Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-03
TEACH AMERICAN PEOPLE
VALUE OF AN EDUCATION
Has Many Ultimate Goals, All
of Which Make for Better
Developed Nation.
NATUnALIzATIoN ron Az
unrcrsal Une of English Language
In American Nm Immigration Until
IlIItcrncy Among Native and For
ciEn-Born Removed, Some of Aims.
lily Virginia Lee Cox.


This seems TO be n day in which
great ideas and Ideals are put across
TO tho public by weeks" In which
wide publicity Is given TO the ideas
in question. Following this method.
which has proved 70 successful In "a
number OF cases. American Education
Week will be observed from Decem-
bcr TO .. This education campaign
is being fostercd by the American
Legion. the National Education As
soication and the United States Blu
rcau or Education.
During the war II was found that
approximately 25 per cent OF the men
in the army were so illiterate that
they could not write. and In signing
for their nay were only able to make
their mark" The majority OF these
iIlitcrat's wer" Intelligent hooking
chaps. who had evidently not been
educated simply because their people
did not realize the Importance OF edu-
cation
This brought the realization of the
need OF educating the American peo-
pic to the necessity OF education fJr
all classes OF people. Consequently.
about two years ago the American
Legion conceived the idea OF n ma
uonal education week. which should
pave the way 70 patriotism and edu-
cation. and ultimately result in ser
vice TO the nation. State and com
munity.
Object of Education Week.
The object OF Education Week liz
I" stress educational opportunity ana
10 make the people want education
u Is AN acknowledged trai, Of hu-
man nature that IL viii get what IL
wants and pas for IL. II IL there,
Tor" important 10 make the people
want education, ana pay for il in
interest for schools and school i'm
provcmcnts
Last year tho luxury bill OF this
country was approximately {23 .G0O.-
100000. and the education hin was
less than 81 900 900 Ooo The resui,
Is that our tax In ignorance and dis
"aFe is greater than tho luxury tax.
Through the distribution Of educa
'ion propaganda during Education
Week, IL tx hoped that n public scnti-
ment for education viii be created
and tho boys and girls in tho coun-
Try places. Of limited opportunities
VIII ultimately toe given the Same
advantage for education az the boys
ana girls OF the cities. Education
Week also attempts to teach people
patriotism, the true value OF citizen
"Iip. the Importance or voting and
100 per cent .Ainericani.m In the
which surrounds us there seems to
be possibility tina; the big ideals
behind our Sovcrnmcnt may be lost
sight OF. unless the people are taught
their priceless value and Importance.
Co-Ordinntion Of Efforts.
Education Week is being handled
In Virginia by the Co Operative Edu-
cation Association. working with the
American Legion. Programs and
Ia -. FlllG to u 4.
arc being sent To all the community
leagues In the State. These same
programs Will be observed all over
the nation. as they were prepard un-
der the auspices ot the American Le-
zion. the National Education Assoc
citation and the United States Bureau
OF Education.
subject for each day in the week.
with the hone that the churches |
schools and speakers in public meet
mss all over tho United States Will
carry out the program for each day. !
Sunday, December 3. is For God and |
Country Day. and ministers Of all
denominat tons are urged 10 preach !
sermons on education. Monday is
American Citizenship Day; Tuesday,
Patriotism Day; Wednesday. School |
and Teacher Day; Thursday. Ilitcracy
Day: Friday. Equality of Opportunity
Day, and, Saturday, Physical Educa-
ton Day.
Importance Of Education.
BY this nation wide campaigning
II Is believed that the American reo-
pie VIII be taught the Importance Of
education, the true value Of patriot
ISM, the duties of citizenship the
menace OF illiteracy and the impor-
lance of well-devcloped bodies in
promoting education.
Education Week has many ultimate
goals. which all make for n better
developed nation I'm every respect.
Some of these goals are: naturaliza-
ton for all mon and women; uni
versal use OF tho English language
in the United States: no immigration
until illiteracy among native and
foreign born Is removed and no H.
litcracy In 1927: and equal opportunity
Tor every American girl and boy.
1t is stupendous program which
is being created by the men and
women behind the organizations who
are backing Education Week, but
with tho awakening OF the American
people TO the necessity for the sue
cessful completion of this program
there will be no difficulty in reaIizIng
1t for our country.