San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-27

Wednesday afternoon, when San An
tonio's motion picture censor, Mrs.
Hugh b. Rice, advocated new ideas
in regard to motion picture control.
The program was filled with splendid
talks, including such illustrious speak
ers as Miss Kate Friend, of Waco,
Mrs. j. f. Buchanan of Fort Worth.
DIR. G.. E. Durham of the state health
board of Austin. and Mrs. S. j.
Wright of San Antonio. In the
absence of c. I. Tucker, L. S. natHr
alization. examiner of Austin, who
was to speak on immigration prob
lens, J. c. Cook, principal of Mark
Twain junior high school. one Of this
city's foremost naturalization work
ers, gave a comprehensive talk on
immigration problems and the forign
question in Texas.
1.-The motion picture today is the
greatest educational medium in exist
ence, if it is properly used" Mrs,
Rice, motion picture censor for San
Antonio, stated in her matter-of-fact
address on motion pictures. sssl n OF,
der to secure the films We want. ne
must let the producer Know what we
will pay for. The box office con-
trolls the motion picture policy. and
we can best reach the movie evil by
failing to patronize immoral films. |
hope that in course of time. we can
put into effect the coming system of
New York, which admits only a Ger
tain type of picture in certain sec
tons. The establishment of commit
tees in every large town. composed of
representatives from the rural dis
tricts and from the cities Of that sec
ton, with the duty of reporting to
the press and the motion picture pro-
ducer the type Of picture best liked
in that community. would soon guar
antee to everyone the class of pictures
wanted in that particular district. "
The Foreign Problem.
Following Mrs. Rice. Mr.. Cook was
introduced as one of the best Amer
termination experts in San Antonio.
Mr.. Cook told briefly the chief causes
of the foreign problem. stating that
the mass of our foreign population
came to this country TO make their
fortunes and to return to the old
country. thus never establishing
America as their homes. Because of
this, no effort is made to learn Amer
lean customs, language or ideals and
due TO our Indifference they are al
lowed TO live in quarters where the
environment and sentiment is as for
eign TO this country as though the
immigrants had never left the mother
land.
Our foreign population. according
TO latest statistics. shows only IA
per cent of 1.-The entire nation, and
this percentage would not become a
menace and a danger TO our country
if it were not centralized in certain
sections" Mr.. Cook stated "Tnfor-
tunately, the foreign element in Amer
lea gathers in defined districts in
every city and state, so that one en-
tire section sometimes is populated
with foreign thought. sentiment and
customs. This is perhaps the out
standing reason why the immigration
problem has become in the last %
years one of the most serious ques-
tons facing our government"
Mr.. Cook told of his personal ex-
perience in San Antonio. showing how
the teaching of Americanization in
| the public schools can be used effec-
lively to overcome the foreign attitude
in this country.
Would Combat IlIiteracy.
"When | came to San Antonio. ]
was assigned TO duty as history and
English teacher in the No. s Navarro
street school," Mr.. Cook said. "and
9S per cent of the entire enrolment
was Mexican or Spanish-speaking