The National tribune., 1897-02-11
THE RELIEF CORPS.
from National Headquar
ters---Notes from Departments.
MARCH OF PATRIOTISM.

NAhRSI OE 1870
Relief Corps Women Everywhere in the
Lead-They Helped to Build an Iowa
High School, and Present the Flags That
Fly from the Top.
THE FLAG IN IOWA.
The pride of our country is our public schools,
aud every building that goes up should be at
tended by the introduction of Thoroughly
American system of education starting out
with the distinct object of qualifying the boys
and girls who attend for the intelligent exer-
else of the duties and privileges of citizens OF a
free Republic
The finest school building dedicated this new
year, 1897, is the High School Building OF Mus
catine, Iowa. The dedication was attended by
| cational revival which promises to cuiminate
in a free public library, which should go sioe
by side with the public schools in every city,
town and village in the land.
The project of a new school building was
submitted to the voters of Muscatine, and it is
an open secret that the w0man's vote rolled up
the ayes for the affirmative. In cOnformance
Shelby Norman Corps, through President bet
wiier should present the two handsome flags
which have been unfured from the building.
In patriotic address President Detwiler re-
viewed what had been done by the Grand Army
and the WOmans Relief Corps toward securing
patriotic teaching in our public schools and re-
spect for the fag. She made plea for the
introduction into the school-room of the flag
salute the observance Of National anniversaries
ami the birthdays of eminent patriots and
asked that the Declaration of Independence %
made as familiar as the multiplication table
She urged that the girls as we'll IS the boys
be thoroughly taught their rights, duties and
privileges under the American flag, closing her
remarks as follows:
IN smory often reverts to scene in my col.
lege days. The senior and junior members OF
the collegiate course of the Iowa State Uni.
versity had resolved themselves into mock
Congress of the United States, with its upper
and lower house, its Senator's Representatives
and committees complete. Rules of order were
strictly observed and questions of vital inter-
est to the Nation discussed.
Gould not onr High School pupils, assisted
by the Alumni Association, emulate this ex.
amplef Should you decide to do SO, ask that
your Congressional chairs may be filed re-
gardless of sex, and should occasion and op-
portunity arise, l opine, you would find your
women voting-as in the case Of bonding the
city for this magnificent edifice-in the cause
of right"
And now that Muscatine, Iowa. by vote OF
its women. has secured this magnificent build
ing for the education of the children, let there
be no tagging of interest until complete
American system of education is engrafted
upon the schools of the city. Below the pri-
mary let there be the sub primary or kinder
garten. where from the cradle the little chill
dren may be taught to love the flag and de.
velop every faculty through the cultivation OF
| the eye, the ear. the training Of little fingers
to useful tasks. the full meaning of q Govern
ment whose chief cornerstone is cooperation,
reciprocity, and equal rights for ALL
Let there be a flag in every school-room, that
the children, great and small, may stand to-
gether in solid ranks. rs the soldiers Of the
United States Army do every morning, aud
salute the flag Of their country.
Let the Declaration of Independence chart
be hung beside the blackbo with the teach
ers as we'll informed to xplain its import as
they are to solve the problems on the black
board.
Let there be elementary instruction in by.
gienic cookery, and in practical sewing, and
let manual training with all its benefcent
plans and scope, be placed. not only in the High
School, but in the junior departments through
out the city.
Women can do this, and women alone, since
no matter how broadly q man may think. there
must be woman TO execute wherever chill
dren are concerned.
The proudest page in the history of the
Woman's Relief Corps is the record of what il
has done towards giving practical trend to the
mighty movement on behalf of patriotic teach.
ing throughout the land.