Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-09
expressed Their intention to support
Mr. Munson."
Republicans Are Warned.

Republicans Are Warned.
As the result of the receipt Of this
and similar letters by members of the
! bar, Chairman Andrews has sent out a
| note of warning to Republican com,
mitteemen that they may advise the
members Of the bar and others who
may be likewise approached Of the
tactics that are being employed by the
Democratic politicians and others who
are active in promoting the Munson
candidacy.
To commemorate the public school
system of Pennsylvania and the
group of men who saved it during
the critical days of 1876 is the
purpose of the Pennsylvania Public
School Memorial Association recent
ly organized and incorporated by
some of the leading educators of this
state. The memorial is to take the
shape of an eXedra monument con-
tanning three groups of figures of
men who did most for the preserv-
alton of the free public schools, as
well as Governors Wolf and Ritner
who labored for the same purpose.
The plan to erect memorial has
been several years forming. 1t orig
mated with Major Edward Moore,
of West Chester, who was filled
with the conviction that proper hon
or had never been done to Stevens.
Major Moore there upon designed a
group of three figures as tribute to
the services rendered by Stevens.
In the center of this group was Stew
ems in the attitude of delivering his
memorable speech to the House of
Representatives With him in the
group were two children, boy and
girl, with school books in their
hands. The children are shown
with bare feet and tattered clothing,
typical of the class that Stevens had
in mind when he made his famous
plea. The design won such admir-
alton from men versed in monument
al art that permission was secured
from Major Moore for j. Otto Sch
weizer, the prominent Philadelphia
sculptor, to make plaster model of
it.
The model and the idea it portray
esx received enthusiastic endorse
ment from prominent educators and
Others interested in the educational
history of the State. Among these
were DR.. Nathan c. Schaet1er, State
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton; DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh
superintendent of Public Instruct
ion in Philadelphia; Hon. James "A.
Beaver, ex-governor of the state;
the late Alexander *. McClur and
others. 1t was at the suggestion of
Ex-Governor Beaver that the figures
of Ex-governors Wolf and Ritner
were added to the original group,
the idea being that their services in
the cause of public school education
merited their inclusion in the group.
For the purpose of carrying out
original project the Pennsylvania
Public School Memorial Association
was organized, Incorporated and a
charter secured by the following we'll
known men: DR.. Nathan G. Schaef-
fer, Col. Alexander X. Mcclure,
Major Edward b. Moore, Hon. Will
liam w. Griest, DIR. Martin q.
Brumbaugh, Col. Edwin A. Landell,
Hon. Henry Houck, Col. II. Bruce
Ricketts, and Col. Oliver Bosbyshell.
The association proposes to raise
the funds for the erection of this
memorial by means of "a popular SUBJ
scription. The appeal is being made
particularly to that great mass of
living graduates ofthe Pennsylvania
Public Schools who appreciated what
it has done for them.
1t is the purpose of the association
to erect the memorial within the
capitol grounds at Harrisburg where
it will add to the beauty of the
grounds and buildings. The secre-
tary of the Association is Col. Oliver
G. Bosbyshell, 705 Grocer Building,
and the Depository of funds, Drexel
and Co., Philadelphia.
New England Fruit Show.