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Show Citizenship CitizenshipDramatized CitizenshipDramatizedFor Dramatized DramatizedFor For YouthWisconsin Youth YouthWisconsin Wisconsin : Educator's Educators Lducator's Lducators ' Plan PlanDemonstrates PlanDemonstrates Demonstrates Democracy DemocracyFor DemocracyFor DemocracyFor For New Voters . By PRESCOTT WALDEN"It's WALDEN"It's WALDEN WALDEN"It's "It's Its " ' something somethmg like bke when whenyou whenyou whenyou you hear a band playing playmg and andmarchmg andmarching andmarching marchmg marching down the street streetYou streetYou streetYou You almost tingle tmgle with Wlth ex- ex excitement excitement ex excitement - citement when you actually actuallyrealIze actuallyrealize actuallyrealize realIze that the future-of future of future - of your yourcountry yourcountry yourcountry country is 1S as much your busi bUS1- bUS1 busi- bUS1ness business business - ' " ness as anybody's anybodys nybody's nybodys A - - ' 21 1 - - | girl af at M Mamtowoc mtowoc- mtowoc mtowocW1S - , W1S Wis Wisspeaking , speakmg speaking Up her way , thanksto thanks thanksto thanksto to an idealistic 1deahstIc umverslty university umversltyprofessor universityprofessor universityprofessor professor named Dr R J JColbert JColbert JColbert Colbert , democracy is 1S bemg being bemgdramatIzed beingdramatized beingdramatized dramatIzed for 700 odd boys boysand boysand boysand and girls who become actual flesh fleshand fleshand fleshand and blood United Umted States citizens on onMay onMay onMay May 21 21Citizens . , Citizens already7 already ? Yes they were wereborn wereborn wereborn born that way most of them But Butfor Butfor Butfor for several years Dr Colbert has hastold hastold hastold told his University Umverslty of Wisconsin ex extensIOn extension extension tensIOn class cass } that this country needs needssomethmg needssomething needssomething somethmg something to enliven enhven citizensh cltlzensh p ppartiCIpation pparticipation pparticipation partiCIpation There s too much muchtaken muchtaken muchtaken taken for granted too little httle Interest Interestman interestman interestman man fested m in the government our ourforefathers ourforefathers ourforefathers forefathers sweated s.eated seated . and died for forIdea forIdea forIdea Idea Catches FIreLast FireLast Fire FireLast Last fall fallat tall at Mamtowoc Manitowoc Dr Col Colbert Colbert Colbert bert s idea caught fire A newspa newspaper newspaper newspaper per man left the class went back backto backto backto to his rus desk and wrote an edltonal editorial edltonalMarntowoc editorialManitowoc editorialMamtowoc Marntowoc Manitowoc s Judge A H SchmIdt SchmIdtproposed Schmidtproposed Scbmidtproposed proposed that Dr Colbert s class classsponsor classsponsor classsponsor sponsor the project protect A L NImtz NImtzdIrector Nimtzdirector Nimtzdirector dIrector of the Mamtowoc Manitowoc vocation vocational vocational al school was drafted as goneral general goneralcha generalcha generalcha cha rman Here s how the Idea Ideaworks ideaworks ideaworks ideaworksEvery works worksEvery Every new citizen m In Mamto Manito Mamtowoe Manitowoe Mamtowoe woe county received a personal m in mvltat invitat invital vltat vitat on to join Jom loin a citizensh cltlzensh p classa class classPLAN'S a x a aa a w , l la on ' a K ua 8 9l ' , 3 I I t E \ < 1 1t 1ys I = - - i i7f t _ 7f ys " # w wPLAN'S b PLAN'S PLANS ' ' FATHER-Dr FATHER Dr FATHER - Dr R J JColbert JColbert JColbert Colbert at his hu deskIn desk ire In the exfension ex exrenswn extension renswn tension division dWlSwn , of the { University Univer Umver- Umver Univer- Umversltyof Universay - sity say sltyof of Wisconsin Wlsconsm Madison Maduon reading read readmg readmg mg stacks stacT.s stacTs . ofmati ofmail of mail mati matirecewed mailreceived received recewed recewedeach receivedeach each eachday eachday eachday day asking askmg information mformahon on thecitizenship the thecltlzenshlp thecitizenship cltlzenshlp citizenship plan 38 classes In all being bemg formed For Forthe Forthe Forthe the past five months these groups groupshave groupshave groupshave have been meeting under local and andumverslty anduniversity anduniversity umverslty university instructors mstructors hearing hearmg coun county county county ty and municipal mumcJpal officials officJals busIness busInessmen businessmen businessmen men and school teachers On May May21 21 all ' 700 100 will gather at Mamtowoc Manitowoc Mamtowocwherefor Manitowocwherefor Mamtowocwhere where-for where for - - tor probably the first time bme in inthe inthe inthe the United Umted States-every States every States - - every young man manand manand and woman in the county turning turnmg 21 21w 21will 21will w will 1 be inducted into mto citizenship and andwIn andwill andwill wIn will swear to the chief justice jusbce of ofWIsconsIn ofWisconsin ofWisconsin WIsconsIn an oath of allegiance to tothe tothe tothe the national constitution consbtutlon and the thestate thestate thestate state ot of WIsconsInBands WisconsinBands Wisconsin WisconsinBands Bands will w1l1 play flags will fly in inthe inthe Inthe the lake breezes President ClarenceA Clarence A Dykstra will speak 10 mInutes minutesand minutesand and Gov Julius Juhus P Heil Hell will pre present present present sent to the chairman of each of the the38 38 citizenship classes the eert certi certuicates l lcates $ cates of electorsh p for their groupsWith groupsWith groups groupsWith With that simple ceremony the theboys theboys theboys boys and girls of Manitowoc Mamtowoc county countyw1l1 countywill countywill w1l1 will become citizens of the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStatesMade States Stateslla.de StatesMade Made l\la.de lla.de l la.de lade \ . State Wide PlanThere PlanThere Plan PlanThere There s something somethmg about It-must It must Itmustbe itmustbe it - mustbe be Wisconsin s ch et ef of ] justice ustlce told toldthe toldthe toldthe the Milwaukee Mllwaukee Journal that lliere there lliereare thereare thereare are today terally 1terally 1 mill ons of peo peopIe peopie peopie pIe who would give everyth ng they theypossess theypossess theypossess possess be it great or small tor for t the theprivilege theprivilege e eprIvIlege prIvIlege of call ng themselves themselvesAmerican themselvesAmerican themselvesAmerican American citizens We who are areborn areborn areborn born under the flag should be at ati atleast atleast i \ least equally equaUy appreciate appreclatl\ appreclatl appreclatle appreciati \ e a of the theprIvIleges theprivileges theprivileges prIvIleges and opportun t es .e e we wefreely . viereely .efreely freely ( enJoyWlthm enjoyWithin enjoy enjoyWithin Within Wlthm a few weeks after the plan planwas planwas planwas was initiated Wisconsin Wlsconsm s 8 state leg leglslature legislature legislature lslature islature unanimously unammowly passed a bIll bIllmakmg billmaking billmaking makmg making it mandatory tor for country countryschool countryschool countryschool school superintendents supermtendents to see that thatsImIlar thatsimilar thatsimilar sImIlar programs are set up in m eachcounty each eachcounty eachcounty county every year And when he hefinds hefinds hefinds finds timeto time time- . - to return to his office officeDr officeDr officeDr Dr Colbert is greeted by bagsful of ofmall ofmail ofmail mall mail from all parts of the llie country countryaskmg countryasking countryasking askmg asking information about the proJ prof proJect profect project projectIt ect ectIt It s apparently clicked chcked and one onevery onevery onevery very good reason is that most Amer Americans Amerleans Amerleans icans leans consider democracy on trIal trIaltoday trialtoday trialtoday today an institution which can ex exist exist ex1st ist only if citizens learn to fight for forit forit forit it to dramatize it 1 ke tne the dictators have dramatized dramatlZed totahtarlarusmWhlPPIng totalitarianismWhipping totalitarianism totahtarlarusm totalitarianismWhipping Whipping WhlPPIng up of an eagle scream screaming screaming screaming ing sort of Amencamsmfalse Americanismfalse Americanism Amencamsm -false false - false pa patrlOtlsmls patraotismis patnotism trlOtlsm-ls trlOtlsm ls traotism-is traotism is - is not the aim alffi says Dr DrColbert DrColbert DrColbert DrColbertEmphasize Colbert ColbertEmphasize Emphasize Local Government GovernmentWhat GovernmentWhat GovernmentWhat What we hope to do is acquaInt acquaintthe acquaintthe , the new citizens with their govern government government government ment Because most of the tax dollar dol dollar dollar lar is spent at home our emphasIs emphasisis I IS placed on the local unit of govern government government I Iment . ment We try to show them how howthey bowthey they can get the most out ot of their theirgovernment theirgovernment theirgovernment government . . . It If we can encourage encourageand encourageand I Iand . and stimulate discussion and msplre inspire inspireand inspireand and create a more dynamic dynaffilc enthusi enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm asm m In governmental affairs I be bel1eve believe believe l1eve lieve we shall have made a big step steptoward steptoward i itoward ' toward our goalThe goal goalThe The Manitowoc Mamtowoc plan has been dl di dlrected directed direeled rected toward the young voter But Butthe Butthe Butthe the seeds of the campaign have al alI already already already I ' ready blown far afield afieldWe afieldWe We have finally succeeded says saysDr saysDr saysDr Dr Colbert in m dramatizing cItizen cItizensh citizensh citizensh sh p in m such a way that practically practicallyeverybody practicallyeverybody practicallyeverybody everybody is becoming becommg cItizenshIp cItizenshIpconscIOus citizenshipconscious citizenshipconscious conscIOus People who have voted votedfor votedfor votedtor for years as a matter of habit are areawakenmg areawakening areawakening awakenmg awakening to realize what tremen tremendous tremendous tremendous dous force an electorate can wIeld wIeldRequires wieldRequires wieldRequires Requires Demonstration Demonstrahon ProJectsDr ProjectsDr Projects ProjectsDr Dr Colbert takes this success In InstrIde instride mstride strIde Wisconsin Wlsconsm is an adopted adoptedhome adoptedhome adoptedhome home to hIm-has hIm has him - has been for 20 years yearsHe yearsHe yearsHe He is one of the few persons WIth witha a ] jo 0 nt doctorate degree m in the three threebranches threebranches threebranches branches of social sc se ences econom economICS economies economics ICS ies political pol1tlcal science and socIOlogy socIOlogyThis sociologyThis sociologyThis This is important only because It Itshows itshows itshows shows he s a mixture ml.ture mlture . ) of the acade academlClan academician academician mlClan mician and pract cal applicator a aman aman aman man to whom public administrationis admmlstrahonis admmlstrahon administration is something somellimg of a fetish fetlsh For sev severa several several era eral 1 years as head of the Umver Univer Umverslty University University slty sity of Wisconsin Wlsconsm s extension soclol social soclology socialogy sociology ogy division he s been conductmg conducting conductingroundtables conductingroundtables ! roundtables m In cities throughout the thestate thestate thestate state making makmg each group adopt a amaJor amajor amajor maJor project as a demonstration demonstrationof of how they can participate in 111 pub pubhc pubhe pubhe hc he affaIrsCltlzensrup affairsCitizenship affairs affairsCitizenship pubI I Citizenship Cltlzensrup day at Mamtowoc Marntowoc Manitowoc is isthe isthe isthe the outgrowth of one ot of those proJ prof proJects profects projects ects Dr Colbert chuckles as he herecalls herecalls herecalls recalls how the idea was suggested suggestedto to other groups before he went to toMamtowoc toManitowoc toManitowoc Mamtowoc Manitowoc Not from him but butfrom butfrom butfrom from other sources you can learn learnthat learnthat leamthat that these other cities are qUIte qUItepeeved quitepeeved quitepeeved peeved with themselves for mIssing missinga a golden opportunity that Marutowoc Manitowoc Marutowocsnapped Manitowocsnapped Manitowocsnapped snapped upBetween upBetween up upBetween Between tearing tearmg open his rus letters lettersDr lettersDr lettersDr Dr Colbert will recall for the VIS VISitor visltor visitor itor ltor at his quiet office in MadISon MadISonhow Madisonhow Madisonhow how he came of age quite a number numberof of years ago There was no fuss fussabout fussabout fussabout about it He simply reached 21 and andbecame andbecame andbecame became a voter automatically automaticallywhIch automaticallywhich automaticallywhich whIch is about the experience of ev every evcry every ery cry other native born cItizen cItizenLearll.1ng citizenLearning citizenLearning Learll.1ng Learll1ng Learning . ' Most rtlost ImportantStrange ImportantStrange Important ImportantStrange Strange then isn t it that we wehave wehave wehave have many classes rituals and cere core ceremonies coremonies ceremonies monies for naturalized citizens who whobecome whobecome whobecome become voters Why not something somethmg for native bom born citizens as well ? However being bemg an educator Pro Professor Professor Prolessor fessor Colbert saw the problem from froman froman froman an educational standpoint standpomt He real realIzed realized realized Ized that the learning learnmg was more morelffiportant moreimportant moreimportant lffiportant important than the graduation ai al although although though there was a definite defimte place placefor placefor placefor for both So he worked out his pro program program gram in m such a manner as to stressits stress stressItS stressits ItS educational end and yet have a adignIfied adignified adignified dignIfied and appropriate ceremony ceremonyto to climax chmax it Thus Citizenship day daywas daywas daywas was conceIvedHe conceivedHe conceived conceivedHe He stresses again agam and again that thatthIS thatthis thatthis thIS is an objective program Strict Strict- Strictly Strictly - ly positive There are no negatlve negative negatlveisms negativeisms negativeisms isms this trus is a program of Amen Ameni Amencamsm Amenicanism Amencanism camsm canism not anti other ollier isms Pro Professor Professor Professor fessor Colbert s idea is to make makeAmencamsm makeAmericanism makeAmericanism Amencamsm Americanism so interesting Interestmg and de desTable desizable desirable sTable sizable ! that young Americans Amencans ( and andothers andothers andothers others too ) will not have any time timefor timefor timefor for foreign isms ismsWhich ismsWruch ismsWhich Which Wruch if 1f you ask the man on the thestreet thestreet thestreet street is what America Amenca needs a adarn adarn adarn darn sieht sIght more than a good five fivecent fivecent fivecent cent cigar ' ( Released by Western Newspaper Union ) |