Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-19
FLAG DAY"
Growing Interest Among the Public
Schools for It's Observance.

Growing Interest Among the Public
Schools for It's Observance.
There is growing sentiment all over
the country in favor of having the Ameri-
can flag float over the public school build
ings. In nearly every County Institute
held in this State during the past three
years some mention has been made of the
importance of teaching the children the
principles of patriotism and arousing in
them love for the flag and its meaning.
Many people hold that the American flag
shonld hang in or float over every school
room in the State, and an occasional hour
be spent in singing the best patriotic songs,
reciting the masterpieces of our national
orstory and telling sgain and again the
proud story of our national life, till the
children are led to appreciate the value
of their inheritance and its achievements,
and made TO feel that it is their duty to see
to it that its glory remains untarnished
and undiminished, to be transmitted, broad
ened and strengthened to the millions who
are to follow them.
On visiting SUPERB ntendent Hoitt's Office
yesterday RECORD UNION reporter asked
him what had been done in this State in
furnishing flags for the schools, and learned
that much interest is being taken in the
matter by the ladies of the Grand Army,
by teachers, by parents and other patriotic
and public-spirited citizens. Mr.. Hoitt
said: "At Newcastle, a short time since,
the ladies of the Grand Army arranged
with the teachers and pupils to give an en-
tertainment to procure school flag.
Learning of this move the people of Pen
ryn passed around the hat and purchased
and raised the flag over their school build
ing before the entertainment at Newcastle
took place. One or two other districts in
Placer county have given entertainments,
or are about to do Sd, for the purpose of
getting flags. Napa City has a flag for
rainy days and another for fair days, and
the emblem of liberty waves over the
school building every day when school is
in session.
linas, and copy of the linden, of that city,
gave graphic account of the raising of
flag over the public school, in which the
Mayor and the whole town joined with
teachers and pupils. The people of Chico
will raise flags over the public schools
there, and the students and faculty of the
State Normal School will hoist flag over
their building next Saturday.
ION that day, ALSO" continued Mr.. Hoitt,
'the teachers and pupils and the entire
town of Red Bluff will celebrate Flag Day
as tribute to the memory of Washington,
and beautiful new flag will be raised
over each of the school buildings of the
town. Would it not be good
idea and grand sight to have the men,
bers of the Grand Army of the Republic
and the old Confederate soldiers join hands
with the teachers and children on Memo
rial Day in raising flag over every school
house in the State which shall be at that
time without one?"
Some months ago tine flag spirit took
possession of some of the good people of
Sacramento, and a few public spirited citi-
Zens took hold of the matter and proposed
to the Board of Education to supply each
school building with handsome flag, pro-
vided the Board would furnish the fiagstaffs.
The proposition was accepted. and now the
schools of this city are prepared to throw
the stars and stripes to the breeze on all
national or public occasions.