Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-10
NEW YORK IN LINE
Thirty Million Children Viii
Pay Tribute 10 Columbus
DURING The COMING WEEK
They VIII Lead the Movement With q
Mammoth Parzd=-Tsn Thousand
From the Public schools.

The children Of America are not like
played a. 10y IN the streets of 1Fenoa-
They know vast deal more now.
They know the story OF the globe on
which they i've, and ia the time OF Co
luI1bsls that was sealed book. But
this year the name and the fame OF the
great discOverer have been retOld them
IA never before. They have read OF
him Ia then books: they have seen the
preparations for vast parsdes and ex-
Positions in his honor, from Genoa,
from Madrid come tidings of great
tributes kings and queens bow their
heads at the mention Of his name
No wonder the patriotism OF Ameri-
cas- children has been aroused No
wonder that from Maine 70 California
from the British domiuions IN the north
- the gulf line in the south nI
schoolhouse will be without rs cele bra
ton New York state begins It's cele bra
ton on October 10, and on October 81
the rising sun Will follow the unfurliug
OF Anglican hags from east 10 west,
no moment Of the great day without its
triD[Lc rum SAA40lCO0s Auhs dh0
voice
But IL Is Of New York's great celebra-
tions that I want drst 70 speak Fifty
thousand representatives Of America =
Younger generation will be in line.
They win come from the colleges of the
city and state, from the parochial
schools. from tho military academy
and from the public schools from New
York and Brooklyn DIR. John ID. Rob
inson is 70 be the grand marshal of
that eventful October 10, and President
Harrison is 20 occupy a place on tho
reviewing stand at Madison Square.
where a great army OF bright eyed
girls win cover his platform with
flowers
But the programme IN the schools OF
New York on the Friday previous to
the parade and in the schools of tie
country on October 81 will be uniform
throughout, as planned by the state
superintendent Of education
At nine O'Clock on that eventful day
the schools viii assemble. At half
past nine detail Of veterans will reach
the school building In Maine rs in Cali
fornia, in Dakota as in Louisiana A
color guard Of pupils viii meet the old
soldiers at the entrance and escort them
into the building. At a given signal
the pupils will gather In the large hall
or IN the yard where the exercises are TO
take place, and the master of cerernon-
les will begin che reading OF the presi-
dents proclamation declaring the day q
national holiday.
As the reader finishes be announces:
I'm accordance with this recommended
ton by the president of the United
States, and ss a sign Of our devotion 10
our country. let the dag of the nation
be unfuried above this school"
As the Tag reaches the top of the
stat, the veterans viii lead the assem-
blage In ''three cheers for Old Glory"
Then. st signal from tho principal.
the pupils face the flag and give il the
military salute, saying: II pledge ale
gisncs 20 my Gag and the republic for
which 10 stands: one nation indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all" Then
In unison will sing America"
prayer and an acknowledgment o
God follows, and the song OF Columbus
day will have It's first rendition in pub
lie. The first stanza Is given in the ac-
campaigning cut The remainder Is as
follows