Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-10-21

Boundary county will take an act
I've part in the Roosevelt memorial
campaign, which started yesterday
and will close on Monday, the 9th, !
the anniversary of the great Ameri-
cans birth. In common with all the
schools of the nation, the scholars of
the county will pay special atten-
ton this week to the outstanding
characteristics that made Roosevelt
not only a national but an interna-
tonal figure, placing special stress
on the study of the lessons in Amer
Nansm that were so vigorously
taught in the life and utterances of
Roosevelt.
Governor D. w. Davis, by public
moclamation, has set aside October
9th as "Americanization Day" in
Idaho and asks the people of the
state "to give fitting expression on
that date to their appreciation of cit
izenship, and due honor to the mem
Dry of the man whose birth is cele-
brated on that day, Theodore Roose-
yelt, American" The state depart
ment of education has enlisted the
aid of all county superintendent in
this movement, and in a letter to
County Superintendent Flood sug-
gests that as a preliminary step, on
Friday, Octoyer oath, some brief
exercise of a patriotic character be
held, at which time the governors
Proclamation should be read and an
nouncement of Americanization Day
be made, and then that the children
be invited to bring on the Monday
following such money contribution
to the memorial fund as they may
wish and hand the same over to the
teacher, the names of all contribut-
ors being placed upon blanks fur
nlshed for that purpose. 1t is i'm
portant that the name of each child
contributing be placed upon the
blank, since the lists are to be placed
IN the cornerstone of the memorial
erected. County and city superin-
tendents will turn over to the county
chairman of the Theodore Roosevelt
memorial fund the lists and the
money collected.
Mrs. Flood yesterday sent letters
to all the teachers of the county
and it expected that this plan will
be largely followed in the county
schools this week.
County Chairman Kent, working in
cooperation with the county superln-
tendent's office, has requested the
teachers to have the students write
essays on the life of Roosevelt as a
part of the program to be given IN
the schools next Friday. Chairman
Kent has also designated the follow
ing men in outlying districts who are
authorized to receive donations: Boyd
Spring, Meadow Creek; Clarke Col
Inns, Eastport; Glenn Gorsline, Port
NIL; F. E. Dutton, Naples; Wyman
aHoagland, Moravia; E. j. Wilson,
Copeland.
Idaho's share of the memorial fund
Is $4,000. The national fund will
De used to establish two memorials
Tor the late president, one a shaft
n Washington, D. c., and the Other
large park at Oyster Bay.
The governors proclamation is as
follows:
A Proclamation BY the Governor.
One of the most marked results
q the recent WORLD war is the deeI
appreciation of American citizenship
Is evidenced by all who claim tha
great privilege.
This is a feeling most worthy O
Encouragement. As an appropriate
OCCASION to further this pride o
eountry and induce the practice o.
nose noble principles of which w
owe to feel the name of America j
01t a synonym, it has been suggest
y that time be set apart to b
ssevoted to a fitting recognition o
re great heritage Of American citi
aenship.
An American who valued that citi
1snshlp to the highest degree wa
Iaeodore Roosevelt. No title please
Dun more than that of "Theodor
;S0osevelt-American." His memor
I me common heritage Of all Amer
IN cooperation with the Roosevelt