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Show ! PATRIOTIC SERVICE IS MANDATORY New York, March 26. Declaring that some teachers in the public schools are apathetic in their reBpect for tho American flag and that unpatriotic un-patriotic . teachings are therefore bound to creep into the course of study, Ernest W. Ellcrt Introduced a resolution at tho meeting of the board of education yesterday, making it mandatory for pupils and teachers to salute the flag, either before or after the reading of the Bible. The resolution, which was referred to a committee, further provided that after the salute, one stanza of the "Star Spangled Banner" should be sung. , no |