Foreign Language Press Service

The Society of German Teachers celebrated its first anniversary last night at the Union Hotel, with Dr. Mencke as master of ceremonies. The first speaker of the evening was Mr. E. A. Zutz, who was followed on the speaker's platform by Dr. Gustav A. Zimmermann, supervisor of German instruction

The School Board's committee, whose task it was to pronounce the final decision in the well known German controversy met yesterday and announced that the appropriation for this branch of the educational system had to be reduced to $135,000 The Finance Committee's plan, to shorten the instruct

P. 5- The national assembly of the Chicago Turner district, voted yesterday in favor of active participation of the Turners, at the forthcoming election. The Turner Society "Einigkeit" urged that this step be taken, and, to give support to Social Democrats, who endeavor to nominate Eugene V.

School Trustee Walleck's resolution concerning instruction in foreign languages in the public grammar schools is all right as far as it goes, but it is a halting, halfway measure. Under this resolution, instruction in foreign tongues would be limited to German, Bohemian, Irish, Hebrew, Italia

The Bohemian member of the Board of Education, Mr. Kristian R. Walleck, created a big stir among the Germans in Chicago when he entered a motion, during the last year, to introduce Bohemian and other foreign languages into the schools visited by fifty percent of foreign pupils. Nevertheless t

p. 5 - Mr. Walleck, a member of the school board committee, made repeated attempts yesterday, when the school board met in conference to submit his proposed resolution for acceptance. Mr. Walleck's contention is that in schools which are attended by pupils, at least 50 percent of whom are des

p. 8.. The teachers of the German language in our elementary schools were forced to begin their summer vacation yesterday. The German instruction in elementary schools has ended four weeks earlier this year. The reason is the insufficient appropriation allowed this branch of the educational s

p. 5. The Germans of Chicago are well aware of the fact that a certain group here is trying to have the German language and gymnastics eliminated from the public school's curriculum. The enemies of the German language have so far succeeded in having instruction of German in public schools cur

Chicago's Bohemian Sokol societies met at Pilsen Hall last night in order to make arrangements for a publicity campaign. The Bohemians demand that their native language be taught in schools of those districts which are largely populated by the Bohemians. A committee composed of V. Donat, Cyri

The Italian Language. Mr. E. Durante L'Italia Editor Dear Sir: I have been at your office to confer with you but you were not in. A resolution has been placed before the Board of Education to give the Italians privileges like those they have given to ot

p. 5 - In response to the invitation from the Chicago Turner Societies, every German society of the city, sent its representatives to last night's meeting at Eicke's Hall. As a result, the hall proved much too small, and the meeting had to be adjourned. The committee for intellectual activiti

For the Italian Language. Chicago, Illinois June 13, 1900 Mr. E. Durante Editor of L'Italia Dear Sir: At the meeting of the Board of Education, yesterday June 13, I decided to delay my decision for two weeks. I have done so

At a recent meeting of the board of officers of the Norwegian National League of Chicago, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "Whereas, The elementary public schools are the greatest unifying factors of our cosmopolitan population and a thorough knowledge of the Englis

The activities to remove teaching of the Polish language from Milwaukee, Buffalo, Chicago, and schools of other cities, brought about a new rebellious dispute. This time Chicago is trying to show what it can do. Certain organized groups among our people see that permitting the teach

A new "Central-Association" of German Clubs, will throw the gauntlet to its enemies. A mighty association has been created which is to function as a new alley for those who favor the continued instruction of German in our public schools. It found its inception yesterday evening at the Haendel

p. 5. The delegates from German societies, responding to the call of the executive committee for intellectual activity, of the Turner district of Chicago, assembled at Haendel's Hall last night. An extraordinary interest in the movement for unlimited German instruction and gymnastics in publi

At the Delegates meeting of the German Association, which met yesterday evening, it was considered essentual, that particular efforts must be used at this time, in order to maintain German instruction. Its program progressed satisfactorily and at a lively pece. Five representatives

p. 2 - At yesterday's meeting held at the Schiller building, the proclamation of the newly constituted society took place. That association will be henceforth known as the United German Societies of Chicago. The constitution which was drawn up and submitted to the meeting, by an esp

p. 4 - The financial status of our school department is never bad except when it comes to teaching German, gymnastics, drawing and singing in our public schools. Shortage of funds is said to be responsible for shortening the period of instruction in these subjects by one month. The financial

p. 5 - The Executive Committee of the United German Societies met in conference last night. A letter of protest having been read and approved was sent to the school board. Then, a petition with 1,500 signatures, drawn up by Mrs. Hulda B. Fox, a teacher at the George Howland School, was read.