The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-09-30
Flag ON EVERY SCHOOL
Thirty-Third Iowa Infantry Has
$4,000 in Trust.

.Thirty-third, Iowa Infantry who serv
! ed the cause of, country in the great
struggle of the civil war In the hon
or and memory of this splendid regi
ment of. soldiers and as a perpsua
memorial to their patriotism and love
of country, the national flag is to wave
over every rural scnool house in Ma
haska, Marion and keokuk counties
as long as rural schools shall exist
This splendid memorial is made posi-
bic through the intense patriotism
the generosity and the unselfish de
yotion of a member OF the Thirty
third Iowa regiment. He will pur
chase the flags, which shall be raised
over every rural school in the coun
ties mentioned and has provided q
trust fund, the income from which
shall provide the means to keep them
there. ........., .u. .....
The sum of twelve thousand dollars
has been provided and paid into the
hands of trustees to be used as speci
fed by the instrument of the donor
in the carrying out of the provisions
OF his trust. The donor desires that
his name is not to appear or be men
toned with fulfilment of the trust
He would have only the perpetual
memorial to the boys of the regiment
as a whole and would convey to the
coming youth of the land a legacy OF
that same splendid patriotism that
moved their sires IN the days of which
they may know only by means OF -
corded history.
The trust is unusual and most note
worthy as its provisions make 1t per
the courts. The first declaration stip-
ulates that during school sessions the
flag of the United States be displayed
upon each and all rural school houses
ia Mahaska, I,eokuk and Marion coun'
ties from which tne Thirty-third Iowa
regiment was recruited, raised and or
ganized. The fund thus created is
to be known as The Thirty-third Iowa
Infantry Flag Fund The money
is to be loaned upon good farm secur-
ment, at the direction of board OF
trustees and their successors, to be
appointed from time to time by the
courts. The sum of twelve thousand
dollars has been paid over to the
trustees for the carrying out of the
provisions of the trust. The sum OF
fifteen hundred dollars is first set
aside for the purchase of the first
flags and the amount remaining, $lO,-
800, is to provide an income for the
purchase of additional, flags that may
be needed from time to time. Any
surplus over and above the amount
needed for the purchase of sufficient
flags is to be added to the principal.
The trust is to be administered by
a board of three trustees under the
direction and control of the district
court of Mahaska county or by any
other court in this district that may
hereafter have jurisdiction in such
matters.
Hon. John F. Lacey, o. F. Schee and
Harriet NJ. CruZen are named and
appointed as the first board of trus
tees. The articles of the trust amply
provide for the perpetuity of its ad
mini3tration by making provision for
the appointment of successors to trus
tees. The trustees are to act with
out compensation.
1t is the purpose of the trust fund
90 Nc
but in case of consolidation or other
decrease in the number of rural build
ings. so that the income of the fund
shall exceed the amount necessary to
supply new flags from time to time
for the rural schools, then the trus,
tees may apply the surplus toward
supplying flags to schools of the cities
and towns of the three counties men
toned.
The county superintendent and
/ their successors in each of the coun
/ ties mentioned in the trust are to bt
assistants of the trustees in carrying
out the provisions of the trust In dis
tributing and regulating the use o.
| the flags. In case of a change in the
school system of the state the sue
cessors of superintendent duties
shall be made assistants.
! In the organization of the board 0
| trustees, John F. Lacey is made pres
/ ident of the board, Oren F. Scnee i!
secretary and treasurer and Mrs. Har
riet NJ. Cruzen, wife of Ben Cruzen
OF Co. f, 33rd Iowa, Is vice-president
These trustees have proceeded imme
diately with the provisions of the
trust reposed in them and to that enc
have called together the count.
superintendent of the counties con
cerned and meeting Will be held IL
| Oskaloosa next Thursday, Sept. &c
for the purpose or further taking VI
its provisions and carrying out tn,
details. 1t is the intention of the trus
so nearly as possible, to have tn
amount applied to the purchase o
flags equal in the three counties. Tn
superintendents will make report o
the number OF rural schools in thei
respective counties that the trustee
may act accordingly. They will ais
make provision for the proper displa
OF the flags above the schools durin
the school hours and viii give after
lion to any other details incumben
upon the carrying out of the provision