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Peter A. Speek. A Stake in the Land
A Stake in the Land
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
LIST OF TABLES
ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
AUTHOR'S NOTE
A STAKE IN THE LAND
PART I
A STAKE IN THE LAND
I. NEED OF A LAND POLICY
STRENGTH OF HOME TIES
IMMIGRANTS' LOVE OF THE LAND
NEED FOR LAND REGULATION
II. LEARNING OF LAND OPPORTUNITIES
FRIENDS, AGENTS, AND ADVERTISEMENTS
FEDERAL AND STATE IMMIGRATION OFFICES
POLICIES IN CALIFORNIA AND WISCONSIN
III. EXPERIENCES IN ACQUIRING LAND
RUSSIAN SECTARIAN PEASANTS IN THE WEST
THE SUCCESSFUL COLONY AT GLENDALE
OTHER CALIFORNIA CASES
AN OKLAHOMA SETTLEMENT
IV. INDIVIDUAL LAND DEALERS
LAND SHARKS
LOWER TYPE OF LAND DEALER
THE PUBLIC-SPIRITED LAND DEALER
"REALTORS"
V. PRIVATE LAND COLONIZATION COMPANIES
A TYPICAL COMPANY
THE ADVISER
CHILDREN OVERWORKED
SECURING CREDIT
CONSERVATION OF WOODED LAND
THE SIZE OF A COLONY
LEARNING AMERICAN WAYS
TWO POINTS OF VIEW
COLONY SNAPSHOTS
VI. PUBLIC LAND COLONIZATION
THE CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT
STATE PROVISION FOR SOLDIER SETTLEMENTS
THE RECLAMATION ACT
PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION
PROVISION IN OTHER COUNTRIES
VII. A LAND POLICY
WIDE RANGE IN PROGRAMS
PLENTY OF LAND
PUBLIC REGULATION OF LAND DEALING
A PUBLIC LAND EXCHANGE
RECLAMATION A SEPARATE FUNCTION
A COLONIZATION BOARD
EXTENSION OF PUBLIC CREDIT
CO-OPERATION INDISPENSABLE
PART II
VIII. RURAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES
IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
BRIDGING DIFFERENCES
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
IX. PRIVATE SCHOOLS
NEBRASKA
NORTH DAKOTA
MINNESOTA
MICHIGAN
WISCONSIN
SOUTH DAKOTA
CALIFORNIA
HEBREW SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY
OPINIONS ON BOTH SIDES
TEMPORARY USEFULNESS
NEED FOR REGULATION
X. IMMIGRANT CHURCHES
BILINGUAL SERVICES
ENGLISH FAVORED BY MEMBERS
OPPOSITION TO "INTERFAITH" MARRIAGES
IMMIGRANT PASTORS
POTENTIAL POWERS FOR GOOD
XI. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
LIMITATIONS OF THE ONE-TEACHER SCHOOL
GROWTH OF THE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL
THE RURAL SCHOOL-TEACHER
IRREGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
PRACTICAL CURRICULUM NEEDED
NEED FOR EXPERT ADMINISTRATION
PROPOSED MEASURES
XII. EDUCATION OF ADULT IMMIGRANT SETTLERS
IMPORTANCE OF REACHING WOMEN
THE HOME TEACHER
ORGANIZATION OF IMMIGRANT WOMEN
THE PUBLIC EVENING SCHOOL
EDUCATION MADE INTERESTING
XIII. LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY WORK
PLACE OF THE PRINTED WORD
RURAL NEEDS FOR BOOKS
PACKAGE LIBRARIES IN WISCONSIN
SELECTION OF BOOKS
A COMMUNITY HALL
AMATEUR THEATRICALS
COMMUNITY TEAMWORK
INDEX
Footnotes
Introduction
Chapter I: Need of a Land Policy
Chapter III: Experiences in Acquiring Land
Chapter V: Private Land Colonization Companies
Chapter VI: Public Land Colonization
Chapter VII: A Land Policy
Chapter VIII: Rural Educational Agencies
Chapter IX: Private Schools
Chapter XI: The Public School
Chapter XII: Education of Adult Immigrant Settlers
Americanization Studies
Harper & Brothers Publishers
