Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-13
APPEAL FOR
PATRIOTISM IS
SENT SCHOOLS
Every Teacher and Pupil in
Schools of State Asked to
Help Government.

Bismarck, N. D., April Estate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
N. C.. Macdonald has issued the fol-
lowing appeal to the patriotism of
the public schools Of North Dakota,
through the teachers, superintendent
and school officers:
"As you know, we are a nation at
war with an enemy powerful and re-
sourceful. Each and every teacher
and school official and each and every
public and private school must now
show in a definite and concrete way
rights and blood-bought liberties. The
schools in town and country, the city
high school as we'll as the one-room
rural school. have their part to play
in the worlds great tragedy. At what
ever cost in blood and treasure, we
must do our part to help bring the
war to a speedy and successful end.
The loyalty to be shown. and the SER
vices to be performed are of a two
fold nature.
First: Every teacher. superintend-
ent and doubly sure that no word or
make doubly sure that no word or
deed of theirs could be construed to
mean %disloyalty. Everywhere above
the schools the flag should float; ev-
erywhere enlistment in the rmy and
navy should be encouraged; every
where the soldiers-in-arms and their
dependents should be treated with
especial respect and consideration:
and everywhere songs Of loyalty and
sentiments Of patriotic pride should
be a part of the daily school program.
Let the schools of the state, in mat
ters pertaining to the ideals of liberty.
Justice and equality and fraternity
show that they are the citadels OF
these ideals of the people.
Second: The national government
has issued a request asking that every
available acre be put into crop. In
this respect our state has a special
than ever before we will not only
need to garner carefully the products
of our farms, but to increase greatly
the yield Of these farms. A large part
of the world will look to us for food
Soldiers. to battle bravely, must be
we'll fed. We must do our share
Town and country schools must Co
operate to increase greatly the farm
products. Farm labor is scarce and
still. The older boys and girls. and
particularly those In high schools ant
higher institutions Of learning. wheth'
err they live in town OF in the country
should take especial pride in uphold
ing the integrity and honor Of thu
country by doing their part 1n In
creasing the yield Of the farms. TIL,
younger boys and girls in town ant
country can do very much by usin,
all vacant lots and plots Of ground fol
the raising of vegetables. Then tn,
managing boards of the schools o
the state should plan to open thu
schools not earlier than october l
with a spring vacation Of -four or fiv'
weeks, and then keep the SCHOOL,
open through June and July, whel
there is less and cheaper farm worl
to do. This would make available
and with a minimum loss Of schoo
time some 5000 of the older boys a
a time when labor is scarce an
wages are high. Let there be no id1,
school people. young or old, during
this time of war and distress.
therefore. let us not forget tina
as Americans we r proud Of GU
schools and Of our country, and tina
as such we have traditions to uphol.
and duties to perform tina we can
not shirk nor shift; and remember
ing these things. let us resolve to d.
our plain and simple duty, surely an
justly. fully and bravely.
IN. C.. Macdonald,
Superintendent of Public Instruc
fiopn