Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-05-22
$4,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN
REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT.
LINED O SQUARES WITH
THE LITTLE ONES.
BRILLIANT SCENE PRESENTED.
A BRIEF SPEECH IN WHICH THE
PRESIDENT LAUDED GREAT
SCHOLARSHIP.

SAN May
dent Mckinley to-day reviewed nearly
so, 1000 school children Of this city.
Jackson to Market streets were lined
cheering and enthusiastic children as
the President and members of his par
ty and local officials in carriages were
driven from Jackson to Market and
back the avenue to Jackson. The Pres
idelt was the recipient of a continuous
ovation. Almost every child had been
provided with a good American flag
and their voices and flags worked in
unison. Each little girl wore white
and most of them had red sashes.
Thousands Of the youngsters had gath
cred large bouquets which they threw
at the President as he passed along.
In some cases every pupil from a GER
| tain school carried a bouquet of : the
same variety and color of flowers.
Some classes spread the flowers in the
street that the President and his party
might literally ride among the roses.
President Mckinley rode, with his
hat in his hand, bowling and waving
from right to left, smiling continually
and receiving the ovation with evident
pride and happiness. The avenue was
RICH in color. In addition to the thou
san IS of flags carried by the children,
the residences were decorated with
bunting and flags and the school ban
ners of silk, bearing the anne of every
school in the city were conspicuous
ones along the line of march. Eialf
way between California and Sacrament
to streets, the Presidents carriage
brought up and the other c~onveyances
came to a standstill.
The speech, speech, speech, RAM
out along the avenue and the children
swarmed about by the thousands.
President Mckinley sat in his carriage,
reacing down and shaking their hands
for several minutes. He finally rose
and was greeted with cheers.
The President spoke briefly, saying
in part:
Il desire in a single moment to ex-
press the pleasure which has been CIV
en- to me to meet the As, 900 school chill
dren of the city of San Francisco. 1t
has given me an introduction into the
countless homes of our great city and
has permitted me to witness the sun
shrine which this vast number of young
people bring to the firesides of the city.
| know of no richer possession than
great scholarship, no nobler ambition
than to obtain it. We can not all be
great Scholars, but we can all have good
scholarship. 1 want 10 assure you
young people that there is nothing so
essential to your easy advancement and
success in after life as a good educa-
ton.
Nothing has given me more pleas
ure in my long trip from the Atlantic
to the Pacific than the scene which we
have witnessed here this morning,
Every child waving the flag of our faith
and u hope and every little heart
filled with the love of country. What
an army for liberty and union and civ
ll1zation. Why, WI have in the public
schools of the United States four-fold
more children than there were people
when this government was founded,
and all of them proud of their country
and all OF them revering it's institutions
and all of them meaning that when the
time comes for them to take the re-
sponsibilities of administration they
will be prepared to do their duty and
pass along this free government with
ever increasing virtue, intelligence and
patriotism.
Il thank you and wish for all OF you
the realization of every worthy anbfs
ton" (Applause).
after reviewing the school children
President Mckinley and party drove to
the Preside.
Ii no unforeseen circumstances pre-
vent the President tomorrow will at
tend a reception by the knight Temp
lars Of California. The reception will
be preceded by a parade OF the Knights
in full uniform as an escort to the
President.