Show SEEK TO WIPE OUT ILLITERACY Crusade Organized to Function Before Next Neat Census WASHINGTON March It-CD It 31 Th The Associated The Press Press Th fed fed- federal federal fed federal eral census takers of 1930 1920 would b be unable to discover any ny Illiterate ate ate atea In lIT the th United d St State States If the tho National Illiteracy crusade just or or- or organized or here h rp had Its Ita It way Cap Cap- Captained Cap Captained by William Allen Alien White the Kansas editor the Crus il plans plan to co ordinate the Iha th activities of event veral organizations that have been seeking to stamp tamp out era eray y Mrs Mn Mr Cora Stewart na- na na national lIonal director of the th group who II i In charge chare of the tho th n headquarters here and who has hasen b been en active In educational work In Inthe inthe Inthe the south disclosed three th M findings findings- s There are ar who ho cannot read or writs write writ In the th city of Vash Wash Philadelphia has ha nearly illiterates New York Tork City has hs hii ugh enough to tomake tomake make a city the th size siz of Denver Pennsylvania has hu enough to pop pop- populate pep two states statts the th size be of Wy- Wy Wyoming Wy y oming Ohio has 11 more mor native born white illiterates Illiterate than has the th t state stat of There Then are ar many counties countie In the United States tates where where twenty live twenty to thirty per cent of the people poplar Ire are unable to read and write writ an and some counties where forty to fifty per cent are ar illiterate FIve million men and women In this country have hav completelY ml missed ed school The Th lead pencil business would be Increased d annually by the th wiping out of Illiteracy More Mor can be b done don during th next five year yara un In eliminating il- il illiteracy Il Illiteracy literacy than has hu ha been done don In n any fifty y years yar ar before betor said uld Stewart rt Many states statu and com com- communities com communities are ar now waging a war against Illiteracy y and they are determined that the th federal census cenus takers of lin 1920 shall ehalt hall not find one In their neighborhood who cannot read or write rite They feel feol te l that il- il illiteracy Il Illiteracy literacy Is la a a disgrace The Th slow of or the th pub pub- public public pub public lic and nd private privat schools CAnnot cope unaided with Illiteracy Thu schools have done don their best beat but men and ind women omen In the United Rial Slate have hav missed them and must now bo be b campaigned Into s school hool Our program Is to put the tight Into every section etlen of the th I United State States We Wo w wilt will help where here existing organization organizationS or the th school authorities are nr aUa attacking adult il- il illiteracy illiteracy 11 I literacy and where the th campaign oas has not len penetrated w we shall aid the local and end stat forces force to or- or or VII We W shall also organize wore In the th prisons and In addi- addi addition addition addi addition tion make mak a vigorous campaign campli among the th Indians Indiana 00 |