The Globe-republican., 1901-02-07
THE MARSHALL CENTENARY
Exercises at the Public school.


In every city of the United States
Monday, appropriate exercises held
in commenoration of the centennial of
John MarsbaIIrs Induction into the office
of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
the United States. lie the fourth
chief justice and was the greatest.
The public school celebration of this
event held in the High School room,
and was under charge of Superintendent
Webb Pupils from the grammar schools.
with Prof Cord and Miss Hale, teachers,
were present.
The opening with a song by the
school, with Miss EIcnor Milton at the
piano.
Rev. d. Mccormick delivered prayer
on behalf of the school and the OCCASION,
which was eminentIy suitable.
The Star Spangled Banner was flung
TO the breeze in song
Richard Evans read an editorial from
%tSnccess'', an eulogy John Marshall
s.The man who moulded our constitu-
tiona1 Iaw,'' written by Chief Justice
Fuller, was read by Miss EstelIa Carson.
t.IIe wrote his own tribute in letters of
gold,' written by Attorney General
Griggs, read by Miss Margaret Os-
good.
biographical sketch of John Marshall.
b. EaTl Stafford.
Stories and anecdotes relating to the
man, by Miss Nora Sughrue.
Brief History of the United States
Supreme Court, by Karl Miller.
In Introducing A B. Reeves, lawyer,
the speaker of the occasion, Superinten-
dent Webb said their might probably be
a repetition of the subject, but Mr..
Reeves assured his audience that the
repetition would be limited, and excused
himself from referring to written
EnRach hnt be seemed fO have his h
Ject we'll in hand, for he seldom used
the notes. He referred to the summit
of the career of John Marshall and the
place he filled in our own government
and the influence of his character pos
terity. AIr. Reeves made defense of
lawyers, in facetious style. Speaking
of Justice MarshaII's work on the Su-
preme bench, he said had the civil war
occurred early in the history of
country our system of government would
probably have been abandoned too
complex TO be sustained under it's forms.
We owe the perpetuity of our Republic
to John Marshall. MIR. Reeves referred
TO states rights, and the smoldering fires
slnder those principles of Interpretation of
the constitution, but with all that the
Nation was preserved under the constitu-
tional Interpretation of John Marshall
John Marshal did noble service for
the nation when for space of genera
ton he shaped all constitutional decis-
ions on the lines that have since pre-
vailed.
Remarks were made by N. B. klaine
and Judge B. F. Milton.
The character of and career of John
Marshall brought out fully in the
papers read by the pupils; but we take
occasion to say that the hour spent was
"A profitable one to the pupils present, and
will more than compensate for any loss
of time from other studies.
How appropriate on this occasion are
T4ongfellows's familiar lines, (used by
Rev. Mccormick in his prayer):
Lives of great men all remind US,
We make lives sublime,
And departing. leave behind US,
Footprints the sands of time
Bench and bar and school everywhere
in the United States commemorated Mar
shall's day, to be preserved so long as
+ this Republic shall last When Marshall
died the country honored him, and as
we appreciate the value of his work we
honor him on the hundredth anniversary
OF his assumption of the duties of Chief
y astice.