The Denver Jewish news., 1919-05-21
MAKING GOOD AMERICANS
OUT OF FOREIGN BORN
Wisconsin Town Sets Standard in Sue
cessful Naturalization Work.

| Jf all wisconsin had shown the en-
crgy and sanity in educating its for
cign population into citizenship tina,
the little city of Sheboygan has done,
some recent history might not have
been written, according to the Depart
ment of Labor reports.
| For IL long time Shcboysan has
been awake to the necessity of making
good Americans out of its fOteign-born
residents. Loyalty scconding the efforts
OF the Naturalization Bureau in that
field But since 1916, when w. l..
lsoseman became superintendent of
schools. this work has taken on a
new impetus. Roseman brought to
Sheboygan from his university train
ing and from his observation Of con-
ditions I'm the State and the country
generally a conviction that this phase
OF education was, for the time being.
prccnilient in Importance. Soon II"
Ead the energetic little western indus
trial city unanimous i'm backing his
project. Every active and progressive
element In Shcboygau life is enlisted
in this work.
The success Of the superintendent OF
aclOols comes from two main factors
He has had the knack of finding. wliar
every ssOcial and industrial and civic
clement. in his city could do best. and
Er has based his scheme of ctluca jon
for the forcign-bcrn upon II just
knuwIc,lge of their requirements and
OF the motives that actuatc them. IN
other words. he has united divergent
elements in tlioroIy sane and human
campaign.
Factors of Success.
II is Interesting to see how these
TIVE factors liivc spelled success. A.
scun ats the names of candidates for
citizenship are forwarded by the Bu'
rcau OF Naturalization and letters
have been written by the bureau Mrg-
iu: them To go 10 school. mems and
omcn's cVmdltteci in SIteboygan are
responsible for bringing them into the
scIIcol. Information as to other un
tAmcrivanizcd foreigners in industrial
cFauts and elsewhere Il; brought in l'y
committees un information; American
lncn visit the foreign men. American
women visit the women nei.hborhouJ
ia rites are organized in sin nearest
;a'iioolh0Isc or at the house of some
srutcrs. of which there are 10. every
iliing is subVr,I'natcd To the purpos''
cf preparing these people for real
citizenship. recognizing that citizen
-hip means fricn,liincss toward other
.';,izciis as well as knowledge.
Therefore. the technically education
'il part of the evenings work COMES
first. aud is followed by music. gym
uastics. recreation generally. for il is
icaliNed that people are nearer Ia cari,
other i'll their Measure than in their
women take; on The character or 81
Informal social gathering. where tea
:. served and the women scys ar nerd
n n:isociation with native American
ron,cn: for ii is elf evident that llic
vcrburdcnc,l foreign house mother
viii nuke more progress both in knowl-
edge of the language and of the couii-
try i'll that manner than where more
cNnctng mental demand is made upon
her. 1t is noteworthy. morcoyer. that
while all wcll-unalificd volunteer work
crs are used in this activity. il has
teen found best to have the work or
.;..iiizcd and directed by trained social
..nd educational workers.
Citizen Banquet Planned.
II is part Of the Sieboygnn system
TO make civic event of the gradua
ton of the citizenship students, aI
has been so long advocaied by HE
Naturalization Bureau This year the
.lmcricInizaliUn worker; there have
been eagerly awaiting the graduation
certificates furnished by the bureau
nf Naturalization. As soon as the
.irst copies reached Sbcboygan they
~crc framed and hung in all the cen
;crs Of the foreign educational work
as IN object lesson of the esteem. in
which thc Government holds the man
who has adequately prepared himself
for American citizenship 1t is bc-
licved in the Wisconsin City that the
certificate is bound to prove strong
incentive to citizenship study with the
foreigner.
The elimination Of the years Ameri-
,uuizntinu work i'm Ehpbpycau the