Show RECORD OF FORTY YEAR the old sold er always the teacher of patriotism for forty years the old soldier has been a great teacher of american pa he has been the strongest supporter and defender of the arneri can schools to the school children he is a teacher and to the small child on its father s knee listen ing to the stories of the long marches the days of battle of the dead and wounded and the prison life and its sufferings all to save our stars and stripes and give us a freo and united country the introduction of patriot ism in our public schools Is doing a great work the children learn it very readily and as they get interested in tats it leads them along to other branches of school work this is the starting point with some of our chil dren who seme day will rule this republic the old soldier has acen of great service to the militia while they have their book of tactics la not the experience of the old soldier borth more than all the booksh |