The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-10-04
UNITED STATES FLAG FLOATS
OVER THE COLLEGE CAMPUS

Tuesday With Appropriate Mill
tary Ceremonies by the Sol
der Boys.
! A simple and solemn service was
held on the college campus on Tues
day at high noon when the United
States flag was raised by four soldier
boys and unfurled from the tall flag
,)ole which is placed just in front Of
Holland Hall.
\ half century ago this same COL
lege campus was a military camp, but
then it was different from the scene
that is witnessed today. Then it was
a garrison with which this section at
me time was not entirely friendly,
and the men were not exactly welcome
to the use of the building and yet
they floated the United States flag.
But times have changed and we are
now a united country and all of us
love and respect that flag as the
greatest that ever floated over any
country. and one that represents all
that is good and true and great in
government.
Here comes the flag!
Hail it,
Who dares to drag
Or trail It?
Give it hurrahs-
Three for the stars,
Three for the bars.
Uncover your head to it
The soldiers who tread to II
Shout at the sight Of it,
The justice and the right of it,
Tre unsullied white Of it,
The blue and the red Of 1t,
And tyranny's dread of it!
Here comes the flag
Cheer it!
Valley and crag
Sball hear It.
Fathers shall bless it,
children caress 1t.
All shall maintain it,
No one shall stain it.
Cheers for the sailors that fought on
the wave for it,
Cneers for the soldiers that always
were brave for it,
Tears for the n;en that went down TO
the grave for it.
Fere comes the flag!
And that was the spirit that held
sway On the college campus cn Tues
dav when this flag was raised to the
tall pole that overlooks tie city as
we'll as the college community.
This war will bring about many
changes. One very important thing
will be that the people will come more.
and more to realize what the true
significance CT the flag means ana
what it means to them. Our people
had so long walked in the paths OF
peace and had been so bent on the
accumulation of wealth and felt SO
secure under the government thar
they had almost forgotten what l.
was that gave them such security.
And vet when the call came, as un-
prepared as we were, it has been
miraculous how soon we got ready
and how hearty and willing was tae
response. No other nation in the his
tory of the world has been known 10
get such big preparations under way
so soon and so effectually as this one.
during the one year and a little more
that we have been at war. 1t is won
derful and past understanding how
we did it when you come to tnmk
about it, and the KAISER no uoupI ho"
realizes what a great country this i
oe ours over here. and how soon our
boys, without long training, we're able
70 hattar down his columns which had
reen training from their youth up in
the military But we did it and it
has given US a greater respect and
fuller realization of what the flag
means, and we will no longer look
upon it otherwise than with the great
est respect and admiration. and al
ways greet it with uncovered head.
Newberry college, along with some
four or five hundred other institutions
of learning in this country, has been
made military training camp for the