New-York tribune., 1877-06-15
THE FESTIVAL, OF THE FLAG.


TION AND THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The patriotism of the Teachers Association
OF this city eliminated yesterday evening In meeting
NJ the Academy OF Music In honor OF tho hundredh an
niversary Of the adoption Of the American fiag lhe
Academy filled IN spite OF the heat Upon the stage
sat the Hon s. D. H. Vance, william Wood President OF
the Board of Education d. ID. L. Soutlerand Presidoh
of the Teachers Association; Commissioners bei
Trustees Wright, Brennan. Dennisou. and Knapp Sen
ator Iangen and others interested In educational mat
ters Letters received from President Hayes
Mayor Ety. Secretary Evsrts Senator Morrissey, ana
Assemblyrnan Stralan. Around and about were manu-
decorations OF ferns flowers palms, ana stacked
bayonets. large bust of George Washington nankeu
by two American eagles In screaming attitudes occheu
the center of the stage. Above all was glory OF aHs
The benign countenancc of the Father OF His Country
was the only bencdction The principle of No Bible In
the Public Schools was carried ont and was Ut
tered. H. ID L. SOutherland introduced H H. Naice' w
presiding officer Mr. Vance III snort ADDRESS, ~ ~
tho Importance OF the educatlOnai Question, sat %
the future Of the nation turned upon lts s9Iution
tbo Ieopie although those could be found who would
cOnhne education within the narfOwesl nIs, o,i,'
speaker believed that the low idea o popular ednchV
held by such these based upon the iase pitlpo
instruction was only good as iaf rs II was fsvm' %
and that mental culture Of use IN nsci hoe'
In this favored land, Eo SAID where succs
industry, hard TO define The line OF demISti1m & ~
between rich and Door above which one might aspe 10
mental culture and below which another ceased 10 nv
occasion for its use. Upon so low Theory OF po&liri &
from an innate sense OF lberay rs from correct u-
derstandng OF his own interests. nj, >,
Aucusta L. Dar son then rccied The American Ftas,
ana Jules @. TmnbaTd sang " Inc Siar-9l1hS'" M 'an
ner" Charles Shaw then fol%Eeh WIZ al, ~, y '
The story the American hag, tho meaning oi us sf
bos and the battles, sicgcs and fOrtlts through WHICH
il has pasScd WRs the subject or Two hours essay It
by gen schuyler HamtOn-the grandson OF AcHahuer
Hamilton and MajoT-Gen. Schuy ler-bclorc iho hlSht
cal SpccfV last evening. There was cohspruuuS an
seucc of historic flags, which wound nave Scctu III ,'l
inc with the occasion and small American nag anu iho
"IJuiaD Jack" formed The only stage dafoihtions'
m inn II
flags and elnbems general, Gen. Hamilton utacloeu
the different banners borne by the AmfricaA cOlohs III
The ante Re yolutonay times Previous 90 the adoption
of the present Stars stripes, the most noahic nag o.
the Revolution was the great Cnloh ,; Otlriiis S io
stripes of he colonies. Undor this lig many OF thr
battles in the War for independence were lOught anu
II was not until jane H., 1l'f lnat me
stars and Stripes-d3 stars and ~ strpes-Was
prescribed by CONGRESS as the nag OF nc
United states. Changes IN tao iog frequently di-
cussed by Congress Tor many years aItcrwar Tie pp
vision that bOh and stripe should be al lea ior
every STATE threatened. in thc RAPID GROWN oi hc cruh-
try, MAKE the national cnblcn al aWAWSla ihu uh
wirdy lieco bnntlns. Ono patriotic ana picsr'.Ai
Ne-IOrk COngr went so tar ~ 10 predict 80 ISL
that II stripe were added Tor every Sta'r, ~
would soon BE impossible TO ma "a mast mEH
enough Ia hoist the nag upon. SO an Gct vas
passed in that year providing that thereafter
tu ag should always consist OF l3 stripes nut star
shuld be added the Fourth of july fopwns TIE al
mission of new state The Union. Tho different ci4rhS
Ia American history "a lnrhtd by the ulheichl h%sS
were narrated by Gen Hamilton VINO lhielaheISo' MS
essay wltn interesting side nciden OF the past hr
soldiers sailors, poets. statcson, and ihNehtIa o nc
several periods mentioned, ana the audcDrc UiS
frbted its applause in ne most cYc-hahu'd ueiifI
among Bacon, Washington, Commodore PcUy, Ittrr
Coopcr Alexander Hamilton, Gen. Gram. Joseph Rod
man Drake. and Otacr persons whose deeds Wcc ceie
DTilcd by tie essaJIsL