The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-12-08
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Before he becomes a Boy Scout
a boy must promise: "On my honor
I will do my best to do my duty to
God and my country, to help other
people at all times, to keep myself
physically strong, mentally awake,
and morally straight, and to obey
the Scout law" In urging every
Minnesota Legion post to ascertain
just how it may best cooperate with
the Boy Scout organization, Com
mander Gerald Barron of Cloquet
declares ut is obvious that no
finer line of endeavor lies before
the five hundred Legion POSTS of
Minnesota than to help existing Boy
Scout Troops, form new ones where
advisable, to unite existing troops
in Boy Scout Councils with a paid
expert scoutmaster to give part or
full time to an educational pro-
gram, provide Legion leadership to
aid in Boy Scout training, and so
on. If the motto of the Boy Scout
is to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful,
friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clear and
reverent, what nobler work may we
participate in than the spreading of
this doctrine of true Amerlcanism
among the rising generation? Think
carefully on this in connection with
plans for American Education Week,
particularly on Saturday December
9th, which is dedicated to school
Fairgrounds, school athletics physi-
cal education, the country's need in
conserving and developing our for
ests, soil, roads and other resources,
and love of the great outdoors, so
interesting to young America"
Believing in government of the
people, by the people and for the
people, will do my best 20 inform
myself about public questions, the
principles and policies of political
parties and the qualifications of
candidates according to my con-
science in every election, primary
or final, at which l am entitled to
vote. | will obey the law even
when / am not in sympathy with
all its provisions. / will support by
all fair means the policies that l
approve of. / will respect the
right of others to uphold convictions
that may differ from my own. |
will regard my citizenship as a pub
lie trust" This pledge is used in
the program of Americanization used
in the public schools of Minneapolis.
Every student graduating from any
school in Minnesota might well SUBJ
scribe to it. Every citizen should do
SO.
Judge c. A. Nye of Moorhead.
Minnesota, Vice Chairman of the
Minnesota Legion Americanism
Commission and in charge of its i'm
migration and naturalization pro-
gram states:-The number of for
eign-born residents of the United
States is increasing According to
federal census, there were 6,7O0, 900
in 1880, 10,3000,OO in 1000. and
100000 in 1920. In 1920 the
number of foreign-born who had
received no schooling whatever in
any language and who could not
read was 1,763,746, of whom l.
488,988 could not speak the English
language. At the same time. 36.-
s98,958 or 349e of our population
were either foreign-born or had
one or both parents foreign-born.
Inc Minnesota percentage is even
greater-65 %. Every Legion Post
and Auxiliary Unit must try to inn
prove this condition, beginning this
work In the home town and its terri
tory by forming or arranging night
classes for the study of our coun-
try's language. With a little en-
couragement, these hard working
residents become our best citizens
The Vice Chairman of the Min