The Coconino sun., 1924-02-15

God, each in accordance with his own
conscience and his chosen faith, and
who, as the mighty champion of uni
versal education, paved the way for
that strongest bulwark of our national
strength-America's peerless, free
school system.
"The objective of the campaign, that
shall have the honor to direct, is a
fund of 81 900, ,00O-half of which will
be applied to the purchase of Month
cello, and half to its maintenance
down through the centuries and to the
end of time.
ITO be exact, two separate and dis
tinct funds are included in the foun-
dation's national appeal, each for
$500,040 - one to be applied to the
purchas of the historic property, and
the other to be held as a perpetual
maintenance fund.
already the sum of 100000 has
been contributed and paid as a first
installment on the purchase price and
the physical control Of the property
has passed into the hands of the foun-
dation under conditions that virtually
guarantee the speedy fulfillment of
the patriotic project.
"But Monticello will be more than
memorial to the past achievements
of great American.
s3It is my proud privilege, as the
chosen spokesman of the foundation
governors, to announce that the home
of. jefferson is to be made an active
force for the perpetuation and spread
of American ideals.
From the very beginning of the
movement, incessant demands have
come from distinguished men and
women, representing every political
faith, all DELICIOUS creeds, and every
field Of professional and business life.
They have urged action to make of
Monticello a living force for Amer
icanism-an active agency for relent-
less war. against the dangerous radi
calisms of our time, when the teach
ings of jefferson are needed as never
before in the history of the country.
"On the 18th day of each succeed
ing April, the anniversary of Jeffer-
sons birth, three persons--all Amer
lean citizens-who are judged to have
rendered the greatest service to hu-
manity, one in science, one in educa-
tion and one in government, will be
designated, guests Of the nation.
'sThey will be entitled to occupy
Monticello, each for period of three
months, as the central figure in an ell
ucational program Of national scope,
directed by the foundation in cooper
alton with influential agencies for
public enlightenment in all the state
of the union.
"It will be an honor full worthy of
the high service which alone will be
able to win it. It will mark su-
preme tribute of the nation, that will
fittingly honor some public service,
Of distinguished quality and practical
value, rendered by native son or a
native daughter. In selecting these
guests of the nation, the method to
be applied will emphasize the national
character of the honor.
Every state in the union will take
part in the selection, each represented
by three jefferson delegates to be
approved by it's governor.
sTshe actual contributors to the
fund, to be known hereafter as Mon
ticellians, will be organized into state
groups and each group will elect rep
resentatives, one for each unit of ST.
600 contributed by that state. In 9TH
er words, if a number of people con-
tribute as unit ST 900 they will have
the right to a representative. Every
large Individual contributor can NOM