Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-10
RAISING THE FLAG.
The siIken Hammer Hoisted to tile Sum-
nit of School No. 10 Thursday.

Services incident to the raising of an
American flag were held at public
school No. 10, Harrison street near
Maryland avenue, Thursday in the
presence of several hundred persons.
The members of the Board of Educa-
tion present were President, Charles
Baird; s. N. Trump, Thomas f. O'Don-
nell, ID. II. Coylc, Joseph Pyle and
Samuel Belts. The building was crowded
with the children of the school, the
teachers and the invited guests who
listened attentively to the exercises
given in the assembly room Of the school
building.
The rooms were decorated with flags
and bunting and portraits of distin-
guished men hung from the walls of
every room. Flags and bunting hung
in festoons about the portraits of Wash
ington, Lincoln, Grant and Garfield
which adorned some OF the rooms in the
building.
The programme was announced by
George w. Roberts and opened with u
patriotic song by the entire school, after
which Willie Coffin gave "Our Countrys
Flag" with good effect. The class sang
hymn, after which the school rendered
'Ilail to the Land" "Sheridan's Ride
was declaimed by Walter Steelman,
while Misses Viola Robbins and Eva
Dutton gave dialogue. Then the
school sang "The Star Spangled
Banner and Violet Bradley rendered
"The Flag" A selection entitled "Our
Teacher" was given by Miss Grace
Curlett and Frank Cooper. "Tcnting
on the Old Camp Ground" by the
| school; "Onr Country class; "Tramp,
Tramp, Tramp" by the school.
After the exercises inside were over
all went outside, where the flag-raising
and speech-making began. The flag
was presented by Miss Virginia G.
Roberts, who earned the distinction Of
having collected the most money
towards the purchase of the flag. The
starry emblem was received from S. N.
Trump, chairman Of the committee on
No. 10 school, who, in few brief re-
marks, told the several children gath
cred round him the lesson taught by the
flag. The banner was fit adornment
for the summit of the school, Mr.. Trump
said, and it would aid long in keeping
aglow the fire of patriotism in the hearts
of the school children, and convey
TO them knowledge of how their fore.
fathers had paid dearly for this silken
banner. The flag was emblematic OF
the country in which the pupils lived
and the pupils should remember its
teachings Of patriotism as long as
memory lasts. Short speeches were
also made by President Baird and
Joseph Pyle, who eulogized the pupils
and teacher for their efforts in securing
the flag for the school without any out.
side assistance. The speakers said the
flag would instill into to the minds Of
the children knowledge of the civil
strife in which SO many good and gal
liant souls were sacrificed for freedoms
sake, and the pupils would become
more patriotic and loyal than evei
surrounded by the stars and stripes.
The flag is 10xl5 feet in dimension:
and was purchased at cost Of $75. TIL,
flag is one of the prettiest yet raised
upon the top of any public school il
this city, fact that is source of muci
pride 10 the school children who pur
chased it. There are now seven schools
in this city upon which the American
| flag has been permanently placed.