The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-13
SECURITY LEAGUE
BR0USES 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 arouse the people OF
the country to a realization Of the
true meanings Of the war and at the
same time lay the foundations for
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-
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-
nence in every part Of the 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
curlty League under leave of absence.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Preston, Jr. formerly
Mrs. Grover Qeveland), is Secretary
of the committee.
The Security Leagues objective is,
In addition to giving exact informa-
ton on the meanings of the war and
it's causes, to create more responsive
American citizenship through the me
dunn of better methods Of permanent
patriotic instruction In the public
schools
Twenty-eIght Tons Of Literature.
In order to reach the greatest num-
ber 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
trbuted by the League as the result OF
the work at these schools has reached
a bulk of % tons. The League esd-
mates that it 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 Is now prepar-
ing to follow up these results with q
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-
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 ham
died through the County Superintend-
ents, State Universities and by sending
workers into the state from the head
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:
DR.. C. A. Richmond, President Of
Union College; Albert Shiels, Superin-
tendent of Schools of Los Angeles
DIR. NJ F. Libby, of the University of
Colorado; DR.. Liberty Hyde Bailey,
arboricultural and horticultural expert
and author.
Examples Of Operation.
An example Of the operation of the
plan under state supervision is given
in Minnesota, where State Superin-
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 DR.. Libby found 1t more eff
fective and convenient to work direct
| ly with the County Superintendents,
| 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: DR.. Holland
| Thompson, of the College of the City
OF New York; DR.. L. B. Moore,
Dean of Howard University DR.. Isaac
J. Lansing, of Ridgewood, N. j.; DR..
NJ. s. Davage, President of Samuel
Houston College. They have delivered
patriotic addresses and conducted
actual classes for teachers in the Ne
! gro Summer Schools of Virginia, North
| Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi Lou
| isiana and Texas. Dean Moore, him
| self negro, has obtained the Organi-
zation of more than 400 patriotic edu-
cation classes among negro adults in
| Louisiana and Mississippi.
| Laboratory Experiments.
! The Security League also has in op-
! GRAFTON at Lawrence Mass in COOP