Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-01-18

ssif-saeriacs here IN osr country, snd O
our own coil.
Read the history Of the American Rev
oiution, the ''st0ry Of the Boys Of To-
and the newly made history Of the sres
var for freedom and the integrity Of sh<
nation; and ous Of the exploits, and thu
tolls and su6erinss and sacrifices of You,
| own ancestofs-yoIr own fathers and kim
men, you will learn your practical lesson,
OF patriotism and be impressed anew With
the love and duty you owe to your country
May your patriotism be an ardent seEtimen,
~ we'll - - natural principle. that you
may feel the minstrel rsptures swell" a,
the name Of your country and the music Of
her national airs.
But do not imagine that patriotism CON.
s,sts only in seeking the bubble reDuta
lion even in the cannon's mouth" or achiev.
ing any heroic deeds Of perilous adventure
The days Of knigh.errantry are past: bu,
The time for duty 10 sI~ays present. In re-.
turn for the inestimsble blessing, and
privileges they enjoy under her dag, the
country has right to require and only
requires that her patriotic children
ne f4ithfni at their post Of duty. You will
soon 90 forth to life to take your places By
The side Of your fellow citizens vho are
now guiding the course Of the Nation. Re.
member to 'act we'll your part however
humble II may sometimes seem to you.
Learn TO labor and TO Wait for ~ surely
as right 10 still right and justice is still jus
tice, the day will sometime come, IL no,
already here. when
Ia all lands and through all human story
The path of duty lie the way to glory
On behalf Of the committee and school
the flag was accepted BY DIR. J. 0. Webster
10 the following we'll chosen remarks
1t were folly for me to make al attemp,
at any oratorical effort, after the cloquen,
address TO viii n We have listened; indeef,
that should speak II all 10 owing to the
fact that the donors of the flag had pre-
engaged the services of the orator Of the
committee, who should have been the one
TO reply on our behalf To try to embel.
ish the subject after he has dealt with ii
would be A. vain as the attempt ITO paint
the lily. to gid refined sold.r So will
only, on behalf the committee and the
school, accept the flag and express our
grateful thanks for the gift and our appre.
citation Of the patriotic spirit which
prompted it.
On the patriotism Of the rising generation
are founded the hopes Of the Republic
But as the human mind is constituted. pat
riotism, ike other virtues or sentiments
IN with difficulty nouri,hed on pure ideals.
a visible symbol il necessary to represent
the nation; and in all ages the standard or
flag Of people has been the objective
symbol which has ELECTED the outward ex-
preston of their patriotic devotion.
SO in our country, from the time
When Freedom. from her mountains height,
Unfurled her banner to the air.
She tore the azure rob Of night
And set its stars in glory there
And when the Father of His Country
FIRST in war, first in peace. first in the
hearts of his countrymen," was fttingly
honored by the stripes of the Washington
c0atof-arms being added to the Tag, the
stars and stripes have represented the IDEAS
of freedom aud the Nation to all Ameri-
cans.
So, at the outbreak of the War Of the
Eebe Hon, IL was natural that in the North.
where freedom was . reality. where the
Nation had ever been estee med above the
State. where the old Fourth of-July eele-
brations. with their flying flags, patriotic
IN, nn !, -. d.~n,,a ,s "r ,I osen
that fred the heart. of ber von,h 10, tho
defense of their country; and the sen,i-
tnen'' III man pulls down the American
a,'hn ~ .a,n ta., S -, .o'nu az
Amen from every tongue.
The spirit Of patriotism eliminated IN
tnA' war anu IN Tue reaction rom It's
hss no, basn too ,i,,la oh;sc,iva axn,s..;ar
of patriotism whether our children have
cot heard too few patriotic speeches, have
uo' pAi'in 'pa.ta ~ 700 rev genuine ceieora-
been tao l,,,la mined Win ,av.r..nca for The
flag and appreciation of the value of that
for which 1t stands. 80 we welcome this
nv io' '"e s'tN''ou u hsS upon
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O our hearts. May It's pupils be inspired
with the spirit OF pt'rlotism that viii
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