The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-08-23
COLUMBUS DAY.
How It Will Be Celebrated
Throughout America.
The Lincoln Club, L. L. A, of This City, In
terested in the Malter-The
Address.


Columbus Day was spoken upon at the last
regular meeting OF the Lincoln club, No.
1917, L. L. A, held Aug. Is. 1t being de-
cided among the members that this message
be printed in daily paper of Salt Lake
city, and wishing to participate in the
event. we heartily endorse the same and
offer our services in taking part in the ex-
ercises on this day.
1t 10 TO be hoped that the board of educa-
tion and teachers Of all public schools will
take this in hand and effect q grand cole
bration on Oct. 81, 1892. A. E. CARR,
FREDERICK JAQUBs, President.
Secretary.
To the Scholars OF the Public School OF the
United States:
The executive committee of the Columbian
public school celebration sends the following
message:
THE SCHOOLS MAY LEAD.
The 2lst Of October, 1892 the 4oOth anniver-
sary OF the discovery of America, ought to be
observed everywhere in America
The day Will be marked in Chicago by the
dedication OF the Columbian exposition grounds
The day also may be signaiized in every town
aud village in the republic by local celebra-
ton OF which the public school is the centre
g. The public schools of the republic Will form
the most hitting centers Tor all these local cele-
DIdiiOuS. A udklOual pubic ScnOOl observance
simultaneous with the Chicago exercises will
awaken popular interest in The coming expo
sition. Far more Important is the fact that the
public school has right to occupy the most
prominent place in the celebration. The public
schoo is the one characteristic institution
which links all neighborhoods together, and can
thus furnish common bond for q national
celebration. The public school is the ripe
fruit of the four centuries OF American civiliza-
ton, The public school Of today sways the
hundred years to come.
HOW IT CANE ABOUT.
The first appearance of this suggestion came
from the public school scholars themselves
When the plan was first proposed by the
Youths Companion, January, 1891, thousands of
letters were received, testifyiug to the enthu-
siasm with which The scholars responded
The Worlds Congress auxiliary OF the Colum-
bian exposition then took up the proposal call
ing upon all the people of the republic to OBJ
serve the day in their own localities and sug-
costing that the public schools be everywhere
the centers of the celebration.
The Superintendents OF education were the
next to recognize the fitness of giving 10 the
public schools the first place in the Columbian
anniversary. AT their national convention in
of the movement and appointed the under
signed an executive committee to lead the
schools in their commemoration.
APPEAL TO THE SCHOLARS.
This executive committee now appeals 10 the
scholars themselves TO be the first 10 move 1t
is for you, scholars of the American public
schools to arouse sentiment in your schools
and in your neighborhoods for this grand way
OF celebrating the finding Of America. Edu-
Gators and teachers Will meet you from their
side. But it is for you to begin.
You will make it succeed II you unite to say
that it ought to be done. The interest of the
public VIII be awakened If the scholars join in
the earnest request that the school be allowed
to be the center of the days observance
There are 130O0.000 now in the public schools.
You have the chance to conduct patriotic
movement which Will have a place in history
and will strengthen the republic through the
coming century.
WHAT TO DO
The first thing to do is to determine, when you
have read this message, that you VIII do all you
can TO induce your school TO enter the celebra-
ton. Then show this message 10 your teachers;
every patriotic teacher will be glad to help you
If you show yourselves IL earnest. Take the
message TO the school committee and the SUI
perintendenti their consent and aid are indie
spensible.
After you secure the support of all these
then let the school vote that it will enter the
celebration.
The next thing after this public vote will he
the appointment of strong committee to take
the charge. his committee should be made
up jointly from scholars teachers and friends
OF the school. The committee should in all
cases be made up OF those who are most IN
earnest, so that the work may not be check ed
by any possible change OF teachers during the
summer,
A programme Of exercises will be furnished
by the executive committee Ii win be simple
and adapted to any school, yet so arranged that
more elaborate exercises may be added where
ever desired The aim of this official pro-
gramme will be that certain leading exercises
may be the same in every school in the re-
public and that at least ii one feature the
Chicago programme and the school programme
may be identical.
In due time this executive committee will
! make more definite suggestions on methods of
celebration through the superintendent OF ed
ucation and through the press.
THE LOCAL COMMITTEE.
The duty OF your committee will FIRST be to
interest the citizens and 10 prepare the school
Professions may be arranged. The Veterans
both north and south, will gladly be escorts for
the schools. The other military, civic and re-
ligious organizations of each town will lend
their aid il they see that the schools are de
termined that the celebration shall be worthy
of the day. The local press will be the most
valuable Of all supports; and the earliest effort
Of your local committee should be TO enlist its
sympathy and request its cooperation. Ask
your local paper 10 print tais message.
On Oct. u the stars and stripes should be
floating from every schoolhouse in the republic
1t is the hope Of the friends of common school
education that not one public school in the
United States vii allow itself TO be left out in
this most memorable celebration
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Francis Bellamy. chairman. representing The
Youths Companion, Boston, Mass.
John w. Dickinson. secretary OF Massa-
chusetts board OF education.
Thomas B. Stockwells commissioner Of public
schools of Rhode Islan6.
w. Il. Garrett Superintendent OF public IN