Show Ws flrt mitt c ur habits end then tba? Sak M Halt fate ifilnitw 'SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SUNDAY MORNING JUNE 9 f ttttitrf Bo tad aoi rapa habit habit ao reap cbaraotar 1935 SUMNER SCHOOL ENCOURAGES HOBBIES Wu t i We Owe Honor To Emblem of United States - 1 pledge allegiance to the flag of the United State of America and to the republic for which It Indivisible with stands: aH” for and Justice liberty Every boy and girl should know the pledge of allegiance and should know how to show respect to our glorious flag and honor it ' Flag day is a special day Set aside to honor the flag June 14 was the — because that waa the— day that the continental congress adopted the resolution concerning the flag On June 14 1777 this res olution was adopted In congress: “Resolved That the flag of- the United States be thirteen stripes alternate red and white that the Union be thirteen stars whit In a blue field representing a new con ' Stellation" After the Declaration of Independence was adopted the American colonies wanted to have & flag A committee was formed to decide Upon a flag design According to comthe Betsy Ross tradition this mittee in company with - Ceorge Washington called at the little shop of Betsy Ross In Arch street ' Philadelphia and sketched the de sign for the flag After she had suggested thht the star be used she made f t The Sumner school Is one of the first elementary schools in this psrt of the country to recognize the value of hobbies in the development of personality During Jhe past year a number of hobby clubs Were formed including sewing music cartooning handcraft stamp collecting etc Each child in the school - ' was given' the opportunity of Joining one of these clubs Toward the end of the school year the clubs gave an exhibit of the work done by the boys and girls It was a splendid display of tine work and was interesting to parents and children alike The teachers and Mr L Daniel Stewart principal were congratulated on helping the children accomplish so t 4 ' much Ralph Ge Is shown with a ship mads of tin cans and scrap tin which he has fashioned in the handcraft club Morton Larsen specialized in airplanes and is shown with several that he has built one-nati- on I think that one of the great women of America was Betsy Ross More honor than we generally give is due her because she gave us our most beauti— — ful emblem our country’s flag Her nimble fingers stitched and sewed the bright colors together to make the first flag our country had Hodr many happy hours she spent at this work! Whatprid she must have (clt es’She presentedtlt to General Washington Can you see the joy on her face when healuted the flag of our country for the first time there In her little room? Can you Imagine how her heart raced with excitement and pride when she saw it waving proudly for the first time? Yes Betsy Ross deserves much credit apd respect from us and we should all be loyal to this great emblem' of truth and purity and unity PAGE LUCEE WILLIAMS 14 Salt Lake City day-edeet- ed - five-point- (Continued on ful Two) ' Vi' y " Much Is Due Betsy Ross for Flag’s Beauty Betsy Ross was born in 1752 the eighth child In the family She was born in Philadelphia and wu named Elizabeth In 1773 she married John Ross and shortly after their marriage they opened a little upholstery shop in s quaint house built of brick It- - standing and"ir'-changevery little from olden day! Elizabeth Ross was a skillful 'needlewoman and loved embroiderThe happiness of ing and darning the Ross family did not hut long Betsy saw her husband march away for military service and from serious injury he died in January 1770 He was buried in the Christ church burying ground Betsy Ross a widow at 24 continued her work One day while working In the shop three is-s- tilt -- gentlemen called The first was General 'George Washington and with him were Robert Morris and Colonel George Ross General Washington had come to consult her about a national flag Washington showed her a rough sketch that he had made It was a square flag with 13 stripes of red and white and 13 stars In the blue She suggested that the profield portions be changed so that the length would be a third more than She also suggested that the width the 13 stanr be grouped to form T (Continued so 1 Match correctly: 1 s “When the done When the battle's lost and won” 1 “The Wife of thy bosom” 3 “Rich and rsr were the gems she wore And a bright gold ring on her wand she bore” hurly-burly’- - A 5 “Better be jocund with the fruitful grape Than sadden after none or bitter fruit” “In this world s man must either be anvil or hammer” Longfellow Shakespeare Omar Khayyam ’ - Do you know: ’’ — A Where Is the Island of Majorca? ( I In what war was the battle of the Wilderness fought? ' (Copyright 1935 King Feature Syndicate InC) Bible Moore hn |