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THURSDAY. JAN. 10. : ^1 “THE OALKUSS.trIn an ’ hvr column we 0pa dish a connnunieation am-nt an editorial which appeared in this j«per, | g two w *♦-•»•» The r mmuniea b lion referred to, is from Mr. Paul Wood. immigration ag*»»t at Sit ton and in it, lie takes exception to a statement regarding the jercent-sw f the Galicians who can tead nod ’ i it** their names. In thus refering to the illiteracy of these emnr.grannts we did not do so in1 han intentionally derogatory num- | tier to the Galicians, ao*l wl en we stated that • nly 2 of the Galicians^ old rend or write, we merely repeated what had been giver to uh h\ a good authority n tie .Gal’cians and their condition. We will admit that Mr. Wood is in a better positi t.i, perhaps, to th r-oughlv know the Galician, than any other man in the province, today, and therefore, we accept h s statement as fact, without furthercomment.Taking it for granted that 35 / of the inale Calicians are sufficient !v Well educated to read Galiciai or Pol sh, We w h to ask Mr Wood, what percentage of the niah adults can read or write the English language? We are Canadian* living in Canaria and speaking tin English language, and furthermore we are very strongly in the ma joritv, and it is. therefore, of tin greatest importance, that they ar* made thoroughly acquainted witl our language, especially as it is tin current language in Canada. We have not begun a crusade in the interests of the Galicians, from a party ends, as many have erron eously supposed, but we have mad* an honest effort to interest the present provincial government and the people, in the uneducated con dition of these people who are settl'd in our midst. It is, we must admit, an impossibility 10 educate the adult Galicians, but the child dren would no doubt make apt scholars in the hands of a skillfu teacher- It was not by means our intention to request the gov eminent to establish Galician schools, as oue would suppose, from the text of the communication. It is an English school which we de sire should be placed in every district Then in addition to the establishing of the schools, we want a compulsory clause in our school a *t, and truant officers appointed i have it enforced: and make non-e uipliancc with the requirements of the clause, punishable by a tine oir conviction. By this means many parents who are now entirely in Efferent, will send theii child-r *n to school•rrnt *We see that the government is already moving in the matter, and w • may look for something Betin-ite at the coming session cf thelegislature.
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Dauphin Weekly News
Dauphin, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Jan 10, 1901
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