Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-05
SECURITY LEAGUE:
ARlll(BIlSES, PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTiE=hI...
Its Great Campaign Of "Patriot'
ism Through Education" Being
Pushed in All States With
signaI Success.

curly League 10 dFuuse liic pSoP'N
the country to q realization OF me
true meanings Of the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for Il
permanent system OF patriotic cduca-
ton in the public schools, has no"
been extended into nearly every state
in the Union. The League is rapidly
completing arrangements, through the
various organized educational aGen-
cies of the country, by means OF which
its message Of militant patriotism VIII
be carried into every nook end corner
of the land.
This effort Of the Nationai security
League, which has the Endorsement Of
oil the leading American educational
authorities and has enlisted the active
cooperation Of educators OF prol"l-
hence in every part Of the country, ~
being promoted under the direction OF
a notable committee, headed by DE-
Robert NJ. NIcElroy Of the Department
of History and Politics in Princeton
University, who is serving as Educa-
tional 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 iniorIMi-
ton on the meanings OF the war ara
its causes, to create more responsive
American citizenship through the me-
dunn Of better methods Of permanent
patriotic instruction IN the public
schools.
Twenty-elsht Tons Of Literature.
In order to reach the greatest zum-
Der Of public school teachers direct
the League conducted classes in pa
triotIc education and distributed lis
literature giving practical suggestions
on patriotic instruction at 2Jl OF The
principal Summer Schools for Teach
ers throughout the country during the
past few weeks. The literature dis
tributed by the League as the result OF
the work at these schools mas reached
o bulk OF % tons. The League cS;i-
mates that it obtained immediate coz
tact with approximately 2O0OOO pub
lie school teachers, who will carry the
message home to classes totalling over
2,500,000 pupils.
The Security League is now prcp1r-
ing to follow up these results with e
definite plan of organized promotion
ri, Tn hold
the various states every fall and uni
fed direction Of the spreading of the
propaganda in the separate states.
The methods followed in the different
states vary according TO local cGndi-
tionS and facilities. In some states
the direct cooperation CT the State De
partments Of Education has already
been obtained by the Security League.
In other states the propaganda is han
died through the County Supcriatcnd-
ents, State Universities and by sending
workers into the state from the head
quarters OF the League.
Some of the more prominent educa-
tors OF the country who arc actively
curity Leagues idea are:
DR.. c.. a. Richmond. President Of
Union College: Albert ShiclS, Superin-
tcnlcnt Of Schools OF Los Angeles !;
Or. NJ. F. Libby, CO the University OF
Colorado; DR.. Liberty Hyde Bailey,
arboricultural and horticultural expert
and author.
Examples of Operation.
An example Of the operation Of the
n,an under state supervision IS given
in Minnesota, where State SEpcr!n-
tendent of Education Schulz prepared
the itinerary to be followed By DR..
William \. Prayer, OF the University
of Michigan. in charge Of the work in
that state for the Security League. In
Colorado DR.. Libby found it mere eff
fcctivc and convenient to work direct
" with the County Supcrintendcnts,
but this with the hearticst approval
of the State Superintendent and the
Governor.
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
Of New York: Dr.. /. Z. Moore.
Dean Of Howard University; Dr. Isaac
j. Lansing, Of Fidgewocd, " J.; Dr..
II. S. Davage, President Of Samuel
Houston College. They have delivered
patriotic addresses and conducted
actual classes for teachers n Tie Ne
gro Summer Schools of Virginia. North
Carolina. Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
jsiana ana Texas. Dean Moore, linn
SELF negro. has obtained the organl-
cation OF more than 100 patriotic eiu-
cation classes among negro adults In
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Laboratory Experiments.
The Security League also has in or
Grafton IL Lawrence, Mass, in coop
GRAFTON with the local educational au-
tborities, an Experimental School, at
which methods OF patriotic instruction
nre being worked out on The labQra-
T.