Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-02-08
AUGMENTATION SURVEY
TO BE MADE IN NORWICH

characterization survey cards to be
used in Norwich to darerIaine local
conditions are expected to arrive here
about February Il. said Secretary
Thomas H. BecI1ley of the Norwich
characterization committee on Friday
evening, as hey are now in the hands
of the printer. AS soon as the. cards
arrive the survey will be taken up.
These cards will cover the follow
ing Subjects: Number OF foreign born,
nationalities, location by streets and
districts. Inability to speak English.
Number illiterate. Flaccs employed
and principal trades and industries
employing. Number and 1ncation of
evening schools and other facilities
for education Attendance Of adults
men and women. Organizations at
work or available. Principal American
ization influences. Influences opposing
Americanization, and causes
State Director H. II. Wheaton re-
Gently addressed the Numbers of
| Americanization union at Il meeting
! held at Hotel Manhattan, New York
| city. The committee D2sse a motion
made by Rev. John G. Murray, chan
cellor of the Hartford dioecse and a
member Of the State Alaericanization
| committee that Amc-;canization
agencies throughout tn. ,nuntry be
|
tending the meeting were: DR.. David
Gibbs. A. D. Ambrose, Alton T. Miner,
! president of the State Chamber of
| Commerce and others. Several fed
eral departments and ten or fifteen
| large national organizations are pro-
noting characterization worl, through
out the country. Among the organ
| izations national in scope which are
in Americantzation worl, are The War
Camp Community Service knights of
Columbus. Association for Education
of foreign horn soldiers, League of
Foreign Born Citizens. National Sc
| curity League, National Anaericaniza-
| ton Committee General Fec eration OF
| Wormans clubs. Federated Council OF
Churches. National Council OF Jewish
Women. Y. NJ. c. A. Y. X. c. A. All
these agencies official AMI unofficial
are putting forth programmes urging
the adoption Of countrywide organ
| ization work. The APPROXIMATION
Union of thu United States aims te
correlate and centralize these eff
forts. The work is progressing vel
in Connecticut under the direction o.
i H. H. Wheaton. department of Amer
Termination, State Council Of Defens1
The Rockefeller Foundation has mad
a large appropriation to make a sur,
veY of national scope ami will probably
make their report the latter part o
this year. In our own state Sen.
/ ate Bills No, 1853 and No. 366 have
been introduced and if they are ia.
+ vored by local communities will pro
vide appropriations to help the town!
by detailing local directors paid b,
the state. Some towns in the stat,
have made appropriations to carry OF
the work. Hartford has appronriatet
$1,000, New Britain $4,000, Soutl
Manchester is raising by popular sub
scription $4,000. and has {, paid direc
! tor. The city of Bridgeport has ap
propriated $500 to the committee OF
characterization for the purpose o
carrying On the work AMI also $500
for night school work.
The local committee plan to have
public mass meeting in the town ha,
about March 4th when Directo
Wheaton will speak of the work in GU
state. President Benjamin T. Mar
shall of the Connecticut college wi
deliver an address on Americaniza
J ton.