Curtain
RECOMMENDED BY THE NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
| 1. | Salute to the Flag At a signal from the principal the pupils in ordered ranks, hands to the side, face the flag. At another signal every pupil gives the flag the military salute as follows: The right hand lifted, palm downward, the forefinger touching the forehead above the eye. Standing thus all repeat slowly: "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." At the words "to my flag," the right hand is extended gracefully, palm upward towards the flag, and remains in this gesture till the end of the affirmation, whereupon all hands immediately drop to the side. Where a silent salute is given, the flag is borne between the standing lines or in front of a single line, and the hands remain at salute until the flag-bearer reaches the center of the room, when, at a given signal, every hand is dropped. | SCHOOL |
| 2.. | Song—red, white and blue | SCHOOL |
| 3.. | Lincoln Day: Its observance a privilege for ourselves and a duty to the young people of the country | READING |
| 4.. | Declamation—Selected | PUPIL |
| 5.. | Song—star-spangled banner | PUPIL OR SCHOOL |
| 6.. | Quotations from the sayings of Abraham
Lincoln and his eulogists rising in their places and repeating. | BY PUPILS |
| 7.. | Lincoln's Gettysburg Address | PUPIL |
| 8.. | Essay on Lincoln | PUPIL |
| 9.. | Song | SCHOOL |
| 10.. | Tableaux or Grouping representing some historical event in the life of Lincoln | GROUP |
| 11.. | Lincoln as a Model for the Youth of the Nation | READING |
| 12.. | Song—battle hymn of the republic | SCHOOL |
| 13.. | Brief Addresses by and other invited guests | VISITING VETERANS |
| 14.. | Song—america. | SCHOOL AND VISITORS |
At a signal from the principal the pupils in ordered ranks, hands to the side, face the flag. At another signal every pupil gives the flag the military salute as follows: The right hand lifted, palm downward, the forefinger touching the forehead above the eye. Standing thus all repeat slowly: "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." At the words "to my flag," the right hand is extended gracefully, palm upward towards the flag, and remains in this gesture till the end of the affirmation, whereupon all hands immediately drop to the side. Where a silent salute is given, the flag is borne between the standing lines or in front of a single line, and the hands remain at salute until the flag-bearer reaches the center of the room, when, at a given signal, every hand is dropped.