"Four score and seven years ago..."

In a few short minutes Abraham Lincoln stated these words that have now become known as part of one of the most famous speeches in American history. Today in class we looked at the Gettysburg Address and the kids all noted that President Lincoln was quite wrong when he stated that "the world will little note, nor long remember what we say here". The words of this "little noted" speech are inscribed on the wall of the Lincoln Memorial which we will recite together when we are standing there next week. Reading the Gettysburg Address aloud at the Lincoln Memorial is a long-standing Colrain tradition that we are excited to continue.