The National tribune., 1894-08-09
By EhHace Foster.

What do the Stars and Stripes mean for the
schools?
1t means the practical application of the
principles of the Declaration of Indep endenee
to the training of youth; it means education
for citizenship of the children not alone of the
Masses not alone of the classes, but of the
whole body of people, without distinction of
race, color, religion, creed, or social opportun-
ties.
1t means that American citizenship is not
the prerogative of high.cast estate, not the
superlative privilege OF a higher" governing
class. nor the exclusive earthly reward of be-
levers in a particular form of religion; but is
a right, privilege, and reward for all those
who acknowledge allegiance to and are thor
oughly loyal to the Constitution of the United
States and TO the laws Of the Union
1t means that the gates of the Temple of
knowledge of the United States ever wide
open so long war is to be waged against
ignorance, superstition, bgotry, intolerance,
vice. crime, and all the evils that aflict society.
1t means emancipation from the rude thraldom
Of uneducated bodily powers; it means liberty
of thought, moral and spiritual regeneration.
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTION.
Past National President Charity Rusk
Craig is deeply interested in the flag move
ment, and says: II have kept run of all the
measures in the Woman's Council and was
pleased with their reception of the ". l.. C., md
glad they have started out upon Patriotic In
structon in the Public Schools"
Julia S. Conklin, Chairman of the Relief
Corps Committee Patriotic Teaching. is
arranging stirring program'lor Flag Nigh" "
Convention week, National President Sarah
&. Mink having, with her patriotic ZEAL set
apart Wednesday evening for a consideration
of that subject, and the presentation of the
flag salute. There are some delightful sur
prises in store in connection with the flag
movement at National Convention. National
President Mink has some designs which will
make the 18th National Convention the most
memorable in the history of the W.R.C.
THE FLAG IN MILWAUKEE.
The Relief Corps of Milwaukee have been
seeking to awaken an interest in the flag salute
among the hool authorities of that city. As a
correspondent well says:
when the Stars and Bars are made for and
worn by the children of the South, when monu-
ments to ex- Confederates are unvailed, it is
time the schools of the North were honoring
the emblem of unity for which our soldiers
fought many bloody field"
The school board has the matter under adj
visement, and it is hoped vital results may
follow.
DEPARTMENT JOURNALS.
We have before US the latest Department
Journals of Maine, Indiana, Connecticut, Ne
braska, Michigan, and Massachusetts,
a
the portraits of Past Department President
Inzetta A. Small, Emily Y. Littlefeld. Clara b.
Leavitt, and Grace f. Howe, and presents
record of work under Department President
Ella Jordan Mason to be proud of. the great
feature being the Relief Corps Home project,
now an established fact le'
The Indiana Journal has as from tispiece a
portrait Of Past Department President j ulia 8.
COnklin. The Journal dis carefully compiled,
and sets forth the grand work instituted in
that State on behalf of patriotic teaching in
the public schools. as well as for the Soldiers
Orphans Home and in general lines of W.R.C.
work.
The report of the Indiana Committee on
Patriotic Teaching, Eliza j. Crsler, Chairman,
is very encouraging for that State. There has
been no tagging in the work. Through Corps
committees many schools throughout the State
have adopted the flag salute; but, not satisfied
with this. the Chairman went before the State
Teachers Association, presented the work, and
secured its adoption without dissenting vote.
also visited. and the flag salute was unanimous
ly adopted by that body, many of the trustees
pledging themselves to purchase the flags for
the use of schools in their own Townships.
The Journal of the Connecticut Convention
shows an earnest movement in that Depart
ment to build cottages i'll connection with the
Soldiers Home for the accommodation of the
wives and other near dependents of the vet
Grams.
1t having been found that under the pro-
visions of the will of Mr.. Fitch, who donated
the grounds for Soldiers Home, that no cot
tages can be built for the women until the SOL
diers are all dead, there will probably be a
movement to erect buildings elsewhere.