Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1918 — Old Glory Again Flies Above the Schoolhouse [ARTICLE]

Old Glory Again Flies Above the Schoolhouse

Randolph, Mass. —The American flag is flying today over the Prescott school. It took a court order to get the flag back in place. Some weeks ago the halyards broke. The selectmen, who are also the school committee, took no steps to have them repaired. William E. Spear, a red-blooded patriot, demanded the flag be flown. He was met with a smile, but no action. He got the selectmen haled into court. The court ordered the flag flown at once in accordance with a state law ordering all schools to fly an American flag.