The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-05-24
SCHOOL NOTES.
Lena Smell Shurte

Lena Smell Shurte-
Application blanks for member
ship to the National Education Asso
citation can be obtained from Mr.. S.
E. Notson or from the County School
Superintendent. Every teacher who
is interested in the advancement of
the profession must necessarily be
interested in the welfare of the asso-
Citations OF organizations having as
their purpose the building up of the
profession. Every teacher should
carry membership in the state
teachers association, the national
teachers organization. and the or
ganization representing the particu,
lar phase of educational work in
which he or she may be interested.
Each has distinct purpose; each can
accomplish for the profession some
things which the others cannot; and
each will bring to the individual
member benefits different from those
derived from the others.
In few days Enlistment Blanks
Oregon Branch, Boys Working Re
serve, will be In this Office Teach
ers having boys who wish to enroll,
kindly let me know at once how
many blanks You will need. 70 that
may send them to you as soon as they
reach this ofice. Others who wish
to enlist may apply st this Office. The
enrolment includes boys from Is to
81 years Of age.
In the Oregon Memorial Annual
for 1917 are the following rules for
Flag Etiquette:
/. In NO case should the flag be
permitted to touch the ground, nor
should 1t be marred by advertise
ments, nor desecrated on the stage.
2. For indoor decorations the
flag can only be used as . drapery;
it cannot be used to cover q bench or
table, or where anything can be plac-
ed upon the flag.
8. No words, figures, pictures or
marks Of any kind should be placed
upon the flag.
4. When our national nag and
state or other flags fly together, or
are used in decoration, our national
flag should be on the right.
S. Whenever possible the flag
should always be allowed to fly in the
breeze from a staff or mast, but If it
should be necessary to fasten it to the
side of a building or platform, it
should hang with the blue field at the
upper left hand corner.
If hung where it can be seen from
both sides, the blue field should be
toward the east or north.
6. The correct salute to the flag,
as required by the regulations of the
United States army is:
Standing at attention, raise the
right hand to the forehead over the
right eye palm downward, fingers ex-
tended and close together, arm at an
angle Of forty-ive degrees. Move
hand outward about a foot, with a
quick motion, then drop it to the
side.
Z. The oath of allegiance to the
flag, adopted by the N. S. D. A. R.,
and by our military schools, the Boy
Scouts and other organizations, and
which should be taught in all our
public schools, is:
81 PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO MY
FLAG, AND TO THE REPUBLIC
FOR WHICH 1T STANDS ONE
| NATION INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIB
ERTY AND JUSTICE TO ALL"
s. When the colors are passing
on parade or in review, the spectator
should, if man or boy, stand at at
tention and uncover.
9. When the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" is played, all present should rise
and stand at attention until the end
ing.
10. When the flag is displayed al
half mast, for mourning, it is lowered
to that position from the top of the
staff. 1t is afterward hoisted to the
top before it is finally lowered.
II. When used on bier or cas-
ket at funeral, the stars should be
| placed at the head.
-. Our most important holidays
(when the flag should be displayed
in full staff are
| Lincolns Birthday, February ~
Washington's Birthday, February %;
Memorial Day, May 80; Flag Day
June IA; Independence Day, July a
Star Spangled Banner Day, Septem
ber IA, and State Day.
The graduating exercises of the
Hardman High School were held in
the church on Thursday, May 10th
This was the first event of its kind in
the history of the school, and re-
fleets great credit upon Mr.. Bernard
Pehr, principal of the school. This
is Mr.. Pehr's third year at Hardman
and the school has made substantial
progress under his efficient manage,
ment.
The rostrum was beautifully deco.
rated in the class colors.
The members of the graduating
class were the Misses l.. Margaret
Gaunt, Nellie M. Wright, Verna V
McCarty, and Ivan H. Leathers.
The program consisted of recita.
ton and essays by the junior class
and essays by the graduating class
Miss Leathers rendered Shubert's
serenade and was accompanied by
Mr.. Pehr on the clarionet. This was
receive dwith great applause. Miss
Marion Long, of Heppner, sang g
beautiful solo, playing her own &C
| commandment