Excerpt from Splinters: Vol. 9, December, 1908-June, 1909; Vol. 10, December, 1909-June, 1910 Boston people are often considered to be most negligent in this respect and I have often thought them unresponsive until lately, when I was convinced the reverse was true. In one of the theatres not long ago the orchestra suddenly began to play Dixie. Although this is not a national song, still everyone in the theatre was on his feet instantly, applauding. Certainly great progress has been made in late years among the general public in this particular, and we only hope that it continues. A great many of us are not quite sure as to which the national anthem is-my Country 't is of Thee, or The Star Spangled Banner - and there have been many discussions lately about them. But if any of us are able to say that we can sing either of these all the way through, it would be quite a step towards catching the spirit of patriotism. For those of us who really care to learn our country's song, an excellent opportunity will be offered this winter. A new choral system has been instituted in the school, in which all of us take part. During the course we are to learn some of the national songs, and those who care to know something of them and how they should be properly sung, can show their good will by entering into it with the right spirit, and then it cannot help but be a great success. Then about our flags. I wonder how many of us know anything of them, - our state, naval and land flags. A curious thing happened in one of Canada's large cities a short time ago. Over one of the public buildings there had been flying for some years a Canadian flag, but of the navy set, and which literally meant that the building on which it was, was afloat. The Canadians had no idea of their error until recently. It is said that they only discovered it through the aid of one of our sea men. He was walking down the street, and suddenly looking up saw the flag, which instantly made him seasick. He went immediately to the authorities, notified them and then paid a visit to the doctor's, sending the bill to the city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.