The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-09
COUNTRY MAY ADOPT
NEW YORK PLAN TO
COMBAT GERMANISM

NEW YORK April S.-Sation-w
adoption OF the New York plan OF coun-
tering pro-German propaganda IN the
public sChpolS is expected by the Ne"
York city board Of education. according
to its Vice President Frank z. Wllseyr
who declared the new study could DC
installed in every school in the country
without mourning any great expense
Patriotism will be the Keynote OF the
projected course In Amerlcanism now
being prepared by the Teachers Council
for the $4,000 pupils OF Greater New
York Every hoy and girl from primary
grade 10 high school. will be required TO
pass examinations in the main facts OF
tho war. The truth that Germany Is
the aggressor and the entente allies the
defenders Of civilization will be en-
phasizcd.
Mr.. Wilscy said every school teacher
has from 20 to 40 minutes daily OF
what is known rs free time" and this
may be utilized for teaching the new
: branch. 1t Is possible academic his
tory, drawing or music or some less
important subject, may be dropped
wisconsin has been an object lesson
for u.s." declared Mr.. Wilsey. THE dis
loyalists for years have been striving
TO make it a German state. Their
chief work was in the public schools.
insinuating their noNious doctrine OF the
superiority of 'kultur' and that might
makes right in the minds Of the chill
dren who. in turn. helped to poison the
minds Of their elders"
Ignorance of the average American
schoolboy or school girl. and even many
teachers and principals, as TO the cause
Of the war and the part the United
States is taking in II was recently
shown in the answers to twenty simple
questions propoundcd to 1875 high school
students.
| It was shown by this test. conducted
by the Institute for Public Service, that
SO Of the 1S6 pupils did not know the
Lusitania when sunk was not loaded
with ammunition or other contraband OF
war; SIS did not know that Germany Of
fcrcd Mexico parts Of our territory II
she would attack us; 100 did not know
that the United States Commission TO
Russia had not publicly stated upon It's
return that Russia undoubtedly would
withdraw from the war; l22 did not
know 1t was untrue that the United
States had sent only 10000 soldiers TO
France; IS did not know that Japan Is
fighting with US and not against us;
"a stated that II was eS-President
Roosevelt who had been advising Amer
3. leans to "bc neutral even In thought,
IA did not understand that England's
declaration to blockade a zone TO keep
neutral vessels from German ports WAS
in q different category OF international
law and human rights from Germany's
drawing Il danger zone about England
within which she would wage ruthless
-C-boat warfare.
While the average Of incorrect an
swers by the pupils was A per cent.
similar test made with thirty-one stare
and city school superintendent. ut one
of the National Education Association
breakfasts IN Atlantic City. showed 81
per cent Of wrong replies. 4 former
president Of the National Association Is
said to have sent in his card with five
of the twenty questions incorrectly an
swered.
Mr. Wilsey said the new course was
undertaken as the result Of the recent
ChicaCo-New York exchange lectures
delivered simultaneously to teachers In
both cities by ten eminent Americans.
Its preparation is expected TO be com
pletcd before the schools close next
June.
The syllabus or outline OF the ques-
tions TO be asked In each grade, X IS
believed, will be forwarded to Washing
ton for approval and possible standard
ization by the committee on public in
formation with the view Of its adoption
by all the public schools in the United
States,