Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-12
ONE NATION,
ONE TONGUE
EDITORIAL FOR WOMEN
By 4 WOMAN
BY LAURA Ii. CARMEL

THERE Is no new education nor old
J. education, Education has ever been.
since the days Of the first child, the at
tempt TO lead il from darkness 20 light,
TO give It knowledge Of the things it
could do and the best way to do them.
II needs TO train him 70 be most com
Portable and most happy in his en-
yironment. What to teach linn 70 bring
this 70 pass Is tho question As cond-
tiona change FROM time TO time sc
sometimes fail 80 take coguizancc Of
these changsg This ts perhaps our
present fault and the fault Of the last
couple Of decades. Conditions change,
aud We fail 20 realize it n quarter Of
n century ago nearly al Of Us in Amer.
ics we're speaking one language. We
did not have Greek villages nv Niscon-
sin, Polish ones in Brideshurg. Italian
ones i'm South Philadelphia and innumer-
able other varieties spread throughout
the length and breadth Of our land. In
the schools tomorrow NC will no longer
have conglomeration Of schools, each
teaching certain districts a tongue for
cign 70 our land. but English will be
taught as the national language as II
WIS taught IN the earlier days OF our
history Foreign languages VIII only
Lc taught for culture and conmcrclal
purposes.
our present school wear of nine or
ten months i'm the public schools ana
eight months in tho colleges IS SUR
vi,al ot an old condition that has ceased
srff.
whv from two 80 four months Of the
vo9r should be wasted. II is not neces.
s3rv that the same curriculum should
he followed in all months Of the year.
but a variation Of tho seasons can W
met bv q variation in tho curriculum.
There are no valid reasons why inc
schools should only be open during csl
taiu hours Of the daH. There is ever
reason vbv they should be open all
hours Of the day and night to meet tle
carving needs of the community, that
all the citizens can have the chance 10
get the education which IS their lhallol'
able right iu o. republic. There Is JIG
| good reason WHY we should say that Ger.
/ tain subjects can only be taught uul'Ue
! certain wears Of a person B. l', '"'
/ that if ne has not obtained that lntorhla
, tion during those proper Years lu't' "
/ some diggracC i'm trying 10 get lO l'''
on Every iphabitant Of our lana aUo'i'
feel that he has j perfect rlghL 10 -
iu fine school of the land any int"r
nation or any training that llo neCuS "
make him happier Or more useful, aI''
| the nation should require ot every Gun
. grant Of whatever age that ne dEIeP
training iu English There arc al"
enough with the Same needs thaI wv
docs not become an imprachcal prOpie',l
There is no reason why beyond ceTtau
| fundamentals that VIC all recognize d
such, that cities as far apart III 'Htl
iudil idual NoCationa o. ihi'au"lphl" a,'
New orleans should be given exactly IN
Same training. or why the inhabitant
Of q great city should be given the sam
instructions as those VINO are I"''
~ remain i'm the country.
We do not want to pour our "hol
nation into one mold We want to elN
each person the opportunity TO be OF IN
greatest service to himself and the com
,rrnity i'm which no dwclls. There ar
great common ideals as there are grea
fundamental subjects Of instruction tina
must be given everywhere, but dNoN
iuco Of variation beyond these Is IN
only way to secure a happy aud proSpel
oua nation. our eyes have been holde
but they are now open and We feall1
that We can never again be made uF
unrelated units with little interest !
each other, that i'm the future we mus
be one great people with one languag
and one God, that this people is Amer
can that tho language Of America
English and that our God is TO be III
Diod of right, of justice and of truth
10 bring this to pass Is the high cal
iuE sot before tic schools Of tomorrow