Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1922-12-22
WHAT IS GOOD CITIZENSHIP


as spoken carries understanding those addressed but
possibly there than onehalf of all the people, WHIT
can not define what good citizenship means and what
stands clear and concrete proposition Ihls lact
of clear understanding is not confined to any class OF
age of the people, applies to the part OF the
citizenship of the United States Especially here in Del
aware is there general failure to understand in ceal
and concrete language, what is mean, when we urge
Good Citizenship standard for all the people to OBJ
serve An editorial in last Sundays North American I'M
der this caption brings the point down to an understand
ing of this fundamental basis for all citizens in Delaware
aspecaly to read with proft-fOr that reason, we are
presenting this problem of What Is Good Citizenship
to the readers paper We hope that those who read
this editorial will give than passing thought for
it deals with very important moral part OF our govern
ment The editorial fOllows:-
In a general way, vague to the point of fOggness in
many instances the average has conception OF
good citizenship which, rule, would be hard to put IN
words matter of fact what is implied by the term
good citizenship not very definitely outlined IN the mlnd
of this average person 1t is to sense but somewhat
difficult tell Then, too, there are varying views as 10
what really constitutes good citizenship.
Even grown men and women who have had enough
experience have gained through this and through
observation fair estimate of the qualities and duties COLI
cerned are always able to what they think on tns
subject. good many of them do not know what they
think They do not think.
On the hand under existing methods OF training
in some of schools young persons are becoming Ia
lar with such qualifications and duties Thus find boys
and girls from 10 who at least from the technical
standpoint, have fairly definite idea OF Wnat means 10
be good citizen.
In this connection interesting to note the contents
of small periodical lately to us, the Blue and
Gray edited and published by the students and faculty OF
the Mccall Continuation and Grammar School, at Seventh
and De Lancey streets We frequently have called aten-
ton to this particular unit in the Philadelphia public
schools which, the supervision of Miss Margaret T.
Mcguire to be regarded as one OF the ctadel
of sane progress in education.
The boys and girls in this school largely OF for
eien parentage or foreign BIRTH They represent dozen
different nationaes and who visits the school
is impressed with the alerness of these new or new
come Americans their to learn and get on
They know the value of work Only through the hardest
kind of work have their forebears existed and the mem
bers of these later generations subconscousy think OF
life and work as pretty much one and the same thing.
This issue of the Blue and Gray is called the citizens
number and pages largely devoted to personal eX
pressons of what citizenship is and what MEANS writ
ten by pupils the school, ranging in age from III to a.
vet one of the most prominent things is certain picture
printed therein.
This shows a group of students in caps and aprons
and bears the legend "a Good Cook Makes Good Citizens
While cooking may not directly influence good citizenship
the fact that good cook really is one OF the most
important factors in good citizenship For good cook does
more than any person to the way to health
and physical fitness and without these two things good
citizenship which is nothing less than useful
citizenship, is not easy to attain or maintain
The next most important treatment of the subject in
this publication to our way thinking, is the following
contribution from Catharne Benckman on Good Citizen
ship in the Mccall School Yard"
First of all, we must keep the yard clean by not
throwing down any fruit skins paper, but by put
ting in the that placed in various parts
yard for that purpose We must obey the rules
school by not going outside the gates We must
not quarrel with our neighbors for our school is
judged by our conduct in the yard We should not
disturb the rest of the classes by screaming when
play running tag dodgeball and similar games.
Above all, we must form lines promptly when
the bell rings, this teaches the children obedience
and saves the teachers voice.
Solomon Brav a pupil in the eighth grade Of this
school, whose indicates foreign birth or parentage
gives the following his idea of what good citizenship
should mean to us:
Citizenship imposes duty upon every one. The
citizen must see that his country state and city
well governed. He must also that his city pro-
vides proper police and fire force He must vote to
help put into office an honest and capable man. He
must see that the city has proper and up-to-date
schools which will educate the children properly. We
must help to make improvements for our city. An
other duty of the citizen is keep streets and alleys
free rubbish and by seeing that the cys water
is properly filtered Children must take these tasks
to heart In order to become good citizens, it the
duty of every and to vote on election day,
and to vote for the proper person who will have the
interests of the city at heart
We do not hesitate to say that if the Phila
Iephan practiced this simple conception of duty to his
leighbors most of municipal troubles would become
mere memories and to make such effective it
necessary to pay particular attention to the last
ence in Master Solomon's brief treatise. |;
According to Hda Shecker, good citizenship is thus
ounded:
At home cleanliness should rule. Cheerfulness
and sunniness will help to promote the general happ
ness wherever you CO. Work should not be stunned |!
but done willingly Obedience and respect to our ell
ders should be taught in every household l.
In school it means effort service, CONTROL clean
ness truhfulness and the righthepful spirit. Rev
and we shOu1d show