Hymn to the Flag. Our country's flag we raise, Banner of liberty Float o'er our country free; Wave thou above. Wave thou our Nation's pride, If on the battle field, Our lines we're called to yield Our ships in every clime, Banner of azure hue, Float o'er our brave and true, No foe shall e'er undo Thy hold supreme. Our flag now floats above Both blue and gray. No foreign foe dare tread On land thy stars o'erspread; Thy stripes all nations dread Wave thou alway. -Anson A. Gard. The Boys and the Flag. The bright-eyed boys who crowd our schools, Weary of childish games and moods, Will soon be stalwart men The leaders in the race of life, The men to win applause; The great minds born to guide the State, The wise to make the laws. Teach them to guard with jealous care The land that gave them birth As patriot sons of patriot sires, The dearest spot on earth; Teach them the sacred trust to keep, And o'er them through the ages bid -Selected. The Flag. Fling out the flag, O children, That all the world may see How cradled deep in the heart of a child The love of the flag with its crimson bars Salute the flag, O children, With grave and reverent hand, For it means far more than the eye can see Your home and your native land! And men have died for its crimson bars And its field of blue with the spangled stars. Revere the flag, O children, Wherever its folds you see, For cradled deep in the heart of a child The love of the flag may be The love of the flag with its crimson bars And its field of blue with the spangled stars. Pray for the flag, O children, That never a traitor bold Defame a bar or a spangled star, Or sully a silken fold! Yes, pray for the flag with its crimson bars And its field of blue with the spangled stars. -Gertrude E. Heath in Hawaii Special Day Program. Old Glory. MARIE IRISH. A PRIMARY FLAG DRILL FOR FIVE LITTLE GIRLS AND FIVE Costumes: LITTLE BOYS Each child carries a flag of fairly good size and wears a soldier cap. The caps are made of red, white and blue tissue paper and should be provided with an elastic cord that passes under the chin to hold them in place. Children also wear on each shoulder an epaulet, made of strips of cambric, an inch wide, one white, one red and one blue, sewed up in a cluster. MUSIC: A patriotic march. Children enter in two files, the boys coming on at the right corner of front of stage and the girls at the left corner of front. The boys march up the right side, across back and down the left side of stage, while the girls at the same time pass up the left side, across back and down the right side of stage. On reaching the corners of front the two lines pass diagonally to center of back, first boy and first girl form a couple, each two on reaching center of back do the same, and the couples march down the center of stage to the front. During the opening march the flag is held in right hand, resting against right side, but on forming couples each couple raises flag and holds them high, staffs crossed. At the front the boys turn to right, girls to left, pass to corners of front, up sides and on reaching the back they form two lines across back of stage, girls on front line with boys back of them. Mark time, then march-five abreast-down to near-front of stage, where the lines halt and as they do so they stand far enough apart to allow a person to pass between them. During this march the flags have been held again at right side, but now each one holds flag high. The boy nearest left of stage now leads the boys along the line of girls, going in front of the first one, back of the second, in front of the third, back of the fourth, etc. Boys return to places and halt, then girl nearest the right of stage leads the line of girls along the line of boys, going behind the first boy, in front of second, back of third, etc. The girls return to places and halt, then all hold flags with staff standing upright and resting on left shoulder. All speak: In times of peace dear Old Glory doth wave O'er homes and schools in this land of the brave; (Raise flags and wave them above heads.) In times of battle, its colors so bright Lead on to Victory, though fierce be the fight. With flags held at right sides the girls now pass up the right side of stage while boys pass up the left side. At center of back form couples, raise flags and cross staffs, march in couples down center of stage to front. At front the first couple halts, second couple goes to right of first and halts in line, third couple to left of first, fourth couple to right of second, fifth to left of third. If stage is large enough, let them stand in straight line across front, otherwise they can stand in curved line. The children now speak, one at a time. Each one holds the flag in position at right side until he or she speaks. FIRST CHILD (holding flag extended, arm's length at right side): One little flag says children must be true; SECOND CHILD (holding staff of flag horizontal along left shoulder, flag hanging down lengthwise at left side; first child now holds flag in same way): Two flags say that we must be honest, too. THIRD CHILD (holding staff of flag diagonally across chest, flag on left shoulder; first and second children hold flags the same) : Three flags say boys and girls must upright live; FOURTH CHILD (staff of flag perpendicular and resting on left shoulder; first three hold flags the same) : Four flags say, "Be unselfish when you give." FIFTH CHILD (holding flag in left hand, extended at left side; first four hold flags the same) : Five flags teach us, "Let Justice be your song;" SIXTH CHILD (holding flag same as No. 2, but on right shoulder; first five children holding flags the same): Six flags say we must grow up brave and strong; SEVENTH CHILD (holding flag as No. 3, but on right shoulder ; first six the same) : Seven flags say, "Be loyal to the Right;" EIGHTH CHILD (holding flag as No. 4, but on right shoulder, while first seven hold flags the same): Eight flags say, "Love your home with all your might." NINTH CHILD (holding flag out in front of body, staff perpendicular; first eight hold flags the same): Nine flags say, "Do not idle time away;" TENTH CHILD (raising flag and holding it a little to the right side of body; first nine hold flags the same): Ten flags say we must study hard each day; An honor to our land; The center couple now marches down to center of front, couple to its right follows, couple to left of first comes next, the couple to right of second, and fifth couple last. All march, in couples, to corner of right of stage, up right side, across to center of back, down center of stage to front, across to left center of back, down center of stage to front, across to left corner of front and off stage. -"Lincoln Day Entertainments." By permission of A, Flanagan Co. Suggestive Program for Memorial Day. Song.. Recitation.... Once More We March with Solemn Tread (p. 82), or, Concert recitation... Recitation.... Exercise.. Exercise..... Select reading.... Song. Recitation. Recitation... 1821 m 202 Quotations... (p. 28) Select Reading... .Battle Hymn of the Republic (p. 17) A picture of Julia Ward Howe should be displayed during this reading. Song. Reading.. Recitation.... .Battle Hymn of the Republic (p. 81) How They Received the News That the War .They Have Broken Up Their Camps (p. 8) Select reading or Recitation...... . From a Memorial Address (p. 15) Short talk by a veteran or other qualified person Exercise.. Flag salute by the school Song..... ..Old Glory (p. 34) {American United States (p. 88) |