ire ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁Commonwealth ▁merged ▁with ▁General ▁Ste el ▁Cast ings ▁Corporation ▁and ▁only ▁months ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁ ▁Company ▁promotion ▁of ▁citizens hip ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁support ive ▁of ▁American ization ▁( help ing ▁foreign ers ▁adapt ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁way ▁of ▁life ) ▁efforts ▁at ▁Lincoln ▁Place , ▁providing ▁free ▁English - language ▁classes ▁to ▁foreign - spe aking ▁imm igr ants , ▁and ▁was ▁strongly ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Pro hib ition . ▁ ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁issue ▁of ▁The ▁Common we al ther ▁was ▁titled ▁" A ▁sal oon ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁a ▁bar ▁- ▁and ▁so ▁it ▁is !" ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁also ▁encourag ed ▁fellow ship ▁and ▁the ▁Golden ▁Rule ▁through ▁the ▁Fellow ship ▁Club . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁established ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁educational ▁needs ▁of ▁" Common we al thers ." ▁ ▁App rent ices ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁up ▁to ▁four ▁hours ▁a ▁week , ▁on ▁company ▁time , ▁to ▁study ▁mathematics , ▁mechanical ▁drawing , ▁and ▁blue ▁print ▁reading . ▁ ▁The ▁company ' s ▁school ▁program ▁expanded ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁program ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁ ▁Con duct ed ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁local ▁high ▁school , ▁Community ▁High ▁School , ▁authorities ▁of ▁Gran ite ▁City , ▁Illinois ▁and ▁State ▁educational ▁authorities