The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-24

LIT Mlcnael U. DOnOvdus buperln- tendent of schools, in his address to the graduates of Wilby high school last evening at the annual school auditorium made @ brief reference to Communism. He stated that the Wilby pro- gram, had printed on 1t the creed of America as written by William Tyler Page and he had taken that back in war time and made 1t the beginning of our Waterbury School Greedy, copy of which was read last night and which appears later in this story He added that this had been sent to ali the schools years ago and that they were still using it. At the commencement exercises of Woodrow Wilson grammar school this week the school head found 1t on the grad uation program. The graduates had memorized 1t and Miss E. Mae Keefe, principal, had 1t beautifully printed and hung up on the walls of the first corridor of the school building.
 "There are nearly 5,000,000 pupils in the high schools of Amer lea and 20,000,00O in the grades. So, If the same method is used throughout the country to indoc- trinate our pupils in what the con- stitution demands, love of country. love of democracy, we are safe against all dangerous political doc trines, especially Communism. l think 1t is part of our duty to teach sound Americanism. prefer to do it in 8 sound educational way.
 "I think we have an additional safety in good homes. We have tens of thousands of them in Wa terbury and millions of them homes have fathers and mothers who love their country and their children, and when the pupils come to us here in Waterbury we find them good ground on which to SOW the seed of good character and good citizenship. So there is a great hope for us even in spite of the tremendous economic worries through which we are passing" the speaker concluded.
 The Political Creed of the Pub-
 lie Schools of Waterbury, to be
 memorized by pupils and chanted
 in unism by classes, or by the
 whole school, whenever the princi-
 pal or the teacher thinks 1t advis-
 able to do 50, follows:
 1. Believe in the United States
 of America as a government Of the
 people, by the people. for the peo- pie; whose just powers are de- rived from the consent of the gov
 erned; a democracy in a republic;
 a sovereign nation of many sov-
 ereign states; a perfect union, one
 and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equal ity, Justice, and humanity, for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. three fore believe 1t is my duty to rsy | country to love 1t; to support its l constitution; to obey its laws; to respect it's flag; and to defend 1t
 against all enemies.-William Tyler
 Page.
 2. I Believe in the grand old l commonwealth of Connecticut, the
 pioneer mother of political liberty, because she had the first written democratic Constitution in history and because she has kept step in the march of events for the amelio-
 ration of mankind. I believe in
 this my state because. as politi- cal, social, and moral entity she stands in the front rank before all the world, in freedom. in toleration, in education;--in everything that fosters culture, progress, and good-
 will among men.
 8. I Believe in the City of Wa
 terbury, because its government,
 It's leading citizens. are doing all they can to make 1t a desirable place in which to live. I believe in it because of the mutual re-
 spect and goodwill among all
 races, classes and conditions of
 citizens. Here law and order
 reign. Here are work. amusement.
 education for all. Here. when all
 the world is troubled. are peace.
 harmony, and neighborly fellow
 feeling among all citizens. believe that from Athens down to the pres-
 ent no city that existed was more desirous than the City of Water
 bury to make its citizens Prosper
 ous. Enlightened. and Progressive:
 q. | Believe in the system of
 schools fiourishing in Waterbury. and I am deeply thankful to the
 generous and forward-looking citi- gems of this city for giving to me and to every other pupil here q
 chance to lay the foundation oi the deepest and most liberal cui- ] ture. These schools. if I have the
 ability and will do my share of the