Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-06-08
German Not Essential

While the Board of Education hesatng and arguing
aboshing teaching Of German in the Perth Anboy high
Education of Trenton kicking German bag
and baggage out of the schools of that city boh ooafos met
Thursday night.
only did discontinue the study of German but it
dispensed with the study not giving the pupils VINO
studying the during the oppor
tuny finish the out This the most drastic action we
have yet heard Of
Following resolution adopted Trenton after voting
down would continue German for those who had
slready had years of the subject:
That German the teaching of German be forthwith x-
,cinded public schools of the city, and that conditions
be noted pupil for reason OF failure to pass any course
which may have been given in German
Commenting this action the Of the Board of Educa
.ion Of that city, the Trenton State Gazette said:
especially glad that the action of the board unanl
NOUS neither the people of this community or any other
community American German have to say that the
school board hundred cent patriotic
Perth Amby likes be known the pacemaking city in all
pertaining patriotism well everything ese but
we do setting pace the matter of throwing Ger
nan schools and cities all the state and
throughout country getting ahead of us while the local school
board continues to CONSIDER and investigate"
deal of be laid college requirements
the school board soicous about the pupils
preparing higher of learning This 1dabe the
school should wise be lowered But we do not
college university the country that peci
icay spuaes the entrance requirements AS
lar as goes Princeton and other leading universities require
sreek leading the degree of Bachelor
If Arts high school teach Greek Yet for this
degree Greek is important than German
Practically all colleges require least modern language and
rome require two French acceptable German for the
where required choice is usually given
,f French Spanish that German could easily be
lboshed altogether still interfere with college entrance
emen much the abandoning of Greek in the high school
aasa already done
But after ALL aren't inclined here in Perth Amboy to
Emphasize this of college preparationF
While it highly every pupil that possibly
should college, how graduates of high school actually
pursue studies furher it not fact that nnetenhs
graduates the high school quit school graduation
work. Yet the tendency consider only the onetenh
who will go college and ignore the great majority.
Today with the country there entirely different
taken of the matter Hundreds of boys cover
there fighting batefeds France They watching
closely They direct contact with the Hun They
his dpabe work and have learned detest the
very language that he speaks.
feeling we home not fully awake to
meaning the that not standing back of the
should When France that the authorities
Indifferent about the circulation OF German newspapers the
M and the school board hesacs about bong the teaching of
giving support that they entitled they begin
doubt whether real earnest prosed
to lick the kaiser
Now the question arises who like these should
6 consideration the hundreds of Perth Amboy boys at the front
collegef
Although this question,
fighting fight for freedom and democracy and
the youngster preparing for college a the time
The is abolish German and substitute Spanish.
With German removed from the curriculum Of the high school the
boys bs s w a fn5W b we n m the m @ ren
Spanish the pupils enter college in the land far require
faw eoeg anS that viii not admit Student with onl French
provided he has Latin and sufficient mathematics AS said before
Greek which the high school does not teach essential than
German there is substitution for Greek.
The issue the aboishmnt German from high school
plain that there for qubbng Trenton proud
l hundred per patriotic
We haven't the slightest doubt that Perth Amboy school board
Jersey country exscndng German their
public schools do not to wait too long before taking such
action