Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-16
Chas. Slosberg & Son COVE STREET:

great opportunities fo advancement.
 While thinking of the record of the valedictorian this year at the Acade- my, how she walked each day four miles to the trolley and four miles home again from the trolley at Yan- tic, and did not miss day for four years, yet led her class, it showed what can be accomplished by those who desire an education
 Our banner stands for noble oppor- l tunity. The ideal of our land is for each child to have good helpful cd ucation. There is of course such a thing as education, or culture, that is singly selfish. One may acquire ed- ucatien for his own employment, as soree one else may acquire wealth for his own enjoyment or delightl Or power for his own asgrandizenent. 1 He who heaps up wealth or honors or culture for his own glorif1cation is selfish. It is a great and fine thing to
 secure an education, if one does so 1 for the sake of being useful. It is al- so fine to secure physical strength of one intends to use his strength for the assistance of those who are weak and for the advancing of what is right and good. If one wishes to be useful, the more of an eduetion he secures the
 better, and the more physical strength
 he develops the more noble and help and physical health in the world will
 not make one great or noble if his heart and aim are selfish
 | Our flag again stands for the gospel
 of freedom. A classmate reminds me that when that. when that eminent t publicist and economic agitator, MT. Henry George was candidate for , mayor of New York city, he was ask ed to speak before a great crowd of workingn1en The chairman of the l meeting introduced Mir. George, prais- ing him as "the friend of the working
 man." When Henry George arose to speak, there was great applause. But . his first words spoken very quiely, were: T am not the friend of the i. workingman," and there was an al-
 most threatening silence over that vast assemblage, but the speaker
 continued: I am not the friend of | the capitalist" and he paused again. as , if gathering strength of some for the
 utteranee of this mighty truth: ''l
 am the friend Of man, as ,slan whether
 he be rich or poor, without regard to $ class, caste, color, creed or condition, : and that mighty audencei broke fortl, F rto tumultuous and prolonged ap- | plause.
 Someone says the red of your flag 4 stands for the blood of i,eroes from Bunker Hill and San Juan and now we might add many places in France i, its white for our ideals, it's blue foi II our hopes. and the hopes ot hurna nifty = and it's stars for constancy and truth [, that, whether floating over white a black, red or yellow men, they Ehal s, have the same protection that we en. '1 joy, the right to life, liberty and tn, v pursuit of happiness, and that the, 4 shall have the best government o1 . the earth 50 far as form is concerned :. Thus it is seen clearly that every per h son dwelling in this land should s a stand behind our flag that the hope ,- of mankind may be realized, and tha fl they may have what you and I en n joy, the opportunity to make ourselve N better men and better women.
 Let us for q moment think of tn 'S banner of which we have mad l. mention. the Christian flag, Or tn }. church flag. Ths flag reminds us 0 'i the great love and service of our Eide e Brother, Jesus Christ, for mankind II It reveals infinite love. Greater lov e hath no men than this that man la
 down his life for his friend.
 <ameFfCdHs teel SaIe III any part the world under the shadow of tn le American flag. They rejoice to SC !. it float in foreign land. But ther 'I is no foreign land to the banner c !. Christ for although all countries d t not accept Christ as the Saviour tn pr Kingdom of Christ is for all nations le east and west. Jesus has been com 'e rnissioned to reach the whole worl 'e with the gospel message. He will III it.
 The banner of Christ is cosn1opoli ct tan. The church of the living God 1e Catholic, that is, Universal; not re ig stricted to any organization, nor I ly any nation. The field Of the churc ig is the world. Today the church at face to face with great tasks due | .n the changing order of the world I'll or emblem Of love however has not bee r. lowered but lifted higher and place 1e more firmly as men have been brougl he to a realization of the significaric
 place and meaning of the church ns the world. The emblem of love an he sacrifice proclaims boldly to the wor C. the coming of the Kingdom of Go to Under this banner we may fee secu] en anywhere. Under this banner natio, en may dwell together in peace.
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 St. Patriek's School Graduation, f. The graduation exercise sof St. Pa Sf ripl'c yar a1 l.