The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-27
IEMORIAIDAY 4
OBSERVED
By the Children Of the
b. Public Schools.

Memorial Day was appropriately obsei vet
10 several public schools yesterday after.
noon. At No. ! school William s. Hilles
delivered an address, ''The Fourth Of
kJuly," he said, I'VE celebrate as one Of oul
Irrational holidays. 1t means we have not
forgotten the time when the United States
was not q free country. but was a colony
under foreign rule. In making our country
ktrss men aud women suffered and died
{1hst liberty might be achieved, and we
lcelebrate that day as the birthday of QUE
freedom. BY other holidays we pay trib-
utss to men whose names live because
scmsi hing they did still lives. We have
Washington aud Lincoln days. The Amer
lcan people remember what Washington
3gavs and Lincoln saved.
Decoration day was started for the pur'
pose that people might go once year to
4hs graves Of fallen heroes. But the day
Bneans something more than thai. The
memory of us will DO cut of, except by
lthose very new and dear to us, with our
last breath. The day has an active present.
Something which everyone OF you boys
and girls are doing every day will last as
long as the names ofWashington and Lin.
coin will last. All Of you are making his
tory. No one can amount to much rs
Icitizsn unless he does something rs oiti-
sen Make something OF yourselves.
There Is much talk of the liberty and free
dom we enjoy. The only way of getting
that liberty and freedom is through the
1nen and women who made it possible.
uhe Filipinos arc not now capable OF gov
Ierning themselves, because they have not
had tho opportunity to mako anything of
themselves. This is not our position
"Your responsibilities are greater than
over before and your opportunities are
greater to make more of yourselves. The
dangers are greater, the responsibilities
rg.oater, and the opportunities greater
than those Of auyb ody who ever lived be-
fore. Tho only danger is in ourselves, We
are not fearful Of any dangers outside. As
1t has been said, ''Iho price of liberty is
eternal vigilance we must always main
Rain that vigilance and to do SO every hon
est and upright citizen must take an active
Iinterest 10 the public affairs OF national
and state government.
\ 1t Ia rho duty Of men and women to take
y part In public affairs Be- something. BE
Republican, or a Democrat, or something
clse. You can't sit down and be good
citizen. Every boy should look forward
to being politician and every girl should
make II her duty to see that boy is poll
4ician,"
The speech was warmly applauded. Mr..
Hills was presented with a bouquet of
roses, After the exercises tine sixth grade
Hilles. A most effective number on the
program was salute TO the flag, the
scholars and visitors standing, while flags
were waved by two of the scholars.
n AT NO. SCHOOL.
School No. also held appropriate ex-
ercsss yesterday afternoon, 2ev +. Corn
well Jennings, Of Hanover Pre-. byterian
Church, was tho speaker Of the after
noon. The Rev. Mr.. JoaIi nes said there
were two great holidays and anniversa.
ries of this great American Republic, They
are equal in power endurance ard enthu-
eiasm. One Is the day on which we decor
ate, and the other is day on which We
celebrate. He said he referred to Decora-
ton Day and to Independence Day, the
origin of which he explained.
He portrayed the struggle between the
North and the South and added that both
are now bound together by one national
tie and now there is but one country. II
am proud of this American Republic
tho speaker said, 81 am proud Of every.
thing it stands for to-day" He said that
often when he had heard the tales Of tho
war of the rebellion he had wished he had
been living to witness 1t, but since then
he had lived through one year of war with
Spain. and some people today seam afraid
of the result, After the Lord has sent
victory, some people are saying we don't
want it. But the American people are
not built that way. America stands for
the civilization and the Christanization
Of the world.
In concluding his remarks the Rev. Mr..
Jennings said there are three things that
make up The glory of the Union. They are:
FRS, Volunteers SECOND, obsiisncs to Or
usrs; and third following onr captains.
The singing and recitation by the school
were excellent, and tho scholars gave am
pie evidence Of the careful preparation
hndo for the exercises.
Many schools will hold their exercises
Monday afternoon.
The general program for the schools
which is allowed to be changed to suit the
Occa sion is as follows: Saluting the flag by
the scholars and pledging allegiance to
nor recitation, Raising of the Flag; sing
tng. The Battle cry of Freedom; reading
extract from the Declaration of Independ-
encs; singing Our Starry Flag; reading;
remarks; singing Marching Through
Georgia reading; singing, Flag Of tho
Free; recitation; singing, New Grand
Army of the Republic song; quotations.;
singing, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean;
remarks; singing, Flag Day Song; read
ing, Decora ion Day remarks; singing,
renting on the Old Camp Ground; sing
ing, Come, Let us Raise the Song; singing,
America Homo of the Free; remarks,
singing Battle Hymn of the Republic;
singing, My Country, IT'S Of Thee.
The program was arranged by School
Controller Daniel Ross.
Rev Edgar 6. Mace will deliver the ad-
dress at the Garfield school exercises.
Rev. George {. Hall Will deliver the ad-
die,s at school No. %.
Hugh G. Browne will deliver the adj
dress ut school No. {!