Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-05-31
"PLATTSBuRCS" FOR
4 SCHOOL TEACHERS
To Be Held by National Security
League Throughout Country
During Coming Summer. i

IeacnerS PlattSbCrgS," at which
SO0,OOO public school te; cheers will be
given practical training in patriotic
educa1lon, will be he'll during the COM
ing Summer in practically every state
in the Union by the National Security
League. The scheme Of this elaborate
new division of the Leagues Patriot
ism Through Education campaign is
conceived on the same basic idea along
which the League has been working
Tor some time, concentrating on the
teachers of the youth of the land and
thereby reaching the children through
the teachers and the people through
their children.
The objects of the Leagues cam
palgn are twO-fold-active combating
OF German propaganda and awaken
ing more responsible American citi-
zenShip
At Summer Schools,
Inc Security League will conduct
these PREACHERS Plattsburgs" through
the medium of the summer schools for
teachers that are held throughout the
country every year. 1t has not vet
been determined how many centers
VIII be used. The matter is bein.,
taken up with all of the 700 summer
schools OF the country and probably
between 90 and IS of the training
camps will be established, the schools
selected being chosen after careful in.
VeSt'gation as to attendance, breadth
OF influence and convenience of Ioca
ton.
Inc training camps will be conduct
ed Cy leading educators whose cO-oner.
atlon will be enlisted by the Ieag,le.
Inc actual instruction will he under
the direction of DR.. Robert NJ. AIeF,.
roy, educational director of the
League, and the members of the Ma.
Honal Patriotic Education Faculty.
WHICH he has organized. The Ileaeue
already has over LOCO experienced IA.
trlotic speakers on it's Speakers Blu
reau list. s great many of these men
and women WILL be detailed to the
PREACHERS Piatt9burgs" and their
nnE1ber will be Augmented by volun-
teers from the principss Colleges and
universities of the country, whose sca-
demlc duties have prevented chem
from taking active part in the pats,
otto aeducatioH work outside their i'm
mediate field. but sybo will be free
during the summer moAstss
War Spirit.
The teachers will be given a series
OF vital INTERPRETATIONS of the war INV
men and women ofaO have given care
full study to the situation. In addition
to this instilling Of the waf sn.rit 4,
the teachers. the training camps wiss
also afford them practical instructinn
in the best methods of impartine to
the youth of the land the two war
principles on which the Security
Leagues P,at<satestism Through Educa-
tlon campaign is ha@sFf1-the menace of
Germany to America, a,,s tie naces-
SHY OF individual service on toe e carr
OF every man, woman and child IN Tie
cousatry asa Gr9er to prevent defeat 4
a preliminary letter has been sentI
oy Doctor Messls;sy IL the directors of
oil the summer schools Of stsaess country.
HELPS TO KEEP FIT /
When the digestion is out of or
'ef. II throws the whole physical
'elne 90 Out = gear. B. B. Hayward.
, ynaall Ia Ga. : w'.tas' Foley Cat
iaft'c ;l Tablets give. me ,auieaax re
e :, than n, anything l have eve7f
''sd" They relieve biliousnes- /
ao ores<l, bloatine, gas, indjaes-
, 1r ,a ul'o consultation " No eripin,
nauses. Sylvia Pharu,aex' ad,