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Show SCHOOL CHILDREN ARE TO HONOR ROOSEVELT Theodore Roosevelt will be honnir.i throughout the I'nited States on October Oc-tober 84 bj school children, businesc ami professional men and in fact all America. Roosevelt's birthday n -tobor 27. and the greatness of or. ol America's leaders will be celebrated in Utah on October 24 An appeal has been sent to all of the schools of the state urging co-operation by state superintendent of schools, 6. N Child. The appeal follows. "October 8, 1910. 'Dear Superintendent "A national movement has been un dertaken to erect a suitable memorial in honor of the life p.nd services of 'he great American, Theodore Roosevelt real opportunity is ihns provided lu education to perpetuate the sterling qualities of manhood and the high IdealB of fair play courage and wholr soni" citizenship BO abundantly manifested mani-fested in his buss and useful careci The plan as worked oul bv the Roosevelt Roose-velt Memorial association involves special exercise.; appropriate to the occasion and the collecting of a fund to meet the expenses of erecting a suitable memorial October 24 bring near the birthday of Theodore Roosevelt has been dostf dated by the national committee an the time for carrying out the program of special exercises. The .schools have been asked to participate. Excerpts From Bocks. "Recognising the appropriateness of the movement and the importance of perpetuating proper ideals of Ann ri can democratic life b means of worthy examples I recommend that ail schools in the stale of Utah arrange to carry out special exercises suitable to the purposes herein Btated and that this day be known as Americanization day in honor of Col Roosevelt To i-id you in making oul a special program pro-gram copies ot a booklet containing a biographical sketch of Col Roosr-velt, Roosr-velt, together With a number of brief excerpts from his readings and addresses, ad-dresses, are being sent to you direct by the state executive committee. Chapters from this book, characteristic characteris-tic stories of Col. Roosevelt, and ad-iresses ad-iresses of his having special appeal to ;bildren, should be read by teachers ind pupils in the commemorative ey Tcises. other features of the program will, of course, suggest themselves to .'OU. "It is the intention of the slate executive committee to appoint one or ubre persons In each local community Hltside of the schools to receive con-ributions con-ributions to the fund which is oc-ng oc-ng raised by the association. Chil-Iren Chil-Iren as well as adults should be en-ouraged en-ouraged to contribute to this fund brough the local committee and to iid In every other way possible. "Yours very truly, N CHILD. "State Superintendr nt- ' |
