teaching of English, taking up later civics, naturalization and economics, provided the conditions and circumstances make it possible. We hope that our experience with this educational program will be such during the coming season as to warrant its continuation and development along these lines. This program contemplates the general approval of employees and employers, as well as the religious and civic organizations in our community, before active work is started in the early fall of 1919.

We suggest that in order to obtain the support of industry that it be submitted to a gathering of employees or a large representative committee thereof, and that it also receive the approval of the foreman and executives; that a resolution to this effect be adopted by them, and the program posted in conspicuous places in the factory, together with copies of the resolution of adoption.

(1) The Community Americanization Committee to have general supervision of classes and shall support all agencies engaged in this work just so long as their program does not conflict with the rules and regulations promulgated by the committee. Said rules and regulations to be non-partisan and non-sectarian.

(2) That the Americanization Committee appoint a Community Director of Americanization who will be responsible for the general direction and supervision of the Americanization program under, of course, the supervision of the Community Americanization Committee.

(3) That the employment manager or some assistant under his supervision or otherwise be delegated by the management to be known as the Works Director of Americanization who is to have charge of the Americanization program in the works and who shall co-operate to the fullest extent with the Community Director of Americanization in the carrying out of the works program in keeping with the community program, the name of this person to be submitted as soon as possible to the Community Director. (4) The Works Director of Americanization shall make a survey of the plant in the manner and on the forms prescribed by the Community Director of Americanization for the purpose of determining those in need of this education. This work should be done just as soon as possible and the survey placed at the disposal of the Community Director of Americanization.

(5) All those requiring this education are eligible to attend. classes and their co-workers and foremen agree to co-operate with

the Works Director of Americanization and lend their friendly influence to accomplish this end. Attendance at classes outside of shop will be accepted as a substitute for attendance at shop classes.

(6) All other things being equal, in the matter of employment, increases in pay, promotion and necessity of reducing working forces, favorable consideration to be given those employees who are attending school or who hold a certificate or diploma issued or recognized by the Community Americanization Committee. (7) English is recognized as the language to be used in the plant. Exceptions permitted in cases of absolute necessity only. (8) The Works Director of Americanization or the teachers shall keep a record of attendance on cards provided for the purpose by the Community Director of Americanization.

(9) The plant shall furnish the classroom or rooms, together with the necessary furniture and equipment excepting books, paper, etc. The last-mentioned items are to be supplied, of course, by the Community Director of Americanization to the workers.

(10) Classes shall be held for a period of thirty weeks, three times each week in one-hour periods beginning as early in September, 1919, as the Community Director of Americanization finds practicable, making the complete course for the season ninety lessons.

(11) The time of the day when classes are to be held will be determined later and wherever possible they will be held either during hours or immediately following closing hour or one-half hour before. Schedule of shop classes to be posted by the Works Director of Americanization as soon as possible.

(12) The Community Director of Americanization shall fur nish the Works Director of Americanization full information from time to time with respect to classes outside of the shop. Convenience of the students should be the main consideration in the location of their community classes.

(13) Every effort should be made to encourage the attendance of women and whenever necessary special classes organized in the community for the women who stay at home.

(14) Diplomas shall be presented to all workers who qualify in certain prescribed tests in the subject studied.

SUGGESTED RESOLUTION OF ADOPTION TO BE USED BY EACH

FACTORY

Resolved, That we, the representatives of the employees and management of .. approve and adopt the foregoing as Our Americanization Policy, and request the management, through the proper officers, to advise the Community Americanization Committee of our action and post this complete program in our factory. We assure the management of our willingness to co-operate with them in every possible way to further this program and secure its success.

May 5, 1919.

Letter from C. F. BURNETT, vice-president, The Stanley Works, New Britain, November 19, 1919:

"At the present time, we are running four classes a day, with eleven men in each class, and each man is allowed one hour's time which is paid for by the corporation. In order that we might get the greatest benefits from this work, we have taken pains to pick and select our men.

"Regarding the benefits derived from our Americanization School, would say that by enabling employees to talk English they can converse directly with their overseer or foreman and thus save much time spent in talking through an interpreter. Also, by learning English, it gives such employees an opportunity to read English newspapers and other English printed matter which, as the name of the school indicates, makes them more familiar with American ways as well as fitting them to pass the examinations to become citizens, which we believe is one very essential thing at the present time, rather than to have so large a number of noncitizens in our community. So far, it seems to us that this is a very good proposition for employees who have taken the course as they seem to appreciate it very much and we believe in some instances they will not be satisfied with simply this preliminary work which we give them but will wish to push on and take a course in the city night schools where they can get a very much broader education than our factory Americanization School affords. All the time, effort, and money that we have put into this Americanization

School we believe is well invested and so far we thoroughly satisfied with results which we have obtained. We have co-operated with Mr. O'Brien of the City Americanization movement and this summer the State Normal School located here in New Britain had a summer course for teachers who were taking up Americanization work. Students and teachers from the State Normal School visited our Americanization School and as they had made studies of what is being done in various places along this line, they were fairly well informed regarding this subject and they stated that we were going about it in the right way as our plan is to make the admission into our school a thing to be sought rather than something we are handing out to everybody promiscuously.

"The general Americanization work in the city is carried on by Mr. F. P. O'Brien, under the control of the Board of Education. He has had charge of the Americanization office and is also in charge of the night school work.

"This arrangement has been very satisfactory and the night schools have been very much more largely attended than they have in previous years. The work consisted of steady work Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and a social evening on Friday. The larger manufacturing interests consider this work so valuable that they have been willing to contribute to the continuation of this work.

"We believe that in any city, if this work could be taken up with the Board of Education, they would find it very much more satisfactory than doing it in any other way. If there is an active Chamber of Commerce through which this could be started, and which would take an active interest in the work, and have an Advisory Committee to help the Board of Education, it would be along the lines that we followed and we believe the most satisfactory lines which could be found."

"The Stanley Workers" is an eight-page bulletin issued monthly and circulated among the employees of the Stanley Works. Each issue features prominently news of the Americanization School, pictures of the class-room, pictures of the graduating classes, etc.

10. Americanization Work for Women and Women's Organizations Americanization Department-Circular Letter No. 3

HARTFORD, CONN., August 29, 1919.

1. Get in touch with your local Director of Americanization. The first essentials are a real desire to help and a sympathetic understanding of the peculiar problems of the foreign-born. If you are merely seeking an outlet for your energies, if you plan to do uplift work because you deem it your duty or because it happens to be the thing to do, you cannot succeed. Do not attempt Americanization unless you have a real affection for your fellow-beings. Be neighborly, treat the foreign-born woman exactly as though she were a native-born newly moved into your neighborhood, find a sympathetic point of contact, a sick child, some flower seeds, get her to show you how to do something she does well. Cooking and canning are fine contacts. Be a real friend and neighbor.

2. Americanization of the foreign women is a political necessity.

In all suffrage states if a man becomes a citizen after learning English, his wife automatically becomes a citizen. She enjoys the same franchise, rights and privileges of the American woman although she may be absolutely ignorant. The independent woman worker and wage earner is under the same conditions as her brother.

3. Americanization of the foreign woman is a civic necessity. If children of the foreign-born acquire English and the parents remain ignorant, a disintegration of the family is almost sure to follow. The children look down upon their parents, sometimes ridicule them, and parental discipline is lost, the family fabric weakened. One of the great conservative forces of the community becomes inoperative, the parental control of the young is imperative.

4. The foreign-born home is more conservative than ours in this country and women alone can break through this reserve. California has a Home Teachers Act whereby trained teachers are assigned to given areas for home working only.

5. Women's clubs and organizations can form groups to teach foreign mothers to feed and clothe children, sanitation, and their legal status of themselves and children under our civic code.

6. They can appoint Americanization committees and subcommittees to induce young foreign-speaking women to visit