Americanism Will Be New School Subject

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, February 5, 1920: Courses in Americanism will begin on Lincoln’s birthday in the Indianapolis public schools and many other schools in the state based on an outline suggested by the Americanism committee of the Indiana Department of the American Legion. The first pamphlet in the Americanism series for teachers is the history of “No Taxation Without Representation.” Other pamphlets on fundamentals of American liberty will be the right of trial by jury, habeas corpus, the right of public assembly, free speech, free press, and the right of protest. Basic historical documents listed as fundamentals of American liberty are: The Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence, and President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Robert Moorehead, Americanism committee chair, said plans are being made to spread the doctrine of Americanism in churches and community centers through district Americanism committees.

“Americanism Will Be New School Subject,” The Indianapolis News, 5 February 1920, p. 29:1

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Chinese School Men Visit City

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, January 24, 1920: Thirteen members of the Chinese educational commission arrived in Indianapolis last night to inspect a number of city schools. S. T. Yuan, vice minister of education of the Republic of China, is leading the delegation which is composed of a number of college presidents and instructors that is studying school systems of the United States and Europe. P. C. Chang, who was educated at Columbia University and is the delegation secretary, said, “We are specially interested in Indiana’s consolidated school system and in vocational and industrial training.” After calling on Gov. James Goodrich and Indiana superintendent of education Linneus Hines at the State House, the delegation will visit Arsenal Technical High School and John Herron Art Institute before inspecting a vocational educational school at Pendleton and the consolidated schools of Randolph County.

“Chinese School Men Visit City,” The Indianapolis Star, 24 January 1920, p. 3:6

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Census Takers Finish in City

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 18, 1920: The counting of noses has been completed in the city of Indianapolis for the fourteenth decennial United States census. Rechecking of districts for scattered omissions will be conducted to finalize the survey before the returns are ready to be dispatched to Washington, DC. Persons who believe that they have been inadvertently missed by enumerators are requested to notify John Spiegel, supervisor of census for the Marion County district, at the Federal Building. About fifty persons have refused to reply to the questions asked by enumerators, so follow-up visits by inspectors will be made to get the information. If these people are persistent in their refusal to cooperate, they will be subject to arrest and a fine of $500 (2018: $6,354). The corps of census enumerators finished their task in the allotted time.

“Census Takers Finish in City,” The Indianapolis Star, 18 January 1920, p. 8:1

“Census Not Completed,” The Indianapolis News, 16 January 1920, p. 26:5

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