Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-09-06
Three COUNTY
TEACHERS MEET
TO END FRIDAY
Will Ride to Country Club
and Matamoros; Honored
With Dance by Elks Club
Tonight.


called TO order at mime O'Clock this
morning and the first number on the
program was vocal solo by talented
Junior High school pupil. Miss Nellie
lIoyt who accompanied by Miss Pierce,
sang "AIinnetonka" and for encore a
Mexican song, "Niejo Amor tAncient
Love.) Miss IIoyt. though musically
unframed has voice Of pure soprano
quality and is keenly desirous Of i'm
proving her talent. She il the daughter
Of a widow and has had none of the ad-
vaniages IL music that her voice merits.
Superintendent Kennamer announced
that the conductor Of the Institute, Mr..
ID. w. Cantwell Of Wichita Falls, had
been sumoned away by telegram and
gave his successors on the program.
Mr.. J. +. Peler who has hitherto had
charge Of the intermediate Section
kindly consented 20 act as conductor
and leader in place Of Mr.. Cantwell and
Mr. Ed X. Bentley will lead the high
school department.
The institute decided to meet at one
o'clock instead Of 1:30 o'clock so that
the superintendents might meet their
teachers. This change in schedule was
| made in order that the teachers institute
might accept and enjoy the hospitality
OF a drive extended them by the citizens
Of brownsville. Matampros .yas the
objective of~ihe drive which included the
envrons and many beauty spots around
The city of Brownsville.
Superintendent kennamer in intro
ducing Major Harry Galbraith touched
on his splendid war record and keyed
his subject by referring to the recent
act az legislature which makes IL com
pulsory to teach school children the
constitution Of the United Estates.
Major GaIbraith Speaks.
Major Galbrai;h spoke on Citizen
shin or Your Relation as teachers in
training students as citizens" Major
Galbraith attended the convention OF the
American Legion nj Galveston and he
took occasion to compliment the editor
| az the Fort Worth Record, Major
Leonard Wilmington in the most glowing
terms quoting him as an authority on
-Amcricanization. The speaker referred
10 the statement made at the convention
which II 80 startling" This gener-
alton is gone beyond repair. our hope
lies in the next" or as one tersely ex-
pressed H." We have got TO catch them
Young AMI catch them quick" for IL a
child i taught certain principles up TO
the time he seven years Of age those
principles will stick so II n child Il taken
in his early school years and taught
better citizenship he has a chance TO be-
come the type desired TO build future
America.
Major Wilmington disproved the
statement made that "children could
not understand the constitution because
of the formal. stilted language Of three
generations ago. by saying that his own
children came hcme from school and
could tell him more about the constitu-
tion than he knew.
Major Galbraith noting the number
of ladies present reminded them that
since they had been granted the priv
ilcgc of suffrage that was their duty
II unfamiliar with the constitution 10 i'm
mediately acquaint themselves with IL"
Ii j. the duty of every teacher said he
~to study the constitution. il is their
auty to themselves to the child and TO
! the state which supports you"
~S.nce 1850 when the inundation Of
foreigners began into the United States
there has been 100000 people come in.
In Texas we are not so crused with the
blight. We have n passion for justice,
man "a man and this influx OF people
who do not know the relation between
God and humanity or the meaning OF
freedom il a menace. We must incul-
cate A..erican ideals, Of life, Of thought
and habit. You teachers have n work
TO do this year and though you may feel
II Il hard down here on the border, you
must dc your part just a. battle -
won pa,oon by platoon. so you will win
ont i'm this great work. Every Neacher
in these counties, every teacher must
strive Ia inculcate the ideals Of America
and then all this section will become
Ameriranizcd. The legislature was
right in passing this law for il is only
/ in this teaching the constitution Of the
, United States that we can overcome the
, menace Of the foreign influx. We
should know and teach our system Of
rcyernment for the system as founded
4, our forefathars three generations
ago has proved the best system OF gov
. eminent in the world. You have fine
scholarship in the Valley for there are
no white trash here and there is no IL
, Ntcrate among the Americans" True
ven have the Mexicans. but they are
, amenable. adaptable and apppreciative
of teaching and if treated humancly will
respond "a readily as the American
children. You can lift them TO tie plane
desired by right treatment. 50 with
the unusual Valley scholarship high
standards and the rejuvenation OF youth.
Won can build better citizenship TO
carry on the work SO well begun by our
forefathers three centuries ago.
Much applause greeted Maor Cal
braith's splendid uplifting talk on
Better Citizenship"
Superintendent Ed II. Bentley read
sronp of resolutions which were adopted
unanimously.
The resolutions follow in their en-
tirety through the courtesy of MIR.
Bentley.
The resolutions adopted Thursday
(oML s5ed 10 psnuauo0)