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Show And above all, perhaps, he must be enthusiastic, his own patriotism patrio-tism is contagious, To teach love of country as a harsh or stem duty would be fatal to the growth of true patriotism. Some natures would be patriotic without with-out much special instruction, but it is with those who would be more or less blind to the glory of America or Americanism that the gracious work of the patriotic pat-riotic teacher has chiefly to do. It is the tardy or phlegmatic minds and temperments that must be led to the burning a-wakening a-wakening flame of this kind of knowledge, so that they themselves themsel-ves see and feel what the glorious glor-ious story of our national career means to the world and each one; of us. But after all has been said perhaps the gist of the matter is that patriotism must be caught from, rather than form- ially taught by the teacher, and no better teacher in this district is the alien more likely to catch the germ of patriotism from than the affable teacher, Professor Pro-fessor II. R. Atkin who has charge of the citizenship classes at the Bingham High, two nights weekly. EDITORIAL do alie1wantc7tizen- i SHIP In the Bingham Canyon district, dis-trict, which includes Copperfield Highland Boy and Lark as well as Bingham proper we are meeting meet-ing daily, aliens, who admit they are anxious to become citizens of this country, yet fail in every way to participate in the privileges priv-ileges which they are permitted to enjoy. Every Monday and Wednesday evening, Professor II. R. Atkin, principal of the Bingham Schools holds citizenship citizen-ship classes for the benefit of all aliens in the district and with Mr. Atkin's love of patriotism patr-iotism we doubt if a more efficient effic-ient teacher could be found, but it remains for the educator himself him-self to find out the best and surest sur-est way to install, inculcate and confirm in the minds and hearts of these would-be citizens the never dying flame of genuine patriotism. Do that and all the duties incident to good citizenship citizen-ship will be learned and respected, respect-ed, without undue strain or trouble. Patriotism is the seed of good citizenship, and it can be planted like other seeds, but the gardner must be gentle and gracious in the sowing of it as he must be in the preparation of the soil that is to receive it. |