The school physiology journal . ldfloat the flag of the nation which has pouredout its blood and treasure to give these peoplefreedom. Every child in these schools shouldbe taught the deep meaning of that flag. Theyshould be taught that its stripes of white standfor that purity, sobriety, and cleanliness of lifeand conduct, without which no individual andno nation can be strong; that its blue standsfor truth between man and man, and for obedi-ence to such just laws as make safe society andgood government ; that its stars represent thegreat aggregations of people who live and worktogether in pe
The school physiology journal . ldfloat the flag of the nation which has pouredout its blood and treasure to give these peoplefreedom. Every child in these schools shouldbe taught the deep meaning of that flag. Theyshould be taught that its stripes of white standfor that purity, sobriety, and cleanliness of lifeand conduct, without which no individual andno nation can be strong; that its blue standsfor truth between man and man, and for obedi-ence to such just laws as make safe society andgood government ; that its stars represent thegreat aggregations of people who live and worktogether in peace and prosperity, under agovernment of the people, for the people, andby the people; that the deep red not onlystands for the life blood which has been pouredout for the freedom of all who live under its pro-tection, but that this crimson in its folds consti-tutes also a pledge that the land of the freeshall ever be the home of patriots who willnever falter when their country needs defence. 92 SCHOOL PHYSIOLOGY JOURNAL. Mil W. W ? Intermediate Work. LIBERTY UNDER LAW. VHE famous Rough Riders had to learn obe-dience to orders as their first lesson in was no lack of fighting material in thosegallant troops from Western plain and Easternuniversity, but weeks of drill and disciplinewere needed to mould this shapeless mass ofheroism for effective service in battle. Thesame splendid possibilities exist in every publicschool; not, as we hope, for war, but for theno less strenuous demands of peace. Mightyproblems are pressing for solution, and theirsettlement calls for disciplined minds and pa-triotic hearts. The fundamental principle of our governmentis liberty, not for the few or the many, but forall, and such liberty necessitates on the part ofevery citizen respect for the rights of others,hence laws have been enacted to which menvoluntarily submit themselves for the commongood. For the tremendous responsibility of self-government it would seem that the most com-plete an
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