The National tribune., 1897-07-15
THE GRAND ARMY.
What Veterans Are Doing for
the Good of the Order.
GAR. MEN VISIT NEW YORK SCHOOLS
highly Pleased with the Inspection-Ihey
Will Make Recommendations Regarding
Patriotic Teaching.

Highly Pleased with the Inspection-They
Will Make Recommendations Regarding
Patriotic Teaching.
On q recent occasion q number OF mlf'tary
officials expressed desire to visit the Puoiic
schools of New York City. J. A. Gonioeh'
Chairman of the Memorial Committee u A. .'
volunteered to give them an OBJECT lesson III
patriotism, and show the efficiency and high
standard of the schools of the city. Among
those who accompanied the Chairman were ::
Gen. Albert ID. Shaw. Department Commander,
GAR; Gen. George b. Loud; COL Henry t.
Adams; Ex-Register Ferdinand Levy; and
Lieut. Harry Hale, representing Maj Gen.
Wesley Merritt, u. S. A.. commanding the
Department of the East.
Thew first visited Grammar School %, Null
berry sind Bayard streets. The exercises IN
cluded Rotations quotations, singing, salute
to the fag and review of the battalion OF the
American Guard, composed of four companies
fully differed. The following minute, written
by the Department Commander ana signed by
ell the visitors. expresses the views of the mill
tary men present on this occasion:
Zen. Albert ID. Shaw, Department Com
mander of the Grand Army of the Republic OF
the State of New York, has this day bad the
great privilege of visiting this school, in COM
pany with Col. J. A. Goulden and others. The
admirable discipline shown by the boys and
girls is evidence of excellent culture, rare
Reaching aud wise instruction on the part OF
those who placed over them. i have been
greatly impressed by all that l have seen in
the management of this school, and the happy
and neat appearance the boys and girls
touched me deeply. Such schools as this are
the nurses les OF the Nation aud the safeguard
of our civilization. / warmly congratulate the
teachers over their good work here, and
strongly commend the bearing and culture OF
the students who are present here The COM
ing citizen and soldier will maintain the honor
aud credit of the Republic both at home and
abroad"
This school ia located in the so-called slums
of the CITY, aud fully 80 per cent. of its 1900
pupils are foreign born, whose parents do not
understand the English language. coming prin-
ripaly from Italy. Russia, Poland. and other
European countries.
Grammar School &C. at Avenue A and
elst street, q neghborhood noted for its
red flag proclivties, was next visited. Here
1900 pupils were found divided into three
departments. The patriotism, scholarly at
tainments. and marked discipline called forth
the strongest Endorsement from the visitors
The delegation next went to Grammar School
81, at Amsterdam Avenue and l04th street.
West Side, sbly presided over by COL David
q.
the public school system of the country has
been reached.
The exercises, scholastic, patriotic and mill
tary, were OF a high order, and called forth
applause from the distinguished officials pres
eBt. Gen. shaw, who was Tor many years an
American Consul abroad, said he had visited
the schools of England, Germany. and France,
se well as those in this country, and without
the least fear of successful contradiction he
pronounced the schools visited superior In all
things that should characterize seat of learn
ing for the masses. His sound advice and
eloquent address in each of the departments
inspected made marked impression for good
on the teachers and pupils
The other visitors, particularly Lieut.. Hale,
Q bright, scholarly young man, who has seen
much active service on the frontier, were
the same order, pleasing and edifying to the
schools visited. His report to Gen. Merritt
will open the eyes of Army officials to the i'm
portsrce and necessity OF military drill in the
public schools, q matter in which the GAL Z.
has been interested for some years.
AT meeting of the Memorial Committee.
composed of the Commanders and Delegates of
the So Posts umbering 200 veterans, held
Gently, Gen. Shaw and Others told of the ex-
periences in the schools, eectrifying the CON-
rades with their recitals.
Gen. Shaw. in connection with State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction Skinner will
make some recommendations looking to the
incubation of patriotism oil q practical char
ncter in all The schools of the State and CON-
0ittee of nine will be ,Lamed in General Ord ers
shortly 10 take charge Of this matter.