The record-union., 1896-02-22
E. Mumford, Principal, the programme

E. Mumford, Principal, the programme
was as follows:
Song, Columbia, Ny Country"
school; prayer, Rev. r. M. Stevenson;
sWelcome to the Day" Justine Griffith;
"Our Native Land" Alexander Shelton;
"Washington's Birthday" Louis Chap
man; "Our Flag" John Burghardt; sa-
lutation of the flag by the school; why
We Salute the American Flag" Lizzie
Van Guelder; song, Guard the Flag,
school; drill, Little Boy Blue sixteen
boys from the third grades; George
Washington, Willie Koch, Lester Pol
lock, George Middlemiss, Willie Smith
and Frank Loranger; place the Flag
On Every Schoolhouse," Roscoe Ben
nett; song, "Our Public School," school;
"a Finger Play for Washington's Birth
day." Edna Eaton; Devotion to Our
Flag" five ooys from Miss Prices class;
Our Own Dear Washington" Arthur
Shannon; washington John Meister,
David Johnston, Emil Schwitzer, Frank
Streefkerk; Our Flag" Grove Fink
and Hiram Long; song, Yankee
Doodle" school; song, Paradise Alley,
Anita Medley; Washington Florence
Ashworth; a wreath drill, girls from
fourth grades; "Washington's Name, .
Mabel Peterson; drill, RED, White and
Blue" girls from fifth grades; song,
MT. Vernon Bells" school; remarks by
Hon. A. c. Hinkson; song, America,
school.
Judge Hinkson spoke as follows:
l want to talk now about one of your
essential and important duties, which
is the principle of good citizenship and
loyalty to your country and it's laws.
Education will avail you nothing
unless it aids you in becoming good
citizens, and you cannot, of course, be
good citizens unless you stand by and
protect and defend the principles of our
republican form of government.
The boys when they become men
should always be ready and willing to
aid in enacting good and necessary
laws, and not only to observe and re-
spect them, but to aid in their execu-
ton. Good government depends upon
pure politics and the election of COM
petent and incorruptible men to office.
1t is the duty of all men to take an in
terest in politics, because the Govern
D1ent must necessarily be administered
through politics, and no man has the
right to protection to his person and
property through our Government and
laws unless he is loyal to the Govern
ment and does his part in making,
ote eying and enforcing the laws.
/ am asha med to say that the men
who make the loudest elamor against
corrupt politics are to blame for its
existence, and 1 hope that the boys in
this and in all other schools, when they
become men, will be brave, fearless and
Independent men, not afraid of becom-
ing contaminated with an evil because
they associate themselves with it, only
to reform it.
To all these pretty little girls let me
say that / hope, sometime, you will all
be wives and mothers; then your duties
and responsibilities in governmental
mates will also be great, because
mothers, wives and sisters can WELD
a wonderful influence in such matters
by keeping out of politics, and through
their good and purifying influences
over men. 1t is the women who keep
out of politics that possess to the great
est degree these influences over men.
IT is through these influences that she
can accomplish the most good as pa
triotic and good woman.
To you all, boys and girls, I say: Re-
member that tomorrow, the 22d day of
February, is the anniversary of the
birth of him to whom you are most in
debted for the privilege of enjoying the
advantages of an education in the pub
lie schools, of living under a republican
form of government, and as true Amer
lean citizens to breathe the air of free
dom and to enjoy the proud distinction
of being a part of the people who are
the Government of the grandest coun-
try upon which the sun shines and
whose future destinies are in your
hands. Also remember that you enjoy
the protection guaranteed to every
American citizen, in whatever cline he
may be found, of that proud and grand
cid banner, the American flag. Remem-
Der the great struggle, the great cost of
life and property, the trying ordeal
through which the gallant band of pa
trlots went to secure to you the her
itage of a free country and the repub-
lican form of government in which,
and under which, you enjoy so many
blessings. And ever keep green in your
memories and honor and revere the
name of Geoge Washington, the Father
Of his Country.
Emulate his example of patriotism:
let your first allegiance be to your Gov
ernment, and, then, like him, stand ever
ready, if need be, with you lives to de-
fend your country and protect your
flag.