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Show TO TUB IMjIHiir .SCHOOLS OF AMKUU'V rrom tho Kt'ruthr (ummlttro Ap polulrd by Un SuprrlntuidcuU of l..luratl(iu. To the HclWari of tbo i'ubllo Hchoots of tht United UtateMho Uxotti ttr Committee of tho Columbian I'ul lie Hchool Celet ration echds the Following Mesiagti TIIK 8C1IOOM MA Ll-AI). Tho 12th of October. ISW, the 409th AnulrcrsaryotlhoUlrcoviry of Amir lea, ought to bo observed overy where lu America. Tha day will bo marked In Chicago lytho dedication or tho CuIuubUu Ijxposlllon ground?. The day also may be signallxedluorery towuaud Tillage lu tha Herubtlo by a local ulebrattou of which tho l'ublla Hchool Is tbe centre. tho publlo no Wis of tho Itepubllu will form tho inoft fitting centres for allthrso local celebration.. A national I utile achool otiHrvanctj aloiulUaeous with tho Chicago oxercliua will nv, aktn a jmpular Interest Itt the nonilug 1.x poaltlou Far moro important U tho fart that tho j ubllo nchuol ha the rlht to occupy the moat lirouiluont l Ute In the cilet ration. The publlo school Is tbo one character!. tic lustltullou which links at) neighborhoods to Retbr, and can thus furnish a common bond for a national celebration. The publlo school Is tho rlpo fruit of tht four centuries nf Atmrlcan rlvlllii-Hon. rlvlllii-Hon. Ihe publlo achool of today sway the hundred jiara to conu. ItUW IT 0A.M1 A l-OUT. Tbo first approral of this suggestion came from the i ubllo school scholars themselrts. When the plan was first rrop?udby The Youth t Companion, January, 1691, thouaaudi of letters were received, trstlfyliig to tho enthusiasm wUh which tho icholurs respondei, AIM K VL TO TUK BCIIOLAI, Thu executivo commltteo now appeal ap-peal to the scholar Ihenisolvra to be tho that to movf It Is for you nchol ars of thv American publto achooli. to nrouiua mnUnient lujour schools and In your nelKhbwrhooda for this grand way of telotratlUB thu fluJlug of America. Kduratori aud teacher will meet you from their aid. But It li for yon to ha-rlii. Tlio World' Cougio'S AuxllNry of th olumblan l.xi-csltlon then took up the roioal, calling upon alt the 0 leuftlH" Itvpibllo to observe tho tlay lu their own lottillllet, and lug geMlng that tbe publlo school b orery where tho centres of tho celebra tlon. Ihe aupcrlntondenu. of education wore tbo uoMto lecognlio the films of giving to tho publlo school tho first placu In thl Columbian Annlver -nry. At ttielr i ntlonal convention In Itrooklyn, In (ebruary, 1t9i, they took charo of the movement, aod nppol nl cd tho undersigned au executive com miUovto lead the school In thtlr Lommorcomtlon, Vouwill makelttuccctd If youuiilto to my that It ought to bo done, The In Ur. of tho publlo will bo awakened If tbe scholar Join In tborarne! request re-quest tint Ibo school ho allowed to bo Uincentroof tbo day' observAtico. Them are thlttifn million now In tho publlo school. Vou havo tho chance tq conduct a ,i ttrtotlo move mnt which will have a place In hi tory.au J will atrengtbon tho ltepublla through tbo com lug century M HAT TO UO. Tho first thing to do I to determine, when you teul tbla mtasagF, that you will do All you can to Induco your achool to enter tho celebration. Thin how tbl meaaigo to jour teachen. orery patriotic teacher will bo glai to help you If you abow yumeire In otirnest. Take tho mes-ago lo tlio school comnilttett an) the auperlnteti-Uoot; auperlnteti-Uoot; their consent aod Aid aroindl ponaablo. After you securo the support of all the, then let tho achool toIu that U wilt enter the celebration. Tbe next thing after tbl publlo Tote will bo the Ajpolulinent of A strong lODimlttev to Uke tho charge. Dils commltteo should bo in (id a up Jointly frumnmolar. tsaoher AUd frleuds of tho school. ThMmmlttee should In all cases be mado up of those who are mostlnearnesi.oolhat tho work may notbecbeckedhy any pJMlblo change of teachers during the summer. Till. moaitAMMi-'. A programme of exercises will be furnished by tho executive committee. It will be simple and adapto 1 to any irhuol, yet ao arrtngot that more elaborate exercise may bo added wherever desired. Tho aim of thu oniclal programme will bo that certain leading exerclsva may bo the same iu ovary school In the rvrubllc; and that At Uast In one feature the Chtuago pro gramme ani tbe school programme may t tJeutlcal. 1 n due time the executive committee will make moredtflultosuggeitluu on method of cetobra.ion through the superintendent of education aud through tho piss, THE LOCAL COUUITTrK. The duties of your committee will first be to In to rest tho cltlxeus nud to prepare the school. Procession may t arnugeJ. Tho veteran, botn oi lii and Houth, will gladly U t curls for acbouls. The other military, civil and rullgloua orgauliatloua or each towu Mill lend their aid If they "0 that the rchool are determined that the ctM ration shall to worthy of the day. riieljcil res will bu the moat vaiuibleof all supports; aud the earliest vHurl of your local committee should bu to enlht It sympathy and request It coitratlou. Ask your loLtlpirs to print thlamtiitage. On Octour l.th the Htara aud Stripes should bo lloatlug from every nchool house In tbe Ilet ublt,c, Iththohojo of tlru friend of com mon school education that not ouo publlo school In the United .States will allow Itselr to le lett out luthl most memorable celebration. rxrrutn n committku rraocl Ilellamy, chslrmau, representing repre-senting Vie ioufA's towy union, litis-ton, litis-ton, Ma. Johu V. Dickinson, secretary of Mauachuiett Hoard of l.ducalloD. Thumiit 11. Btockwell, Cummlialootr of Public Bchooli of Ithodo Maud, W. IX. Oarrelt, HupeMutendont of I ubllo Instruction of Tenursaee. W. C. Hiwllt, BuperlntenJeut of Michigan l.Juca looal exhibit at World' Fair. |