Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-14
Mckinley Manual Training School.

and plant it, and what 1t represents across
the Pacific
Mckinley Manual Training School.
The exercises at the Mckinley Manual
Training School commenced at am. Pin
cipal Gardner presided After a program
of patriotic songs and Rotations the speak
err. DIR. William A. Jack, representing the
department of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and the District OF Columbia Society
of the Sons OF the American Revolution.
was introduced. The subject of his address
was The Glories of American Manhood.
The doctor said In part:
"A poyglot language was one of the
earliest problems with which our ancestors
commended II was real danger then, and
prophetic of the same condition to come
later but with greater power later to dis
unite what the fathers succeeded In making
homogeneous. They solved the problem
and the mixed peoples became one In Ian
guage This made American to mean that
a new nation had been formed out of the
old nations; the new owed much to the
old but. in spite of It's origin, the new ma
ton aimed to be independent of all the ma
lions. This Ideal has greatly affected the
national life We have exhibited to the
world. Are we maintaining this ideal unaf-
fected? Are the multitudes of immigrants,
with their polyglot language and multi
farious customs endangering the conditions
out OF which our ideals have sprung?
I'm the further examination of the forces
at work in the past to make robust man
hood come to the institutions OF our
country. The early influence of the church,
the school and the political arena were in
separately connected In their united and
forceful molding power upon American cit
izenship. 1t is to be noted that the
church in Its influence was made up of the
same variety OF denominations that we see
today. One locality felt the predominance
OF the denomination that held the superior
ity In that locality, while another locality
felt more infiuentially another denomina-
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work in moldi1g our national life. This is
evidently providential. 1t also shows that
the church of God is one church holy and
catholic.
Schoolhouse a Necessity.
TN the early period the schoolhouse
made itself a necessity to our national
life; our citizenship reached an ideal state
only through the combination of the
splendid Institutions which our land fos-
tered. The church stood for integrity,
the school for intelligence, the political
arena for craftsmanship.
Underlying all these was the supreme
force of which we are boastful, and in
deed, as contrasted with other nations. 1t
should be our pride. We are an Industrial
nation. Industry with US is a badge of
honor its opposite "a symbol of disgrace
We toll, and We eXalt the toiler. Here
lies one of the chief forces which has
made us great as people and given us
distinction abroad. He who lives in the
past-sleeps; he who lives in the future
dreams; he who lives In the present
acts.
1T has been said Every house should
have windows in it's roof look up thro'
them into Infinite love" Every house
should have doors on all Its sides; look
cut through them upon the whole varied
tfe of the world Every house opens into
Die street; let II open into a loving labor
'or humanity. What seems to be deca-
pence is only transition. "Dulce ct de-
serum est pro patria mort
In conclusion the speaker said: I'VE
have reviewed our country in its proudest
setting, and have glanced over its seamy
side with a brief though earnest study of
American manhood-then and now. Amer
icas future stares at from yonder
heights. 1t remains for us to express the
highest optimism for that future but
1t behooves the thinking citizen to arouse
himself"
DIR. William A Jack made the address
at the Hayes School, 5th and / streets
northeast. His subject was, The Place
of America Among Nations OF the Earth"
Here there was an interesting program
In which the children participated with
readings, recitatiOns and songs.
Eastern and Central.
At the Eastern High School an extern
poraneous address was made by Rev. c. w.
Gallagher. president of Rust Hall. The adj
dress was a mastery analysis of the sym
bolism of the flag. and was greatly appre-
ciated and applauded.
Central High School began the exercises
at o'clock this morning with a general
assembly In the main hail. the address was
made by Or. Thomas Calver.
Business High School.
At the Business High School the exercises
were in charge OF b. F. Entrikin. com
mander of the Department of the Potomac,
Grand Army OF the Republic.
A chorus from the school sang Hadley's
The Flag" Mr.. Entrikn was introduced
by Mr. Davis principal of the school, and
responded In few graceful words. He
then proceeded to the pleasant duty which
had been assigned him, that of addressing
the future heroes of the nation.
Mr.. Entrikin spoke briefly of all that the
flag represents, home, hopes, native land,
God, all that mans heart can desire or con-
ceive. He referred also to the recent
awakening OF the older men to the necessity
OF patriotic education OF the youth OF the
land and expressed his belief that the civil
war OF forty years ago could not have hap
pened had the flag hoated above every
school house in the United Stats.
The speaker also exhorted the audience
to respect the rights OF others and thus 10
hold together this greatest of all nations,
and, as an aid To this end, TO cultivate q
love for the most glorious flag that floats.
An interesting feature of the address was
reference TO the difference in the credit
OF the United States now and in 1866 when
the United States could borrow money at
u per cent per annum from Holland only
on condition that the state OF Virginia
would indorse the bonds, while today we
may get all we need at "a per cent with
out any security but the government bond
The speaker closed by hoping that there
might spring from among his hearers men
and women who should be worthy to up
hold the dignity OF nation represented
by flag which stands for 50 much
The exercises closed with the singing of
America" by the entire school
Mr.. Webster's Address.
An address was delivered before the stu
dents and teachers Of the Armstrong Man
ual Training School by Mr. Daniel Web
ster In commemoraton OF Flag day. Mr..
Webster spoke eloquently on the early
struggles OF the American nation, empha-
sizing the phases OF patriotism, loyalty to
duty and stability of character that have
made II possible for the American Union to
become the peer OF all nations"
Flag day was enthusiastically observed
by the teachers and pupils OF the NJ Street
High School at the opening OF school this
morning Large American hags were beau
tifuly draped over the rostrum, and small
silk flags were placed In all parts of the