The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-14
NATIONWIDE SCHOOL
FOR differentiation

tthE%G oat1h ~ s@h
tIon to counterfeit the forces of social
istic REORGANIZATION and other un.
American Influences. il VIII continue
this summer tho patriotic work mol
the chool teachers of the country
which it iuaugurated last year. The
same method of procedure will be
followed, reaching the teachers through
their summer schools held during the
next few weeks in all parts of the
country.
The Security league states that this
division of it's work is based on the
idea that the best way of reaching the
parents is through their children and
that the best way of reaching the
/ children Is through their teachers. Last
year the leagues doctrine OF militant
patriotism was carried to 5.0ng,0 900
school children in all parts OF the
country through the medium OF roo
0o9 teachers reached at these summer
schools.
This year the Security league will
devote special attention to the summer
schools for eolored teachers. It Will
conduct classes in A~mericaniZatton and
patriotism at twenty OF the principal
summer schools for colored teachers
in the Southern states during their
coming sessions.
While recognizing the -. gtEantic
work involved, the Security feagnSSfasS
l "a ~ ~ shfh 80
ganda among the colored pcople, IN
the hope that it's efforts. which have
already received h sanction ana
hearty cooperation of the leading edu-
Gators OF the South. viii be continued
by them. The leagues plan is aimed
at combating poor sanitation. thrift
lessness, illiteracy and Bo1shevism. The
league hopes to accomplish it's object
by reaching the colored population
through their school teachers. with
| the concurrence of the state and local
educational authorities Y
Dean l.. Il. Moore. of Howard unt-
versity. who is in general charge OF
this work for the National Security
league, was releases for this purpose
by the trustees of Toward university
and has already laid the foundation
for the summer campaign During the
winter, he travelled d throughout tho
South. meeting the educational
thorities, talking to the leading coli
ored teachers and organizing clatss6s
of both children and adults In lis
| sissinpi. he met with such encourages
ment from the heads of the educational
system wv. F.. Bond. state supertn-
tendent OF schools; Bura Hnoun, SUPER
| visor of colored schools. and r. 5.
| Grossfey. assistant supervisory that Ia
ct ncentrated on that state as = test
for future efforts. Working on
| schedule prepared by Mr.. BOND ana
| his associates, Dean Moore was enabled
! to reach. through personal contact or
classes formed, practically 100000 coli
| ored teachers, children and adults in
| Mississippi alone.
Encouraged by this success. ho
| principal twenty summer schools tor
|, colored teachers in the South have
| been selected as bases for c~oncentra-
ton of the work during the coming
| weeks. These schools VIII include
approximately 1000 colored
and are located as follows: Missis-
sippi, 4: Alabama, 4: Louisiana. ;: Az
kansas, 3; Georgia, 2, Tennessee. 3.
and Kentucky. 3. In all these schools.
| which will be attended by coiored
teachers from all parts of the South.
/ Dean Moore will institute full courses
Of six weeks duration. While laying
particular emphasis On patriotism ana
Americanixation to counteract bol-
shevist influences, the subject mauer
OF tn so courses will also be directed
at the fundamentals OF
DR.. Robert NJ. McEfroy, educational
director OF the National Security
league, under leave OF absence from
Princeton University. where he Y
head of the department of history ana
politics, under whose direction Dean
Moore is working. says OF this effort
of the security league:
"Of our colored population. over -
per cent is iMiterate. and a much larxer
not the problem OF tho South II =
a problem OF Importance to every citt-
zen OF every section of this free land
eat h not q local issue Il be-
longs to the whole people, for h wei.
fare OF all Is involved in It"
In the national field OF tcacherA
summer schools, the security league
will not conduct this year tho
ate system OF courses and lectures
which Is provided last year. believing
that the seed has been sown and thai
what Ia now most needed In the sup-
plying OF adequate material tor thu
teachers use. 3.
To this and tia security league win
circulate free Of charge among all IN
teachers In h 700 leading teaoner1.
summer schools, scattered throukhous
all the states. . caretuuy -
edited volume OF ass pages entftIed
War Facts and Peace ProblcmAs D.
Arthur rockingham. one of the =
ing ltving arohceologtsts and hnf0~
rians. Is the author Of this book. ~
sisted by Thomas w, Churchttl. furTn-
er president Of tho board az o6ucAk31n
OF New York Cttys DIR. TAlonet WI
llama, Of Columbia UNIVERSITY Che
Of Journalism; DIR, Claude a. -
TYNE, Of the University Of M1ehigA1s
DR.. Henry p, Thompson. Of FrtncetcU
University, and pr. McElroy.
The book deals with 4 Wide rAn9ts s
of subjects brought tmmc0lAAA0 M
to data. A section On 1nte&AAtto1nl@S
problems Of peace fncludea an GDneAsss
tton of the league OF nAtlonA ptanren =
the treaty Of peace Itself. There t7,asS
complete dtscuaaton OF -
the ~nn fneluAfu~ fSArnaNwem - 1870