The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1912-05-10
TO THE TEACHERS OF COLORADO

to the future, but this is time when
our eyes should turn to yesterday, with
its stirring memories, song and story.
The 80 of May is day dedicated to
memories of the grandest army that ev.
err shook the earth with its tread, to
the brave men who responded to their
country's call and fought to perserve
us nation; to reverence for the living
heroes and sorrow for the dead; to dec.
Grating the graves of those who died in
defense of their country during the civ
il war. and whose bodies have found
rest in the city and village churchyards
of our country.
The Civil War, with Sherman's fam
GUS march to the sea, its countless bat.
ties and Appomattox, should pass in re-
view upon Memorial Day, and the great
events of lS6l-lS64 link themselves in
to chain of memory, for though gen
erations play their part and pass aw y
and new actors appear upon life's stage,
memory should connect the present
with the past, and the fires of memory
should never be banked while they last.
The brave men who kept our count
ry on the map of the world, our flag in
heaven" have long been mustered out,
but how wildly the past comes back al
this time-the strain, the crushing sus-
pense, the awful heart-ache, homes
made desolate, families broken up, and
loved ones pierced and bleeding with a
deathless sorrow, but the soldiers OF
the Republic finished what the soldiers
of the Revolution commenced. They
relighted and raised the torch that haG
fallen from those august hands, and a
gain the world had hight, and we bow
in reverence at this time, not only be
fore the great nation of today, but be
fore the survivors of the Army of tn,
Republic. and beside the tenn whose
curtain never outward swings" the
last resting place of brave men who
served their country long and faithfully
and annually, upon Memorial Day,
s'fe" the MOWERS Oh aieetioh upon INT
graves Oh our nero ueau'
III aeeo'uai,ee WIN CUSTOM your at
.eH''oh ID ea''eu 10 'he approaching
Memorial Day, and earnestly reco
memo tha' on Wednesday may ~ II
All 'he SCHOOLS oil our state an hour SCI
apar' ior appropriate exercises relating
10 .ne important ehap'er IN our history
when Memorial Day commentaries
Tor the significance oil the beautiful, but
so'e''''' eere'i'ofieS Oh the gay shoule
DC impressed upon tue minds OF the
'n,,ureh'
10 roster 'he Sp'r'' OF patriotism Is q
au'y oi our SCHOOLS we are training
H'ne''e'h el'i1ens' training them not
a'V"e 70 teSPonu 70 ','e'r country eau
IN her TIME Oh heeu, out 10 hve Tor her.
anu II our ei'i@ehshlp can be Kept TO "A
n'sh standard oil intelligence, patriot
ism ana virtue, we may look forward to
Jay ""er ours WIN DC 'he greatest
','''Ie"Ve -oi u'''e'Sa' peace among
''' "a''o,'s ., .ne "oriu' 'or although
We We nav nau otter anu o'oody wars N
"" Pas, pas, ''o u,,''vIsa' rue To-Day Is
Wv ,..' anu ,"ai''y' ana 'ne wars oil
'"e iu'u'e Sn"i' DC ploouless wars oil
''s"s asa'hst wrong, GOOD against EVIL
'''a ,tu'" against i",snoou'
LIN, L'ne ~, 'a,hoow Oh peace Lincoln .
'V,'"s "te spa a,,, anu n'ehss Hl inc DARK
,,D'' " wv Wv" var Let US reeall
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hp'r'Ser'hee Oh inc Jaw be breathed
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