The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-02
GIVE THEM ALL A FLAG,


That the Stripes and Stars May Lead United
America-Iet Old Glory Wave over Every
School house-Flag Papers from the Com
mittee on Progress, j.. III. w.
coNFEDERATEs WANT A o. s. FLAG
ain view Of present complications with Eng
land and for many other reasons il Is the duty
of every American TO strengthen fraternal rela-
lions between all sections OF our common conn-
fry AT home and abroad. and enforce the Mon
roe Doctrine so ably presented to the congress
bv President Cleveland in his recent message
Kindly show this letter to the honorable Secre-
tary Of War with my request that he present
.opr association with United States battIe-fag,
with nv assurance that if trouble comes IL Will
be found at the front"
The above is the concluding portion of let
ter written by Col A. J. May, Commander of
the ex.Confederate Veteran Association of
Tazewell County, Va, numbering hundreds
Of soldiers who were in rebellion from 1861 to
1865. and shows The growing spirit of national
ity South ms well as North.
This letter was written in view OF conflict
with our ancient foe, Great Britain, growing
ont of the Venezuela boundary question, Lut
has reference 10 internal questions menacing
the peace of the Republic as well.
All Loyal Home Workers will hail with joy
this rally Of the ex-COnfederates around the col
ors OF the Union. But what will the Loyal
Home Workers d o to get up rally of their own
VIII they see that Old Glory is placed over
the school houses in their communitiesp VIII
they help TO place flag in every school-room?
VIII they do their part TO place the Declaration
of Independcnce chart beside the black board
everywhere?
Let Loyal Home Workers. everywhere, rally
10 the colors Let them do their utmost to
place the old flag in every schoo-house North
and South. Often all that is needed is for
some one 10 make the move Who will make
il? Let all have n flag.
From M.eDeil Adams, Chairman Committee
on Progress l.. II. W.. comes several wel-con-
sidered articles on The Flag in the School
room" herewith given, entire or in part:
THE FLAG AS AN OBJECT LESSON.
The prime object of the Gag in the school
room is to inspire the pupils TO become use
full worthy, aud patriotic citizens. 1t encour-
ages the pupils to search out its historical i'm
portance; inspires them with love of country
and its free institutions, and love of liberty;
creates In them n desire for patriotic literature,
such AZ songs. poems sketches. and biography,
and an ambition 10 emulate The character Of
those noble men and women who have de-
Tended our country.
] have always kept flags in my school-room
since ! have been teaching, and have kept one
floating from tai staff in my school-yard
during school hours for the last three years and
am sure my pupils know more about il and
love it better to-day than ever before.
Our flag" is The watchword from the first
day OF school until the last We learn some
thing about it every day in some of our
studies at school. in the newspapers at home.
in the song book on the stand, or in some book
in the library.
This is not a special work apart from our
stDdies. but we have SO learned to love our
flag that every time we see the word flag, we
want 10 know what is said about il. And
every time we see the Gag floating above the
scho0l-hOuse we have cause to be thankful. We
sing our songs with more enthusiasm. aud give
our Gag salute with better spirit this Winter
than ever before.
The parents in the district are more patriotic
because they have been in our school room
when IL was abaZe with the National colors,
and the boys and girls sang patriotic songs
Teeited patriotic poems, and read and talked
about the old flag.
II we want the children TO love the flag we
must love il ourselves. II we want them to be
patriotic must be patriotic.
Anna o. Gardner, Nicola, Ill.
AN EDUCATED PATRIOTISM.
Compare tells US: ITO DENY the power Of
education il would he necessary TO begin by
denying the influence of the habits which play
SO great part IN life. and almost all OF which
depend upon the manner in which we have
been brought up. Our mind, like our charac-
ter, depends IN great part on the manner Of
our education"
Let Us. then, as teachers teach patriotism J.:
our schools, teach the boys aud girls to know
and love the Tag under hich SO many hundreds
Of brave, loyal hearts have poured out their
life blood for the sake Of the Nation whose
emblem il is. How may this better be done
than by having IL one OF the prominent features
nj rs4As. al
sional talk and always object OF interest and
Enthusiasm on the part Of the teacher?
Will the child not tire off Does the teacher
OF natural science seek 10 withhold from his
pupil the beauties Of nature lest lie weary OF
themf Docs the professor OF mathematics ex-
clude problems, aritbmetical signs. and age-
hraic symbols lest the student becoming tired
lose his INTEREST,"
Shall the teacher Of the United States his
tory not place within the range Of hs pupils
vision the aag which for more than 100 years
has proudly waved in the dark days as well as
the triumphant ones. which has made the
history they study possibility
Ella T. Gibson. Burlington, Kan.
LESSONS OF THE FLAG.
To the soldier IN battle the sight Of his Ma
tional ensign is an inspiration 10 the stranger
~ a foreign land it must surely seem like
message from home
Maynard American living in Paris stroled
1nto the Deauisiul grounds where SO many OF the
French nobility lie buried aud there over the
grave Of the Raiiamt Lafayette floatcd the Star
Spanged. Banner. To him il was like a voice
calling :" Como home" and he rciured to his
native land.
III the sight Of the Gag has such an influence
over older minds. IL must make deeper impress
sion the mind OF youth. Mr. Moody tells us
that his greatest success in religious work has
been with the young; aud cannot but be-
lieyc that the most lasting impression Of pat
riotism can be made upon the children. As
the aim is 10 incu cafe patriotism, NC must
teach the children the price at which our coun-
Try WAS purchased aud the significance OF our
Aag.
We can draw lesson from its conrs. The
white signifies the purity OF the motives which
prompted our forelathers 10 raise that banner
~ defense Of freedom. The blue meaning