South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-01
JAPANESE LIVING
In HAWAII WILL
BE AMERICANIZED
Authorities are Working Out
Course of Study for the
Younger Generation.
BY HARRY J.. ROGERS.
q y =. stan Corresnnndcnf- !

WASHINGTON. j.. C.. Aug 81
There arc busy times ahead Tor the
little Japanese kids" OF Hawaii.
Impressed with the necessity for
Amcricanizlng' the thousands OF
children Of japanese parentage born
.u The Islands and. therefore. Ameri-
can citizens. Che educational author
sizes d. the territory are working
opt course o. study which well
might inspire fear even IA a grown
up OF occidental race.
Under the plan Of education ike
lg 20 be adopted. tho Japanese beg
or girl VIII be required 10 learn net.
only the customary twenty-slx let
-ers Of The English alphabet fam.l-I
lar 20 every American child, but al
SO some fifty other equivalents OF
Japanese Sounds and approximately
LEGO "kanjl' or Chinese. idoO-
graphs. 20 say nothing OF speaking
and writing both japanese and
English. Then. II there is time to.
spare. the boys viii acquire a few
useful trades. such as carpenterlng.
plumbing. and the like. while the
little girls Will master dressmakiug.
housekeeping and perhaps land
scapo painting
Provided by Law.
The occasion for this apparently
sudden interest IN the education Of
children OF japanese ancestry IN
Hawaii IS the compilation Of new
! readers FOR japanese language
schools throughout the territory. In
compliance with the laws enacted
by the territorial legislature IN 1920
a committee, headed By Prof.
Tasuki Harada. OF the University
OF Hawaii. has just submitted pros
pcctuses OF tho proposed readers.
which apparently are meeting with
favor with the authorities.
In the preparation OF the readers
50 Is stated. the committee has had
two main objects IN view: First, a
reduction OF the burden on the
child. due TO twofold education. and
second. Americsnization Of the chill
dren attending language schools.
Stree the object OF the Japanese
language school OF Hawaii" says
the prospectus. a copy OF which has
been received here. as 10 teach
common Japanese words and SEM
fences used IN their daily life so
that they can express themselves to
their parents and others who do not
understand the English language
as Il matter OF course the readers
shall be compiled accordingly. I'M
the new readers difficult words and
phrases and sentences shall be,
avoided "a far as possible IN order
20 meet the present need, and in
consideration OF the ver-burdening
OF the children due TO twofold edu-
cation.
To Make Good Citizens.
Speaking Of the emphasis 20 be
placed in the readers upon Ameri-
canization. the prospectus says:
I'm the preparation Of the Ian
guage school readers. the commit
tee hopes 10 keep IN mind constant
Is that those textbooks Will be a
substantial help IN making the chill
dren good American citizens. and
the material VIII be selected with
that consideration"
The Japanese language schools
IN Hawaii. the prospectus says,
have for their purpose the teach
ing OF tho common Japanese Ian
guage TO the Japanese youth Of
Hawaii and 10 cultivate their moral
character. The period for teaching
IS eight years in the grammer and
four years IN the high school.
Among the features now under
consideration for selection are:
81. Material that is helpful in
the making OF a good American
citizen.
go. The words and deeds OF emf
ncnt persons. helpful in fostering
moral character OF children.
"3. Stories fairy tales. tradi-
tions. proverbs. etc. that are inter
csting 20 and helpful in cultivat-
ina. the moral character OF chill
dren.
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