The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-04-04
FLAGS FOR ATLANTA SCHOOLS.
Old Glory Will Fly Over Every Public
School in Atlanta.

From the flag pole of every school IN
Atlanta a United states dag will soon
noat to the breeze, and the school
children of the city Will salute the national
colors as they enter tho buildings in the
morning and leave for their homes IN inc
afternoon.
Al the meeting Of the committee OF pub
liz. buildings and grounds, held yesterday
afternoon in the mayors office, n reS3l"-
ton wa. introduced recommending the pur-
chase of Il flag for each OF the twenty =
one public schools of tn" CITY.
The action Of the committee WAS the re-
euIt Of q petition signed by tax payers
n,trons ana pupils of the city schools.
Tho petitiun. which had been neatly PRINT
el ana embollshed with United states
ha~ was signed by several hunircd per
sons and asked that immediate a'tioh
be taken by the committee
Nayor Collier, who was present at the
session of the committee stated lhaI ne
saw no reason why the petition should
not be allowed by the committee.
II remember that when ! was in column
Inns last wear at the mayors ConNention
said Mayor Collier. that ! stated, in re-
pIvinac to the address of welcome, ! hau
naticed that from every school ana puDnG
building in the city | had seen an Am"ri-
can nag. | stated that hoped before an
other convention should be held that a
flag would hutter from every school build
ing in Atlanta. The audience cheered and
shouted for several minutes ana | was at
forwards informed that there is law in
the state of Ohio requiring that every
school building in the state be furnished
with "a national nag.
the school children be taught to love and
respect the United states flag and want
to see one float from every school building
'Aiderman Mitchell said he was in favor
of the ilugS ana thought il = splendid idea.
lie said he was sorry thai fiag did not
rnat from every public building in the
city and hoped that ali property owners
would SEQ 'hat flags W@r" displayed from
every flagstaff.
of the flags and unanimous vote was
taken when the question was called. TIA"
flags Will he purchased out Of the pubic
buildings and grounds fund ana Will De or
dered at once.
High School Boys Take Action.
From the top of the tall High School
building occupied by the ooyS magniu-
cent flag viii float in a few days.
Friday afternoon al a special session held
by the BOYS it was decided to purchase Il
large flag. erect a flag pole and hoist the
colors to the breeze. As no fund is allowed
in the school appropriation the patriotic
bows decided to assess Themselves aud buy
the flag.
Each boy who is a student of the high
school agreed to pay 10 cents toward the
flag fund and cents for the flag staff
fund As there are more than 200 pupils in
the school fund that is TO be realized
will be sufficient for the purchase Of very
handsome flag.
Many Flags in the City.
AS the war cloud gathers the number of
flags in Atlanta increases.
From the ffty-f0ot pole of the English
American building magnificent flag has
been unfurled for several weeks. A flag has
also been flying from the Aragon hotel and
from the Capital City Club. new flaG