The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-09
GIFT FOR SCHOOL
S. OF A. HONOR FRANK
LIN SCHOOL.
Presents Fac-Simile of Declaration OF
Independence at Meeting OF Par
ents, Ass'n-Program Rendered.

The assembly room of
School avs ell fielled last night, when
the first meeting of the new year OIL
the Parents Association was held.
Joshua Briefly, the president OF the
organization, presided.
About fifty members of Camps AZ
and 100, Patriotic Sons Of America,
were present. and in the course of
the evening presented the school with
a large framed copy of the Declara-
ton of independence. Norman P. Van
derhoof was chairman of that part of
the program and made a short address.
I'VE believe in our school system"
said Mr.. vanderhoof, and we believe
that education makes good govern
ment. So we believe that every child
Is entitled to an education which will
give them the best government in the
world" Mr.. Vanderhoof introduced
Eugene C. Mehrhof, of Jersey City, the
state president of the order. He
traced the history of the order and
told of it's purposes. The order stands
for our public schools and for compul-
sorry education" declared Mr.. Mehr-
hof. 1--WE also believe in restricted
immigration in order to rid ourselves
of unnecessary idiots, insane persons
and paupers." Frank Umbscheiden.
the district president, made the formal
presentation to the school, through the
Parents Association. 1t is the first
time t has been p%resened to any school
in the State by any order, Mr.. Umb-
scheiden stated.
Walter Wood, the national represent
tative, was the next to speak. He
said hat it was only a few years ago
that a law was passed that a flag
should float over every school every
school day, and that he hoped the time
was not far distant when a law would
be made that the Declaration of Inde-
pendence should be in every school,.
THE children today have opportuni-
ties for education that no one in this
country has ever had before,' Mr..
Wood said, and it behooves us who
know to keep our schools inviolate
from Old World superstitions and Gus
toms.'
h eRv. Charles H. Elder, Of Tren-
ton, h State chaplain, declared that
America lives because of the spirit
back of the Stars and Stripes. and that
this spirit had grown out of q high
type of American manhood. Arthur
G. Balloon, the principal of the school.
in receiving the gift, said in mart.
"Thls document has been the keynote
of our form of government. These
fundamental principles of the relations
mat Hheh snail sustain to each other
Were clearly set forth in it.
~The emergence of the American Re-
pubic as a world power has attracted
the attention of mankind the world
over n the one American document
best known is this Declaration of In
To you gentlemen who
represent The Patriotic Sons NJ Amor
lea we hank you for his presenfa-
enon' and through this occasion may
VS. wwno nave the great re%sponsibility
and nigh trust of preparing this eeny
Grafton of boys and girls for fufure
Citizenship, have impaired to us a new
tasks. OIL our
IN behalf of the pupils and teachers
OF TINS school, and in behalf &c 4STss
f%ombm eantifa I > thank hoa you most heart fhSs
festo should hang on r. reat mani
every public school in the lana ~
we trust that we nave made on an
Preclatlon of your kindness So noon; -
tnat you Will feel ENCOURAGES ~ ~
all IN your power to bring this abo,,t AZ =
a program Of songs and recifaf;ons
was given by the pupils Of the thirs
ana fourth-year grades. =" eniro