The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-19
IT IS LAFAYETTE DAY
A Festival of Song in the Butte
Schools
IN MEMORY OF THE HERO
An Excellent Programme Has Bsen Ar.
ranged for the Day-Ths Erection OF
the Monument . Worthy
Undertaking.

The public schools of Butte as well
as those of the entire country. will OBJ
serve to-day as Lafayette day. In the
Butte schools the programmes OF exer-
cises will be in the nature OF a festival
of song and reminiscent OF the life
of the worthy patriot. The letter of
Revell, vice-president or the Lafayette
Memorial association of Chicago. will
be read in all schools OF the district.
Superintendent Hendricks has compil-
ed a splendid series OF suggestive notes
bearing or the life and career of La
fayette, which will be read for the edi-
fcation of the young mind The re-
port OF the teachers committee OF the
school board relating TO the subject.
will also be read. 1t Is as follows:
Your committee beg leave to report
that the Lafayette memorial committee.
for the erection Of a in Paris.
France. by the youth Of the United
States. Is a worthy. patriotic under
taking to commemorate the memory OF
the greatest friend that our forefath-
ers had In their struggle for liberty.
That there should be kindled In the
heart of every American youth a warm
feeling Of gratitude and patriotic love
for This great n good man for the
generous assistance he furnished the
heroes OF Lexington and Bunker Hin
In their noble effort to bequeath to the
youth of the United States the priceless
blessing of liberty which they now en-
JOY.
THE name OF Lafayette IS a name
lear to all Americans. IL il the link
hat binds us to his native country.
where his remains now lie In a practic-
ally unmarked grave In the Petit Pictus
cemetery at Paris. AS we loved aud ad-
mired him while living. let the youth
OF the United States honor his remains
by erecting to his memory "A ut and
imposing monument. as payment OF a
worthy debt of gratitude which they
owe to him.
I'VE, therefore. recommend tina the
school officers and teachers recognize
Oct. 18th. 1898. as Lafayette day. and
that proper steps be taken to collect
OF the scholars to assist In raising the
funds necessary for the erection OF the
monument. Respectfully submitted,
II. l.. Clinton. G. II. Lane. NJ. ]. Burke,
committee: p. J. Hendricks. city super
intendent."
The programme OF exercises will be
as. follows:
Open exercises-Song. America" 2
o'clock-song. America" Reading.
ttdtnti. TNtpoft VI ~ spttiai ~
tee OF the board of trustees. Song.
the last verse of America" Essay or
reading-"The Esteem in which Lafay-
cite has always been held by our Fore
fathers" His visits here inc the great
manifestations of the people from the
president down in doing him honor"
Reading. President McKinley's letter.
Sept. 18th. 1898. Collection for the mon
ument fund and registration on blanks
provided. Each pupil will write name
and amount of contribution. Principal
should announce in each room wednes-
day forenoon that contributions will
be received in the afternoon.
To eac university. college or school
participating in the observance OF the
Lafayette day exercises and the memoir
ial fund an engraved and illuminated
souvenir receipt. suitable for preeerva-
ton and framing. will be sent by the
| commissioner. Careful records Will be
| made of schools and institutions con-
| tributing to the monument and the
same will be engrossed and placed on
| the corner stone.