The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-26
ANACONDA news.
YOUNG AMERICAS NAMES
School Children to Pen Their Sig
natures to Patriotism.
FORTHE MAINE MONUMENT
Their Names to Repose for All Time
Under the Monument Erected IN
Memory OF the Martyrs Of Wey-
ler's AWFUL Treachery.

To-day has been liked on as MAINE
day in the schools throughout the
United States. Recently Miss Annie
Quigley. unit superintendent of
schools. received a letter from the ma
tional Maine monument committee. re-
questing her to urge every school
teacher i'm the county tn obtain, IL pos
sible. the signatures of every pupil in
their charges. The idea is to place the
signatures of the American school chill
dren in a special vault which. accord
mittee. will be constructed underneath
the Maine Miss Quigley
received from the committee the ne
cessary blanks for signatures and
these have been distributed among the
several school teachers i'm this county.
1t is proposed to have the children
sign as nearly at the same time as
possible.
The following letter. signed by the
Maine monument committee, explains
the purpose of the signatures:
Miss Annie Quigley, County Super
intendent of Education. Anaconda.
Mont.-Dear Madam: The national
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ton of a national monument to the
men who went down with the battle
ship Maine. has decided to construct
underneath the a special
vault, in which IL is desired to place
. the signatures of all the pupils in all
the schools of the United States. or as
nearly all as IL is possible by any
means TO obtain.
1.-THE committee believes that this
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in the school children of the country
the patriotic spirit which constitutes
the basis of all free institutions. In
many cases, classes and even entire
schools have sent substantial contri-
buttons. Should the total of the schol-
ars' subscription be found adequate to
the purpose. the committee will have
some part of the memorial. probably
the base or pedestal. constructed from
the children's contributions alone and
record thereof made in the inscription.
But whether hat be possible or
not. Ii II most desirable that the pro-
posed collection of signatures should
be made. 1t Is the belief of the CON
mittee that the best. n in fact the
only way to secure these. Is to place
In the hands of every teacher In every
school. in every state throughout the
union. blanks for signatures by the
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IL was decided to place the matter In
the hands of the chief officer of edu-
cation in each state. These gentlemen
have taken the proposition up with
much warmth. and at this writing we
have already secured the active co.
operation of "a state superintendents
of education. Among the number Is
the Hon. A. +. Carleton of your state.
He has given the plan his hearty in
dorsement. and at his request we send
you herewith by express. prepaid.
blanks for distribution among the
schools of your county. Additional
blank will be cheerfully furnished II
needed
1t lis desired to have all the pupils
sign AS nearly at the same time as
possible. In order to accomplish this.
Thursday. May 26. has been fixed on
as Maine day in the schools through
out the United States. We trust this
date will be satisfactory to you. If q n
sistent with regulations, the commit
tee suggests that the teachers. in sub
hitting the blanks FOR signature. hold
some exercises of "A patriotic charac-
ter. and explain TO their scholars why
a grateful nation unites to pay tribute
to the memory of the sailors and ma
rines who were slain in Havana har-
Dor while i'm the service of their coun-
try.
I'm case the children desire to make
contribution to the fund, simultaneous
ly with the signing of their names. tbs
of any individual contribution
must be limited to 10 cents. The chill
dren need not give a penny unless they