The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-03
WOULD RECRUIT AN
ARMY Of HELP IN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Committee of Educators Wants
to Enlist Students at Insti-
tutions the Country Over to
Relieve Suffering.

CAssog lated Press Corrc.pouacn,e)
New YORK. Jan. aN.-Thc enlist
mcnt Of The 20, 900. goo children of toe
tr.ted states IN an Lru, noip-
fulusss o., relieve suffering 0otn ia
thii country and Europe IN tae pun
pose Of a movement which IS an-
n@Diuu,cd here By "a committee of du-
ca Cfs OF nationwide rcput uiOn. Il
Includes Charles W. Eliot. o. .sidrnt
emeritus Of Harvard university, David
starr Jordan, rresiueut ut the %ati,n-
10 Educational association, ANA Ron
ard McLuur,n. president OF the Ml1s-
a.husrits institut, Of technology.
u b. tho belief Of those .utcrcs 81 Ia
the pial that evil Influences Dc tr'
s hoods OF the tnii,d stat"s are drfs-
Ing from the war. Influences of lying.
! hatred ana murder ar" moulding the
lives Ul Americas 20. O0O, 600 cntld-
rem. SAYS an announcement oI the
committees plans. (which END 20
I crush out truth, Justice and love. As
% uatiol wc are vvuding our response
nnitlcs la not seriously attempting TO
] euuntcract these eva influences.
IN many uf our schools wc even
J forbid al uIs. asrlYu ul the war. We
cannot, however. hide this war rom
our children nor keep its destructive
Influences from their lives.
with "A nationwide relief move
mont Of our children We can turn
their minds from destructive murder
90 helpful ufc-glViug uud build On
tho terrible need the strongest, most
helpful race of man and women he
world has even known.
The school children are organized,
ana can begin immediately on rclle'
work. They can raise at least Nl,O"u,-
600 without burden on any enc as ne
funds will be raised Ia small uns
tho peoples gait through their child
ron. They can make millions Of need
ed articles OF clothing and oihcr
thlngr. Working shoulder to shoulder
tu offset the influences Of organized
murdcruus warfare they Will it'l the
-quiDkcuing helpful impulse of their
great Ufc 20 SWING organization "a
mighty Impulse In their lives ana a
great example t. the world. They
will do more to establish international
peace and good viii based on kindly
acts thau years Of diplomacy and
peace Conference
The plan announced is that cnch
child earn or make what he gives, nt
give from what he has. that hc may
feoi he has worked or sacrificed to
help. The fuud Is 10 De known as the
children OF America Fund when
lboards of education, superintendehlsl
truchcrs and Others are urged TO ad-
dress at oak Hill, Newton Center
Mass. for working details.
, one half the fund Is TO DE used "a
r.u.,- local giu.rtuu and Will hc dis
trtbutod through home charities n'
far az possible. The other mali WI
br distributed to the sufferers 10
Europe by the national committee
Arrangements haye been made Tor 'h'
free transportation To- Belgium ui ~
gifts OF n-pcrisnablc food or ne"
D clothing in packages wolshlhb ~
. pounds or more.
: II is announced that the plans lo'
. carving out the movement have beef
7. based ON suggestions received iron
over 1000 practical educators. the
call for free use of The public schoo
I buildings for entertainments To rals
: funds: the cooperation of teachers u
. getting the children TO earn sinai
A sums out OF school hours; the manu-
! mcture OF useful gifts by boys In man
a ual training classes, ana n day
. week devoted d." all girls la scNin
az "a part OF their school work.