Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-27
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL y. COLLINS.

present a truthful picture Of pas. ard
present, with due regard 70 TIE t1fss--
enl purposes and poss,o iIt-ies o. sIe-
mentary. secondary and sdyar-s1
struction: that criticism OF iis-c-- 49,,
DOCKS should. therefore. Dc passd =,
upon grounds OF patriotism. or;. 60
upon grounds OF faithfu!neSs % FAR a.
determined BY specialists or tested y
consideration OF the evidence: chz. -.
cultivation n pupils o. a scisr.Is~
temper in history and the related orsi
sciences, OF a spirit OF inquiry and a
Willingness TO face unpleasant sar,s
are lar more important objec-:vss thsn
the teaching OF special !rte-5rstatjrs-s
OF particular events: and that ar-e-r-:r
however well meant. 10 foster rastorai
arrogance and boast.uireSs and indis-
crlMlnate worship OF national ~nernes'
can only terd to promote q harmful
pSeudo-patrictism: and
be u further resolved. That In TIE
opinion OF this association the clearly
implied charges that many o. our lest-
ing scholars are engaged Il REASONABLE
propaganda and that tens Of thousands
0. American school teachers and off,
GAS are so stupid or c1sloyal as %
place reasonable text books IN tie
hands Of children 5 i-he-er.Iv Al
obviously absurd: and
Be IL further resolved That the &c
cessful continuance OF such an srts-
tion must irev!taolr bring aoo1. a ST.
Gus deterioration both OF text books ard
OF teaching. since self-rs<7ecs1rz ~n-g-
as and teachers VIII not s.ocp 30 TIE
methods advocated"
4 few months ago o1e OF these ~sc.sr-
t2t.c professors .. E.S-ory~ attached -
the faculty OF famous university
gained considerable shady roso-e-T ev
making 3 speech n which he denounced
the fetch worship" o. ,he American
Tag -i6scuilrg The practice o. do.fI1S
the hat n rs ceremonial presence and
o. covering the caSkeSS O. dead soldiers
With The Star Spa2gled Banner L
CHANGED that general o. the Army
as well as several reportsrs-xas pres
ens and heard he speech TIE general
reported that. while the words Of the
speech were correctly published n The
daily press, the newspaper reports were
inadequate n describing shs NAME Ct
celIvery-ths S-eS- and sarcasm Nor
the same authority On history ard pa
trictlSU IS reviewing recent BOOK -
Bessie Louise Pierce. Pr. d c-.,.s.e6
Public Opinion and the Teaching c.
History n the United States
The snesrsr AZ Old Glory pSs-oliz-S-
" SAYS OF the book
This IS 4 useful book y traces re
statutory regulation % historical IL
ssrsction IN tire elementary ard sec
ordarr schools o. Tire United States al
discusses she attempts o. various x-s@-$
and organizations 70 dictate Ire coEssS-.!
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indeed. useful thing - cc-.s
with an appropriate ShocS Gpc.s css "
aSgsrass6 gsa.lo<al.SEr Nth wascS -
World War. =; laSS; temporarily lowered
our Legislatures Then. 20 r.l-ss;-.aSs
through VAST mass OF newspapers 22G
p-opaSanS:>s pamphlets and - .-scS-
hate into bald prose shelr r,c.;s-sSc.s
oal3sE2aSh OF the activities q ses G
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eracY, tce knights % Columbus, yss S,->S
cf the American Revolution Cs,s'.sS
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Sweeney Wallace NcCsracsac: ~
vs6 HI-Schtlsld. constitutes 5i>c,ss.,. ~
tirlony cI :ns great hazards c,.,ss--,S,..-,s
mere professor - history wA> sSSsr&
these DAYS. - write a. ec1s>' G.:ss
manual
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sio. ~ 90 the War % 1919 tc< sSsN -
cape his Sa,csS-r
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come With an acrgcSytSss >sGNS SEN's
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