Evening star., 1915-06-14

serts mat all men are created equal
that they are endowed by their Crea-
tor with certain inalienable rights.
that among these are life. liberty and
the pursuit of happiness This sun
rings with clarion voice when re-
peated. and touches the vibrant springs
OF our love of country. We hold these
truths to be self-evident. How that
,mpels our warmest admiration. me
humbiest boy or girl in this school has
Just as much civi! rights as the most
eminent man in America.
Flag a Welcome Sight.
For countless ages the common man
was denied SO many of the rights
winch we count SO precious in America
and which are now secured to us not
only by the fundamental law. but also
by the forceful will of free people
HOW welcome. then. to our eyes should
ne sight OF that emblem which SYM
hollzes such happy state of society
IN the Songs of Soloman. "a. II says:
He brought me to the banquetlns
house. and his banner over me was
love-
so Uncle Sam invites his neighhors
hen our army and navy Went 10
CUBA 1t was not to carry war with It's
usual evils, but with the high ana holS
purpose OF helping people in distress
Then. too. they gave to Cuba santa
ton and health. What comparison
between such acts and those that us
ualiE accompany an army. instead OF
an army of cruelty and conquest, it
was an army of kindness and benev-
oience. So when we Went to the i'hii-
ippnes and Porto Rico and Hawaii We
gave the blessings of civilization in
stead of the blight of horrid war.
signalizes Equality of All Men.
This Star Spangled Banner is one
spread out four-square to all the winds
that blow, to signalize the equality of
all men before the law. Others spell
the majesty and might of kings and
queens and other monarchs
The most of the flags of foreign
countries represent only the crowned
heads. while ours emphasizes only the
equality of the people and the majesty
OF the law. Theirs change with the
ruling family; ours remains the same
and always, unchangeably boldly pro-
claiming the rights of man to gaze
upon that sacred flag. the Stars and
Stripes. which warns their hearts with
thoughts of freedom and equality. and
the dear emigrants who have gone to
better their condition in the land OF
the brave and the home of the free.
The American flag has become the
brightest and best sign of one of our
free public school. No other country
in all the world has as yet such an i'm
pressive and lovely sign of patriotism
May you ever be strong and brave
champions both of the flag, and our
glorious free school system.
Exercises at the Jefferson School.
Col. George A. Ross and a. P. Cope
land were speakers at the joint exer-
cises of the Amidon and Jefferson
schools at the jefferson. They spoke
of what the flag had meant to them
and what it stands for in general. In
addition to special numbers given by
various grades, Harry Marshall played
violin solo; Natalie Parton recited.
| Gen. w. E. Harvey, n. G. D. c.. was
the principal speaker at the Force
School. He said in part:
Around no flag that floats today
| cluster SO many sentiments as cling to
| this beautiful emblem of ours. 1t is
the badge of united people and it
symbolizes an ideal. This great repub-
| lie of ours was formed to perpetuate
the ideal of equality and personal lib
erty, of giving to every man and every
woman equal rights under the law and
an equal opportunity for the enjoy
ment of life. liberty and property
This it has always stood for in the
eyes of those who live under the sffel
| ter of it's protection. and it stands in
the eyes of all the mighty world as the
| emblem of a republic founded to ad-
vance the cause of humanity which
today proclaims to the world that the
rights of humanity are to be consid-
cred paramount to the rights of war.
when you look al the Star Spangled
Banner. the emblem of such high as
pirations. regard it with reverence, de-
votion and willingness to make any
sacrifice that that flag shall never
stand for anything less than the high
ideals of the founders of this govern
| ment."
! DR.. George Van Fassen, pastor of
Trinity Church. was the principal
| speaker at the Arthur School. Among
the pupils who assisted in the program
| were Grace Kanode. Miss Ruth A.
Miller. Marie A. Shaw and Ralph
Fiske.