f) ~ I) ~ I) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ t MANUAL of: ~ (j : ' PATRIOTIC ~ :1 : INSTRUCTION ~ ~ ~ ~ I) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ * ~ I; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ IW ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ KANSAS • 1944 ~ ~ ~ ~ I) ~ D ~ f) ~ ~ 41 ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ I) ~ D ~ ~ ~ PLEDGE allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands: One Nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. MANUAL PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTION AND PROGRAM HELPS FOR SPECIAL DAYS Issued by G eo. L. M cClenny State Superintendent of Public Instruction PRINTED BY KANSAS STATE PRINTING PLANT LEONARD MCCALLA. STATE PRINTER TOPEKA. 1944 20-2516 Table of Contents PAGE F o r e w o r d ........................................................ 5 U nited States F lag ( T h e F lag C ode) 7 School L a w s on P a t r io t ism .................. 18 N ational H y m n s ........................................ 23 S pecial D ays ................................................ 27 L abor D ay ..................................................... 28 C onstitution D a y ..................................... 38 F rances E . W illard D a y ........................ 40 C olu m bu s D a y ............................................ 42 A rm istice D ay ............................................ 49 A merican E ducation W e e k .................. 57 T hanksgiving D a y ................................... 68 C h r ist m a s D ay ......................................... 83 N ew Y ear's D ay ....................................... 93 K ansas D a y ............................................/ . 99 L in c o l n ' s B irthday ................................. 127 W a sh in g t o n 's B i r t h d a y ........................ 139 A rbor D ay .................................................... 147 M other's D a y .............................................. 164 M emorial D ay ............................................ 173 F lag D a y ........................................................ 188 I ndependence D ay ................................... 211 P atriotic O rganizations ........................ 221 A merican R ed C r o s s ............................... 223 (3) Foreword ECENT heavy call for this pamphlet has depleted our stock of R of it, and it seemed advisable to revise it before reprinting. Part of the material formerly in it is not so pertinent to the times and occasions as it was. Part seemed exchangeable for other matter. We commend the little volume to the use of the teachers of Kan­ sas. We sincerely hope they will find it useful in their work of pre­ paring our children to understand and appreciate the great blessing of living in our beloved United States of America. Geo. L. M cClenny, State Superintendent oj Public Instruction. (5) THE AMERICAN’S CREED (Every child should memorize the following creed, which was compiled by William Tyler Page, formerly a resident of Kansas, and which was officially adopted by the United States Congress, April 13, 1918.) BELIEVE in the United States of I America as a government of the peo­ ple, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a repub­ lic ; a sovereign Nation of many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and insepa­ rable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and human­ ity, for which American patriots sacri­ ficed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies. ( 6) Flag of the United States The Living S ymbol of Our Great Republic HOW TO DISPLAY IT; HOW TO RESPECT IT N FLAG DAY, June H, 1923, representatives of more than O sixty-eight organizations met in \Vashington for a conference, called by and conducted under the auspices of the National Ameri­ canism Commission of The American Legion, to draft an authentic code of flag etiquette. The code drafted by that conference is printed on this and the follov.·ing pages, together with diagrams illustrating most of the rules. \\'hile the rules adopted by the conference have no official government sanction, nevertheless they represent the au­ thoritative opinion of the principal patriotic bodies of the t:nited tates and of Army and Navy experts, and are being follo\ved by all of the organizations which took part in the gathering, including forty-five other organizations which have since adopted this code, representing over 20,000,000 people. The conference constituted itself a permanent body, so that modifications in the rules can be made if this proves desirable. The rules as given are from the final correded draft of the code as brought out of the conference. DESCRIPTION OF THE FLAG The flag of the t:nited ....tates of America has 13 horizontal stripe::; -7 red and 6 "·bite-the red and white stripes alternating, and a union which consists of white stars of five points on a blue field placed in the upper quarter next the staff and ex­ tending to the lo"·er edge of the fourth red stripe from the top. The number of stars is the same as the number of states in the Union. The canton or union now contains 48 stars arranged in six horizontal and eight vertical rows, each star with one point upward. On the admission of a state into the Union a star " 'ill be added to the union of the flag, and such addition will take effect on the 4th day of July next succeeding such admission. The propor- (7) THE FLAG CooE tJOm. of the flag, as prescribed by executiYe order of President Taft, October 29, 1912, arc as follows: U01sl (width) of flag ............. ........ .. 1 Fly (length) of flng ........................ 1 9 Hoi:st (width) of un10u ...................... 7-13 Fly (length) of umon. ..................... 0.76 Width of each st11pe ..................... 1-13 D1ameter of each star. ........ .0616 ~oTI:. B\' "dwmPter'' of ~tor IS meant the dmm~tl'l of the nn11ginary nrcle on the ctr­ •·tnufNenc••• of which the point~ of the litnr he. PROPER MANNER OF DISPLAYING THE FLAG There are certain fundamental rules of heraldry which, if under­ !'tood generally, would indicate the proper method of d1splaymg the flag. The matter becomes a very simple one if it is kept in mind that the flag represents the liYing country and is ibclf con idered a· a hYmg thmg. The union of the flag is the honor pomt; the right arm is lhc sword arm, and therefore the point of danger and hence the place of honor. 1 The flag should be displayed only from sunrise to sunset, or between surh homs as may be d£>~ignatecl by proper authority It should be hoisted lni~kly hut s-hould be lowered slowly and ceremonious):-.· The flag should be displayed on all national and state hohdnys and on h1storic and special occa­ Sions. ( IIoweYel, be in~ the emblem of our country, 1t ou~ht to fly from every 0 ·1 ~polc t 'Pn day throughout the year, \\enther permit tmg) 2 When carried in a proce sion with another flag, or flag;;, the flag of the Umted States should be e1ther on the marching r1ght, i.e., the flag's own nght or when there IS a line of other flags, the flag of the Uwted States may b~ Ill front of the center of that line. T HE FLAG ConE 9 3. When displayed wit h another fl ag, against a wall fr om cr ossed staffs, the flag of the United States should be on the right, the flag's own right, and its staff should be in front of the staff of the other flag. 4. When a number of fl ags of states or cit ies, or pennants of societies are grouped and displayed from staffs with the flag of the United States of America, the latter should be at the center or at the highest point of the group. 10 TnE FLAG CooE 5 When fl ags of stat es or cities, or pennants of societies a re fl own on the same halyard w1th the flag of the> Umte>d Shte:s of Amcnca, the latter should alwa)" be at the peak When flo\\n Iron adprent staffs the flag of the Umted States of America should be hoJstecl first nnd Jowf'red last •o surh flag or pennant, flown Ill the former pO'-IIIOn, should be phce<l abO\·e. or, in the latter position, to the nght of the flag of the United Statcs of America, 1 c, to the ob~erver's lcft 6. When fl ags of two or more nations are displayed they :,hould be fl own from ::-cparalc staffs of the same height and the flag!' should be of ap­ proximately equal siZE' (lnternatioMI usage forb1ds the display of the flag of one nat10n above that of another nat1on in !lme of pearc.) THE lh.\G CODE 11 , i When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontall) or at an angle from the window sill, balcony or front of building, the un1on of the flag should ~o clear to the peak of the staff unless the flag is at ha lf-staff. (\Yhen the Aag 1s suspended oYer a s1dewalk from a rope, extendmg from a hotN~ to a pole at the edge of thE' sidt>walk, the flag should be> h01stE>d out from the hullding toward the pole, the umon fir,;t) I 1 I J l '-- .._ ._ .... - 8 When the flag of the United States is displayed in a manner other than by being flown from a staff, ll should be ru:;played flat, whether mdoors or out \Yben d1splayed either honzontnlly or vertically a~:unst a wall, the umon should be uppermost and to the flag's own right, i.e, to tht ob=-en·er's left When displayed in a window 1t ~hould be displayed tht· same way, t.