Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-09-27
SECURITY LEAGUE
hROllSES PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Its Great Campaign Of "Patriot-
ism Through Education" Being
Pushed in All States With
Signal Success.

The great campaign Of Patriotism
Through Education" inaugurated sew
raj months ago by the National Sc
cIuity League TO arouse the people OF
the- country to realization Of the
true meanings of the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for
permanent system of patriotic educa-
ion in the public schools, has now
ppen extended into nearly every state
m the Union. The League Is rapidly
completing arrangements. through the
various organized educational agen-
yies OF the country by means of which
lis message of militant patriotism will
he carried into every nook and corner
Of the land.
This effort Of the National Security
League. which has the Endorsement Of
all the leading American educational
authorities and has enlisted the active
cooperation of educators of promf-
nence in every part of the country, Is
neing promoted under the direction OF
ii notable committee, headed by DIR,
a. HtIl VI. hClltioN VI AhN iDNleiA tAA-Siie
q History and Politics in Princeton
University. who is serving as Educa-
-.onal Director of the National Sc
eurity League under leave Of absence.
NrS. Thomas j. Preston, Jr. formerly
IRIS. Grover Cleveland), is Secretary
If the committee.
The Security Leagues objective is,
4 addition to giving exact informa-
on on the meanings of the war and
IS causes, to create a more responsive
american citizenship through the me-
ium of better methods of permanent
}atriotic instruction In the public
schools -.slN-s
Twenty-eight Tons OF Literature.
In order to reach the greatest num-
her of public school teachers direct
he League conducted classes In pa
riotic education and distributed its
literature giving practical suggestions
on patriotic instruction at 254 OF the
principal Simmer Schools for Teach
"rs throughout the country during the
past few weeks. The literature dis
iributed by the League as the result OF
he work at these schools has reached
a bulk Of IS tons. The, League sesti
mates that it obtained immediate con-
act with approximately 100000 pub
.Ic school teachers, who will carry the
MESA re home to classes totailing over
100000 pupils.
The Security Leaguesis, now prepar
ing TO follow up these results with a
.efnite plan of organized promotion
irlong tie Teachers Institutes held In
he various states every fall and uni
led direction OF the spreading of the
7ropa Uganda in the separate states.
he methods followed IN the different
.iatCs yary according to local condi-
'ons and facilities In some states
he Girect cooperation of the State De-
.artilcnls Of Education has already
,een obtained by the Security League
n other states the propaganda is bar
I'd through the County Superintend
3is State Universities and by senlin.
rorEcrs into the state from the head
quarters OF the League
Some of the more prominent educa-
1rs of the country who are actively
H-aged in the promotion of the Sc
'lrity Leagues idea are:
DR.. c. \. Richmond, President of
Mon College: Albert Shiels, Superin-
andent of Schools of Los Angeles /:
)r NJ F. Libby, of the University OF
'olorado; Dr. Liberty Hyde Bailey
Horticultural and horticultural expert
and author
Examples of Operation.
IN example of the operation of the
IAN unJrr state supervision is given
n Minnesota. where State Superin-
ondent of Education Schulz prepared
ne itinerary TO be followed by DR.
william A. Prayer, Of the University
{ Michigan, in charge of the work il
hat state for the Security League In
Colorado DR.. Libby found it more eff
.ecjiye and convenient to work direct
u with the County Superintendents.
hut this with the heartiest approval
of the State Superintendent and the
J Governor
An important division of the cam
oaign is being devoted 10 negro teach
ers and schools. Among the men who
flaYe been conducting the patriot,
| visionary work in this field for tht
'ecurity League are: DIR. Holland
Thompson, of the College of the City
+ New York; Dr. L. B. Moore.
Dean of Howard University; DR.. Isaac
!. Lansing, of Ridgewood, n. j.; DR..
II. S. 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
'siana and Texas. Dean Moore, him
self negro, has obtained the ergunI-
zation of more than 400 patriotic t.du
cation classes among negro adults In
Louisiana and Mississippi. Az
- Laboratory Experiment.
+ The Security League also has In op-
GRAFTON at Lawrence, Mass, In COOP
GRAFTON with the local educational au-
thorities, an Experimental. School, at
which methods of patriotic instruction
are being worked out on the labora-
tory plan. The League is about to es-
tablish similar school under the
auspices of the State Department OF
Education Of California at Los A.
geles. 81. I'll