The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1898-10-20
American Schools Will Celebrate the Ami
Versary Of YorktoWn's Surrender BY
Raising Fund For the Great
Lafayette Monument.

New York-This year we are to have
q day in which to pay tribute to
Marie Paul Joseph Roch Yoes Albert
Aotier. Citoyen Motier. as the revolu-
tf0nists Of Paris called him.
He is dear to Americans as Marquis
de Lafayette.
And the day we have set apart for
him is that eventful one OF the sur
render Of Yorktown. the annivers Try
Of which will occur on October -.
Historic exercises will be held il
every school in the country. at which
q nominal admission fee will be cha cg-
ed. Millions Of pennies and dimes
thus received from the rising genera
ton Of American patriots will be ap-
piled to a Lafayette monument fund.
With 100000 schools and a great army
Of patriots. it is believed that mere
than enough will be realized to erect
. monument that will be the pride Of
the two continents.
The monument which Is to cost $780,
900. is to be unveiled in Paris in 1899.
and to be gift of the young of one
republic to sister nation.
On the committee In charge Of the
affair are William B. Allison Edward
Everett Hale. DR.. W. T. Harris. Arch
bishop Ireland. John W. Mackay.
Ferdinand w. Peck. Melville E. Sloae.
Alexander Reveu and Charles u.
Dawes. The governors of all TIE
states are honorary vice presidents
and many Of the municipal executives
are on the honorary advisory board.
Its secretary is Robert ]. Hampson.
schools Of the country is as follows:
1.-THE commission has decided upon
October 18th. the anniversary of the
surrender Of CORVALLIS at YORKTOWN.
as the day which the schools Of the
United States are asked to recognize
as Lafayette Day On this date. t
il hoped. by concerted effort ample
funds will be secured to build 3. mon
uMent on a scale commensurate with
the occasion.
I'm the universities and colleges Of
the land. the heads of the institutions
are asked to appoint committees from
their students to arrange and cary
out public exercises suited to the ides.
embracing perhaps historic drama, pa
triOtic oratiOns. ETC.. charging an ad-
mission fee or collecting voluntary
contributions as local conditions mag
suggest. and turning the proceeds over
to the president of the college. who
shall forward 1t to the treasurer of tie
memorial commission.
I'm the higher grades OF the public
and parochial schools the same general
plan SO far as possible should prevail
as In the universities and colleges.
I'm the primary grades and district
schools the children may be asked to
solicit from their parents or acQuaint-
ances small contributions of from one
cent to ten cents. to be given to their
teacher and thence forwarded to the
treasurer Of the commission.
Lafayette's claim upon the gratitude
Of Americans does not rest in the care
fully measured service rendered in the
courtry's hour of need so much as III
the noble spirit of sacrifice shown and
In his generous adoption Of what he
thought r!ghtful but probably unsuc-
cessful cause.
Washington. jefferson and Fox were
devotedly attached to Lafayette. Ma,
poleon. Charles ". and other rulers
admired the qualities which held him
aloof from bribery and kept him with
in the bounds Of loyalty. no matter
what threatening clouds o'erhuns his
political destiny.
When his death was announced. In
. May. 1884. the church bells of France,
Belgium. Poland. Switzerland and
Great Britain tolled in mournful re-
Quiem In the United States the news
Of his passing was received with pro-
{, md sorrow. Congress formulated
resolutions expressive of the nations
grief and Of its lasting gratitude. and
both houses wore badges Of mourning
for thirty days. By order Of President
jackson the United states army and
navy paid the same honors to Lafay-
cite that were shown in memory Of
Washington.