Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-15
COLLEGE WOMEN's CLUB

The College Women's Club met at
Holtville, Saturday with the Holtville
members as hostesses. The ladies were
received in the Household Economics
building OF the high school and after
the usual exchange of greetings and
q pleasant social hour sat down to a
dainty and delicious three course lunch
con, served by teachers from the high
school. The dining room looked very
attractive with it's decorations of Christ
mas wreaths, festoons and bells. At
the table the color scheme of red and
white, with tiny red bells as favors sug.
Sested the Christmas season.
After luncheon the program for the
afternoon was opened by three old
fashioned Christmas carols beautifully
sung by group Of girls from the Girls
Glee Club of the high school. These
were greatly enjoyed by the members
and visitors. At the close of the usual
transaction of business two other de-
lightful numbers were listened to. given
by Miss Frost Of Holtville on the violin.
accompanied by Miss Campbell, also of
Holtville, on the piano.
The subject for the afternoon was
America nization." and this was pre-
sented in most interesting and help
ful way in an address given by Mr.
Heald Of Ell Centro. The following
presents few of the many good
thoughts he gave.
Mr.. Heald's definition of Americana
zatlon is to make men 100 percent
Americans. He traced the early devel-
opment OF our country and showed how
1t had been founded by men of one type
with religious and political ideals After
the civil war in the development of the
west many men were needed and
boards of them immigrated into our
country, mostly from Southern Europe
These men did not come for an ideal
but to make money. A large part of
our population has descended from
these people. They know little or
nothing about our great American ira
dltions and they never can know till
they are taught to speak and read our
language. So education becomes one
OF the first steps in Americanization.
We have been deluded with the idea
that our country was a great melting
pot and that we We're turning out great
American citizens, but our delusion van
ished when the test of the world war
came, and our melting system blew I'D
like a powder vat.
Mr. Heald's experience in training
men in the army camps revealed an
appalling ignorance among the young
men though we have schools all over
our land. Out of a group of $50 men
from Tennessee and Alabama not one
percent could read or write their own
name, and when embarking for over
seas they were made to believe they
were sailing down the Mississippi river,
so ignorant were they of the geography
OF our country.
We cannot instill our ideals in the
minds of men until they can speak and
read our language. Hence Americana
Zatlon means education.
In order to do what we should for
the aliens we already have or we
should stop immigration, OR the ideals
of Southern Europe and Asia will pre-
vail instead of those of the founders
of our nation.
Mr.. Heald pointed out the following
ways in which we as individuals can
help. We should lend our influence to-
ward getting legislation that will stop
immigration. Look over local territory
to see what is done toward American
ization. See what our county officials
are doing in regard to enforcing COM
pulsory education; get in touch with
the housing and immigration board
who take up the matter of education;
get home teachers, which are provid-
ed by law to go into homes and teach
mothers the English language and how
to live like civilized people should
This address was much appreciated
and enjoyed by the club.
The next meeting will be held at
Brawley and the subject will be RUS
sia."