Arizona republican., 1905-04-24
TEACH THE CHILDREN

flags, except as he saw fit to do so personally. However flags were used and as evidence of the fact anyone in terested can visit the basement of the central building and find in storage numerous f-azzled and tattered flags that have been worn to strings, float ing in and over the Phoenix schools.
 Tn direct reply to the specific charge that the authorities refused to com ply with the law this year Prof. Cole says he has been misquoted. Shortly after the opening of school the board
 directed him to procure flags. And here is the misquotation for it has been
 published that he said shortly after the passage of the law" which was two years before and to which he made no reference for he was not then in au- thority But as soon as instructed he arranged to buy the flags of a local | dealer. Before the deal could be con ! summated a teacher in one of the
 schools asked hin if he had any objec- ton to the Woman's Relief corps fur
 nishing a flag for her building. He | said certainly not and later when it ! was suggested that the corps supply all i the schools and that 1t intended also 1 to place some in the country, Prof. ! Cole acquiesced willingly, believing l that these women desired the credit of so doing and he was perfectly willing that they should have it. He has the i highest respect for that organization | and believed at the time that if he was l placing himself in any special light it
 was that of granting them favor, and
 an unimportant one for it cost him
 nothing while at the same time 1t was
 a saving to the district if they chose ] is to the corps incident, and with ma
 has surely treated him unfairly in the matter.
 Concerning the general subject of patriotism and haSs in the Phoenix
 schools it is timely to refer to some
 thing of the practice that obtains in
 these educational institutions. In the
 first place the school law is compiled
 with as closely as possible and the first
 subject in the course of study for each
 grade is ethics and civics' which
 makes a good start toward patriotism
 On every teachers program there is
 provided 2 period for miscellaneous
 work and it has been the practice tc
 incuicate lessons in patriotism at thi:
 time in each room.
 small flaS is provided by the schOo
 
 proper occasions.
 One or more flags are on the wall. of every school room in the city anC } many of the rooms have flags severa } times as large as the ones floating owe , the buildings.
 ? Flags are also used at every com l mencement exercise and public enter tainment given by the schools. one of the prettiest parades ever seeI ! in Phoenix was on May day, 1903, wher g the children turned out enmasse ol f bicycles. most of which were decorate l with flags.
 The school library contains many pa 2 triOtc books and pictures of America . patriots adorn the walls of the scho, @ rooms and the superintendent's of1c ,. and patriotic songs are sung daily b | the pupils.
 r. It will be recalled that a few week t ago Professor Cole read a paper be k fore the Woman's club of Phoenix. Tha e was before this question was agitatet s yet it will be remembered that patriot - ism was a leading topic of that pape S In conclusion Professor Cole sug - gests that all who are doubtful aboJ n the quality of patriotism taught in tn 90 schools, should read the course of stud C then visit t,a schools and see the y operation and if they see anythin N lacking after that, he would esteem
 Q favor to have them report the fact # him. If there is any way in which - can improve his own patriotism or ths II of his pupils he is anxious to cooper ?. ate.
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