St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-09-07
SECURITY LEAGUE
AR0uSES PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
It's Great Campaign Of -Patriot.
ism Through Education" Being
Pushed IN AID States With
Signal Success.

! Signal Success.
/ The great campaign Of "Patriotism
Through Education" inaugurated sew
eral months ago BY the National Sc
curly League to arouse the people OF
the country to q realization Of the
true meanings Of the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for
permanent system Of patriotic educa-
ton in the public schools, has now
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 Will
be 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 promi-
.nence In every part Of the country, IL
being promoted under the direction OF
a notable committee, headed by DIR.
Robert NJ. McElroy Of the Department
of History and Politics In Princeton
University, who Ii serving as Educa-
.tional Director Of the National Sc
'curity League under leave Of absence.
jMra Thomas ]. Preston, Jr. formerly
Mrs Grover Cleveland), II Secretary
of the committee.
The Security Leagues objective IL.
I'm addition to giving exact Informs
.tion on the meanings Of the war and
Its causes, to create q more responsive
American citizenship through the me-
:dium Of better methods OF permanent
patriotic instruction in the public
schools.
Twenty-etoht Tons d Literature. Z.
In order to reach the greatest num-
Der Of public school teachers direct.
the League conducted classes in pa
:triot1c education and distributed tts
Literature giving practical suggestions
lon patriotic instruction at 254 OF the
principal Summer Schools for Teach
iers throughout the country during the
past few weekA The literature dis
.tributed by the League - the result OF
the work at these schools has reached
% bulk Of 20 tons. The League estl-
mates that It obtained immediate con-
tact with approximately 100000 pub
;lic school teachers, who will carry the
message home to classes totalling over
100000 pupils.
The Security League = now prepar-
ing to follow up these results with =
definite plan Of organised promotion
among the Teacher1 Institutes held In
the various states every fall and uni
ned direction Of the spreading Of the
propaganda In the separate states
The methods followed In the different
states vary according to local condi-
lions and facilities. In some states
the direct cooperation Of the State De-
partments Of Education has already
been obtained BY the Security League.
In other states the propaganda ID han
died through the County Superintend-
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 are actively
engaged In the promotion OF the Sc.
CURLY Leagues idea are:
DR.. G. A. Richmond, President Of
Union College; Albert Shiels, Superin-
tendent Of Schools Of Los Angeles
DR.. NJ. +. Libhg, Of the University Of
Colorado; Dr.. Liberty Hyde Bailey
arboricultural and Horticultural expert
and author.
Example, 81 Operation.
/ An example Of the operation OF the
plan under state supervision 10 given
in Minnesota, where State Superin-
tendent Of Education Schulz prepared
the itinerary to be followed by DR.
William A. Prayer. Of the University
| Of Michigan, in charge Of the work IN
that state for the Security League. In
+ Colorado DR.. Libby found 1t more ct
fective and convenient to work direct
ly with the County Superintendent
| but this with the heartiest approval
Of the State Superintendent and thu
| Governor
| An important division Of the cam
| paign IL being devoted to negro teach
ers and schools. Among the men who
have been conducting the patriotic
missionary work In this feh for thu
Security League arb: DR.. HOLLAND
Thompson, Of the College Of the CIT.
of New York; Dr.. l. B. Moore
Dean Of Howard University Dr.. lsaA>
]. Lansing, Of Ridgewood, N. J.; d.
II. 8. DaVage, President Of Samue
Houston College. They have delivese(
| patriotic addresses and CONDUCTS