Milford chronicle., 1913-03-21

within the common school walks to.
getner with equal rights and privileges.
an classes and conditions of coildran
ana youth. The humblest bow if be but
mas pure purpose and a clear head and
de lermlned will, may occupy the birb-
est legislative, Judicial of executive de.
partment Of our government. And tbe
public school is the abetting and deveI-
oping OF this idea. We as parents should
cooperate with the teachers of onr
pubic schools and we should learn to
know the teachers and thev US so that we
could help them in the discipline and
4 culture OF our children and they could
do likewise to US. We believe This has
/ Deen the greatest boom to our future
humIords and Franklins, and our Web
sters and Clays our Lineolns and Gar
nelds, Again these schools are making
Tor US intelligent citizens. What we
want IS not more but better citizens.
We have too many citizens today. The
great flood gates of immigration have
been thrown open by legislatures who
ana not nave backbone enough to pass
right laws, and have been made the
very dumping ground Of the scum of
Europe. Japan and Of China. We do
not want more citizens but we do want
better citizens, more intelligent citizens.
more earnest conscientious thoughtful
men and women and our public schools
are giving US such year by year. Some
of our bright men of today received only
a common school education They did
not have the money to attend college
but improved their time after receiving (
a common school education. Well did
DR.. McGlynn, the Roman Catholic /.
Priest say on February 1897 at Cooper's s /
Union in New York, "The American (
people rightly regard the public school .
as the palladium of their liberties and as
the greatest safeguard for the perpetu- /
ity of their Republic. It fosters manli- I
ness and promotes usefulness, create the I
development of our American citizens.
1t is a noteworthy fact that the average
American citizen is more intelligent
than the average European citizen, and
why? Because his father and mother
are better educated, and because he Il
lives, moves and has his being in the \
midst of an enlightened community. n
And then he added if l could lay my 1.
hand on the heart of the American peO-
pie / should advise cherish our public
schools. listen to no voice Of the enemy. ]
consider no rival system, make the
schools their best, their most, complete
and see to it as God will enlighten you
that the money of the State is never
appropriated to sectarian institutions.
General Grant said Cultivate as you
owe America--free thought. free speech,
iree press, free schools, free religion.
Keep church and state distinct or the
ime may come when our Republic may
all. God helping US we mean to fol-
ow the old hero's words of warning in
he face Of all opposition. Our schools
# America are going to stand, they are
,oing to stand stronger. they are going
o stand more firmly than they have
ver stood, sustained and supported by
American citizens native born and for
ign born. Let US plant an American
ationa flag. red, white and blue on
very school building. Glad that our /
chooi children. eighteen million strong,
ich. poor, high and low have been
aught by our late war there is no north.
o south, no east and no west, but
americans in all and for all. Let us
ot forget who moulded this nation and
It US not forget that same home must
cad US on from one victory TO another. :
.et US with love to our country and to
ur God sing with rapture and JOY My
Ountry It's of Thee Sweet Land of
liberty.