The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-10-29
FLAG RAISE

scholars were there and all the school
seemed eager to see the flag raised. AT
three o'clock the flag pole was put up
and the flag hoisted amid the cheering of
the scholars by the following four little
girls: Lottie Connor, Carrie Culverwell,
Julia Lynch and Pearl Alderman. A
slight breeze was blowing at the time
which sailed the flag to its full length
and showed its beauty. The flag is
beautiful one and has all the states rep.
resented by "A stars. it is 20 feet long by
II in width.
While the flag was unfurled to the
breeze America was sung by the scholars.
A select reading then followed by Will
Denton, The Blue and the Gray which
was read in a nice manner.
Mr.. Gwartney the principal of the
schools then introduced Lieutenant Gov
ernor Poujade who made the following
address which was listened to with mark
cd attention:
''Some time ago number of our local
musicians gave each a nights labor to-
ward purchasing flag and staff for the
school house. While they labored
hundred light feet tripped gracefully in
time with the sweetly ordered music. The
poetry of motion and of sound were
joined there, where strength and beauty
met. The children of the school appre-
ciat;ng the situation gave their mites in
money toward purchasing some neces-
sary appurtenances, and to-day We are
here for the purpose of concentrating
those gifts-of beholding the fruits of
that nights labor and the childrens
mites.
What is it? A fag-a few bits of
cloth in colors. In itself it is almost
nothing-as symbol it is to us the
greatest thing that is.
In times that have long been past,
when men were still savage, they learned
that gov rnment was necessary. At
first probably the science of government
which We are now only beginning to
study, was confined to simple question
of physical strength. He who was
strongest controlled. Then as people
grew in numbers and the power of
physical strength in single man
must necessarily be limited within mar
row bounds the art of politics, craft and
the ability to successfully direct the
efforts of number of other men in a
given direction were added to the re.
quirements of the chiefs. These things,
together with the power of wealth and
superstition, made government possible.
Still it was government by force. A
few, usually one person in nation, be-
cause they could, ruled the many, who
submitted because they must. Such wal
government, and such are the govern
ments under which live nine tenths o
all the people who now inhabit thu
world. Every chief and every king hat
some symbol of authority; some emblem
+ which represented the power of hi
house and his people. So nations cam
, to have coats of arms and flags which tn
, few misused for wrong-doing to thei
, fellows, and the many respected becaus
r they feared. Thus the flag became a
, most an essential part of the government
, and when the people of this blesse
land, after suffering much from oil
forms, determined that they needed n
9 chief-no king any governor, say
. one whose function is only to serve h
t people, not to rule them,-an emblem
!. was adopted for our nation also--a
q emblem, OF the spirit of the people an
!. ol their authority. Theie it is.
. And because that h,c waa f''lloNe ed
-. victory through the greatest wars ev
q waged for human freedom it has come
be the emblem of that sweet new bot
to man-LIBERTy. Man with all i
advancement still needs symbols. I'll
one has meaning to every man. To
IL it symbolizes the law-the authori
which calls you together here, al
he which you as free agents in this gre
ID government are expected willingly
at obey, now, during school days, and al
IL when you grow to be men and wome
w It will be constant reminder that
a the igovernment-to the state, you o
x. your education. The state, the orga
he zation of your fellow.men and won
o. who have grown cider than you-gi'
Oh you learning in order that you n
to be healthy, useful and productive in
en- viduals and hoping that you in tn
,er when they shall have gone from
world, may do as well as they, or bett
*. and thus perpetuate happy nation t
IA. may exist forever. To do this
,e. American Flag must be maintained.
&c. Friends, young and old, in order
,es maintain what the American Flag req
q a sents, great sacrifices have been mad
leo great minds have toiled necessarily
me million strong men have freely 81
be their lives, leaving behind them OF
"A millions to mourn. Let us cherish i
om our hearts and always remember t
The we are AMERICANS.
Is not that flag beautifully grand.
Axe is lovely thing to look at floating
arr the air, and still more lovely to the N
=. and heart. 1t ia no symbol of q RI