Show GERMAN SONGS IN OGDEN SCHOOLS IS CHARGE Woman Would Have German German German Ger Ger- man L Language ngu ge Buried Never to Be Raised Actuated by a patriotic desire to Inform in inform In- In form the authorities of her of-her her observations of df the alleged lad lack of proper I I spirit displayed by the public schools I of Ogden a woman resident of that I city writes Dr E E. G. G Gowans state I superintendent of public instruction as asI I follows it itt ft t Permit me to call attention to the the I clippings Some time ago I II II I noticed in a newspaper that Utah would discontinue the teaching of German German German Ger Ger- man in it-i all the schools but I find Iti it i was without foundation May I solicit all 11 possible influence to this end I Iund und stand German is taught so thoroughly thoroughly thoroughly thor thor- I in our Ogden Oden High school that I passersby may hear the songs Der Wacht Am Rhine and Germany Uber Alles Teachers In adjoining rooms even complain I have no not talked with Mr but I know as long as this is Is a part of the c curriculum that it must be thoroughly done I believe we are not narrow enough to earnestly I desire its discontinuance If It there Is IsI isso i 1 I so much of importance and we have 1 no translations then let us teach loyalty loyalty loy loy- alty by denial I would like to att attend nd the funeral of the German language and hope it it- would never neve see Gee resurrection resurrection resurrection tion morn Dr Gowans requested that for va vailous vail vari various i ous oua reasons the author of the letter be benot benot benot not published However he has her letter on file In his office Dr Gowans' Gowans reply follows I I r very much appreciate the spirit of I your letter regarding the teaching of German in our public schools I fully I agree with you that we can better af afI afford afford af- af I I ford to deny ourselves any benefit or pleasure that may come from the study i of GerI German an or from the singing of German German Ger Ger- man songs than to participate in such I study and exercises and thereby risk lending any encouragement or satisfaction tion whatever to people Inclined to I sympathize with Germany during the present struggle The state textbook commission at I its recent meetings took this attitude in the matter and made no selection of textbooks in German You probably I understand that the work of the textbook textbook textbook text text- book commission affected only schools in the state outside of cities of the first and second classes Ogden as a city of the second class determines its own course of study and I makes its own selections of textbooks I am sure that the school authorities of I Ogden would give careful consideration lof of the matter mentioned in your letter letteri i If it is brought to their attention with the letter received by Dr Gowans were clippings from newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers dealing with Teaching of German German Ger Ger- man Bitterly Denounced and Governors Govern ors Urge Drastic Action by the Government Government Gov Gay Relating to Stamping Out of Disloyalty and Curbing the German GermanI I Press I |