The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-04-23
COLUMBUS DAY.

COLUMBUS DAY.
Message to the Public Schools Of Americ
from the Executive Committee Appointe
by the superintendents Of Educa:ion.
To tie Sohoidrs Of the Pubic Schools Of Il
United Stdtes:
The executive committee of the C
lumbar public school celebration send
the following message:
THE SCHOOLS MAY LEAD.
The 18th of October. 1892. the 400t
anniversary of the discovery of Amer
lea. ought to be observed everywhere il
America.
The day will be marked in Chicago b.
the dedication of the Columbian exposi
tion grounds. The day also may b
signalized in every town and village il
the republic by local celebration q
which the public school is the center.
The public schools of the repsbli
will form the most fitting centers 70
all these local celebrations. A nationa
public school observance simultaneou
with the Chicago exercises will awakel
a popular interest in the coming exposi
tion. Far more important Is the fac
that the public school has the right I.
occupy the most prominent place in tn,
celebration. The public school is th'
one characteristic institution which
links all neipbborboods tooetber. nm,
can thus furnish n common bond for 4,
national celebration. The publi,
school is the rine fr,,;t Of the four cen
turies of American Qualification TIL,
public school of TODAY sv.vs the hun.
1red wears to come.
HOW 1T c,vr ,porr
The frs, ,nnrov,Iof tb;s s,,1r.s,;or
came from tho nubl;c school scholar.
themselves. When the plan was first
proposed bv The youtb's Comnanion,
Januarv 1891. tbmsands of letter, were
received test;fving m the enthusiasm,
with which the scholars rasn,,ded
The Worlds congress auxi,;arv of the
Columbian exuosition then took mn the
PROPOSAL. calling upon all the people Of
the republic to observe the dav in their
own localities. and suppestinc that the
public schools be everywhere the eenters
of the celebration.
Tho s,,-;r,ado,.s ~ od,,o,,;o,
,ver, ,b. p.xt 40 ,.coon;z. tb. f;trass =,
r;,,;no 10 ,bo n,,hl;. sohooIs ,ha e.,
nlacc in this Columh;,n .nn;vsrs,rr
Al their rational convention in Rrooix.
Ivn in February 1897 tbcv took CHARGE
Of the movement. and appointed the nm.
dersipned an executive committee VI
lead the schools in their commemor,-
ton.
APPEAL tn THE scuo,.ps
This executive committee now an
meals IN the .cbo,ars themselves 70 ho
the first IN move n is for Won scbol.
ars of tho American n,bJ;c schools and
in vour nciobborhoods for this grand
xvay of celeb-,t;na tho epd;n, "a
Amer;c, Educators and teachers will
meet vo,, from their s;d, Knt n IL for
vo, 70 hao;n
Won will m,l. n s,ccsed ~ v,, un;,e
IN say that !, ,rybt =, ba don. Tho;n.
,or.st 90 ,b, ,,,,IsI;o ill h., ,,,,,l,ar.d 70
tba soh,l,r, ~, =, a., ,.,r,.,, ,..1,,,.,.,,
tb,t tho s.bool h. allowed 20 ha tbo
confer Of N. d.v.s obscrv,nc.
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committee IN tako tbo cb,r,. The
committee. sb,,,Id h. ,n,do ne ;o;n,I,,
from s,.boI.rs t..,cbors and fr;ends ~
The scbooI Tbc comu,;ttee sbouId in
all cases he made nm of those who are
most in earnest 90 that the rorlr nav
NOT bc checked lv any rossiI,le change
of teachers durino the simmer
a programme of exercises will be fur