The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-05
TEACHING PATRIOTISM
The Sons Of the Revolution Offer
Prizes for School Essays on
Revolutionary History.

The following circular, which has been
sent to 9Th News" is published with
the heartiest endorsement
The Society of the Sons of the Revolu-
ton in the State of New Jersey.
To the, Pupils of the Public Schools,
The Society of som of the Revolution
was instituted on Washington's Birth
day, 1876, and the General Society in
The necessity for and the urposes of
the Society, as stated in the Constitution
are
1T being evident, from a steady decline
of a proper celebration of the National
Holidays of the United States of Amer
lea, that popular concern in the events
is. gradually declining, and that such lack
of iaterest is attributable, not SO much
to the lapse Of time and the rapidly in
creasing food of immigration from
part of descendants of Revolutionary
heroes to perform their duty in keeping
before the public mind the memoir OF
the services of their ancestors n Of the
times in which they lived; therefore the
Society of Sons of the Revolution has
o ossn o sst ths men, to w Rsrpf ii the the mil m {
naval and civil service of the Colonies
and of the Continental Congress by their
ence Of the. Country and to further the
proper celebration of the anniversaries
of the birthday of Washington and of
WRer nf IT, ey Rnfelu eonnec to co With a the
secure for preservation the rolls, records
and other documents relating to that
period; to inspire the members of the
forefathers; and to promote the feeling
of friendship among hem"
Its Membership Is composed of direct
male ~Scendan of ancestors who, either
as military. naval or marine officers,
soldiers, sailors. or marines, or officials
in the service Of n 7 Of the Thirteen
Original Colonies or States, or of the
Continental Congress, assisted in estab-
fishing American Independence.
The New Jersey Society Ct Som !, Of I'll the g
in the youth of the State a greater and
more intimate knowledge of the pat
riotism, devotion and sacrifices of our
Medal as a first prize, a Silver Medal as
a second prize, and a Bronze Medal as
a third prize for the best Original Essays
on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Cam
paigns in New Jersey"
Competing Essays are to contain not
more than 1895 words-to be written on
one side of the paper only, leaving a
margin of 11-2 inches on the left-to be
signed by an assumed name, accompanied
by a sealed envelope with the assumed
the writer's real name, address and school
All Essays must be filed with the Sec
rotary of this Society before February
The Essays will be given to a Com
mittee and the Secretary will Keep the
envelopes containing the writer's real
names, until the Committee has reached
a decision, when they will be opened, If
the decision of the Committee is con-
irmed by the Society, and the award
AIDE The successful competitors will
then be informed and the presentation
of the prizes will be made on a day to
be fixed by the Society.
The face of each Prize Medal will be
a Fac-Simile of the Seal of the Society,
on the reverse will be engraved an appro-
pirate inscription with the recipients
name. The Medals will be suspended by
a buff and blue silk ribbon (Society
colors) from a bar bearing the words,
Given at the city of Trenton, in the
State of New Jersey, this fifteenth day
of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
five, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the one hun
bred and nineteenth, and OF the Society
the nineteenth.
JOHN A. CAMPBELL,
Secretary.
S. M. DICKINSON,
President.
The foregoing plan meets with my
hearty approval; and / commend it to
the consideration of the officials and
pupils.
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