LAW DAY - Educating Fourth Graders at Stanwood Elementary
Posted By L. Anthony Bompiani, Esquire on May 14, 2009 9:25am PDT
Wednesday,
I had the opportunity to celebrate law day by giving a presentation to
100 fourth graders about Abraham Lincoln. I talked about why President
Lincoln decided to grow a beard. This is a very interesting story that
most people do not know. Just before the election, an 11-year old girl
from Westfield, NY wrote a letter to Mr. Lincoln suggesting that he
grow a beard. Surprisingly, he responded to the letter, and then
stopped to see her in Westfield on his way to be sworn in as President.
Here is a picture of the memorial at the Westfield train station.
The little girl's name was Grace Bedell. Click here for some more information. What a great story.