Note concrete details
the number--received the first "certificates
of literacy" ever issued by the
Board of Education. Twenty weeks Striking results
ago many of these young women could emphasized by device
not speak English; many of them had of contrast
never been to school a day in their
lives. Every one present on Thursday Impression on audience
night felt that this was indeed a commencement of remarkable
for these girls. results

It is due to the instruction of Miss Teacher's name has
Florence Meyers, formerly a public local interest
school teacher, that the girls can now
speak English, write good letters, make
out money-orders, cash checks, and
send telegrams. They have also been Additional concrete
taught the principles of our government, details of striking
the importance of personal hygiene, results
and the processes by which cotton
goods used in their work are manufactured.

The school was organized this year 4. School
at the suggestion of Dudley E. Sicher,
head of the firm, in cooeperation with
the Board of Education, and has been
under the supervision of Miss Lizzie E. Principal and school
Rector, Public School No. 4, Manhattan. have local interest.

What has been accomplished in this 5. Example to other
factory, which is the largest white firms
goods muslin underwear plant in the Veiled suggestion to
world, will doubtless serve as an example readers
to be followed by other firms.

Its purpose the firm expresses in II. PURPOSE OF SCHOOL
these words: "To hasten assimilation 1. Firm's statement
necessary to national unity, to promote
industrial betterment, by reducing Statement in general
the friction caused by failure to comprehend terms
directions, and to decrease the
waste and loss of wage incidental to the
illiterate worker."

"When a girl understands English 2. Head of firm's statement
and has been taught American business
and factory methods," says Mr.
Sicher, "she doesn't hesitate and Statement in concrete
blunder; she understands what she is terms
told and she does it.

"Intelligent employees do much better
work than illiterate