The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-10


become orderly and subject to whole
some discipline?
The writer has seen large number q
letters from teachers throughout the
country. over whose schools the flag has
been raised. which answered these very
questions
The flag has come 70 mean some
thing. writes one teacher in Minnesota
whereas before il was a meaningless
piece Of CLOTH Il can see." writes
another teacher from Missouri. quite
change in the childrens feelings toward
the flag. Now they seem to think that
it is their fag-an effect that never
could have been produced BY talking
Many other teachers report distinct
growth Of real patriotism. In aschool
IN Maine. almost every day after flag
raising one could hear the children
cheering the old flag
Even the little children count the
stars in tire blue field Of their flag. and
learn whnf they mean The older pupils
ransark the books Of the history q Tho
fiag i:sclf. md in 50 doing are impressed
with new idea Of its story and q -
relation ~ their own condition anipriv.
ilcgcs
In this way the school house flag. seen
so often and 50 constantly present IN 70
pupils thoughts. has marked influence
as several teachers report, rpon foret-n
born children and the children Of foreign
born parents One teacher from To
west writes:
-Eighsy-six Per cent. Of my scholars
were either born in other countries O
are the children Of foreign born parents.
The effect u the flag upon my school ~
been to make every one Of my pupils en-
thusizstic Americans II for any re-
son tho hag Is not raised for day, they
clalnor for its raising. No more entn1
siastic or patriotic set Of children can I:
found in the United States than those q
my school
These children begin to feel for Amen
ca the same patriotic devotion winch
their fathers were taught from tne
cradle to manhood. in song and IN storJ'
70 feel toward the lands from WHICH
they came
The flag increases the children's inteT-
est in the school. and this must ress
upon conduct. Many teachers testify 70
this. Ono In Connecticut says, n noeee
it Is easier to govern the children sinn
the far was raised Another in Masss'
chusetts says, 1T has been grand Sep
in our school toward making brave
manly boys and wonanly girls
II has been proposed that the raislns
Of the flag b. one Of the exercises n ~
the pnblic srhool celebrations ON Coium'
bus Day. This arrangement Will stin
rlate all the schools which have mol ~
raised the colors to obtain . flag pefo<s
that date.
The executive committee Of tho ~
tional Columbian public school ceienrr
ton have taken good step in annorne.
ing that any school writing 70 tnel
chairman in Boston will be given
flcal suggestions and material ao
how 70 procure flag. Not ono pup,s
school III America ought TO allow H. ..
10 be without the stars and STRIPES
this memorable occasion
JAMS b UPHAA v
he wrote Three Hands.
II is now well understood that fne
lawyer Of whom Dickens speaks q
writing three handsome which ~
himself only could read, one whlcn
only his clerk could read and one
which nobody could read WAS JONI
Bell Of the chancery bar. james
Payn.
90 Many ObstseIes-
Stranger High steppers appear y
DO very fashionable here.
Horse Dealer Yes. sir. No otna
kind can get around New York 81
without brcaking their necks. Ne"
York Weekly.