Evening journal., 1898-10-19
GEN. LAFAYETTE'S DAY.
The French Hero Honored at
the Friends School.
ADDRESS BY WILLIAM N. BYRNE

BOARD OF EDUCATION WAS UN-
ABLE TO GENERALLY OBSERVE
THE DAY IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
Owing to lack of time the Board Of
Education took no action regarding
Lafayette Day, and consequently no |
general observance of the day was
kept by the public schools.
The F'riends' School was the only |
one in which amy celebration took
place. The program consisted of music
and recitations by the scholars, and an
address by william Michael ByIne.
Mr.. Byrne said in part:
Il look upon the education Of the
young as a work CT such dignity and
honor that 1 consider it a privilege to
join I'M this celebration to-day in this
institution of learning where. am
proud to say, solid instruction is Inn
parted to the pupils without neglecting
the value of exemplary conduct. AS
b long as our schools, public and private,
a recognize the necessity of teaching at
, the same time the minds and the
: hearts OF the pupils, so long win the
o cause Of true education flourish and so
long may the republic look with conf
: dence to the cultivation by its future
Il citizens Of the best principles Of civic
e virtue.
: 1.-THE sword of Cornwallis closed the
IS chapter opened by the rife shot at
1t Lexington; at Yorktown the young re-
/ public Of the west let from its cradle
-e lusty infant; at Santiago that same
rs republic stands giant among the ma
1t tions Of the world. England in the last
d and Spain in this century have felt the
M force of freedoms steel. BY the first
al struggle we secured liberty for peo-
g. pie and nation; by the last, we am
IS nounced the glorious doctrine that lib
u erty ought to be the birthright of tht
An world. In after days, wherever civil
ne lied man enjoys the blessings or self
government with just and staple laws
d. the American republic will be hailed al
III a scourge of tyrannous cruelty and tn
champion of the oppressed The PHI
losophers of Greece, with their knowl
edge and wisdom, conceived no create
principle of conduct than this, tina
" man should not strive for himse
ST alone; and our valiant republic, II
needs to be justified before the nf
ted tions. can point with pride to a glor
use Gus war waged On that exalted prime
ng pie.
ar whatever destinies may be in stoI
ell, for our country, whatever steps Of pro
'dt, gress she may take, it is well at time
!. like this TO look into the treasu1
A. house OF the past and strengthen ou'
ell, selves for the future struggles by
on close study Of experience. 1t is viii
"A. special interest That Delaware Amer
nor cams can celebrate the surrender
eric Cornwallis at Yorktown, for 1t WI
Jr., against him that the brave troops
the Delaware line, fighting under d
re- gallant Kirkwood, added immortal lu
Ints ire to our arms. 1t is a sad reflection
ION remember that at Camden, by {
ion, egregious blundering OF Gates, o
brave Delawares were nearly de-
OF mated by the veterans of Cornwall
rted And yet in the light of history th'
lren sacrifice may be considered a true no
the caust to liberty, for had Gates, eth
be- by himself OF the skin and valor OF
'ster subordinates, conquered Cornwallis
vine Camden as he had by his subordina
re- conquered Burgoyne at Saratoga,
lives whole course Of American histC
aved would have been changed.
washington, then the subject
much intrigue and many cabals, Co
not have withstood the tremend'
ring glory which would have fallen
g to Gates, and our general country's fat
'hase must have been supplanted by
loise pompous Gates.
the ''The defeat at Camden, theref'
con- cannot be considered an unmixed
to the American army. 1t resulted
the retirement Of Gates and the sub
tuition of our valorous and skiEful G
was eral Green, who, throughout his G.
abe paigns of victorious retreats, contin
ware to haraes and BATTLE Cornwallis u
at that willy general withdrew his 70
u b. with a view of subjugating the
ginfans. But here in Virginia G
wallis again met a willy and STRAIT
Af. foe. Not with the years and exI
proAe ence of Green, nor with the long TT
'cn at ing Of Washington, yet the man
.caVa- opposed him possessed dash, vigor
led as ability. The Marquis De Lafayette
lat' yet % years Of age, was at he hea
the American forces in Virginia.
y ~ Was this man who at so early an
Il 'i,u was intrusted with commands 50
,s,as, portant?
" iliO.i "a scion of the first families
o"'- France and an aristocrat Of aristoc