The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-11-10
OBSERVE AMERICAN
EDUCATION WEEK

instituted thu Observance of the first
week in December a. Education
Week" The American Legion last
year became interested in the per-
petuation of such a week and took
the intaitive in inviting the National
Education Association and other or
CARNATIONS to cooperate in the OBJ
servance of American Education
Week" This year the United States
Bureau Of Education is cooperating
with the American Legion and the
National Education Association in in
viting every American organization,
club, church, school, newspaper. ma
gazine, theater and individual and
bodies Of every description to partici-
pate in making the week, December
| 3-9, real nationwide revival OF ed
ucational enthusiasm.
The Americanism Commission of
the American Legion called upon the
| Commissioner of Education to invite
President Harding to issue Procla-
! nation for the observance of this
week. The President has given as
surance of his desire and willingness
to do this.
ranged with the Inter-dep artment Adj
ranged with the Interd partment Ad-
visory Committee on Government RAJ
| dio Broadcasting to use the Govern
ment's broadcasting stations twice a
day thruout the week for the promul-
CATION of educational radio material
in connection with the weeks cam
paign.
The Commissioner of Education
called upon Will II. Hays, president
Of the Motion Picture Producers and
Distributors of America, to discover
to what extent the motion-picture
! houses OF America would cooperate.
Mr.. Hays was very generous and en-
thusiastic and has definitely arrang-
ed for the working out of program
In which the facilities of the motion
picture houses may be used effective
ly during American Education Week
All governors, mayors, and others
in places OF executive authority are
expected and invited to issue pro-
CARNATIONS and otherwise promote
general observance of this great
movement in behalf of education.
The newspapers and press generally
ave been invited to issue special edu-
cational editions il possible, and II
this is not possible to emphasize edu-
cation during these days by editorials
special articles. and in such other
ways as they find possible.
II seemed wise, in order that the
campaign might be concentrated up
on phases of education which are OF
outstanding significance, to designate
certain days on which topics should
ha stressed. These days are as fol-
lows: Sunday, December 3, God and
Country; Monday, December 4, Amer
lean citizenship; Tuesday. Deem
her s. Patriotism; Wednesday, De-
cember 6. School and Teacher;
Thursday December Z, Illiteracy; Fri
day. December s, Equality of Oppor-
unity; and Saturday, December D.
Physical Education and Hygiene
These topics have been selected be-
cause they are considered to be mat
ters of national importance and de-
sirable turnout the country IL Is
suggested that these topics should
not preclude the various States from
emphasizing those features OF edu-
cation which need to be emphasized
at this time in their respective States,
NOR should they prevent cities and
localities from pushing their indi-
vidual needs.
1t hardly seems necessary to urge
upon the schools and those response
BILE for the administration and IN
struction in the schools that 1t is ex-
pected that all will join in the gen.
eral observance of promoting educa-
ton during American Education
Week to the utmost extent OF their
abilities. Programs can be efiec-
lively arranged turnout all OF our
schools which will materially en-
nance the value of this general effort
At the time of present writing a
very large number of State superin-
tendents and State Commissioners OF
Education have responded enthusiast
tically in endorsing the observance
of American Education Week and
none have expressed opposition or in
difference. The unity OF effort and
interest which has already been dis
played is but an earnest evidence that
this bids fair to be the greatest CAM
paign for education that has ever
been made in the United States.