Milford chronicle., 1959-03-20

Lney use IN the making OF DrlckS
| They use red sand, clay, and water
to make them. We got samples OF
| the things they use: sand before
it had been c0lOred, sand after il
had been colored, and clay. They
also gave US two bricks which
hadn't been put in the kiln. and
three bricks which had been in the
kiln. The three bricks that had
been in the kiln were three differ
ent co!Ors: light red, medium red,
and dark red. We visited the brick
yard to get information and report
10 the class on raw materials and
finished products of bricks.
Gary Warren
Historic Flags of the United States
Herbert DisharoOn and | made
some historical flags of the United
States. We have learned some in
teresting facts about them We
have copies of some of these flags
for display in our room Following
are some things we have learned
about these flags.
The Cambridge Flag was the
first flag to represent the United
Colonies in rebellion. 1t was
raised by John Paul Jones on the
ship, Alfred, on December 3, ITS.
A month later George Washington
flew it over his headquarters in
Massachusetts. 1t had thirteen
stripes, seven red and six white.
In the blue canton there are the
crosses of st. Andrew and st.
George.
The Navy Jack was a flag hav-
ing seven red and six white stripes,
with rattlesnake diagonally
across eight stripes, and the words
Don't Tread on Me" on the last
white line. = 1t was adopted by the
colonial navy in 1775.
After July 4, 1776, the people of
the colonies felt the need of nat
ional flag to symbolic their new
spirit of unity and independence.
The following resolution was
adopted in Congress on June IA,
1777: Resolved that the flag of the
thirteen United States be thirteen
stripes alternate red and white;
that the union be thirteen white
stars on a blue field" This became
our First National Flag.
The Fifteen-Star Flag had fif-
teen stripes, eight red and seven
white. 1t had fifteen stars in the
blue canton. On May /, 1895, Con-
gress changed the flag because
Vermont and Kentucky were ad-
nlitted to the Union. This flag was
used in the War of 1912. 1t was
used for twenty-three years.
The Great Star Flag of 1918 had
twenty stars arranged in the form
of five-pOinted star on the blue
canton.
In 1912 New Mexico and Arizona
became the forty-seventh and forty
eighth states to join the Union. On
the following July 4, the Flag of
fOrty-eight stars was made.
The Forty-nine Star Flag is made
up of thirteen red and white
stripes and forty-nine stars. It
will probably not be used because
Hawaii is almost a state. We won-
der how our flag will look next
year.
Hans Feindt
Science
In our Science class we have
been studying magetism and cleo
tricity. We learned about the diff
ferent kinds of magnets and cleo
tricity, and how the use of these
things makes living much easier
for us. After we had read about
and electricity we did
experiments. Hans Feindt made an
crane. Herbert
Disharoon made an electric boat.
Cindy Wilkins and Donna Messick
made an electric question board.
Gary Warren and Jack Hall made
a telegraph set. We learned a lot
from doing these experiments, and
also had lots of fun.
Jack Hall
Scenes of Spring
Green were the fields in spring,
And small bright streams
Like gay quicksand caught
The suns warm beams.
There stood the house upon
A slope that rose,
Up from a field stone walk
A scene of repose.
Teresa Holleger