The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1918-02-13
To AMERICAN|ZE
IMMIGRANT AND
TEACH ENGLISH

work of the national committee of one
hundred appointed upon request by
the United States commissioner of
education, DR.. Philander P Claxton.
Under the emergency of war the
American First campaign of the
committee has become intensive, and
great efforts are being made to teach
English and patriotism to the 3.00O,-
900 -English-speaking people of
the United States. English teaching
will be carried on in homes, factories
and training camps, as we'll as in
, schools.
Mrs. Frank H. Bliss of Buffalo, assis-
tant to the chairman of the executive
, committee, II. H. Wheaton, chief of
lthe division of Immigrant Education of
the United States Bureau of Educa-
ton, has taken up her activities at the
national headquarters of the commit
tee, 812 Washington Loan and Trust
building, Washington, D. C. Mrs. Bliss
has for twenty years been identified
with the civic work of New York
state. She was one of the prime NOV
ers in the establishment of a state
trades school for girls initiated by
Sorosis, New York City, the first wo-
mans club in the country She is
member of the National Civic Fedora
ton, and a member of the board of
directors of its Erie County branch.
She has also been a member of the
board of managers of the womans re-
formatory at Albion, n Y, for the
past nine years and has spoken from
coast to coast on Americanization of
our foreign element.
Urge Use of English.
In response to requests from all
over the country the committee is
, daily sending out advice and instruc-
ton in methods of teaching English
and patriotism and is urging co-opera-
| ton of all agencies, official and pri-
vate, which deal directly with the for
| eign element of our populationi To
strengthen the public system of edu-
cation to meet the needs of this I'M
| assimilated portion of America -Peo-
pie strong program has been Nf,EsAad
out. Realizing that national unity is
fundamental in the evolution of a
| democracy, the committee of one hun
dred hopes to achieve it by five
means: "a common use of the Ian
guage of the United States; a common
| understanding and appreciation of
possibilities of citizenship; a genuine
allegiance to the United States, wheth-
er the land of the citizens birth or of
| adoption; active cooperation with fell
low citizens in furthering the common
welfare through government; a uni
versal consciousness of our national
and social organization and the i'm
i pelling fOrcefulness of it's evolution"
For Social Service Also.
"In some cities" says the commit
! tee in it's pamphlet, lit is recommend
| ed that the local committee on camp
| activities appoint a subcommittee to
take direct charge of this work In a
few cities it is urged that board be
appointed by the mayor to help in
creating a girls protective bureau. in
establishing a house of detention and
in securing the appointment of wo-
man probation officer. In others, the
desired results may best be obtained
by committees operating independent
ly, This committee will seek to carry
out such program and secure these
additional facilities.
| Whenever it is decided to establish
a girls protective bureau or a house
of detention, the committee on protec-
tive work for girls will send a work
er to the city to help in the organiza-
ton of one or both of these
"The development of the educational
side of the question is proceeding
along various lines. Trained workers
give lectures to mothers and talks TO
girls to secure cooperation in giving
assistance to other girls and to show
them how this work is carried on. Lee
lures also will be given to groups of
men to secure their cooperation. and
various other organizations will be
asked to help in this.
'The workers in camp cities will
meet in conferences for the discussion
of the problems arising in connection
with the protective work and for the
better understanding of methods Of
dealing with delinquents.
I'm carrying out this program for
safeguarding girls during war time
the Committee on Protective Work for
Girls must have the cooperation and
help of city and county officials and