QUESTIONNAIRE TO SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS. Number and Characteristics of Immigrant Nationalities: 1. Present estimated immigrant population of your city or town (foreign born or foreign parentage). Give estimate according to following 3. Chief occupations of the given nationalities, 4. Any segregated foreign section? Give location, 5. Give, if possible, some of the characteristics of the chief nationalities represented; their social and political status, etc., Educational Facilities Available to Immigrants: 6. Day schools with any considerable number of children of immigrants attending. Name and location of Total number of children attending. Approximate number of children of immigrants attending. Remarks and recommendations: Give a general description of the work for immigrants' children carried on in the various schools. 7. Classes, evening and day, for immigrants above regular school age: Names and location Number of immi- Average total number Number hours instruction per year. Remarks: Amount of money appropriated for these classes; legislation governing them. Are these schools covering the situation adequately? Is the subject matter taught adapted to the needs and interests of the immigrants? Do these classes hold their pupils? List of sources for further information, etc. 8. Factory classes attended largely by immigrants and in any way connected with the school system: Names and addresses of schools. Number of immi- Average total number Number hours in- Remarks: Basis of cooperation between factory and school board, etc. Recommendations: 9. Libraries in any way connected with the school system: Remarks: Give basis of cooperation between schools and libraries, also reading rooms, etc. Number of bilingual books, texts for teaching English, etc. Recommendations: 11. Playgrounds affiliated with the school system and reaching immigrants: Remarks: Legislation upon which the work rests, appropriations. cooperation with schools, etc., scope of the work. 12. Community centers affiliated with the school system and reaching immigrants: Names and locations. Approximate total number Approximate number immigrants reached per year (give by foreign language groups, if possible). Remarks: State what funds are available for this work; legisla tion upon which it depends. What basis of cooperation is there between the schools and community centers, etc.? 13. Health and other welfare work carried on in public schools: Give summary of the health work that is being carried on in the schools; names and addresses of the schools affected and of the organizations which are cooperating. To what approximate extent does this work reach the immigrant? QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RACIAL LEADERS. 1. What is the estimated number of people speaking the language in ? 2. Of the above, approximately what is the number of foreign born_____. Approximately what is the number of foreign parentage ------- ? Can you give estimate of number unable to speak English (not counting children) ----______? 3. How many segregated districts of your people in ? Outline if possible on map. Describe each district as to number speaking Remarks and recommendations: 4. Public schools with any considerable number of children of your people attending: Names and addresses of schools. Approximate number of children of your people attending. Remarks and recommendations: 5. Public school classes, evening and day, for immigrants above regular school age, attended to any extent by your people? Names and addresses of schools. Number of classes for immi- Number of your people attending. Remarks and suggestions: Have you any criticism or suggestions to offer regarding these schools? Are they teaching your people the things most needed by them and in which they are most interested? Are the methods of teaching in these schools really adapted to the needs, interests, and understanding of your people? Would teachers who could speak both English and be preferable, in your opinion, to the majority of those studying English? Do these classes hold their pupils; if not, why not? Give approximate statement of extent to which your people are attending classes other than English. 111 6. Private day schools (parochial, etc.) with any considerable number of children of your people attending: Names and addresses of schools. Approximate number of children of your pcople attending. Remarks and suggestions: 7. Private-school classes (parochial, etc.), evening and day, for immigrants above school age attended to any extent by your people: List also names and addresses of men giving private lessons to individuals or groups. Give approximate statement of extent to which your people attend classes other than English. 8. Libraries patronized to any extent by your people: Are the foreign-language books owned by your people's organizations circulated anywhere near the extent to which they reasonably might be expected to circulate? 9. Reading rooms patronized to any extent by your people: 10. Foreign-language newspapers circulated to any extent among your people: Names and addresses. General nature. Approximate circulation. Remarks and suggestions: Give also native American newspapers circulated to any extent among your people. (NOTE.-Complete lists of foreign-language newspapers and addresses can be secured from the “Ayer Newspaper Aunual.") Have your newspapers been used to any extent for purposes of publicity among foreign born? Remarks and suggestions: If possible, give general nature of the more important organizations. 13. Organizations other than your own reaching your people to any extent: (Names and addresses and approximate number of your people reached by each.) (a) Fraternal social, and gymnastic organizations (Elks, Odd Fellows, Knights of Columbus, Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., etc.); also political clubs. (b) Community centers. (c) Legal-aid societies. (d) Information bureaus. (e) Housing committees. (f) Charity organizations. (g) Health agencies (visiting-nurse organizations, free dispensaries, childwelfare organizations, health-inspection bureaus, etc.). Remarks and recommendations: QUESTIONNAIRE TO CLERGYMEN. 1. Name and address of your church 2. Approximately, how many people of foreign birth or of foreign parentage have you in your parish? number (1) foreign born Give a rough estimate of the (2) of foreign parentage 8. What foreign-language groups are represented in your parish? Approximate number of each 4. What is the estimated number of people speaking the language in --. ber foreign born? parentage? 5. What are their chief occupations? ? Of these, what is the approximate numApproximate number of foreign 6. What are some of their chief characteristics? 7. How many segregated districts of speaking people in ? Outline, if possible, on map. Describe each dis trict as to number speaking the tongue, number and names of churches, number and names of parochial schools, number and kinds of business establishments, etc. Other remarks and suggestions. 8. Have you a parochial day school connected with your church? How many children of teachers? parents attend? If any others, give racial group and number. How many Other remarks and suggestions. Give names and addresses of other parochial schools attended to any extent by children of parents. If possible, give the approximate number of these children attending each, mentioning also the approximate total number of pupils attending each of these schools. 9. Have you an evening school for immigrants? many classes? How Remarks and suggestions: Are the foreign-language books in the various libraries of (or of your district) circulated anywhere near the extent to which they reasonably might be expected to circulate? 11. Reading rooms patronized to any extent by speaking |