The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-05-04
PATRIOTIC CONTEST

Instruction and at their request the
teachers of the 9Th grades in St
GATHERINGS and Junior High, prepar.
ed an essay contest on the subject
"What Patriotism Means to Me-
The contest was wonderful success
showing a practical understanding OF
the subject. Two prizes were offered
in each school with honorable men
ton for the third best. The first prize
essay of each school then contested
for silk flag, given as class prize
which was won by Junior High. In
St. GATHERINGS school the awards
were: f.. = rs h &t
1st Prize-Rosemond Cook.
End Prize-Eileen Dorsser.
Honorable mention-Albia Heiling.
In Junior High the awards were:
LIST Prize-Norman Ellingson
End Prize-Arthur Olson 4.
Honorable mention-Ellen Monson.
The following essay by Rosemond
Cook, won 1st prize in St. GATHERINGS
school. The Junior High winner will
be given in another issue.
'What Patriotism Means to Me"
ut is sweet and glorious to die for
ones country" runs the familiar line
from one of Horace's poems, this
man lived during the time of Christ,
when the Romans were telling their
children the story of Regulas, who
had two centuries before heroically
advised his countrymen to make peace
with the Carthage, and then returned
to the land of the enemy to meet a
cruel death by torture.
We should have such spirit as
Arnold Winkelried when he rushed
into the ranks of the Austrians at the
battle of Sempach and cried, snake
way for liberty" or Nathan Hale,
whose dying words were, II only re-
greet that I have but one life to lose
for my country"
We should love and do all we can
for our country for each citizen is a
part of it and should be faithful one
and not merely subject, he should
obey the laws which are based ON the
''Ten Commandments Of God" which
makes them religious as we'll as a
patriotic duty.
The man who depends upon others
to do his part is "sponger," and he
who doesn't do his duty at all is a
Stacker"
Some people are detriment to the
government, because they won't work,
and the governm ent with the taxpay-
ers, must support them, many of
them break guarantees which spreads
disease, others vote unwisely, and put
a man into Office who is like them
selves injurious to the nation, or sell
heir vote which is an illegal thing.
The children Of these men are not en-
to attend school and get an
education to make them better citi-
zens than their parents before them
have been. !
It is in honor of Grant we are writ
ing this essay so let us see what
great work he has done to aid his
country and his government Grant
was only lad when he won ydistinc-.
ton in the Mexican War, then he left
the army and helped his father in 2
factory until the Civil War broke out;
he was eager to help his government
so he enlisted in an Illinois regiment
On account of his bravery, skill and
he was promoted to the.
Office of brigader general Of the forces,
at Cairo, later he became major gem
eral and commander Of the Union
armies. After he helped win the war
the people elected him president sof
the United States, the office he really
deserved for such fine work as he did
for the nation. ~
Our motto in our daily life should
be, "Let our object be our country,
our whole country, and nothing but
our country" the words of Daniel
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