The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-12
NATIONAL ANTHEM To Be
SUNG ALL OVER STATE
Noon Monday to Witness Simulta-
nc"us Exercises in MI Pub
lie Schools.
state superintendent Stcarnc> Calls
on Teachers and Principals To- OBJ
serve Anniversary of Writin. Of
the "Star-SpanStcd Bnuncr.''

Superintendent of Public Instruction
u. =. St"arnrS has conceived the happy
idea "i uniting the children or the pub
IL" schools in every city and county of
\ir"iiIt IN an Imposing patriotic DEM
"nStraton on the occasion Of the one
hundtedth anniversary of the birth OF
/ the national anthem. THE star Span
/ %lci Burner
lie makes The request of school su-
porintendcnts and other school officials
/ throughout the state that the hoys and
girls in each school. large OF small
ana wherever located. he assembled
next Monday IN their respective school
buildings. and promptly on the stroke
/ OF - o'clock. noon. blend their voices
! in the singing of THE Star SpaugIci
i :aDncr.'
Mr. Stearmcs sand last night that his
/ request applied only to the schools
/ that have oucucd for the fall session
ana those that VIII open Monday. lie
/ does not desire Ia put the teachers or
pupils 10 any Inconvenience. hut sug
tests that wherever il is possible the
school children shall II" assembled and
TIA" demonstration be mad" as impress
SiNe and widespread as circumstances
viii permit. This plan is being acted
/ upon in ohio aud other States. the
demonstration bcin. suggested 10y the
hiS ccntcnnial celebration now in swing;
( IN Baltimore
! WAS CONIUSEH ON
SEPTEMBER ~. 1871
1t was Oh September II, 1874. tina;
Francis scott Key composed the ia
! NOUS anthem. subsequently adopted by
/ the United states as the song Of III.
/ ma uon. Mr.. StearncS desires the teach
crS 10 I'M press upon the pupils next
! Monday That they are part az erca.
! State-wid, chorus. all singing the ma
/ tionHl anthem iu one great volume of
! SOM. 1t is left to The principals and
] teachers OF the different schools to rr-
? range amy other features Of am appro-
3 pirate nItutc to he rendered in con
/ ncctiuli with tn" singing of THE Star
| SpauGled Banner Standard literature
affords ln abundance OF suitable reel
| tati"ns aud poems appropriate 1" the
I occasion.
The Inspiring story Of how this ma
, tonai anthem came 10 bc written is
/ taniliui to most school children. In
! the latter part of August 1914. The
! British had captured Washington and
! burned the public buildings there and
! then moved Oh 10 Baltimore. They
, purposcd 20 attack the city by water
and lay land. and the plan Of cdmpaip II
I involved the reduction of Fort Me
/ Henry. Oh the PatapSvo River below
/ Baltimore. Hcforc the attack ON the
! fort began. Francis Scott Key visited
the british squadron TO obtain the re
lease Of Il friend who had hecu cap
| turcd ana was held - prisoner on one
of tn" British ships. Instead rf OBJ
tanning the release ~ his friend. key
/ was himself held virtually Il prisoner.
am unwilling witness Of the houbard-
! incnt. which began on til" morning Of
/ september - and continued all that
day and night ill daylight ON the lith
+ NrN blocked out the song during the
| night and gave il the finishing touches
! the next morning When daylight ais
/ closed the nag still dying over the
tn fntats Il
/ kcN and his friend we're released and
I sent To Baltimore. where he FASTENED
! /" hav" the song printed. and in a
/ short time The town was singing IT to
'hc air nov 5" familiar t" the American
ears
key was norm Angus, ., 1850. wrote
/ "a number 81 poems. Including some
/ church hymns. and III lN51 volume
J Of his poems MAS published with an in
d PRODUCTION by chief Justice TanoY lie
/ 'Star-Spauulcd Hammer" lie died ia
d baltimore i'm 1919.
/ NEW stiiOOLiIUISI:
ui'l:Nt:D - IIEIKIto cot Nri
Superintendent St"arncs NcSterd. \
Afternoon participated i'm ue exercises
I Incident to the dedication Of It new
I t"ur-room school AZ Glendale. Narina
District lIcurico County. The build
ins was recently completed. 1t re-
places an old two-room Schoolhouse.
cucc annex 10 the new building The
dedication Of the new school MAS cclc-
hrutr with an all-day picnic. Ccrc-
monies were conducted by the Junior
order Of American Mechanics. several
4 ministers aud uumbcr OF school
officials participating. Approximate
speeches were made 10y \. q Nelson
of lti.hm"ud: superintendent Of schools
Arthur & Wright. Charles Jackson j.
/ T. Todd AMI Miss Slocum. Of the teach
iu- corps 90 The county schools. An
address WAS delivered by State Surcr.
ut"udcut Stcarucs. Miss Slocum is in
chars" of tho Girls Canning club Of
Nariua District
TN" na- supplied by the Junior order
of American Mechanics was presented
with a Eraocful speech 10y Rev. a. \.
Jones. 90 Narina. while the Response
was delivered Icy T. +. Todd. of lien
rico.