The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-27
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY
OBSERVED AT NO. +

OBSERVED AT NO. 1.
This winter the desire of the
teachers and pupils of school No. /
to have the stars and Stripes of our
beloved national flag float over them
while they were teaching and learn
ing true American citizenship took
form in definite plans to purchase a
flag. Before these plans were fully
consumated, however, four successful
young business men of the city in
whose hearts the memory of their
early school days at No. / still lin
gered, gave to the school d handsome
American flag. At p. M, February
y, the school, number an even 500 as
sembled about the platform that had
ben arranged for the OCCASION on the
south side of the building. To the
music of march by the u. S. S.
North Carolina, the grades marched
from their building and took their
positions with military precision. The
visitors occupied seats in the school
yard and stood in the corner of the
square where a good view could be
had of the flag as it went up. Miss
Reese, the principal of the school, in
few well chosen words introduced
DR.. Hutchinson who spoke in behalf
of the committee of gentlemen who
gave the flag to the school. DR..
Hutchinson in his address pointed out
the boys and girls the true mean
ing of patriotism and related an in
cident of his travels in a foreign
country to show how love of ones
country is intensified by absence from
it. He sought to impress upon the
youthful hearers the necessity of good
citizenship, of boys and girls growing
up to be true patriots in the fullest
meaning of the word and thot today
when our nation is placed in such
perilous position, all should be loyal
and ready to serve her. He then pre-
scented handsome American flag, the
gift to the school of Messrs. w. D.
Willis, F. M. Blount, J. r. Davis
Yonge and DIR. Hutchinson, which was
gracefully accepted in a short speech
bv little Jeanne Wolf of grade 5.
Miss Bertha Langley, one of the
teachers Of grade 8, gave Henry Ward
Beecher's beautiful sentiments on the
National Flag" and Byron Camp
bell of grade s, gave history of the
FLAG and his closing tribute to "Old
Glory" was a fine effort for such
youthful orator.
The flag was raised over the build
ing by Irwin Morgan and Philip Buck
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its folds to the breeze the band of
the North Carolina played the "Star
Spangled Banner" Led by Carl Tay-
lar of grade 6, the school then gave
the flag military salute. Under
the direction of Miss Ada White and
Miss Eola Williams the school sang
''The Red White and Blue" and the
band closed the PROGRAM with a fine
arrangements of patriotic airs that
gave the bows and girls a chance to
cheer both s'Dixie" and America"
PROGRAM.
Address and presentation Of the
flap-Dr. Clarence Hutchinson.
Acceptance of the flag-Jeanne
Wolff of Grade 5 A.
Orr national fIac--Henry Ward
Beecher. Miss Bertha Langley, teach
en- Grade B.
RAISING the flae-Philip Buck,
Grade g: Irwin MORGAN, Grade 8.
Star Spano1ed Banner-Band of the
North Carolina.
Military salute to the flag-Sehool
Carl Taylor. Grade 6 commanding.
Ora+ion-0ld Glory-Byron Camp
bell. Grade 8.
sono-The Red, White and Blue
School.
Medley of Patriotic Airs-Band of
the North Carolina.