Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15

and the rills TO sing, shall their names
be kept fresh with reyerent honor
which are inscribed upon the book CT
National Remembrance, Henry Ward
Beecher
Memorial Day Annual. compiled and
edited by Miss Maui Barnett, is one
of the most pleasing of its kind aud
,discloses a fine sensibility in its r
rangement and matter The author de
elares that to the schools of this
state and nation the observance of this
day, consecrated to the memory of our
soldier dead. has a peculiar meaning
and should subserve an increasing nur
pose 1t is for the schools to instiE
that love of home and that loyalty to
country which know no limitations;
liz is for the schools so TO implant the
glory of the stars of the flag in tns
hearts of the youth that it shall re
main there for al time, the safeguard
lof orr country's honor. AS step
! toward the attainment of this end it
is suggested that before May 30, every
cnild i'll the public schools of Wiscon
sin should know America and The
Star Spangled Banner, words and
music, and that every pupil in seventh
grade and above should be able 70
irecite Lincoln's address at Gettys
burg.
No man. who in his childhood Gays
learned these songs and felt the in
spiration which they give, or the
words of Lincoln ard conceived from
them the mission of this republic, VII
ever be disloyal to the flag, will ever
fail to keep step to the music of The
union"
From Lincoln's address is quoted that
sadly impressive portion which has
long since become classical and which
concludes in these words: But in a
larger sense we can not dedicate, we
can not consecrate, we can not hal'ow
this ground The brave men, living
and dead. who struggled here, have
lconsecrated it far above our poor
power to add or detract The wofla
iwill little note, nor long remember,
what we say here; but it can never
forget what they did here. 1t is for
us. the living rather to be dedicated
here to the unfinished work which they
who fought here have thus far so
nobly advanced. It is rather for us
TO be here dedicated to the great task
remaining before us.--that from these
honored dead we take increased devo-
ton to that cause for which uney gave
the last full measure of DEVOTION
we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain, that
this nation under God. shall have a
new birth of freedom. and that govern
ment of the people. by the people, for
the people shall not perish from the
earth
The meaning of the flag, its sig.
nificance to the world and to these
who love AMI follow it is given in
these lines oy Hepiy Ward Beecher:
1t means all that the declaration of
independence meant; 1t means all thu /.
the constitution of a people organic
ing for justice. for liberty, and for
happiness, meant The American flag
carries American ideas. American his
tory. and American feelings. Begin
ming with the colonies and coming
down to our time. in its sacred heral-
dry. in it's glorious insignia, IT has
gathered and stored chiefly this SUI
prone idea divine right Of liberty II
man. Every color means liberty
thread means liberty. every form Q
star and beam of light means liberty
liberty through law. and laws for
liberty Act apt it, then, in all its fuh
ness of meaning. 1t is not a painted
rag. 1t is a whole national history
It is the constitution Il is the gov
ernment II is the emblem OF the