Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1917-11-29

let us not rest until we have
done all within our power to
have our legislatures pass laws
prohibiting the formation of
such communities. We do not
need any Little Germanies' or
Little ltalys or any other nina
ture foreign country within our
borders. America for Americans,
either natural born or natural
lied. If there be those who do
not wish to adopt themselves to
our national life, let them go
back to their mother country.
We do not need them and they
should not be allowed to remain
here and accumulate wealth and
enjoy the advantages afforded
them by government they do
not appreciate and are not will
ing to defend. Such commune
ties have been the hot beds Of
sedition and treason. A teacher
in the public school in such
community should redouble her
patriotic effort with the children
with whom she is thrown in
contact to try to offset the evil
home influence. We all under
stand that some of our best
scientific works are written in
foreign languages. The works
are studied by adults, who know
their own minds, and not by i'm
pressionable children.
When a child is old enough
to come to school he is old en-
ough to be taught our flag sa-
lutes and what they mean. For
eve swear allegience
to the American Flag and the
Republic for which it stands
one Nation indivisible. with lib
erty and justice for all. We give
our heads and our hearts to
God and our Country, one ma
ton, one language, one flag
He should be taught to rever-
ence the flag for what it SYM
bolizes. It's thirteen stripes of
red and white proclaim the orr
ginal union of the thirteen stat
es. The 48 stars of white on a
field of blue union of states as
they now exist, while the two
together signofy union, past and
present. The very colors have
a language which was officially
recognized by our fathers.
White is for purity, red for
valor, blue for justice.
Our readers and language book
have an abundance Of literature.
Prepare it, think it, live it, and
your pupils will do likewise. For
the primary and intermediate
grades we find such books as
Great Americans for Little
Americans "Founders of Our
Country The Makers of Our
Nation,' etc, which can be
used oh so well, for either
reading or language work. For
the more advanced grades we
have history and geography. If
you are not creating good
patriotic atmosphere in these
classes, never rest until you do.
Remember our nation is in peril
and it rests largely with the
members of our profession to
train these boys and girls of to-
day so that they will be mental
ly as well as physically able to
meet the grave responsibilities
of tomorrow.
We never dreamed that
America would be in war, but
she is not only in war, but she
is giving her noblest and best
that Liberty may not perish
from the Earth.
Fellow teachers awake to your
rust.
OUR COUNTRY
Oar Country. tis a glorious land.
With proud arms stretched from
shore to shore,
The proud Pacific chafes her
strand
She hears the dark Atlantic roar
Great God, we thank thee for
this home
This beauteous birth land of the
free
Where wanderers from afar may
come
And breathe the air of Liberty.
Still may her flowers untram-
pied spring
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