Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1918-10-31
.eEf,lli''lTy lEAnfi'r
. ARouSES PUBLIC
/: SCHOOL SYSTEM
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Its Great Campaign Of "Patriot-
/ ism Through Education" Being
| Pushed In All States With
Signal Success.

Signal Success.
The great campaign Of "Pntriotism
Through Education" inaugurated sew.
eral months ago by the National Sc
curity League to arouse the people Of
the country to realization Of the
true meanings Of the war and nj the
same time lny the foundations for u
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.
cles 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 III 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 tho country, is
being promoted under the direction Of
a notable committee. headed by DR..
Robert NJ. McElroy OF the Department
Of History and Politics In Princeton
University, who Is serving as Educa-
tional Director of the National Sc
curtty League under leave Of absence.
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston. Jr. formerly
Mrs. Grover Cleveland), ts Secretary
Of the committee.
The Security Leagues objective IL,
In addition to giving exact inf0rma-
ton on the meanings Of the war and
its causes, to create a more responsive
American citizenship through the me-
dun Of better methods Of permanent
patriotic instruction In the public
schools.
(! Twsnty.eioht Tons Of Literature.
F.. 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
,trlbuted by the League as the result Of
the work ut these schools has reached
a bulk Of % tons. 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
100000 pupils.
The Security League Ii now prepar-
ing to follow up these results with a
definite plan of organized promotion
among 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-
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 10 ham
died through the County .Superintend-
ents, State Universities and BY sending
workers into the state from the head.
quarters OF the League.
tors Of the country Who are actively
engaged In the promotion OF the So
,eurity Leagues idea ares
Or. G.. A. Richmond. President Of
Onion College; Albert Shieas, Superin-
ytendsnt Of Schools Of Los Angeles ;
D1. Il =. Libby, Of the University Of
Colorado; DR.. Llberty Hyde Bailey
taYboricultural ana HORTICULTURAL A1per,
,Ana author.
+, Example. q Operation.
Al example Of the operation Of the
DlAn under stats supervision Ii given
In Minnesota. where State Superin-
,Asndant q UducatiGo 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 Or. Libby found 1t more ef
.tective and convenient to work direct
~ with the County superintendents
but this with the heartiest approva
of the State Superintendent and the
Governor. ~
An important division OF the cam
paran Is heinz devoted 10 negro teach
ipra ara se!ools hsaehg Ihe men WHIT
haya uacA condueia@ The patriotic
.mi~5'a arf ee7l. It, CHS field for III,
SCI I.re'c ea In. lloilaut
tpi.te s4 Of GlG cIcer az the Cit,
~ GGrk ."r. l.. Il. Moore