Show fiala during air hezekiah Dutter Butterwort ht recent jurney journey across south amerita america he observed even in the far southern republic oi of argentina the practice ol of raising the national flag over schoolhouses haa been adopted as well as in the united states considering the tact fact that argentina is so widely separated from this country and that her people speak a different ent langu language ae the traveler at first supposed that the raising of the flags was but a coincidence A few weeks later however while he was vi alting the high school at rosario he ha was again impressed by the striking similarity ot of the custom prevailing thre and in our own land lanc of singing the national anthem at the opening or closing of 0 the school exercises in boner ot of their guest the pupils abo were studying the english language after ter singing their own national herrn followed it with thi tha star span spangled led banner in english wh this is indeed like home ex claimed the gratified american when lid did you adopt this excellent custom of 0 the hymn and of the flags lesa lem itou two years ago was th reply rt 11 e took it from the youths companion and have translated bof to our own ovin tse ise here the printed manual issued by that journal to the publia bubli schoola cf the united states it IR in gratifying to know that the pro program grani or fr the flag and the national hymn issued by the companion ha liaa served for a model not only in canada and Gerro any but even in the landi landa beneata beneat ft the southern cross |