| Show leif ericson the explorer is slowly coming into own As thought Is riven given to tile ills of the lie western belf 11 is gradually being con ceded to lin tile first to land hind on oil the mainland or of north america into tile of history gives credence to the discovery of tho ina biland of north america by others since the days of and before the discovery of matito do mingo ly by columbus Columbi iH lit in 1492 As leif Eric fricsons sons ns nn all ex cx I 1 lorer aidi discoverer of north america dawns upon the people carlous states honor ills memory lias has it ceif day the ani lower house of tile sta santo t 0 of passed a bill at I 1 its t a reent recent session to the ho same saino end gov C floyd K 11 olson of minnesota signed it bill which requires the public liell schools of that state to devoto devote a halt half hour on october 9 of each eccli year goto to appropriate exercises relative to and in ili commemoration 0 of f tile the life till and history of delf eric moll and the ideals lie fostered the ChrI chretian tIan science monitor on oil tile minnesota bill ns follows teachers Ten chora call say nil all they want to about columbus and ills jaunt across tile the atlantic I 1 lu 1492 and they call pay tributo to the italian on oil lils his lay october 12 but Oct october 9 0 young sota must pauso pause to consider the prior Cla cintins illis of tile the norseman NOr senian ills ilia friends 10 lo do not ask mat hint columbus bo be banished from tho history books but they do want tile tho youth of tho the nation to be taught that leif ericson rot got over to tho the mainland for the me first call about four centuries sooner gooner the new lake boulevard in chicago liaa has been given tho the imme leif ericson drive it if plans tire aro carried outi onto a large gargu monument costing coating about will rill bo be erected erect cil to the explorer lit im all place along tile drive |
