Year: 1865




We find in the December number of the
California Teacher, an article over the sig
nature of John SWEET, State Superintendent
Of Public Instruction, calling the attention
of County Superintendents, trustees, teachers
and pupils of public schools throughout the
State, to the proceedings of the National
Lincoln Monument Association, held in
Springfield, Illinois, in May last, and where
the Association propose 20 erect National
Monument to the great departed patriot
President and good man.


At meeting Of the State Teachers 1nsti
tute, held in September, at San Francisco. by
resolution of the Institute the plan for secur-
ing subscriptions in this State was left to the
State Superintendent. who now recommends
the following, which meets our hearty appro-
val and will have our Jealous cooperation ::
Let all subscriptions by public school
children be limited TO ONE DIME. so that the
poorest child may be able to contribute as
much as the richest, and that no envious
feelings be excited by the amount contributed.
Abraham Lincoln was man of the people,
and let the children tf the people share
equally in honorng his memory The OBJ.
lect of the contribution is not much to
secure money. as to touch the chords OF
patriotism, by honoring the memory of ore
who served his country with so true pur-
pose and so sublime faith. Let the names
of all school children who contribute ten
cents for the fund, be enrolled on page of
the General Record of the State School
Reqister. under the heading SUBSCRIBERS
TO THE NATIONAL LINCOLN MoNUMENT."


Let the teachers contribute whatever sum
they may choose to give. 1t is hoped that
most who hold Estate Diplomas will secure
lile-membership. certificate by contributing
the sum of ten dollars in national currency
Il is desirable that subscriptions be taken
in schools which are now in session, during
the month of December.


Teachers will enter on the State School
Registers the amount contributed, and for
ward the money to their County or City
Superintendent, who will give receipt for
the amount, and enter the same on a record
to be preserved in his office. During the
month of January the County Superinten-
dent w II forward al sums so received. to
the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
with the name of each school. contributing,
the name of the teacher and amount raised.
All sums received by the State Superin
tendent. will be acknowledged in the pages
Of the California Teacher


The Superintendent of Public Instruction
Of the State, will forward the contribution
of California to the State Superintendent of
Illinois. who will see that credit is given on
the official records of the association, and
that proper recognition is furnished under
seal of the association, by certificate, diploma,
OF otherwise.


This plan is submitted to the teachers and
school officers of California, with the hope
that it may meet their general approx all
Let the teachers be interested, and great
majority of the school children of this State
may have the proud satisfaction of uniting
with the great army of three millions Of pub.
lie school children on the other si1e of the
continent, in honoring the illustrious dead.


The year which is soon to close has
brought peace to the nation, prosperity to
the people. and stronger faith in our
American system of free schools; in what
more appropriate manner can we manifest
our gratitude, than by uniting to do honor
to the memory of man, the influence of
whose life and character in favor of human
rights has been so mighty in our own land,
and which will be felt as great power in all
future time, through the whole civilized
world?


JOHN SWEET,
D..l L.