The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-11-21
THE MENTOR OF BRYN MAwRs DAUGHTERS

Were Miss NJ Carey Thomas president OF Bryn Mawr oos'
I'M, one individual the group Of radicals that neSt on"
her utterauces would call for special comment But he Happens
to be the directing head of exclusive young ad'eS noo
about 500 misses the best homes OF the country are
instruction that will guide them i'll their future roles as
American families More than passing interest Is arouSe' ~
fore when she the teaching OF PATRIOTISM ana
m for the Constitution and love for the nag Inc la
that Miss Thomas spent four years OF her younger w " w
versty of Leipzig account somewhat Tor per S'ate VI ~
u it does lesser her responsibility as teacher o. i
If the United States advocating that all test BOOKS
en 70 meet the presenday intellectual advance OF student
bodes Miss Thomas spoke as follows:
Rut this new and almost universal appreciation OF the power
If education has brought upon what regard as the ost
menace to American schools and colleges and to free ana hoe
h. that has come in nv lifetime The Federal and State Gov
emens Boards Education AUGMENTATION societies. American
Iegons and organizations OF every KIND are demanding a
and college students should be taught PATRIOTISM concrete cAe
shin and 100 per cent This means that school teachers
and college professors yet only i'll public schools ana state UNI
arses but unless the determnedy opposed sooner
or later everywhere being required to teach not no" W ~
things as they should be- but that things as they are are right ha
the United States Constitution written 1874 years ago periec
that our highly unsatisfactory government must not ne e9ceo
that the United States flag which all know flies over many
cruel njusc which hope to set right must be reVehceo az
sacred symbol changng social ORDER OF political dath IN me-
# will come somewhat shock to learn that the teaching OF
o+r;ot;s citizenship Americanm most terrible menace
to American schools Heretofore it has been the conviction OF our
leaders of thought that the teaching of such subjects had directly
onnos tendency to that stated Miss Thomas Perfect American
patriotism among all Of citizens ideal to be sought
Init probable never achieved To teach it distinctly effort to
make things they should be- No American patriot WI" contend
ior moment that things they right The very existence
of Congress engaged in enactng legislation meet recognized evils
is sufficient evidence of that fact Were our laws completely u
Gent there would be necessity change Let Miss Thomas qu
ton the fathers her students She Will lind that Wh
thew are patriots themselves want their daughters taught Amer
cansm thew are far from believing Democratic tax laws they
right. ~
The Constitution according this thought educator ia
wears old and therefore, perfect Perhaps not but as nearly
pect as human genius and the necessity of compromising the
of 1OOO0O people make it. Viscount Bryce who can
scarcely charged with biased Americanism the American
Constitution the greatest document turned out by the hand
of man. If Miss teachings to attain similar approach
perfection there could be little fault found with her She shono
reflect that Constitution and the laws enacted hereunder
that have made possible such institutions of learning Byn Mawr
and that guarantee immunity herself when she INDUCES in rad
icalsms such IS those quoted.