The National tribune., 1894-04-26

Board of Education. He says: We shall OBJ
serve Memorial Day in a becoming manner,
introducing some new features regarding the
observance by the schools We have no build.
ing large enough to hold the scholars, so the
Superintendent has directed the schools 70 hold
an election snd elect delegates for each room.
and they will represent the school and make .
verbal or written report upon the observance.
Think the idea fne.'
=" From Bayfield, come cheering reports. The
Post in body attending the Catholic School
In the forenoon, and witnessing the fine exer-
cises. In the afternoon the Post marched to
the schoolhouse and escorted the children to
the rink, where the school gave an entertain.
ment- All who saw it pronounced the days
exercises the finest they ever witnessed. 10
was grand from the high school to the kinder
garten. A plete success
The daughter of Chaplain Geo. w. Chaes,
OF Broadbead, held patriotic service in her
schoohouse, near there. while a small boy,
perched on q woodpile. held Old Glory TO the
breeze. And We could name many more de.
voted teachers ready to make Memorial Day
permanent feature of school life; but the
vast multitude, especially in our rural schools,
are not yet enlisted.
Let me urge upon all the imperative duty
of seeing every teacher and school in your
precincts, and point out the fact that the day
was given them to teach lessons of patriotism
Would it not be well to appoint commit
tee OF judicious comrades from the Post at each
Countyseat to confer with the County School
Superintendent and call his attention 70 thiz
all-important matter2 You will undou btsdly
receive his hearty cooperation. Let ~ see
that every school in the United States in some
form remembers Memorial Day; and thus with
aged hands it may be, but with the burning
zeal of our youth still labor to perpetuate she
liberty of our land"
Rev. Justus Pershing, of Post 30, Depart
ment of Pennsylvania, also sends instructive
and cheering words with an important sug-
gestion as to Memorial Day as follows:
EDITOR CHAPLAINs' DEPARTMENT: At the
suggestion of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, fox
g.. AR. Chaplains to write to the ChapIainS
Department, will herewith send you few
lines. l wish to say / most heartily indorse
the idea OF Chaplsins' organization, for the
reason that the moral pbaze of the GAR.
needs fostering. Indeed, one of the 6 rst origin
ators and organizers of the GAR was 9 Chap
lam, w. J. Rutlsdge, who, in connection with
Maj. Stephenson and a few others, in February,
1866, in Springfield, H., wrote the first Dec
laration of Principles" which was the "mus-
tsrd seed" of every article and section of the
G.A.R- sfterward. Chaplain Rptledge was q
member of the 14th Ill.
| say let the Chaplsins whenever and vher-
ever they can. get hearing before the GAR.
10th in and out of the Post room. Let them
both entertain and instruct Let them pass
from anecdote and "reminiscences happily inter-
woven with wit and hamer, on and up through
their sympathies into the spiritual. Ny OBJ
servation of score of years is that good, much
good can be done socially and morally, and
that too, by both example and precept.
The Post / belong to-210, Department Of
Pennsylvania-I am proud to say, DOES not
have cOmrsde that is known to "stagger"
when in line. And why? Because of the
moral influence brought about. mainly, through
the Office held by the Chaplain. Out of 40
members of Post 2l0 there are seven ministers
of the Gospel-enough leaven to Heaven the
whole lump"
Another thing Chaplain could do that would
be helpful is to once in while write up an arti-
Gle for the home daily or weekly newspaper,
short time before Memorial Day.
Something patriotic, attractive and enthusi-
astic, that will not only cause the boys in blue
to wake up. but wake up the citizens of the
where your Post holds forth. This
have tried, and know whereof / speak Of
the good it has done. Let the Chaplains' motto
be ''All at it and always at it." for the welfare
Of the boys.-JUsTUs PERsHING, Coalport Pa.