Show Beautiful America Shown In WB School hool America is beautiful from the seacoasts of sunny California California California Cal Cal- to the great white whiteway whiteway whiteway way in New York City and the many men and women who have fought to preserve it have not done so in vain was the theme of Veterans' Veterans Day for students of West Bountiful Elementary School Nov 11 AT 10 AM A.M. ALL teachers and students under the di direction direction direction di- di of Brice Hallows assembled assembled assembled as as- in front of the school for a special flag ceremony A record featuring various bugle calls was explained and demonstrated the flag was raised then lowered and folded properly then raised again All present thrilled to the singing of God Bless America and The Star Spangled Banner THE COLOR film The TheLand TheLand TheLand Land We Love was presented presented presented pre pre- twice during the day It was masterfully narrated by Raymond Massey The outstanding beauty of all fifty of our states was vividly portrayed The children enjoyed especially especially especially es es- es- es the scenes of Bryce and Grand Canyons of the Salt Lake Mormon 1 Temple and Old Faithful in Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellowstone Yellow Yellow- stone Park THE TilE MESSAGE l of the film was that America is free because because because be be- cause of the sacrifices of all allour allour allour our servicemen ever since Valley Forge to the present time We however must become become become be be- come partners in maintaining maintain maintain- ing that freedom and in maintaining our national in in- During the day all teachers teachers teach teach- ers including Mr Jensen Mr 1 Nielson Mr Christensen Christen- Christen sen Mrs 1 Baty Mrs McCallister McCallister McCallister Mc- Mc Callister Mrs Miss 1 McMillan Miss Behunin Miss Thornton Miss 1 Lawrence Mrs OBrien O'Brien and Mrs Miller Miller Miller Mil Mil- ler created the same atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere at at- of thankfulness for I America and her fighting men and of their responsibilities I ties to the children i I KINDERGARTEN students marched with flags and at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to explain their sym sym- First and second graders I sang patriotic songs wrote pie pie- I paragraphs and drew pictures pic pic- I tures tares in honor of the day The atmosphere became so realistic realistic real real- that one small student looked out the window and inquired When does the war start I IN ONE third grade a vetI veteran vet vet- veteran eran father Donald L. L Glines I appeared in naval uniform and explained his feelings to toward toward toward to- to I ward the fighting for free free- I dom dome He wanted the children children children chil chil- dren to understand the feeling feeling feeling feel feel- ing of love and patriotism our men have for the flag and our country The other third grade carried out the same idea of understanding j uniforms and flags One fourth grade group stressed the threat of communism communism com to our liberties es The fact was brought out in an J article read that one half of our taxes are spent to com com- 0 bat this enemy here at home and abroad The FOURTH fifth grade group presented talks poems and skits one of which was original and which was made more poignant because of the fact that it was written by a girl whose brother had given his life to preserve our freedom freedom freedom free free- dom while fighting in Viet Viet- nam The fifth graders sang songs had special reports and were impressed by a sign on their door reading To Tobe Tobe I Ibe I be a good citizen each of us must learn how to live unselfishly unselfishly unselfishly un un- I selfishly and honestly in his home his school his community community community com com- his nation and in the whole world SIXTH GRADERS carried on discussion of the meaning meaning meaning mean mean- ing of the day O One e of the outstanding e ts of the day was that of the fourth I i L an and i. i sixth graders writing letters to servicemen thanking them for their heir efforts in the cause of freedom ed |