Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-24
Teasursrs Of Churches
HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN
TAUGHT BY SEC. MERRILL

one or the FEATURES OF the work that
Arthur S. Merrill is promoting. as coun-
ty secretary Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, is the American Ia
ton work for our foreigners who are
anxious to become familiar with our
language. history. government. etc.
and eventually become full-hedged ei,i-
zens.
At North Vassalboro through the CO.
operation Of the superintendent of
schools. Mr.. Paine. and the president
of the Red Cross. Mrs. MacDougali. Mr..
Merrill has organized group OF more
than %, representing the countries Of
Russia. Syria. Greece. Poland and Port
ugal. and the work is going on Monday
and Thursday evenings at the grammar
school building under the instruction of
Harold Roundy. the principal of the
grammar school. who has one assist
ant. made necessary because of the fact
that some of the men were far enough
advanced to enter Immediately into the
study OF geography. history and civics,
while the other group is made up Of
men who can talk English very little
and cannot read at all.
At North Monmouth he has met Nth
splendid cooperation also from Mrs.
Fehcerson. the superintendent Of
SCHOOLS: Mr.. Lindsay. the superinten-
dent of the wooden mill, and others and
mas succeeded in getting q Polish me,
10 enroll in a course Of the same ma.
lure as the one being conducted fer the
elemental group at North vassalboro.
he taught the first three lessons nor.
sonaily as demonstration and tho
WORK is being carried on there very eat.
isfactorily by Miss Allen. the ,-;,.;n.,
OF the Grammar school On his last visi,
nc started some caiisthenics as a varia-
tion IN the program and is intending
70 introduce group games, etc i, al,
suca classes. He reports u,us,,, a,
'husiasm among the men who are mar.
uciPat'ns in the classes everywhere +.
al rairneid a class was organized a.
Inc kennehec mills of the American
wooden Co. and will soon become . nv.
tion OF a larger class for the e,,;,e
community to be conducted in OF. ~
the school buildings The class as cry.
inaily Organized there consisted of about
10 Greeks. Syrians and French Cana.
oians' and 1t is expected that the MN.
Der will at least double as soon as !. he.
gins to operate in January on the com.
munity plan.
AL Watervilie. although the school de-
partment has a night school OF n n,
more. Mr.. Merrill has found a ero,,n ~
syrians which he is to orxanixe nexf
week sometime and he Is also to start
the work for the Greeks in the CITY
which work is to be conducted bv thu
george y. Bourque Post Of the Amert.
can Legion.
MI Merrill has had Colin T. Holm of
Lawrence. Mass. one Of the leading ex.
perts IN New England. with him on .vo
oinerent occasions recently to 70 over
the entire work thoroughly and With
all the material At hand which the IN.
'ernasionai committee has assembled
AFTER years Of success along vor,, in
characterization lines he feels vel,
equipped for the work Mr.. Holm h..
been at the head Of just such vor,r n,
SIX or seven years in the industrial
pants At Lawrence, Mass, ana Ia.
been able to hand along some expert
ADVICE on matters Of organisation
courses OF instruction, etc,
Anyone interested in such work would
be perfectly welcome to visit the ,ror,-
At North Vassaiboro on Monday "
thursday evenings or the North Mon
mouth group on Wednesday or Friday
evenings.
Tnere is considerable activity the
country over by various orxanization.
along the lines Of educating our for
efen population and the State educ..
uonai department, which stands reaav
10 pay two-thirds Of the expense of
such schools where operated under IN.
supervision of the local school board :,
cooperating with institutions Of everv
nature that are endeavorine to pro.
mote this much peeJad o.s,,...