Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-06
SIX WEEKS COU3SE FOR
TRAINING INSTITUTE
To Instruct Teachers in Ameri-
canization Problems How TO
Aid Aliens.

Governor Townsend, when in Whining
ton, last week, gave his final approval to
the training institute which is to bc begun
within the next 10 days by the State
Defense Council and the Wilmington
Board of Education, jointly The insti-
tute is part OF the AmerlcanizatIon
program of the State Defense Council,
and the Wilmington Board OF Education,
and will hold this training course for
Americanization workers and specifically
for teachers of adult immigrants. The
course will cover six weeks work. 1t
will begin November II, and close De
cember 20. IL will consist of lecture scs-
sions four nights week, on Tuesday,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday eX-
cept in Thanksgiving week, when there
will be lectures only on Monday and
Tuesday evening.
The course is to he open not only to all
public school teachers who wish to fit
themselves for work later in the Amer
icanization schools to bc conducted in
the city. but also to persons outside the
public schools. who wish to understand
better those I'll lical conditions and tradl-
tons, which must be taken into account in
all Amerlcanizatlon work.
George B. Miller president of the vii
mington Board of Education, and Clifford
J. Scott, superintendent Of public schools
IN speaking of the training course today,
said that it would be the policy To select
teachers for the regular Amerlcanlzation
schools, from those who have prepared
themselves for the work by taking the
Americanization course 1T Is highly mn
portant, said MIR. Scott. that those who
do this work, should be adequately pre-
pared for it. Teaching foreign-born adults
is very different matter from teaching
children. 1t is impossible to deal with
toreign-born adults, In an efficient and
sympathetic way, unless the teacher
knows the whole nature Of the American
ization problems, and understands clearly
the racial traditions and conditions of
life which influence his immigrant neigh
bor's point OF view in this country.
In undertaking this specific American
ization work in the educational field,
the State Defense Council is following
this policy Of backing the educational
institutions Of the State. The public
school Is one OF the greatest agencies of
Americanization. Il pon tins finally,
said Governor Townsend in Wilmington
last week. must rest a very large part of
the great task Of preparing tie foreign
born adequately to exercise the privileges
of American citizenship and 10 fulfill its
obligations.
PROMINENT LECTURERS TO GIVE THE
COURSE.
Those who will take part in the course,
include noted lecturers and educators III
the Americanization field from various
parts of the country. They include, A. W.
Castle of the Americanization Schools of
Cleveland; DR.. Angelo Patrl Of New York,
Miss Harriet Dow, formerly Amcrcaniza-
tion worker of the New Jersey Zine Com
pany, who gave considerable part oi
the work in the New YORK State American
isation Institutes last. summer. IL II.
Goldberger, Columbia University; Mis-
Frances kellor, vice chairman of tic
National characterization Committee and
special advisor TO the Federal commission
er OF Education in the Department Of thu
Interior; and DR.. Nathan Pcvser of the
Educational Alliance,
AS part of the course Polish and
Italian leaders, who have made a study
Of the work among their own peoples, viii
give the racial background for these races.
and explain the essentials for successful
work among these groups in Wilmington
CERTIFICATES TO BE AWARDED
Since the lectures will bge Of rcat gen
eral interest, they will probably be open
to the public 4 detailed announcement
on this point will he made later Il will