The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-11-30

entered TIRE World War % preserve
and extend The principle Of democracy
throughout the world
"Wednesday. Parent-Tcaeher A.
ISOLATION and .'Ner1nont'' Day. Visit
enc school today without faii Rou-
tire vork "a the morning and special
work in the afternoon. bur Il Is the
m0ralne wogk which We particularly
Nlsh sou g Observe
The Pareut-Teacher Association Is
voluntary partnership Of parents
aud teacher and others whose object
il Is 20 surround the children With
The environment most favorable for
their development
Compulsory education has two
fundamental purposes ist 70 in
sure the best possible citizenship In
order that the state may preserve Il
self and 2nd 20 enforce the educa-
uonai rights Of the child
Special lessons will emphasize the
resources and opportunities of Yer
mont as shown by a study Of her his
tory. geography and industries.
THURSDAY Illiteracy and Ameri-
eanilation Day The United States
has the highest (6.O) per cent Of IL
literaey among the enlightened ma
tions OF the world. Germany has the
lowest (O.2). "The only German IL
Iliterates are mentally deficient people
or idiots. pr. c. Rartzke-lnst
Berlin
The army found that one out Of
every four of it's soldiers could make
no practical use of English. /. e.:
read and understand newspapers and
write letters home.
Only 3S per cent of our illiterates
are foreign born and only 81 per
cent negroes. our-fourth are native
born whites. To be classed as illit-
crate in the feneral census one must
confess himself as such and the re-
suits of the draft would indicate that
for one person who does so confess
there are three more who do not.
The last census shows an illiteracy
OF 3.s per cent In Vermont so that
we may perhaps have as high as
IL or Is per cent who cannot really
make good use of written English.
THE Federal Government and the
States spend millions of dollars in
trying TO give information to the
people in rural districts about farm
ing and home-making Yet 1900
900 or 10. per cent Of our country
folk cannot read or write a word
They cannot read bulletin on agri.
culture, farm paper, nor can they
keep personal or business accounts.
X. Lane (when Secretary
of the Interior).
The war brought home to the ay-
erase citizen the fact that foreign |
settlements, described as ALLEN Isl /
ands," exist in various parts Of our
country. People living in these set
Elements are often wholly out of SYM
pathy with American ideals, but are
not classed as aliens in any census,
since they are native born.
Friday. United states and
Of Opportunity Day While
inequalities in the wealth per child
Of school age are inequalities in the
ability to provide schools, inequali-
lies in the rate often indicate inc
qualities in the EFFORT to support
schools. The part Of the financial
burden Of supporting the schools
which Is being placed on the town or
district is increasing while the help
which comes from the state is being
taking the country as
whole. This explains why a child
hat happens to be born in one COM
nunity has the birthright of excel
ent schools and the child born in
mother OF wretched schools.
II reared in a rural community
child only has one fourth as good
in opportunity Of learning to read
nd write as when born in the city
II in large communities.
Reading tests in Kentucky North
,arollna and New York show the
mall rural schools to be fully a year
.ehind those Of the city. In spelling
kentucky found the same difference.
addition scores in arithmetic indi-
ate the one room school 10 be about
wo and three-fourth years behind
be city school
You are invited to visit the schools
very day during the week. We want
on to observe the regular work Of
he school during the morning and
njoy the special programs q the