The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-18
Night Schools and
American Education

themselves OF Cne opportunity 70
complete their public school education
an especial appeal is made to those of
foreign birth. In other words the pur-
pose is essentially that Of American
ization.
In a district like this, where many
foreigners find employment, the
sooner the children of foreign birth
learn to read and write English and
the rudiments of an American educa-
ton, the better for the foreigners and
for this community. Every foreigner,
upon being Thoroughly Americanized,
has the making in him of a good citi-
zen.
The night school enrolment has
been large and it is hoped the foreign
element will make an especially fine
showing.
1t is said there are $4,000 foreign
born persons In this country who are
not citizens And it is safe to assume
that a large percentage Of them have
precious little respect for the American
government.
ADarf from the facr that RiPu1ingh am
needs a new city hall and auditorium. n
public building, a renovated fire depart
ment. street signs and traffic laws that
are rigidly enforced, the city can be
strongly recommended to strangers
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Naturally. the New York Evening Post
views recent race riots with indignation
and horror. particularly those which orig
mated in the south and resulted in a
larger number Of black fatalities than
white.
Still, it's hard to see how coal strike
that would paralyze transportation facfl-
tiles and cause suffering from one end
of the country to the other, would in
spire a nation of 100000, 900 people to rise
up and call the coal miners blessed.
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1T begins to look as il Senator Lodge
would die disappointed man, with the
league of nations functioning more or
less smoothly and Uncle Sam taking a
hand in the proceedings
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That French scientist who claims to
have discovered the secret of renewing
lost youth, will have to do a great deal
of demonstrating to convince a skeptical
world
Secretary Glass of the treasury is per-
haps the only man in the country who
can sign his name to a check for more
than two billions and have it mean any,
thing
There are so many different Kinds of
alarmists abroad in the land these days
that the '.flu" alarmist can hardly get
hearing.
The man who is planning to talk to
Mars from balloon considers that we
may not be able to tell the Martians any
thing they would care to hear.
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With an anti-bolshevik army reported
less than 30 miles from Petrograd, that
capitals long awaited fall may be about
tho naterialize
All the kings horses and all the kings
men-referring to George v OF Great
Britain-dont seem able to prevent the
Sim Fein parliament from meeting.
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The former Kaiser is reported hale and
hearty, but President Wilson, Colonel
House and Sampel Gompers have broken
down under the strain of victory.
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DtlC PICditLlOtiS SoUiclHl1eS i1u 10 come
true, Rodman Law. who risked his life
hundreds Of times in the air, died quietly
in bed. the victim OF common malady.
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Great Britain lost nearly 100000 gross
tons of shipping during the war. which
goes to show that the U-boats were
something of pest. after all.
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Speaking of equal opportunities for
women. about as many women are en-
gagged in the illicit whisky business as
men.
Uncle Sam may be just little late
in getting into the league of nations, but
he will be treated with the respect due
a person of his high financial rating.
so SHINES A GOOD DEED
From the Litchfield Saturday Review.
To Whom 1t May Concern: Mrs. Frank
A. Hanson was the victim Of a paralytic
stroke last spring and being heavy
woman the family has had to have help
to assist in her care. I. r. L. Baldwin,
volunteered to come and help them walk
her. 1t was DIR. J. w. Longworth's pro-
posal that she be walked, SO I have been
going over there three or four times a
day when I am at home. and helped to
give her that exercise. Now I came here
about 1e months ago and supposed | had