Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-02
ROOSEVELT TO INSPIRE
y THE AMERICAN YOUTH
Woman's Association Plans to In
struct Children About Gap
tain Grcathcart."
tBy Universai s.rvIcc.l

3$ NEW YORK, May 1.-The Woman's
SRooseveIt Memorial Association does
mot intend to limit tho scope OF It's
activities TO Roosevelt House, the
restored and rccrcated house at No
rs East Twentieth Street where
theodore Roosevelt was born ac-
corning 10 Mrs. Henry A. Wise Wood.
Vicc-president or the association. Ano
inc organizations breadth Of plan
is regarded by Mrs. Wood as one OF
the most significant things about 1t.
rho board or directors has planned
large national educational pro-
gram. said Mrs. Wood. land not
until Roosevelt House is completed
>and endowed will what consider to
be tho real work OF the association be
undertaken. Our organization OF more
.nah io.ooo women wants TO raise the
child Roosevcl III inded.
VIII ncEIn EnrIy.
Education. of the child falls ma
turally into the hands OF the woman
until the Child is well along the road
10 maturity. Only women understand
inc great problems evolved in mould
Ing a child's character. For this rca-
son the WomanS Roosevelt Memorial
association Will endGavo to influence
the education OF the very young In
grounded at the beginning in the
principles which Theodore Roosevelt
heid and taught II the child is no,
made a good American the adul, can
never become one.
III Roosevelt is taught properIv ~,
the nursery he Will soon grow In the
minds OF Tie young "a be the good
iairy Greatheart' guardian and play
mate OF all children.
Aims Mt All schools.
teachings the Roosevelt cul; OF
Americhnism should be taught in
every school o! the land. Roosevelt
primers and Roosevelt readers con-
tanning weii-choScn excerpts from his
writings should be used. while COPY, J
hooks should be made 10 carry az
their texts his pithy sayings. Thus the
Roosevelt educational series should
DC carried from the nursery through
the primary grades into the grammar
school and even to the high school.
In this way children will be taught
not alone love OF country but also
love o: the square deaf and respect
Tor that high standard OF morality
which gave Theodore Roosevelt his
prc-emin cncc. They WILL n, the came
time. be learning the English lam
guage he used Il at the hands OF
our greatest master OF purity and
simplicity Of sty!c since benjamin
Franklin.
The proposed Roosevelt education
al series o! textbooks should be com
piled with the creates; care By com
pctent persons WAC are familiar not
only Win the preparation OF books
OF instruction but also with the
Roosevelt doctrines TO have this
series adopted by the schools through
OUT the country should be one Of the
objects OF our twenty-five State chair i
men working through the boards OF
education In their respective States. |
by following out this plan we shall |
be carrying on the most extensive
ever undertaken. and just that VIII
be the sttcst possible memorial to
Theodore Roosevelt.
I'm connection with the educational
campaign. We have already enlisted
the active interest o. one publisher
who furnishes copy books for moro
than 10000 children throughout the
country. He Ii an ardent aumirrr OF
Colonel Roosevelt. When our plan
was presented to him he adopted II
q, once. Iienccforth new editions OF
h!s copy books Viii carry the sayings
u! Theodore Roosevelt as copy.
Some RoOsevcIt Eplsrnm..
The boys and girls OF America
may wei! gain their first knowledge
OF the language OF America by copy-
ing in their best style such quota
tions from this great American as:
only those are 1T TO live who
do not fear to die.
-; Is better to wear out than 10
rust out
ihe!c can be no divided allc-
glance here
No nation can be great unless
us sons and daughters have in them
the quality to rise level TO the need
Of n, tair days
We intend TO see that the cru
chile turns out our people as Amer
leans and not as jewellers In a poly
glot boarding house
Expect Help From All.
We believe that II In our proposed
work In Roosevelt House We can
help raise the standards %: our citi-
zenship. II We can help make the
citizens Of tomorrow better and trucr
men and women. none will refuse TO
help us in this program of real ma
ton building
Roosevelt is to the mind what the
tuning fork - to the ear. When one
wishes to strike the true note OF
Americanism he needs only Ia touch
Roosevelt as the choirmaster touches
his tuning fork. We want Americans
cverywhere-bo.. and girls and men
and women--tc be attCned TO Roosc-
Welt -\mericanlsm."