The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-11
FOURTEEN STATES
BAR HUN LANGUAGE
ABOLISHED FROM SCHOOLS
SIXTEEN OTHERS PRE-
PARE TO DO so.

New York, Sept. l0--Fourteen
states in the Union have abolished
the teaching OF the German language
in the schools and in sixteen other
states a campaign to eliminate Ger
man is underway, according to an
announcement made today by the
American Defense Council. Many
cities in the sixteen states where the
campaign against the study OF the
German language is in progress,
have thrown German ont OF their
schools but the study itself has not
taken decisive action, says the an
nouncement OF the society, which
has been conducting campaign
against the study OF German in the
public schools.
This announcement was pasted
upon a canvass OF the states and
cities which was conducted by DR.
Perry 4. Dickie, OF New York.
The states listed as having abol-
ished the study OF the German Ian
guage from their schools are: Ala
bama, California, Connecticut, Del
aware. Louisiana, Maine, MiSsiSsip-
pi, Montana, North Dakota, Okla
homa. South Dakota, Tennessee,
Utah, and West Virginia.
The following states, it is an
nounccd, now have under consider
alton the abolition OF the teaching
of German: Arizona, Arkansas,
Florida, Georgia. Idaho. Indiana,
Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode
Island, Texas, Virginia and Wis
consin.
Cities Bar Hun Tongue.
The Society announced that the
following cities have wholly or part
" thrown out" the study OF Ger
man from their schools New
York City, Philadelphia, Pa, Wash
ington. d. C., Seattle, Wash, Louis
vile. Ky. Portland, Oregon, Jersey
City, y. j., Grand Rapids, Mich,
Des Moines. Iowa, Elizabeth, n. ,
Passaic, n. j., Tacoma, Wash, Bay
onne, y. J., Wheeling, W. Va MI.
Vernon, y. Y, Pawling, n. y, Al
ton. Ill.,. Champaign, Ill.,, Charlerol,
Pa. Eugene Oregon St. Mary Pa,
Clifiside Park, n. j., Quakertown
Pa, and Glen Cove, l.. !.
The situation in the sixteen states
where the campaign against the Ge'-
man language is reported as IN pro
gress is. in part, described in Dr.
Dickie's report. as follows:
Arizona-"German is fast being
eliminated by our local boards
Kansas-"Many of our public
schools have discontinued the teach
INC of German. 1t has been practlc-
ally discontinued in all OF our high
schools
Florida-"l think that practically
all OF the Germans have been re-
from the schools without
any public demonstration
about it. They just simply tailed
Of reelection. =.
Georgia-"We have decided to dis
continue giving examination IN Ger
man in order to certify teachers III
his subject. There has been no rule
Or law displacing the study from the |
schools, though it is becoming more
every day
ldaho-"Teaching OF German IS
prohibited in schools up to and IN
the eighth grade. Teaching
Of German in the high schools is lett
20 the determination OF the local
boards
Indiana Eliminated 1t.
Indiana-"With the reassembling |
Of the legislature ample provision
will be made for the exclusion OF
German from our schools
Kansas-"There never has been
any German to speak of taught in
any of our elementary schools, and
since the war it has been eliminated
from practically half OF our high
schools
Michigan-"It is my opinion that
at least 50 per cent of the schools
Of this state have dropped German
from their courses OF study. 1t has
also been dropped from the courses
Of study of many higher insritu-
lions
Missouri-"So far as reports have
.o,,,a thera will he one or two high |
schools outside of the cities which
are planning to give German next
year. The city high schools are lin
ting the teaching to students who
are preparing for technical courses.
in Kansas City the teaching has
1een discontinued altogether
New Jersey-"The State Board OF
Education passed resolution under
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