St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-03-28

and the bloody and desperate wars that
enSued were generally described. Ko-
mensky believed that the senses must
be trained i'll order that the mind should
see correctly. He taught that to study
biology, zoology and astronomy the stu
dent must study nature itself rather
than the deductions and principles laid
down by sayants. Komensky attracted
the attention of all the great minds and
progressive educators of Europe, and
he received invitations from other
nations. and he accepted one
from Great Britain, but he did
not remain away from his native land
long. He went to Sweden and passed
four years in arranging courses of study
for that country, and returned to PO-
land only to be driven into exile shortly
after owing to the unsettled condition
of national affairs there. Ii the ideas
he would inculcate had been fully
adopted it would have swept from the
thrones every crowned head of Europe.
Mr.. Bryant closed with peroration
upon the free American government,
adopted by the BohemianS who were
celebrating the event of the day.
Then followed the Bohemian singing
societies, the Libussa and Lumir, and
the recitation Of Anton Jurka's poem on
KOmensky by Miss Anna Ceska, and
Emil Straka played violin solo, LIE
Crude" by Wieniawski. This ELECTED
perfect ovation, and in encore he
played maZurka by the same author.
Emil Povolny ST.. recited the biography
of Komensky in the Bohemian tongue,
and, after an orchestra number, Mayor
Smith delivered a very pretty little
speech.
The MAYORS Address.
I am here today, SAID he, by the kind invi-
tation of the various Bohemian societies that
have assembled to do tribute to the memory
OF the poet and patriot, but | am not here,
my friends. TO deliver an Grafton. No; am
here to join with you in celebrating the
event, the three hundredth anniversary OF
the great Jan Amos Komensky. We do not
commemorate the day because Of his warIike
achievements, but i'll memory OF his more
glorious achievements, in the ameliora-
ton of the world. His exploits
were the education of the great masses and
i'll the protection of virtue and elevating
woman TO her proper sphere, the equal, OF
man. want to say all honor to our Bone
mian citizens. and all honor 10 the unanimity
with which they have joined Ill these serv-
ices today. They have united irrespective
of creed or faith. Catholics, Professionals and
free thinkers alike pay tribute TO the memory
of KomenSky.
Supt. Gilbert, OF the public schools,
was next introduced, but the hour was
late and he suggested that those who
had come before dining would much
rather 20 home than hear speech.
He said he always honored Bohemian
because Bohemia always loved liberty.
He honored BOhemians because their
heroes were not so because of the blood
they had shed, but because they had
lifted mankind. In the past the world
has admired the men who have lifted
themselves up, but the time is surely
coming when we will admire those
who have lifted up their fellows,
and Mr.. Gilbert honored Komensky most
because it had been his aim and ambi-
ton to lift up mankind. He pointed to
the flags, Bohemia and United States,
and asked if it was not significant
fact that the colors were the same. They
represent the same princlDeS-the love
of liberty.
The exercises closed with the follow
ing national chorus by the entire as
SemDlage. 1t has been translated eX-
preSSly for the GLOBE:
WHERE IS MY HOME?
Where is my home? Where is my home?
Over leas are waters streaming;
On the hills blue forest dreaming.
Flowery worlds, springs happy skies,
Like an earthly paradise.
There's the land. so full of beauty,
CZechia, my dear fatherland
Czechia, my dear fatherlandl
Where is my home? Where is my homer
Where Gods self to man hath spoken,
Gentle be- but never broken;
Ever cheerful hopeful, strong,
Bravely thWarting any wrong;
There's the land of manly honor,
CZechia, my dear fstherland
Czechia. my dear fatherland!
Adjourning, the procession was once
more formed and the march taken up to
the c. S. p. S. hall, where the societies
and so ended memorable
day in st. Paul.
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