The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-06
students and Alumni Take Part in
Very Interesting Patriotic
Service Yesterday
Afternoon.
BOYD MAKES ADDRESS
There is Inspiration to be Drawn for
Those In School From the
Flag, He Tells the
Students.

of France or in their work in this
country, from the service flag with
one hundred eight stars which they
we're dedicating, was the message j
O BOYD left with students OF Keokuh
high school yesterday afternoon a.
ths dedicatory exercises Of the
schools service flag. The sight 0,
that flag should bring q resolve tc
live and work so that there would be
NO stain on the flag, or the school
that it represented, the speaker told
his audience in closing very inter
citing and patriotic address on this
occasion.
The flag with 1os stars showing
that this many members of Keokuk
high school were serving their coun.
try in every branch OF service, was
unveiled byNWoodson Huiskamp, pres.
ident of Keohi society, who presided
over the program, and was presented
by him to the school. The flag was
hing at the front of the assembly
room. but concealed by a screen. At
the close of the Star Spangled Banner,
Mr.. Huiskamp removed the screen
and presented the flag.
81 am sure" he said, that we are
Ill very proud of this star spangled
banner. The girls of the domestic
science classes made it for US, and |
hke pleasure in presenting 1t to the
Dehcol."
Patriotism Is Old.
J. O. Boyd was then introduced.
He spoke of the fact that always
through civilization we found PEG.
pies ideals and their dreams, and
particularly was there reference to
patriotism. God, country and mother
were the trinity that we honor and
revere. From the earliest dawn Of
civilization we find patriotism among
the races. Whether from the heath OF
Scotland, the peat b0gs OF Ireland or
the plains Of Picardy in France, there
was always the tie which binds one
TO his native land. Il was so in our
own country, whether from the north,
east, south or west. we always car
ried the picture of the hills that we
knew as a child, and loved SO well.
Around these sentiments we built up
our ideals.
"He who Is not loyal to his country
Is most despised," the speaker said,
and he cited the examples OF Benedict
Arnold, who put personal pride above
his country's honor. and who died In
an attic, broken and forgotten man,
Of Nolan, the man in Everett Hale's
Man Without Country The lat.
er he characterized 2itiful tale, and
said that patriotism always is lauded
because OF the service that patriots
render to their country.
Honorlns Sacrifices.
"You are honoring the men and
women of Keokuk high school be.
cause they sacrificed their plans and
pleasures OF life to the welfare or
their country" Back in rs. Mr..
Boyd said the real patriots were those
who sacrificed and who went through
torture and privation' to give this ma
ton place on this earth, and that II
was then that we won our political
Independence. In 1912 we secured
the freedom Of the seas. In 1916 we
fought to secure Texan independence,
and in 1860 to 1865 there was strife
between parties in this country, and
which when ended, gave larger
measure of freedom and individual
liberty, for slaves were freed. In
1898 we fought to make Cuba free.
In 1917 we entered the greatest con-
flict in the world, not for profit, for
money or for gain, but for the safety
Of the world and democracy.
The struggle has always been for
larger liberties, opportunities and
greater dreams and ideals. In the
unfurling OF this flag the patriotism
Of the school was shown, by the fact
that 10S of its members were in the
service Of this country. Mr.. Boyd
here suggested that it would help
these, would make them realize that
r. H. S. was behind them. If they
would write letters to those over
there" telling them of the happenings
Of the day. and any bright little bits
Of news that would help to nerve and
hearten them.
Flag is Ideal.
You cannot change the past, not
one iota OF 1t, but you can mould the
iuture. You can resolve on LIES
larger dedication, you can resolve to
i've more nobly. You must be loyal,
and lead lives which will be credit
% the city. and to the state. Be
loyal to your country and to your city
As these people have gone into the
service Of their country, the step has
meant much to them and to their peo-
PIE 1t means sacrifices, 1t means
nobility 1t means loyalty and pat
...otisfn. You can make their action
sae subject Of your every thought and
,ufeam. No nation is great, no land
y great peopled with pygmies in
stature and intellect. A great nation
must be filled with people of great
.nteliect. patriotism and loyalty. You
aust make sacrifices, and as you look
"a this flag with its los stars. 1t
SHOULD be an inspiration to ev2ry one. |
% dedicate himself to service whether
United States. and You should re-
s0Ne to serve, to be loyal to your |
eossrnment and to your faith.
iou are only part OF the great |
zine of loyalty and faith. You