  (Continued from page 2) 10. The Germans.—The Germans—Protestant, Catholic, and Jew—push frontiers westward, fashion the Kentucky rifle, build “Switzer” barn and Conestoga wagon, and develop agriculture, forestry, music, art, education, and science. DuBois, R. and Schweppe, E. (eds). Germans in American Life. Thomas Nelson and Sons, New York. 1936. Faust, A. B. German Element in the United States. (2 vols.) Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. 1927. Hark, Ann. Hex Marks the Spot. J. B. Lippincott Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 1938. 11. The Scandinavians.—Swedes, Norwegians, and Finns settle North-Central States, introducing log cabins, co-operatives, progressive dairy methods, social consciousness, gymnastics, and folk high schools. Benson, Adolph B. and Hedin, Naboth (eds). The Swedes in America. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. 1938. Havighurst, Walter. Upper Mississippi: A Wilderness Saga. Farrar and Rinehart, N. Y. 1937. RÖlvaag, O. E. Giants in the Earth. McClelland and Stewart, Toronto, Canada. 1937. 12. Closing Frontiers.—When there is no more good free land to settle, immigrants crowd into our cities to supply demand for unskilled labor. Hough, Emerson. The Passing of the Frontier. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. 1918. Paxson, F. J. History of the American Frontier. Houghton, Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass. 1924. 13. The Jews.—Participating in American life since early colonial days, the Jews make significant contributions to science, industry, music, literature, theatre, law, medicine, and philanthropy. Browne, Lewis. Stranger Than Fiction. Macmillan Company, N. Y. 1933. DuBois, R. and Schweppe E. (eds). Jews in American Life. Thomas Nelson and Sons, N. Y. 1935. Wald, Lillian D. The House on Henry Street. Henry Holt and Co., N. Y. 1915. 14-15. The Slavs.—The Slavs—northern and southern—succeed in making abandoned farms productive and work in our mines, steel mills, automobile factories, packing houses, and forests. Adamic, Louis. Laughing in the Jungle. Harper and Brothers, N. Y. 1932. Balch, Emily G. Our Slavic Fellow Citizens. Charities Publication Committee, N. Y. 1910. Miller, K. D. Peasant Pioneers. Council of Women for Home Missions, N. Y. 1925. 16. The Orientals.—Chinese and Japanese bring artistic sensitivity of Far East. Chinese answer call of railroad, ranch, and factory. Japanese reclaim California swamps and develop farms. Hunter, Allan A. Out of the Far East. Friendship Press, N. Y. 1934. Palmer, Albert W. Orientals in American Life. Friendship Press, N. Y. 1934. Sugimoto, Etsu. A Daughter of the Samurai. Doubleday, Page Co., N. Y. 1927. 17. The Italians.—Early explorers and artisans come from Italy, help to build grape and wine industry, work in our marble quarries, raise vegetables, and help to build railroads, bridges, and highways. D’Angelo, Pascal. Sons of Italy. Macmillan Company, N. Y. 1924. Foerster, R. The Italian Immigration of Our Times. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass. 1919. Panunzio, C. The Soul of an Immigrant. Macmillan Company, N. Y. 1921. Schiaro, G. E. Italians in America Before the Civil War. Vigo Press, N. Y. 1934. 18. Near Eastern People.—Armenians, Greeks, and Syrians bring philosophy, poetry, medical skill, manual skills, and unique artistic sense. Hitti, P. K. The Syrians in America. Doubleday, Doran, and Co., N. Y. 1924. Malcolm, M. Vartan. The Armenians in America. The Pilgrim Press, Boston, Mass. 1919. Xenides, J. P. The Greeks in America. Doubleday, Doran, and Co., N. Y. 1922. 19. Other Peoples.—Hungarians, Roumanians, Portuguese, Bulgarians, Lithuanians, Estonians, and Latvians bring ideas, labor, fine traditions, and esthetic values. Davie, Maurice R. World Immigration. Macmillan Company, N. Y. 1936. Seitz, Don Carlos. Joseph Pulitzer. Simon and Schuster, Inc., N. Y. 1924. 20. Contributions in Industry.—Each wave of immigration contributes brain and brawn to American life. Group cooperation makes the United States leader of world industry. Feldman, H. Racial Factors in American Industry. Harper and Brothers, N. Y. 1931. Keir, Malcolm. The Epic of Industry. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn. 1926. Pupin, Michael. From Immigrant to Inventor. Charles Scribner’s Sons, N. Y. 1931. 21. Contributions in Science.—Our country is in the forefront of scientific progress, due to brilliance and inventive genius of individuals of diverse racial and national origins. Burlingame, Roger. March of the Iron Men, a Social History of Union Through Invention. Charles Scribner’s Sons, N. Y. 1938. Darrow, Floyd L. Masters of Science and Invention. Harcourt, Brace and Company, N. Y. 1937. Kaempffert, Waldemar B. Modern Wonder Workers. Blue Ribbon Books, N. Y. 1931. 22. Arts and Crafts.—Cultural value of artistic gifts by immigrant groups since early colonial days is a priceless gift enriching the United States of today and tomorrow. Eaton, Allen H. Immigrant Gifts to American Life. Russell Sage Foundation, N. Y. 1932. Langdon, William C. Everyday Things in American Life, 1607-1776. Charles Scribner’s Sons, N. Y. 1937. Smith, Susan C. Made in America. Alfred Knopf, N. Y. 1929. 23. Social Progress.—Champions of human freedom, drawn from many groups, preserve and develop ideals for which the founding fathers fought and died. Ware, Louise. Jacob A. Riis: Police Reporter, Reformer, Useful Citizen. D. Appleton, Century Co., N. Y. 1938. Woofter, T. J. Races and Ethnic Groups in American Life. McGraw-Hill Book Co., N. Y. 1933. 24. A New England Town.—The New England town, founded by early settlers, changes and develops as new groups participate and function in its life. Chase, Mary Ellen. A Goodly Heritage. Henry Holt and Co., N. Y. 1932. 25. An Industrial City.—A panorama of a rapidly expanding industrial city, peopled by groups drawn from many nations, who learn the American way of democratic life. Bridges, H. J. On Becoming an American. Marshal Jones Company, Inc., Boston, Mass. 1919. Leiserson, W. M. Adjusting Immigrant and Industry. Harper and Brothers, N. Y. 1924. 26. Grande Finale.—In a thrilling climax, outstanding people of various cultural backgrounds, from different parts of our country, summarize the story of “Americans All—Immigrants all.” Beard, A. E. S. Our Foreign-Born Citizens. Thomas Y. Crowell Co., N. Y. 1932. |
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