Evening journal., 1918-12-04
RECREATION HELPS
AMERICANIzATION
Or. Massell Suggests Even
ing Social Hours for
Aliens
Or. COLDBERGER TO
EXPLAIN METHODS

That recreation reaches the foreign
born, and has Induced hundreds o
aliens In New York City TO Decom
Americanized. after all other method
had failed, was a message brought Il
the local Americanlzation Institute las
night BY DR.. Alexander Massell, heal
] of one Of New York City's most p-o
gressiye evening schools. His story o
of the progress and development o
this particular evening school, and th
important part that recreation playei
in IFS success was a very interesting
recital.
Or. Massell told how the Greeks de
lighted TO dance with Ame-ican girls
the Russian and japanese and Spaniar'
to play chess and checkers together
and how even Belgi sls, French, Italian
and Germans met on an equal footinl
In singing classes.
To a successful teaching OF Amerl
oanization. Dr. Msssell said there wer'
among others, three things needed
cooperating nelghborhOod evcnin.
school and recreation. lie DESCRIBED
at length the neighborhood IN which
his work lay. The two worst classes
OF people he had found 10 interest In
evening schools were lazy people who
& knew Of the school. but who would moi
attend, and those who did not know Of
the school Education, he asserted
did not appeal 10 a majority.
During a campaign Of publicity and
propaganda FOR the school In which de-
parlment stores, churches. civic warf-
ers Of all classes and an agencies for
the uplft OF The section. he obtained
but $50 new pupils out Of population
OF 10000 He then conceived the idea
OF community nights, when all study
WAS abandoned and The entire time
devoted 90 social pleasures. Two points
he emphasized I'm this connection II
tho foreigner Is TO be Interested In
Anlericsnizatlon one Is 30 make him
feel that he is on an equality and want
cd by his American associates. The
ofhe, Is 10 bring him into the society
OF HIS American fellows. and make u
compulsory on him that he learn Eng
llsh in order 10 mix socially with
Others.
lie condemned tho segregation Of
races in night schools. and said this
segregation was one of the reasons why
such institutions have failed TO meet
The need
Or. Nlassel at, length described the
many activities OF social or community
nights There was dancing in which
All engaged and instruction for those
who wanted TO learn Ame7ican steps.
Card games. checker game, chess games,
basketball, lectures, band concerts
dancing. athletic sports. ring games
and others. All Of these. he contended
were necessary I'm order 10 suit all
tastes OF the seventeen different ma
flonalltles 90 which his school caters
IN Introducing Or. Massell. Dr. elf
ford j. Scott. superintendent Of schools
told the audience Of bin now before
Congress. which carried with 10 an ap-
preparation for Americanization work,
and the amount set aside for Delaware,
he stated. would be sufficient 90 carry
on the work very successfully here.
Beginning tonight. Henry u. Gold
berger, Of New York City, who Is con
sidered by many people The leading
expert In this country on methods OF
teaching English to The foreigners, viii
give four lectures on practical methods
for the Delaware Amemcanization In
etituie. this week Up TO this time the
course has dealt largely with the gem
cral aspect OF the Americanizstlon
problem. AThe remainder Of the lee
lures will be concerned with the actual
methods to be employed by workers
in solving this problem
Or. Goldberger has been for some time
principal OF the most successful Of
New York City's evening schools. His
work has been widely praised by visit
ing experts Last Summer, In the
Training Institutes held for teachers
throughout New York state. Mr.. Gold
berger presented most OF the material
on methods OF teaching. His lectures
in Wilmington will be held IN the
Community Room OF the new High
School Building. and all who are inter-
ested in his subject are free to attend
The subjects Of the lectures arc as
follows
Wednesday nisht-"Teachlng OF Eng.
lish to Foreigners
Thursday night-~The Gouln Method
and It's Variations
Friday nlght-"Teaching a Text
Saturday morning. 20 o'clock Social
lied Methods"
II has been learned from Mr. William
c. Smith. Supervisor on Immigrant
Education for New York state. that the
registration in tho Wilmington Amer
sanitation Institute is exceptionally
good. being larger In proportion TO the
population Of The city than in tho in
stitutes held In New York last Summer
The Judging or opportuniiy's pulse
s accomplished accurately by means
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