The Holt County sentinel., 1919-05-02
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES.
BY County Sup't Of Public instruction,
Alberta Green Murphy.
jefferson City. Mo-, April 20, 1919.

jefferson City, Mo-, April 20, 1919.
The county SupcrintendcDts' conven-
ton was called to order by State Sup
crintcndent Sam A. Baker, nj 10 a. M,
Tuesday, April %, in the Carnegie
Library. Some beautiful music was
furnished by the high school orches-
ira, after which Hon. Louis Rephlo,
mayor Of jefferson City, delivered the
address Of welcome, the response be-
ing given by County Superintendent
r. II. Luckctt. of Pettis county. Then
State Superintendent Baker outlined
his plan Of work for the next four
years. Among the speakers TO whom
We listened during the week were: DR..
Walter McNab Miller, j. ID. Elliff,
Jewell Mayes, r.. q. Bylandcr, T.. NJ.
Carter, State Rural School Inspector
II. .. Hardwood, High School In.
spcctors Raymond Shoop and A. A.
liosch, Miss Title Gccks. president :.
7. A., Dr. A. j. Speer, chairman Of
Educational Committee of House Of
Representatives, A. =. Harrison, chair
man of Senate Educational Commit
tee, u. II. Embcrson and number OF
Others. The county superintendent
joined in the general discussions.
A very interesting feature of the
meeting was the presentation of the
Service Flags, one from each county.
which ceremony took place Wcdncs-
day afternoon. The flag from Holt
county was of wool bunting, 3 feet by
feet in size, containing a red border
six inches wide around center field
of white. In the center Of the white
field was a large blue star, under
which was inserted the number go,
aud over which were sewed eighteen
gold stars-one for each Of the boys
who died while in the service. Seven
" this plumber were killed in action,
while eleven died OF Illness contract
ed while in the service. There We're
in all 40 young men from Holt coun-
~ in the seryice-;i6S Of these en-
listed, 3i2 were inductions.
This ceremony took place in the
House Of Representatives, The pre-
sentation was made by Hon. {. NJ.
Hay, Of st. Louis, and the various
flags Of the counties were hung from
the balconies. In making his speech
Of presentation, Mr.. Hay said: "The
war Is over and IL Is won. The tale
has been told. The record has been
written. What is that record? In
sum and in brief this Is the record, to-
wit: America has won the war. Let
those who would criticise and lament
remember that big standing fact. Let
them remember that though mistakes
may have been made they were maze
in winning the war and not in losing
1t; that though money may have been
wasted, not a dollar has been paid or
shall be paid as tribute or indemnity
to the foe; let them remember that
though lives may been needlessly sat
rificed they were sacrificed in the
mad rush to end the war and thus end
all sacrifice.
"Our boys fought not simply to
crush German militarism but i'm the
hope that they might make an end Of
all militarisms. They played their
part in this arbitrament of the sword
in the hope that II might be the last
resort to that method of settling in
ternational controversies, and in the
hope that upon the wreck of this war
mankind might establish the agencies
for the peaceful settlement of inter-
national disputes. With that faith
they fought and with it they died.
Their work of destruction has been
finished. The work of construction Is
begun. Shall We now keep faith with
those who live and those who died in
the great work Of rebuilding and re-
construction If this is to be the last