The Washington herald., 1918-06-13
LANGUAGE
OF HUN TO BE
TAUGHT HERE?
Question Comes Up Before
Board of Education;
Action Delayed.

Shall the children Of the District
OF Columbia study German next year?
This is the question which is be-
Z ginning to stir the Board of Educa-
ton and the residents Of the Dis
trict.
Commissioner Brownlow sent the
Congressional bill No. 4642, which
prohibits the study OF the German
language in the Territories and the
District of Columbia. to the Board
Of Education yesterday. No action
was taken on it. however. in this
fortnightly meeting of the board.
The matter may come up later.
Letters from Interested parents are
also being received by the Board Of
Education asking that the language
of Hun propaganda be barred from
the school children.
Terms It Unpatriotie.
One father of fve children writes
1T is unpatriotic."
1T is estimated" be goes on,
that we have about eight million
citizens of German birth or descent
in this country. By reason of the
German language study and Ger
man newspapers and other propa-
ganda We have a large proportion
of this number. German-American
instead of American.
AT best most of them are luke
warm in their support of our coun-
try and at the worst they are secret
enemies.
The German language will be
useless after this war to the people
of this country.
How would you feel IL you heard
German spoken on the streets. II
it were a man you would feel like
knocking him down.
BY the time the war is over near
ly every home will have a vacant
chair. because America Joined with
the other free nations to keep Ger
many from ruling the world.
do you think the people are going
to tax themsely es to hire teachers to
keep alive another German propa-
ganda?
Let Washington follow the ex-
ample Of New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other large cities and
put out the study OF the propaganda
tongue
Superintendent Of Schools Ernest l..
Thurston recommended to the Board
that the offer from the Director of
Civilian craftsmanship Of the War
Department relative to supplying
equipment for indoor instruction of
high school students over sixteen
years old in rifle practice be accepted.
The cooperation Of the War Depart
ment is to be desired.
The public schools report that they
have raised s21.465 for the Red Cross.
When il Is realized in what small
sums this is contributed and how
many small denials of sundaes and
movies it means. IT will seem to have
even greater value to the great cause.
secretary Harry q. Hines reports mat
the sum consisted literally OF ''peCKs
of PENNIES"
Two members OF the staff OF tie
sshooIs were granted leave Of absence
for war work. They were DR.. Prem
tiss Wilson. medical inspector, and
c. E. Francis. teacher Of the Arm
strong ". T.
commencement Dates.
Commencement events are an
uOunced by Superintendent Thurs
ton as follows:
Business High School. 4 year
course. Tuesday. June Is, p. m. To
preside, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes.
Business High School. year
course. Monday. June II, 8 p. m. To
preside. Mr.. Kramer.
Central High School, Wednesday.
June IS, D. m. To preside, Mr..
George Z. Hamilton. To give di-
pIomas. Hon. Louis Brownlow.
Eastern High School. Tuesday.
June Is, D. m. To preside. Mr..
Thurston. To give diplomas, DR.. H
Il. Learned.
Western High School. Thursday.
June 30. 4:30 p. m. To preside, DIR.
n. B. Learned. To give diplomas,
Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes.
Mckinley High School, Thursday,
June 20, s p. m. To preside. Mr..
George E. Hamilton. To give di-
pIomas. Mrs. Margarita Spalding
Gerry.
Wilson Normal School. Friday,
June 81. s p. m. To preside. Mrs.
Margarita Spalding Gerry. To give
diplomas. Mr.. Thurston.