduetel
actual classes for teachers in the Ne
gro Summer Schools of Virginia, Ncrts
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Lon
isiana and Texas. Dean Moore, him
self negro, has obtained the organi
cation of more than 400 patriotic edu,
cation classes among negro adul.s IN
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Laboratory Experiments.
The Security League also has IN op,
Grafton at Lawrence, Mass, in coop.
grafton with the local educational aL-
thorities. an Experimental School, at
which methods of patriotic instruction
are being worked out on the labora'
tory plan. The League is about to es-
tablish a similar school under the
auspices of the State Department q
Education Of California at Los An
geleS