The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-11
LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL DAY
WILL BE OBSERVED IN THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Programme of Exercises and Sugges-
tons For the Proper Commemora-
ton of Surrender of CORVALLIS.

Wednesday, the 18th inst, Lafayett
day will be appropriately observed b,
the public schools in this city. For tn
purpose of making the commemorative
exercises interesting and instructive t
a high degree, superintendent Mills
paugh has recommended to the severa
teachers the following outline of pro
gremme to be participated in by tn,
pupils:
Oct 10 is the 117th anniversary of the
surrender of CORVALLIS at Yorktown
1t is the day chosen by the Lafayette
memorial commission for the comment
grafton throughout the United States
of Lafayette's services to America.
In the almost entire absence of La
| fayette literature in the city, the fol-
lowing suggestions are offered:
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME
Let every school flag be raised for
| the whole day.
During the opening exercises of the
morning let the teacher of every room,
in way appropriate to her grade, call
attention to the events of which York
town was the elimination.
In grades below the fourth, the last
half hour; and in the fourth and higher
grades. the last hour of Friday, Oct.
10, is to be given to exercises comment
oratiye oe Lafayette.
The exercises may be given in part
by teachers and in part by pupils. For
these exercises rooms may either unite
or not, as preferred.
Have rooms as well decorated with
flags as possible Many pupils will be
able to bring flags from home.
Such legends as the following may be
placed on the blackboard:
Lafayette the friend of humanity"
"He never shrank from danger, if he
saw the way open TO spare life or SUI
fering, to protect the defenseless, to
sustain the law and preserve order"
While liberty remains to cheer the
west, the name OF. Lafayette shall be
honored."
Though the king withheld permits
sion, though the British minister pro-
tested, though family and home and
kindred oled with the youthful noble
man to remain, he left all to fight the
battle OF freedom in another land"
Have several patriotic songs sung.
Make the exercises of deeper interest
to pupils by emphasizing the fact that
Lafayette was a mere boy-barely 10
years Of ase-when he espoused the
cause of America
Dwell u9on his unSelfiShneSS as
shown (a) by his decision to help the
colonies ar a time whenltheir cause was
most discouraging-just after the dis
aSterS at New York, at White Plains
and in New Jersey; and Co by his ex-
pressed desire to serve without pay
and as volunteer.
Have extracts read from histories in
which his part in the revolution is re-
counted.
Dwell upon his lifelong friendship
with Washington.
In the Encyclopedia Britannica will be
found q recital of his services for lib
erty in Europe.
An account of his last visit to Amer
lea.
The present plan to honor his mem
Dry.
SUITABLE QUOTATIONS.
France. I salute you! In the name |
Of Lafayette, whom you sent to us; in |
the name of Washington whom we re- !
turn to you America joins with you, o /
sister ot liberty, in that shout which |
yet shall engirdle the earth-'The king |
is dead: long live the reDublici'
my countrymen, have preached my /
sermon in advance. 1 propose to illus !
rate it by the lifework of one man; |
not a genius, but sane man, as Wash
ngton was sane: a good mar, as
was good; a man who,
porn to every extrinsic advantage for
which we worldlings toil-title, riches,
social caste-fung all his birthrights
% the winds, and then reconQuered
rom the world the homage of man
Kind, and from heaven the approval of
Jehovah.
History has enshrined him; human
ty may not forget him. France calls
lin father Surely America, in whose
lame and for whose sake he yielded
he title of noble for that of man.
,artered the coronet of marquis for
he toga of a citizen, giving to the
gord citizen, indeed a significance and
ciory. America, whose Washington
lasped him to his heart of hearts, and
allied him son-surely, my countrymen,
america will recall them thus forever
and Lafayette. >
! D. Estabrook
Humanity has won its suit in Amer
"a, so that liberty will never more be
Without an asylum. "-Marquis de La
ayette.