p. 4.. It has become a source of constant dissatisfaction to note that our German-American youth is gradually being Americanized, that the German language and customs are gradually relegated to oblivion. The public school with its predominating Anglo-American attendance and the limited time which is given to German instruction, is hardly able to ameliorate the situation; neither does the home influence always suffice.

The solution therefore depends upon the private schools. These institutions then must educate our German-American yourth according to German principles, and must give it a true appreciation of the linguistic beauties and of the wealth of the German language. This must be accomplished without neglecting English and the other subjects required in this country.

Parents who wish to give an education to their daughters, a culture which enables them to feel at home, here and abroad, will do well to entrust them to a German-American boarding school. A particularly suitable one is the Minerva Institute, of Mrs. Amalie Ende, in Ravenswood. There they learn not to despise housework while acquiring knowledge. Many become teachers, while 2others continue their studies at universities. Many prominent German families have sent their daughters to the Minerva Institute.