Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-09-28
COLUMBUS DAY
AND THE LIBERTY LOAN
4 Program Suggested for School
Roll and Public Enter
tainment

Every true American is interested
at this time in carrying the Fourth
Liberty Loan away over the top. In
this effort all rural teachers will wish
to help, and must help, if farmers
are to be sufficiently informed and
aroused to take their share of this
large subscription. The question now
teachers and supervisors is one of
ways and means for rendering the
following suggestions from the letter
of country teacher are helpful:
"Our little school is typical coun-
try school of twenty-five children in
a district of eighteen families. Last
year we tried to render patriotic SER
vice through Junior Red Cross work,
the purchase of thrift stamps, gar
dening and canning, lessons on food
conservation, and other activities
worked out by the children. This
year we are going to step further
and attempt to mobilize our entire
community, both children and adults,
for winning the war. This organiza-
ton of our community we expect to
work out through the development Of
community council of defense, as
outlined and recommended by the
Council of National Defense in Wash
ington, ID. c. Our first step in this
direction is to be a Columbus Day
and Liberty Bond Rally" held at the
schoolhouse on Friday evening, Cc-
tober H."
The program for such rally must
be simple, but two ideas will stand
out prominently: first, the duty CT
farmers to purchase bonds and sup
port the war; and second, the neces-
Sly for the thoughtful planning and
development of rural communities so
that they may make their full contri-
button toward winning the war. Here
is suggested program:
The Story of Columbus and the
Discovery of America. Talk by a
seventh grade pupil based upon the
seventh grade history of the past
month. Illustrated with pictures and
blackboard sketches.
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by Joaquin Miller
3. Pantomime-"The Discovery of
America" BY children of the first
three grades See Primary Grades
section or current teachers journals.
A. The Development of America
since 1892 and It's Present Crisis. A
talk by an upper grade or high school
student of the community.
5. School song Columbia, the
Gem of the Ocean
6. The World War-What we are
Fighting for and Why We Must Win.
A talk by the county superintendent
or high school teacher, minister,
lawyer, or leading citizen from an
adjoining town.
Z. How the People of this Commu-
nifty Can Help to Win the War. A
talk by citizen of the local district
or county emphasizing the sale of
Liberty Bonds.
8. Buying Bonds to Fight the Kali
ser. A junior four-minute speech by
an older pupil of the school.
9. The Community Council of De-
fense-How to Organize and What to
do after Organization. This talk
should be given by member of the
county's council of defense or the
woman's county committee and should
be followed by the organization of
local community council as recon-
mended in the following article.
10. Recitation In Flanders
Fields"
H. Flag Drill and the Americans
Creed BY all children of the school.
For the creed, see National School
Service for September l.
IL America" School children
and audience.