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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-24

By a proclamation of President
Harrison, issued last July, the 21st
Of next month has been set aside as
columbus Day." in the public
schools. The discovery Of America
was made October IL, 1892, Old
Style, but the change and correction
Of the calendar from the old style to
the new, difference of nine days
occurs which now makes the 4OOth
anniversary of the discovery fall on
the 21st of the month. The dedica-
tory exercises on the Worlds Co.
lumbar Exposition grounds in Chi
cago are expected to take place on
that day. The Youths Companion
publishers suggested plan for this
national public school celebration
and a committee appointed by one
Of the departments Of the National
Educational Association of the Uni
ted States, have accepted that plan
as the official program to be follow
ed. We believe this celebration to
be very appropriate and hope that
every school in the state Of Kansas
and in our own county will be in
tune and concert pitch on that day.
If the official program, published in
the Western School Journal and
other educational papers, seems too
cumbrous, a simpler one may be
easily devised. There is abundant
material which any teacher, with
little ingenuity, can use-the biog-
raphy of Columbus, the geographic
cal knowledge of his times, the diff
ficulties of navigation, etc. But
the past alone should not engage
the attention Of our public schools
on that day. The lessons Of patriot
ism, love of country, and loyalty to
our flag should not be forgotten.
Then again, Kansas is trying to
raise $4,000 to make an educational
exhibit at Chicago nextyear. About
$4,000 Of that has already been
raised. Of this amount our county,
as far as we are informed, has given
only 81. While the state is putting
up a building in Chicago and the
women's clubs are being organized
for various purposes in connection
with the great fair, let us give the
boys and girls chance to con-
tribute their mites, too, toward
the educational exhibit q |
success. Five cents from each pupil |
in the state will make ample means
For a splendid exhibition Of the edu-
cational work and we believe they
will gladly give it if offered the
opportunity. But finance ought
not to be the main feature of
columbus Day" The schools
come closer home and lie nearer the
hearts Of American people than any
other public institution save, per-
maps, the church. If the rising
generation of the huge masses Of
who are being incorporat-
ID into our society are to be
Americanized, it must be done
argely through the educational in
luence of the public schools, and
what a patriotic impetus may be
given the thirteen million children
n the public schools Of America if
he teachers will make imnressive
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-24
Peoples Party Convention.

The peoples party of Trego county
will hold delegate county convention at
the court house in Wa-Keeney, Kansas,
on Saturday, October 1, 1892, at one
O'Clock p. m. mountain time. The sew
leral townships in the county will hold
their primaries on September oath at one
o'clock p. m, mountain time.
A. B. COOPER, Ch'm'n.
E. D. WHEELER, Sec'y.