Evening journal., 1921-05-12
STATE FLAGS
FOR AZ SCHOOLS
Will be Presented at Field
Day Exercises as At
Tendance Awards
HISTORICAL EVENTS
TO BE PORTRAYED

Presentation OF Delaware State
flags will feature the first annual
field day OF the school children OF
New Castle county which will be held
tomorrow on Frazer Field, Univer-
sity OF Delaware. at Newark.
Forty-seven schools are to receive
the emblems as a reward for attend
ance for the five months from Octo-
her 1 10 March /. inclusive AS an
nounced by the State Board Of Edu-
cation last September the flags will
be given to all rural schools which
have shown an average attendance
OF per cent. for the five-month
period, to graded schools which have
shown an average Of 90 per cent and
TO high school departments which
have maintained an attendance rec
ord OF 80 per cent
The flags have been carefully
copied from the original description
on file In the office Of the Secretary
Of State. Dover. on a background OF
colonial blue appears a bun diamond
which displays in original colorings
the coat Of arms OF the State. Made
OF durable wool bunting. for out-of-
be a valuable asset to every school
district.
The presentation exercises win be
gin at IL o'clock. Children from va
rious schools will give. in pantomime.
stories taken from the series Of his
torical cards, which have been
awarded to all children who have
made perfect" monthly attendance
records. The following episodes will
be given:
Free Holders Of Kent Assemble. ."
10y pupils Of Marshallton school. In
this episode tones OF the old bell will
sound for tho assembling Of the free
holders OF Kent at the Court House
in the town OF Dover 10 take into
consideration the acts Of the British
Parliament in shutting up the port Of
Boston. Following the scene a few
weeks later. when Jealous citizens OF
Kent county. under the leadership/of
Caesar Rodney. snatch from the wall
the portrait Of George II. will be en-
acted by the children. The crowd
rushes In and carries out upon tho
public square. the portrait Of the
king. whore In the presence Of the
convention there assembled. they
burn 10, while Caesar Rodney. presi-
dent OF the convention. pronounces
the following words over the flaming
portrait Of his majesty: Compelled
10y necessity thus we destroy even
the shadow Of that king who refused
To- reign over a free people"
"The Baptism Of the Stars and
Stripes" by pupils OF Mt. Pleasant
school. District No. !. showing Cen
oral Washington in camp. south OF
Wilmington along Red Clay creek
The arrival OF General William Max.
well. who reports forced retirement
after a skirmish at Cooch's Bridge
Soldiers bring in wounded; the coioi
bearer returns with flag Washing
ton. seeing flag In distance. exclaims
see the new flag. II has received 30,
baptism Of blood" Both Washing,
ton and Greene stand at attention un-
til colors pass.
Saving the Running Stones" by
pupils Of St. Georges. Soldiers ir
conversation. tell Of the marching OF
tho Gritish army TO attack Philadel-
phia. Of the orders 10 march issued
by Washington. Suppressed excite
ment in their manner. The appear
ance OF covered army wagon. Driver
up to door OF the Brandywine mill
Men appear carrying running stonel
which are placed In the wagon and
driven of. a week later the millel
appears and in conversation with
ncighbor tells Of return OF stone
through the activity Of tho comman
dor-in-chiof himself
fs. h ion
hy pupils Of Summit Bridge school
General Greene and Richard Henr.
Ice. mounted. ride by. They whee
their horses and pause to contem
plato the spectacle before them:
group Of ragged Continontals. sleep
ing on the ground in front of a fire
As they watch and listen the sounl
of chopping comes from the wood
a soldier appears with an armload O
wood which he heaps upon the fir
and goes back in search Of more
soldiers wheel their horses and rid
10y.
Running the Boundary Line" b.
pupils Of Newport school Nigh
around the camp fire. Mason AM
Dixon's gang Of surveyors engaged q
running the boundary line due Yves
from the point fifteen miles south O
the most southerly point OF Phila
delphia is seen. Year 1762. Twen
ty-siX new workmen have arrived {
take the places of others who ha
left on account OF the report that IN
Indians were planning 10 attack tn
camp. They hear the cry of IN
catamounts In the wood. Old me
tell of experience OF four years
the wilderness; at dawn all are {
readiness to start the days work q
telling trees and cutting the "vistoe
ON path eight yards wide through tn