White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-23

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Reminder Of Sacrifices Made by Sol
diers and Sailors-Many communi.
ties Favor the Idea.
Soldiers memorials in the form Of
community buildings, dedicated to
civic and social uses. and. wherever
possible, built with bonds of the fifth
Liberty loan, are urged by the bureau
of education. department Of the inte-
rior, in a circular sent to every school
community in the United States.
A number of communities have al
ready concluded that a building, In
constant use as a reminder of the
sacrifice made by the soldiers and
sailors of the great war, is more ap-
propriate and enduring than the con-
ventional graveyard monument.
''There Is a growing conviction" says
DIR. Henry e. Jackson. author of the
bureaus circular. that the conveD-
tional stone shaft. placed in a grave
yard among the dead. is not "A fitting
memorial to those who died for free
dom. The suggestion. made both in
France and America, that these me-
MORALS take the form of community
buildings, dedicated to civic and social
uses, is obviously wise and ought to
meet universal approval. On the walls
of such a building should hang n
bronze tablet containing the names OF
each community's martyrs To liberty.
The Roll Of Honor.
This type of memorial will guar
antee hat no boy who gave his life
for justice and freedom will be forgot
ten. The number of American lives
lost In this war Is very small in com
parison TO those lost In the Civil war.
If a community lost only three or four,
IL might not think TX worth while 10
build a monument. But n community
building Is needed entirely apart from
its memorial purpose. The chief ad.
vantage Of this type of memorial. how
ever. Is not hat II Is economical, but
that II keeps green an inspiring mem
DRY, and ii seeks to put into operation.
through It's civic and social activities.
the ideals for which our boys fought
IN France.
Funds for this purpose could be
raised more easily II they were raised
10 the form of Liberty bonds during
the fifth loan. which is to come in the
spring. The bonds can be used as
money when the time comes to build.
Thus q community can serve itself.
while. at the same time. II is rendering
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more money for the government could
be raised than by any other. Not only
would many individuals gladly contrib
ute an extra bono or two for the bene-
TIT of their local community, but many
who are unable To do this could pool
their small gifts and contribute to a
bond. Likewise. entertainments and
social activities can b. utilized To raise
money for the same purpose. Oppor-
tunity should be given for ms many as
possible to have n part I'm the enter
prise. For men to contribute outright
n few Liberty bonds to n local com
munity cause viii help To dispel the
deIuslon that a man Is doing anything
especially generous when he puts his
money into an investment which offers
the best security In the world and "A
fair rate Of interest. To couple the
fifth loan with free gifts and soldiers
memorials Will make 1t In a real sense
a Victory loan. II will be much more
h this. II will be a reconstruction
loan.
Should Be the School.
Wherever possible this community
n cmorial building ought to be the pub
lie schoolhouse, In order Ia prevent
needless waste through duplication.
II is the logical community center. II
is nonpartisan, nonsectarian and non
exclusive. II Is owned and operated
by all the people and therefore fur
nlshes n platform on which all can
meet on terms of ~se,f-respect. The
schoolhouse could be remodeled or z
iareed or replaced by a new one. II Is
the natural capitol and clubhouse of
every community. In rural districts
small schools should of course be con
solidated In order to eliminate a waste
and secure a community large enough
to support the kind of building here
proposed.
THE clubhouse ought to be used
Tor this purpose wherever possible.
If In any place the school officials are
unprogressive and unawake to their
opportunity, then an independent
building ought 10 be erected Institu-
lions are made for the people, not the
people for institutions. Let us use
whatever means are available for Il
purpose. But there Is no need for any
community 10 submit to a backward
looking board OF school directors. The
schools belong TO the people and II is
their privilege to compel school Off