St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-27
FLAGS FOR SCHOOLS.
Citizens in Mass Meeting Say
They Must Wave.

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Mai. R. r. Henderson presided at a
meeting of Grand Army men and clti-
Gems. held at Plummer Post hall last
evening. TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY of
placing the stars and stripes over every
school hOnse and public building in
Minneapolis. Letters were read from
Superintendent of Schools II. B. Nc
Cornell and others, heartily lndOrSing
the proposition. and set of resolutions
which were adopted by Plummer Camp
Sons of Veterans, calling upon the
board of education to place flag III
every school room in the city. Prof.
Gjertsen, of the board of education, was
the first speaker. Among other things,
he said:
~ presume it's natural for the old vet
Grams to take pride in the national flag.
But they have not monopoly OF the
love of the flag. | never knew what
love there was in the stars and stripes
until after had made a trip to my
native country and returned. There
are some people who come to this c0un-
try who are extremely dissatisfied.
Nothing is like the old country and
nothing right. One Of these couples went
home, but when a steamer was
coming in bearing the flag they had to
go down to see it. They are back again,
and now they are satisfied that no flag
on the face of the earth is as handsome.
If there is anything which shows the
grandeur of our institutions it is our
public schools. 1t is the place where
the great principle of equality is taught.
If there is any place where the Amer
lean flag belongs it is in the public
schools. The flag has its enemies to-day,
and as other flags are raised above the
stars and stripes it is time that the
children should say Down with the
traitors and up with the stars"
A. T. Ankeny, of the hoard OF educa-
ton followed. There is no question at
all about the prOpriety of this move
ment, and as one of the board of educa-
ton, am heartily in sympathy with
the movement. The only way the flags
can be kept up is for the q. a. R., to
supply the flags and to ask the boards
in different parts of the state to use
them. In this city it will cost $4,000 to
place them on the schoolhOuseS. The
board of education will place flag
staff on each schOOlhOuse, but |
think the people of the school
districts should supply the flags. This
could be done by small subscriptions,
and the people would gladly interest
| themselves in such a movement"
Speeches were also made by Robert
| Pratt, B. F. Nelson, Prof. o. '. Tous-
| ~. G. w. Marchant, Maj. Norton and
others. After the speeches Mr.. Mar
! chant offered a resolution providing for
the appointment of committee
| of one for each school dis
trict to solicit subscriptions in
amounts of less than 81 with which to
purchase flags for the school houses in
their districts. An amendment was
offered as follows: lit is hereby re-
solved as the sense of this meeting that
the board of education be, and they are
hereby requested. to erect tiagstaffs and
| place flags over all the school houses in
| Minneapolis. The amendment pre-
vailed. although there was some OppOSi-
| ton to it. 1t was the general sense of
the meeting. however, that the board of
| education should allow the flags to be
purchased by the school children.