The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-02-28
COLLEGE SHOWS A
PATRIOTIC SPIRIT
A SPLENDID DEMONSTRATION
HELD IN AUDITORIUM WASH
INGTON'S BIRTHDAY
GOVERNOR NORBECK PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Service Flag With 21t Stars UnfurIed
In Honor of Students
At War

At War
Friday morning at the State College
auditorium occurred an observance of
W~ashington's birthday that had a dou-
bic meaning. 1t was also Charter Day
and a splendid service flag with 211
stars was dedicated and unfurled. One
golden star on the emblem represents
border. The presentation OF the flag
was made by Miss Jessie Caldwell in
behalf of the students and teachers of
the home economies department, VINO
made the flag. The flag was accepted
on behalf of the college by President
Perisho. Patriotic music. under the d
rection of Professor Hedge, was a fea-
ture Of the exercises, and the crown
ing effort was a pantomime by the
home economies girls in which they
presented woman's place in the war.
The Red Cross, Y. w. C. A., hostess
houses. one in industries, food con
servation and the anti-candy league
were represented and the work they
are doing given emphasis AS to its
place as a help in winning the war.
Patriotic addresses were made by
Gov. Peter Norbeck, Regent Dwight
and President Perisho, and the hearty
response to every sentiment of loyalty
and national devotion gave a clear an
swer as to where a public gathering in
Brookings stands on the war question.
Governor Norbeck presented the I'M
selfish m patriotic sacrifices of
Washington in laying the foundation
of our enduring republic. He had that
sort of genius which is just common
sense at work all the time. and he also
had o different backing from the com
mon people of the time. Then far.
mers left their plows in the field and
never came back until the war was
won. They did not eyade any response
bility, they not only did their dit"
but they did their all" And with
such n spirit behind him it was nat
ural that Washington made fewer mis-
takes than any other statesman of our
country.
The Governor said there are fewer
slackers in this war than in any other
American war, and that slackers count
for little in final results except to de-
lay the machinery a trifle. There must
be no fifty-fifty peace agreement with
Germany she must be whipped for
good. America is glad to be in the
fight for democracy and incidentally
help repay the debt We 1--WE TO France.
He praised South Dakota soldiers
at Cody and said they are physically
and in every way superior. They're
all right in every way-eXcept they're
mother and home, but these do not
go far enough. it is the other things,
about their friends, their old as
sociates. that they also want to hear.
There is a duty laid on every one OF
Us who stay at home and that is to
keep up the morale of our local boys
by keeping him in touch with his for
mer surroundings. OF course our
boys would rather be at home, as we
would rather have them, but the call
of duty is gladly obeyed and they want
to be in the very thick of the fight.
So to encourage them and make them
fit to exert their full efforts in free
don's cause, everyone who has a friend
in camp should write him often and
give him the home town news. South
Dakota will be glad her boys are in
the fight when America has helped
break all the Hindenburg lines.
Regent Dwight emphasized the fact
that South Dakota boys are fighting
to prevent a world conquest of demo-
cracy by autocracy. If State College
boys had not gone into the fight, If
they had not measured up to their
responsibilities, if they had not here
learned that democracy is worth fight
ing for-then we might better have
closed up this institution. No liberty
has ever been bought except by strug-
gle, blood and sacrifice. Our boys are
willing to make this sacrifice in order
that our republic might survive.
In accepting the service flag Presi-
dent Perisho said that this is no time
to complain and criticise and find
fault with men in authority as it only
weakens our strength, but this Is the
time for every loyal nan to rise to a