The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-09-05
SECURITY LEAGUE
i .AROUSES PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Its Great Campaign Of APatriot-
] Ism Through Education" Being
! Pushed In All States With
! Signal Success.

,CuKAIy League 10 dEOuSe Tie pcO1le OI
the country to q realization of the
true meanings Of the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for a
permanent system Of patriotic educa-
|tion 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-
lcies Of the country, by means OF which
|its message of militant patriotism will
be carried into every nook and corner
iof the land.
This effort Of the National Security
Neague, which has the Endorsement Of
all the leading American educational
authorities and has enlisted the active
cooperation Of educators Of promi-
hence In every part Of the country, is
being promoted under the direction Of
"a notable committee, headed by Dr.
Robert M. McElroy of the Department
Iof History and Politics in Princeton
university, who is serving as Educa-
Idonal 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-
tioh 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-eight Tons Of Literature.
In order to reach the greatest num-
Der OF public school teachers direct,
the League conducted classes In pa
ltriouc education and distributed its
literature giving practical suggestions
ca patriotic instruction at 254 Of the
principal Summer Schools for Teach
lers throughout the country during the
past few weeks The literature dis
ltfibuted by the League as the result Of
the work at these schools has reached
ia bulk Of % tons. The League esu-
mates that 1t obtained immediate con-
tact with approximately 100000 pub
Tic school teachers, who will carry the
message home to classes totalling over
$4,000 pupils.
The Security League Is now prepar-
ing to follow up these results with a
definite plan of organized promotion
among the Teachers Institutes held In
tho various states every fall and UNI
lfled direction OF the spreading Of the
propaganda in the separate states.
The methods followed in the different
states vary according to local condi-
Itions and facilities. In some states
the direct cooperation Of the State De-
Ipartments of Education has already
been obtained by the Security League.
In other states the propaganda Is han
Edled through the County Superintend-
ents. State Universities and by sending
workers into the state from the head
tQuarters OF the League
Some Of the more prominent educa-
tors Of the country who are actively
Engaged in the promotion OF the Sc
lcurity Leagues idea are:
DR.. G. A. Richmond, President of
Union College; Albert Shells, Superin-
ltendent Of Schools of Los Angeles
Dr.. NJ F. Libby. Of the University Of
Colorado; DIR. Liberty Hyde Bailey,
Iarboricultural and horticultural expert
and author.
i Examples Of Operation.
An example of the operation Of the
ipian under state supervision Is given
lin Minnesota, where State Superin-
itendent 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
1ective and convenient to work direct,
ny with the County Superintendent,
but this with the heartieSt approval
LOT the State Superintendent and the
AGovernor.
An important division Of the cam
paign is being devoted to negro teach
ers and schools Among the men who
have been conducting the patriotic
missionary work in this field for the
Security League are: DR.. Holland
Thompson, Of the College OF the City
lof New York; DR.. l. B. Moore,
Dean Of Howard University /; DR.. Isaac
~. Lansing, OF Ridgewood, N. j.; DR..
IN. 8. Davage, President OF Samuel
Houston College. They have delivered
!patriotic addresses and conducted
actual classes for teachers In the Ne,
gro Summer Schools OF Virginia. North.
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana and Texas. Dean Moore, him
self negro, has obtained the organi-
zation OF more than 400 patriotic edu-
eatlsn classes among negro adults In,
Louisiana and Mississippi.
s Laboratory Experiments.
Tho Security League also has In OPP
eration at Lawrence, Mass, IN coop,
Grafton with the local educational an.
thorities. an Experimental School, at.
which methods Of patriotic instruction
are being worked out on the lahore
tory plan. The League Is about to es-
tablish similar school under the
auspices Of the State Department Of
Education Of California at Los An