Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-10-11
PATRIOTISM
Instilled into the Hearts Of
Youthful New Workers
BY the Second Day Of the Co.
lumbar Celebration.

-" biao AePuOlc SchOOl lay Parade.
Their Sisters Form a Charming Feature
of the Days Festivities--R Reviewed by
Vice President Morton.
New York, Oct. 11.-Monday was re.
public school day in the order of festiv.
tiles OF New YorlS's Columbian celebra-
ton. 1t was the second movement in
the grand symphony arranged for the
occasion. alloting a day each for relig-
iohs observances, educational display.
naval procession, military parade, and
general rejoicing and banquet.
The prayers and religious exercises of
Saturday and Sunday participated In by
all creeds and denominations were fifty
followed by an equally cosmopolitan
demonstration of educational forces
which have given the new world its
strongest upward impetus.
Resp Z of more than $50 years of edu-
catic work were repre- snted in pa
rade, i She first school founded by the
old Dutch settlers in 1888, in that part
OF "New Amsterdam" now known as
West Seventy street, is still in
existence ami is called the School of the
Reformed Church.
Twenty regiments of grammar school
boys, of New York and Brooklyn and
Long Island and Jersey City, each regi-
ment at least 500 strong, marched with
swinging step and perfect alignment in
parade today, everybody proudly carry
ing flag Of his country. They had
been preparing for the occasion for
weeks past, drilling in the armories.
There were three other divisions of
equal patriotic purpose. In the second
division came the pupils of parochial
schools, academies and colleges of Cath
olic churches in New York and adjacent
cities, 10000 strong After them fol-
lowed the uniformed schools, and last
the students Of maturer years, from the
different colleges Of law and medicine,
in engineering and the arts, about $500
strong.
In the third division was medley
composed Of numerous 'institutes. 1t
comprised Hebrew orphan asyluns,
German, Italian and French institu-
tions Of various characters, intermixed
with trades schools, business colleges,
military institutes and mechanics So
cieties.
Altogether it is probable that there
were fully 100000 scholars and students
in procession. Lest any of weaker ones
should fall by the wayside in the long
line of march marked out, surgeons and
ambalances were i'll attendance, at con-
venient locations.
The girl scholars, who were denied par
ticipation in the parade, were assigned
peculiarly appropriate aud ornamental
part in the proceedings. Artistically
grouped on stand in the reservoir
square. at the junction of Fifth avenue
and Forty-second street, were thousands
OF pretty-faced school girls, each wear
ing q liberty cap, and costumed in red,
white and blue respectively, the tabluex
had so been arranged beforehand that
on approach of the procession almost in
simultaneously each one of the smiling,
bright-faced children so disposed them
selves and their costumes as to represent
the effect OF American shields with
three American flags, artistically
punched on each side.
The fiuttering, quivering motions of
admirably arranged bands Of colors, as
1,700 sweet girl voices sang "The Star
Spangled Banner" and other patriotic
songs while the boy fellow-students
tramped past with quickehed step and
ringing cheers, must have left lasting
impression Of Columbus school day cell
ebgation ON the minds of thousands of
the rising generation.
But the feature of tho parade which
perhaps attracted more attention than
any other along the line was the march
OF 300 httls fnsian beya frea the Car
Isle (Pa.) Indian Industrial school, &C
companied by their own band of music
and partly dressed in Indian costume
and partly in uniform of their school.
They admirably illustrated the fact that
education and milder and more human
izing methods than those originally pur-
sued, are surely and even rapidly elevat-
ing in the scale of civilization the race
whom Columbus found in sole possession
of the country he claimed by right of
Christian discovery.
There was one other reflection which
impressed itself upon all those among the
spectators of the parade who had wit
messed the recent memorable eucamp-
ment of the Grand Army in Washington
which were, that while in that wonder
fully vigorous and well-preserved body
of men the United States had veteran
reserve force of which the greatest Eu-
ropean military power might be proud
young growth of military patriotism
which promised wen for the future peace
and security of country.
A platoon Of "finest, of course, headed
the procession, which was timed to start
Mt 10 n. IN. and was fairly punctual
Following in carriages came the com
mittee OF arrangements, the school com
missioners, the president of the board of
education, Mr., Blunt, the city super
intendent of public schools; Mr. John
Jasper, Mayor Grant and other dis
tinguished guest'. The mayor, the
grand marshal, Captain David $. Brown
and Captain Charles Guggenheimer
dropped out of procession mt Washing
ton square ana reviewed it from that
point The Seventh regiment band
headed the first public school division
of twenty regiments of grammar school
bows, under command of MIR. John
Robinson, principal of Grammer School
"a, as marshal. He marched, sur
rounded by guard of honor of twenty
four senior boys forming hollow
square with open front.
Decorations.
As the decorations of the city APP
proach completion they grow rapidly in
effect. Expense has nowhere been
spared, but better even than lavish ex-
penditure is the general manifestation
Of good taste that prevails. In this the
admirable recommendation of the com
mittee on taste rs TO harmony of colors
and unity Of 9esign have, borne good
ait. There is an almost entire alb
sence of cheap advertising devices. Pa
triotisin, not business, is put forward as
the inspiring motive. All the decora-
ratfOna nf cluhs and churches of nala-