The herald., 1896-02-24
Over the New School Houses at
Pasadena
PATRIOTIC SPEECHES MADE
Under the Shadow of Americas Ma.
ti0nal Emblem
Shakespeare Club rIembers Discuss Recent
L'terature-rhe Good Templars' Con-
ventlon-SociaI Affairs and News

the Columbia and Franklin schools by
John II. Godfrey post, G.. A. r. we're
raised today amid much pomp and
ceremony. The parade OF members Of
the post, accompanied by members of
the Order of United American Me-
chanics, started from G.. A. r. head
quarters at 10 o'clock, and, dividing
themselves into two parties, proceeded
to the new buildings on North Lake
avenue and Lincoln avenue respec.
lively, where appropriate exercises
we're enjoyed by hundreds of specta.
tors.
At the franklin school, on the west
side, the flag was raised by Past Com
mander Il. Williams, and the Stars and
Stripes were greeted with a patriotic
cheer by veterans and school children
alike, all of whom carried flags and
joined in the singing of the Star
Spangled Bannor, led by Principal
Graham of the High school. Then ex-
Governor Lionel A. Sheldon made a
brief and eloquent address.
"The flag OF the nation" he said,
"has foated over public buildings and
been carried at the head of our armies
since the founding of the nation, and
that the intense patriotism which is
being engendered has latterly caused
it to be raised over our public schnols.
While in only few states is this obli-
gatory, it is becoming distinctly popu-
lar, and will eventually probably be-
come law that the American colors
shall float over every public school
house in this country"
Governor Sheldon also spoke of the
esteem in which the emblem of our
nation 10 held, both in peace and in
war, dwelt upon it's development from
the original thirteen stars and stripes,
and upon the bond Of union between
the Il. A, II. veterans who fought for
peace and the youths of today who en-
joy it. Calvin Hartwell then rose and
stated that the name of the school
building had been changed to Lincoln.
The ceremoiies we're closed with the
singing of My Country, 'Iis of Thee.
Past Commander G. G. Brown had
charge of the East Side raising, and
Captain Simpson made the principal
speech. asking the trustees to accept
the flag, and remarking upon the ap-
propriateness of its being presented on
the anniversary OF the birth of the
founder of the country which it repre-
sents. He hoped that the school chill
dren would at all times give it the
veneration which it merits. MIR. Il. A.
Walker, representing the trustees, ac-
cepted the flag, after it. had been run
up to the top of the pole, amid cheers,
and made an eloquent address. He
exhibited, too, fragment of the iden-
tical flag which flew over General
Grants headquarters in the Wilder
ness campaign.
Among the G. A. II. men and others
who occupied the porch was Colonel
Booker of Los Angeles, who, being
called upon for tribute, explained
the meaning of the design Of the flag,
and spoke fervently upon the signih-
cance of the emblem to those who love
their country. The exercises we're con-
cluded by the singing of Hail Colum-
bia by high school students under Vice
: Principal Mrs. Coleman's direction,
and by flute rendition from Comrade
Stuntz.
SHAKESPEARE CLUB
At a meeting Of the Shakespeare club
yesterday afternoon there was an I'M
usually large attendance, this being
the reg ular monthly meeting. In the
absence of the president, Mrs. 9. HI.
Reyes. Mrs. Judge Stout presided, and
the program was one of unusual inter-
eat. The first paper was by Mrs. Emma
j. David son upon The Great Books of
the Past Year. She introduced her sub.
ject by saying that although the past
year had been quite prolific in liter
ature, there had been no really great
works produced, and therefore her sub
ject should have been called, rather,
The Notable Books Of the Year. Mrs.
Davidson read from Howells' My Lit
erary Passions, and referred to the lit
erary work of Marion Crawford, Bran
der Matthews, Elizabeth Stuart Phelpe,
Julia McGruder and others Of the
American novel writer's who have writ
ten notable works, touching also upon
the more widely read books in science,
paper WAS listened to with great inter
est, and at it's close some discussion
WAS entered into, particularly concern
ing "the novel with purpose" upon
which there is always so much room
for difference of opinion.
Mrs. Emma p. Webb opened the
subject of the relative effects of hered-
ity and environment by reading a
paper in which she made an able pre-.
sentation of the subject from the
standpoint of a thorough believer in
heredity. She thought that good
blood, which she defined as noble
qualities of mind and heart, were
transmitted from generation to genera
ton. and that while environment may
modify these to some extent, it can
never eradicate them.
Miss Anna Dane presented
thoughtful paper in which she main
tanned that environment possesses the
greatest power in forming character
and destiny, citing many examples
that seemed to bear out the assertion;
on the one hand those OF criminals
and bad characters, raised in the midst
of degradation and crime; on the other
hand the good, upright citizen as the
outcome of favorable environment:
Mrs. DIR. Conger thought there was
too much precept and too little ex-
ample, too much stress laid upon
teaching with too little regard for per-
sonal responsibility. The will should
be cultivated in far larger measure, as
it is only by struggle that we can
rise, and by the cultivation of the will
we may achieve really great things.
Mrs. Conger also considered prenatal
influence as being very potent factor
N determining character. giving n