SALUTING THE FLAG
An incident at a theatre recently impressed me greatly, says an American writer. In honour of Memorial Day, the first feature on the programme was the display, on the screen, of a waving United States flag, followed by the words of the " pledge" ■ that all school children know. The middle section of the house was almost filled with young children. As the flag appeared a few youngsters stood up, and soon the whole body of children were on their feet, with their armt extended toward the national emblem and their voung voices repeating the pledge The spontaneity of the children impressed me. Those who understand and love an emblem of government and power will surely grow to understand the principle of justice and impersonal right. This incident prompts a question as to how New Zealand children greet their national flag.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23882, 9 August 1939, Page 3
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143SALUTING THE FLAG Otago Daily Times, Issue 23882, 9 August 1939, Page 3
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