The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-11-29
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
December 4-1o Under Auspices of the
National Education Association
and the American Legion

American Educatlon week IS peihS
held December to 10, 1921, under
the auspices of the American Legion
and the National Education associa-
ton in cooperation with many other
Observation-Disclosures, religious,
fraternal, and civic.
THE. origin of: the Plan
The American Legion through its
Americanism commission asked and
received the cooperation Of the Ma
tional Education association/in teach
ing and fostering true Americanism
IN all the schools of America. The
Americanism commission and the Ma
tional Education association have
approved the following statement, as
adopted in the resolutions of the Ma
tional Education association at It's
last annual meeting in Des MONIES,
July, 1927.
The National Education association
welcomes most heartily and accepts
with great appreciation the offer OF
the American Legion to cooperate
with the National Education assocla-
ton in securing for America pro-
gram of education adequate to meet
needs of the twentieth century and
which will give every boy and; every
girl that equipment in education and
training which is his right under our
democratic government and which
will make of. alf, whether native or
foreign born, good American citizens.
TO the accomplishment of these ends,
be it resolved
/. That all teachers in America,
exchange teachers and professors ex-
cepted. should, be American citizens
and should be required to take the
oath of allegiance to the government
of the United States.
2 That no one, should be permit
ted to teach in any school in Ameri-
ca who has less than standard high
school education of four years with
mot less than two years of profession
aal. training
8. / That. the. English language
should be the only basic language of
sinstnnetion in all public, private, and
spasochiak elementary and high
ssehools. :.
/ 5. That the American flag should
: be displayed by every school during
school hours and that patriotic exer-
eisea should be conducted regularly
! in all schools, and further, that the
! American Legion be Invited to fur
nish SPEAKERS from time to, time. at
these and other exercises of the
schools.
.6. That school attendance should
1 be nadeseompulsery throughout the
United States for minimum Of thir-
tys-six weeks annually to the end of
the mgf school period Or to the age
of eighteen. ,. -. 80.
z. ghM an educational week should
be observed. in, all cotnfnunitiessean-
nualls for Che purpose Of. informing
abe puutt'dc - Of the accomplishments and
needs of the public schools and to
secure the cooperation and support of
the public in meeting these needs.
= s.. That the representative assem-
bly, OF the National Education associa-
tion authorize the appointment of a
standing committee to cooperate with
the American Legion throughout the
year for the purpose Of carrying into
effect BE program outlined above.
The Purposes of the Week
The main purposes Of the week are
to inform the public Of the accom-
pfishmaats- and needs of the public
schools and to secure cooperation and
support of the public in: meeting these
needs and to teach and foster good
AmeMcanlSlG.
No service has suffered more from
unintelhgent criticism than the
schools. The average citizen does not
read educational literature or ac-
counts. of teachers meetings or visit
schools to learn what they are doing.
He has conception Of school only as
he. knew it in his own school days.
American Education week should give
the taxpayers who furnish the funds
for the public SCHOOLS /first-hand
kpaylesge of the service for which
they pay. Education cannot afford
to. neglect this, opportunity to adver-
tises-itsS aims and purposes.
1t is the duty of all the friends of
education to think seriously and work
hard on the problem Of keeping the
idea of public education before all the
people.