Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-05-17
s HEART INTERESTS -BLTLDING AMERICANS IN


they sang into their child minds anu
hearts thirty years ago: our KAISER ~
a great man We love and obey our
Kaiser" etc. This is the daily song
of the German kindergarten. How Welt
II has done its work the awful story OIL
"Kaiserizcd Kultur' tells.
Teachers and those Interested in the
spiritual and intellectual welfare OF 'hh-
dren have had moments of sincere cor
fusion as to just how much ana WlIal
may he accomplished in the schools 10,
the individual welfare Of the pupils ana
the resulting strength of the nation. 1t
IL true that many things turned over
70 the schools cannot he accomplished III
the short hours and large classes "S~
signed to the teachers.
.dany shallow writer's on modern "dn-
cation, Of which class Mr.. Scott Nearing
is an exponent. promise to the shirkihE,
neg' ctful parents a millennium wheh
schools will relieve the homes OF every
relation to the child except that OF IN
consequent companionship for leisure
moments Of irresponsible mothers ana
fathers. This is folv and most danger
Gus prcaChment. The schools cannot
+ now and never will perform the righttni
functions Of the home Hon" making
and the development of that atmosphere
tIld'' III dI'.''Pi''ol "','
a flash Of gladNess to the heart must h~
taught by example ii the homes of child
hood If girls arc finally - make tin".
happy. inspiring homes thtN must get
the training from devoted and enliEh'-
enrd mothers. BOYS must learn decent
fatherhood from living under tn" intel
l!grut guidance Of decent fathers.
There is. however. one most inNor-
tant element in child training that rs
tho suerial mission Of the schools Th"
results obtained in the German system
sound a warning but they also speak.
with uuraItpring words a message Ot
hone and give to tho schools a clearer
vision Of their glorious responsibility.
The most Cursory analysis Of the deadly
,rsults attained by the schools Of Ger
r,anv In unifying nations wrong
ideals will show the efficacy "f the
schools for right ideals Thcy are the
'.hnIses of PATRIOTISM, They. moro than
any agency in the lard. arc called to
thr yeryirc Of making greater America
for the future NnlcricantZatiOn OF boys
and girls Is the direct function of our
nubli,, schools
,,,,,,, ,,.,, hoo,, rcror,,L on tho Amer
i,,,,i,a,inn ~ tnn ir,r,igr,nt child only
,h,,,,a ,,.bn l,,o had Tho rarc privilege
~ ,,,,,t,,, ,.,,,rs ,i,l, tbcso children
, -! ~ ii'. ,,at tho American ruhIir
anr,, I,,,., doro i1 ,or,.icn that stands
,,,; ,i.,t.. ,na, t,., ,,r,o to America
| ' n ,L ,.,,Id r.or hundreds yea
,ha,,s,rGa or Tho eyycct- faced foreign
/ ,',I'.i ,i,,I t,,,, ,r,,.oIc1 rron, tho
,r. ,",,S t,,,n ~ ,bn ro,,r,,,,cr IN tho land
- s,,,,,,, g., ho ro,.oi,.cd into the hcre0-
cent care Of the schools. Here they
cxprc.ad and received patient. earnest
instruction from faithful and efficient
teachers Gladly and willingly these
teachers taught tn" mother tongue Of
America to her adopted chIGrcn. from
across the seas
If fathers became dc"nalr'nS "i 'hs
honed-tor roller that thlS new Iand hdu
promised. the children carried oack Il
theS" discouraged homes the fheS"dS' g
of freedom through America great
free schools. There is no douht tha'
through tn" agency OF the puhll" Schoo
system many loyal boys ar" hghtlhe 1o'
the free dom they wor" taught in thtli
classes. Their" are no more earnest sell
trS OF PONDS ana thrll' stamps ''.,'
tn'sr 'GHiu''n l',!, nhS ,ed. ".I
a., " ,naota,s, ,,,ith rborortnris,i,
; ,, n',a ,',, Wv, ',1 ,.,,orsa .o ,ba raII NJ
"a, ia. "r'u an ,,oro
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III ule STr'au "i 'n' N,ii'' 'Ch' HpetC'
n anu te"cnerS VIII grasp 'Ii'' opl'orluhIlA
t OF inspiring tle "IutI eIIIS ana poSS t'
IiS'Futt n'otheiS ana la'''e'S !" our IL"