Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-10-06
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.

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Miss Agnes Boylngton. Supervising Teacher
BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM.
Yes, well rally round the flag, boys,
Wen rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom,
Wen rally from the hillside,
Wen gather from the plain,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.
Che.
Inc union forever, Hurrah boys, hurrah!
Down with the traitor,
Up with the stars;
While We rally round the flag, boys,
Rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.
We are sprnging to the call,
OF our brothers gone before,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom,
AID we'll fill the vacant ranks,
With a million free men more,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.
We will welcome to our number,
The loyal true and brave,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom,
And although they may be poor,
Not man shall be slave,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.
So we're springing to the call,
From the east and from the west,
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom,
And we'll hurl the rebel crew,
From the land we love the best
Shouting the battle cry of Freedom.
Requests have reached the Office Tor
the words of some of the standard patri-
otto songs and we trust that the above
will be of service.
Through the state department requests
have been sent to the county superintend-
ent urging that the school children of
Iron County be given an opportunity to
do their share toward contributing read
| ing matter to our soldiers. The depart
ment suggests that each pupil donate at
| least five cents toward this cause. The
! teacher in each school should have charge
of these collections and forward the
amount raised to the county superintend-
| ent before October 81. Each school so
donating will be furnished with receipt
am very DESTROYS that Iron County should
do its full duty and especially urge the
! teachers to give their most careful atten-
ton to this matter and report to the Of
fice as promptly as possible,
| The members of the school boards of
! Iron County are to be commended for the
| increased interest evidenced through the
careful preparation for the opening of the
| fall term of school, We have especially
noticed the general improved condition of
the buildings, new equipment furnished
and better arrangement for janitor'S ser
| vice. We also mention with pleasure
| that nearly every teacher in Iron County
this year received a substantial raise in
salary.
! In our visits thus far we have noticed
the following Improvements
Sandrock-new Jacketed stove, painted
walls and ceilings oiled floors, new shades
for windows, seats rearranged, new text
books.
Van Buskirk State Graded-floors oiled,
complete set of outline maps furnished,
fire extinguishers new texts. paper cutter,
paper towels. toilets repaired.
Simon ceiling repaired. room tinted,
new eraSers, new texts.
Kimball-ceilng AMI walls repaired,
large swing on playground, donated by
the Mothers Club.
Curry-new outside doors, additional
blackboard, room calcimined, new sand
table, new text books.
Upson-new texts, building painted.
Moore-new sectional bookcase, globe,
new flag, photograph. new texts.
Cedar-room tinted, new texts
Mercer-new bulletin board, sand table,
new texts.
Powell-lawn being cleared, new chalk
trough, screened toilets.
The first school fairs of Iron County
halH atk tho cfa rfrada4 c~hoOic -
Mercer and Saxon The exhibits consist
ed of products from almost every farm in
the vicinity which had representative in
school, The display of vegetables gave
proof of the splendid care which the crops
received this year and was exceptionally
fine. Among the exhibits we noted the
following:-f1ax, alfalfa, oats, wheat. bar
ley. potatoes, cabbage, radish, cucumbers,
straw berries, ground cherries, sage,
onions. beats and mangleS, sweet corn,
field corn, squash, pumpkins, apples, cauli
flower, lettuce, rutabagas, turnips peas,
beans, tomatoes, celery, canned fruit.
home grown flowers, home bakery and
sewing.
This year some of the rural teachers in
the county are following the instructions
given by the state department in regard
to formal exercises for the raising and
lowering of the flag, daily. In the schools
where this custom is being observed.
greater reverence for Inc flag has been
manifested by the children. This is a
splendid lesson in patriotism and it would
be wise for the custom to be more gen
orally adopted.
The Scots Grays have canfurad mora