The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-02
SENIORS PRESENT
L|NCOLN'S BUST TO
TRAINING SCHOOL
Class of 1904 Commentaries
Memorial Day With Inter
esting Ceremony
and Program
UNWILLING SPEECH BY PUPIL

With ~ very interesting and stirring
ceremony the seniors OF the Manitowoc
County Teachers Training School last
Friday presented fine bust of Abra
ham Lincoln to the institution in com
memoration OF Memorial Day The
young people entered heartily into the
spirit Of the occasion and the program
which had been prepared was carried
out with a will.
Miss Mccullough led the singing
which was patriotic in character, Miss
Gustaveson read extracts from the cur
rent foreign news and Miss Buerstatte
from the local news Miss Pankratz
read a paper on the Wisconsin Soldiers
during the Civil War. Several Me
mortal Day declamations were given.
The bust stood in front Of the students
yelled and surrounded by flags. The
unveiling was done 10y Anton Strouf,
whose address was worthy Of reproduc-
tion 1t WAS ss follows
II Ii we'll Ter uS 10 nave sutn days TINS
when we can turn our minds from our every
day affairs and think of tn" deeds of the brave
mon who gave up their lives for thu welfAre of
their country Gave up their lives that ""
who are here today may enjoy tho advantages
of II free government. ON this day are
given the privilege of paying II slight tribute
to the departed heroes of our country by plac.
ing n flower on the grave Df some soldier. In
these dead soldiers who fought that.we might
glory in tho name OF Americans, We as tenc hers
should he greatly Interested FOR we are in
reality living soldiers ghtlng the battle against
ignorance the greatest foo Of the American
citizen today, and insofar 'as W. fight our
battles well, leach the boys and girls who come
to us to be truthful, honest, upright men nn'l
women, we are good soldiers oftht Republic.
This day is often rhotarl nv the day for un.
vcling mophmcnrs, and setting up memorials
to those who have fought the go'M fight, ~ we
of the class Of 1904 hay" thought 1t fit occn-
sion to present Il slight memorial Of our claa,
to the Mamtowoc County Training school for
Teachers. Not alone to show. our love and
appreciation for the school but that in future
We may feel that within tho wail+ th,N" hous~,
the Training school thero il something tan
gible IN which we have persohal interest
something that we have given TO beautify the
surroundings Of the classes who shall 4,uInc
after rs. to encourage them in their work and
to remind them that we ARE still Interested in
their welfare. In this token we shall feel u
deep interest 1t. will he some thing which W.
shall point to with some pride when we come
to the annual reunions which shall follow from
year to year, and say our class, Ehe class OF
Hui, gave That To the N'Hbil. we nave chosen
for this presentation that which we think l.
most beftting the day and the occasion We
have chosen ting bust of him or WHOM Lowell
has said:
"Great captains with their runs and drums
Disturb our Judgment for the hour
But MT last silence comcH
These all are gone, and, standing like n
tower
our children shall behold his fame,
The kindly, earnest brave, forcAeoing man
Sagacions, patient, drcnding praise not
blame,
New birth OF our new soil the first Anferi-
can
Unveling Of tho bust
II gycs mo pleasure NJ tho representative OF
tho class of 1904 to prrsont to the school this
bust Of Abraham Lincoln, the first and greatest
American We hope this bust may cause the
students who sit IN its presence to spmctinep
think of it, givcrs but above all we hope that
the life OF the man may bc an inspiration to
those who attend this shppl'to strive to niako
the most of the opportunities here afford them
that they may learn 10 "h'waro Of rashne,.
but. with energy and sleopless vigilance 10
forward and gain IA Victories.
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