The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-15
BIRTH OFlllNC0LN
COMMUNICATED
SAUK CENTRE SCHOOLS GIVE A
SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR G.
sseaA. RAND w. r. c.
VERY INTERESTING EXERCISES
WOMHN'S RELIEF CORPS SUPPLY
THIRTY-SIX FLAGS FOR
SCHOOL ROOMS

In honor of the members of the w.
r. C. and G. A. r. the pupils of the
two school buildings combined their
programs on Lincoln's birthday. The
afternoon was devoted to the memoir
les of both Washington and Lincoln,
the program taking place in the audi
forum of the Junior high school build
ing. The auditorium was well filled
with school children and people of the
town. The guests of honor attended
in a body and were together well to-
wards the front. During the after
noon they were presented with carna-
tions.
While the entire program was well
balanced and thoroughly good, several
deserve special mention. The dram
atization of the story of Betsy Ross
and the making of the first flag was
given better than many older pupils
could have done. The profound statli-
ness of General Washington and the
sweet seriousness of Mrs. Ross was
charming. Miss Lynne is to be con-
graduated upon her success.
Aloysius Breher put new note OF
eloquence into the immortal Gettys-
burgh address that caught and held
the attention of every one, although
all have heard it innumerable times.
The sketch by the boys of the Eighth
grade, "a Man Witout Country,
brought home vivid lesson to any
who might be lacking in patriotism.
The climax of the program was at
tanned with Miss Sharkey's reading If
1.-THE Storn1ing of Missionary Ridge
The highest tribute that can be given
is that the audience lived that marvel
Gus charge with her. The school
board is fortunate in securing teach
er who is master of that necessity OF
the modern school-public speaking.
Too much cannot be said of the gen
crosby of the members of the w. r. G..
who presented SO silk flags to the
school. While the ladies marched
across the auditorium and thus to the
stage, with the flags, there was con-
tinuous applause. Mrs. James A. Nor
ris presented the flags to the school
and President McGibbon of the Board
of Education, accepted them in be-
half of the board and the school. Mrs
Norris said in her speech that one
way toskeep the patriotic spirit in the
youth of America was to have the
American flag continually before him.
The w. r. C. felt that the way to do
this was to place one in each room.
Mr.. McGibbon's speech of acceptance
was short and appropriate.
Mr.. Jas. A. Norris thanked the
school IN behalf of the g. A. r. He
took advantage of the opportunity to
saw that the G. A. r. did not want war
but that neither did they want peace
at the cost of their rights.
Grand Army Program
Song 80 80. 800. Junior High
kindergarten Flag Drill
George Washington's Sorrel Horse
81. II NM. Second Grade
A Story .......... Audrey Dubeau
Washington Fourth Grade
The Flag -. ........... First Grade
Gettysburgh Address $3.50. A. Breher
Flag of Our Hearts -. Third Grade
Editorial from New York Herald
of 1865 ............ Jennie Engel
Lincoln at Gettysburg ...........
Hazel Rosenberger
Our Country Solo -. Phoebe Moffat
Man Without a Country, Eighth Grade
America Audience