The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-13
FLAG FOR NO. II SCHOOL.
1t Was Presented and Thrown to the
Breeze With Appropriate Exercises -
Those Who Participated in Them.

IL was Presented ana thrown 10 tne
Breeze With Appropriate Exercises 49,
Those Who Participated in Them.
From the flag staff of the new No. II
school on Emmett sreet in the Eigh-
teenth ward floats the national emblem,
presented to the principal, Professor NJ.
ID. McCaWley, yesterday by NJ. j..
O'Toole, president of st. Peters Father
Mathew society, of Bellevue. The school
was decorated gaily with flags and
bunting, and pupils and teachers Were
dressed in holiday attire.
AT o'cloch st. Peters society formed
at its hall on Fourth street and marched
to the school. On platform to the left
of the main entrance seats were ar
ranged to accommodate the members of
the society and others who had been in
vited. Ex-Judge P. p. Smith, Control
Ter Il. j. Jennings, Professor George
Howell, of the high school, and Control
Ter Thomas Coar, of the Eighteenth
ward, occupied the platform with the
society.
The pupils marched from the rooms
and took a position to the right of the
entrance. Emmett street was well lined
with the men and women of the ward
as we'll as many former pupils of the
school.
The Flag Presented.
The pupils sang the tuneful anthem,
Americas Flag" Principal McCaw-
ley then introduced NJ. j. O'Toole, who,
as president of st. Peters Father
Mathew society, presented the flag with
a speech, comprehending. well selected
language, bright thoughts and graceful
and ready delivery. All combined eff
forts of men have a specific object, he
said, and the flag represents crystal
ized sentiment Of the people of the
United States. The flag does not signify
war. 1t Is now flag of peace. No GER
tain class, creed, or clique of people are
exempted from its protection. In the
name of st. Peters society, Mr. O'Toole
presented the flag to the school.
Controller Jennings, acting for Presi-
dent Won Storch, of the board Of con-
troll, accepted the gift. Mr.. Jennings
said it was a pleasure to him to accept
that beautiful emblem of national
unity and public rights. Education has
opened the doors of patriotism, and 1t
should be the aim Of every pupil Of No.
II school to see that the flag would
never be insulted, or one star wrested
from its place.
ExJndge Smiths Remarks.
Victoria McDermott recited, Flag of
the Free" and ex-Judge Smith was in
troduced. He contrasted the methods
Of education of today with the methods
Of forty years ago, and said that the
difference was marvellous. Patriotism,
he declared, is, has been and ever will
be a familiar term it is found in the
lays of minstrels, songs Of the bards,
themes of poets, Grafton Of statesmen,
shouts Of the schoolboy, and In all its
different usages 1t never has but one
meaning. There is no synonym to it.
No other word expresses so signifi-
cantly love of the hills, streams, and
valleys Of our country, its people, free
| institutions and government as patriot
ism. Education rests upon patriotism
and patriotism rests on education, but
there is one element in our system lack
and patriotism rests on education, but
heart, of the courage. The demand of
the age Is for courage as we'll as for
brains. The way to reach the heart is
to give more time in the school room to
the study of heroic men. More singing
by the pupils, recitation by Pupil
Morris Quinn, entitled, God Bless Our
Flag Forever" and a local history OF
the schools by James Brogan ended the
| exercises.