The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-09-07
SECURITY LEAGUE
AROUSES PUBLIC
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Its Great Campaign of "Patriot.
ism Through Education" Being
Pushed in All States With
Signal Success.


eral months ago by the National Sc
curity League to rouse the people OF
the country to a realization or The
true meanings OF the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for a
permanent system of patriotic educa-
tion I'm 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-
In every part Of the country. is
being promoted under the direction of
a notable committee, headed by Or.
Robert M. McElroy 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 J. Preston, Jr. formerly
Mrs. Grover Cleveland). is Secretary
of the committee.
The Security Leagues objective is,
In addition to giving exact informa-
ton on the meanings of the war and
Its causes, to create a nor responsive
American citizenship through the me-
dunn Of better methods of permanent
patriotic instruction In the public
schools.
Twenty-eiaht Tons Of Literature.
In order to reach the greatest num-
Der of public school teachers direct,
the League conducted classes in pa
triotic education and distributed its
literature giving practical suggestions
on patriotic instruction at 254 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 has reached
a bulk of % ons. The League esti-
mates that 1t obtained immediate con-
tact with approximately 100000 pub
lie school teachers, who will carry the
message home to classes totalling over
2.5OO.O00 pupils.
The Security League is now prepar-
Ing to follow up these results with a
definite plan of organized promotion
mon the Teachers Institutes held In
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 condi-
tions 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 is han
died through the County Superlntend.
ents, State Universities and by sending
quarters OF the League.
Some of the more prominent educa-
tors of the country who are actively
engaged in the promotion of the Sc.
curity Leagues idea are:
DIR. G. A. Richmond, President oil
Union College; Albert Shiels, Superin
tendent Of Schools of Los Angeles
DR.. M. f. Libby, of the University o
Colorado; DIR. Liberty Hyde Bailey
horticultural and horticultural exper
and author.
Examples Of Operation.
An example of the operation of the
plan under state supervision is given
In Minnesota, where State Superln.
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 DIR. Libby found 1t more eff
fectlve and convenient to work direct
ly with the County superintendent
but this with the heartiest 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: DIR. Holland
Thompson, Of the College of the City
OF New York; Or. l.. b. Moore
Dean Of Howard University DIR. Isaa,
J. Lansing, of Ridgewood, N. j.; DIR
NJ. s. Davage, President OF Samue
Houston College. They have deliverct
patriotic addresses and conducted
actual classes for teachers in the Ne
gro Summer Schools of Virginia, Nortf
Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Lou
isiana and Texas. Dean Moore, him
self a negro, has obtained the organi
xation Of more than 400 patriotic edu
cation classes among negro adults IL
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Laboratory Experiments.
The Security League also has In op
Grafton at Lawrence, Mass, In coop
Grafton with the local educational au
thorities, an Experimental School, Al
which methods Of patriotic instruction
are being worked out On the labora
tory plan. The League Is about to es