Word: citizenship
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...convicts' court, the silence rules have been greatly alleviated, the supervision is now much less strict and other similar changes have been made. The attitude of the prisoners has changed remarkably, and everything indicates that in time the men who leave Sing Sing will be really fit for citizenship in the outside world...
Although the subjects considered are essentially of an engineering character they will be taught for the special benefit of students who do not expect to become professional engineers, but who desire to fit themselves for municipal executive or legislative work and for intelligent citizenship. By means of lectures, recitations, reading of assigned references and the preparation of short papers, the student will be made acquainted with some of the more important sanitary and physical welfare activities of American and European cities...
Last day for receiving essays for the Citizenship Prize...
Education is a desirable, but not a necessary qualification for citizenship in this country. Partial assimilation of the immigrant is obvious, but complete assimilation is unnecessary. A literacy requirement would lower the standard of living, rather than raise it, through its effect upon wages. Unemployment cannot be attributed to immigration, nor is the birth-rate affected by it. And the American standard of living depends upon the relation of wages to the cost of living which will not be raised by this literacy requirement...
...Mary Antin Grabau, of New York who delivered many noted lectures in Boston in the last few years will speak on "The Responsibility of America Citizenship" under the suspices of the Cantabrigian Club in Brattle Hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Club members will be admitted on membership tickets. Guest tickets may be obtained from members of the Civics Committee at 50 cents each...