Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-11
CSC. The Junior Red Cross
American Red Cross
Washington, o. G.


Henry p, Dawson, Chairman of the
Red Cross War Council, announces
the launching of Junior Red Gross
country. The new organization hopes
to become channel for patriotic SER
vice and interest to the 100000 boys
and girls of school age in the United
| States.
Membership in the Junior Red Cross
is to be by schools. Whenever there
has been placed in the local school
fund an amount equal to Csc for
every pupil the school becomes a
school auxiliary of the Red Cross,
and is entitled to display a special
Red Cross banner. At the same time
every pupil becomes a Junior Mem
Der. and is entitled to wear the men,
bersEip button.
The school fund can be raised by
the school, or collected by subscrip-
ton. In some states it will be raised
by cities to cover all schools in the
city districts. In other states the
campaign will be for statewide
fund and the enrolment of all the
pupils in the state. In every case.
however, the schools are to be as
ISOLATED with the local chapters of
the Red Cross through teachers
committee of the chapter.
The school fund will he used for
the purchase of materials which the
children will make up into Red Cross
supplies. and for other uses in which
the children will have personal
share. No part Of it is to go for
chapter or general expenses.
Membership in the Junior Red Cross
will be developed by states. Division
managers will appoint membership
committees and school activities COM
mittees for each state. The mem
| bership committee stimulates interest
and raises funds for the School Sup
ply Fund. 1t will be composed of
some of the most influential people
| devoted to educational affairs.
The school activities committee will
be made up of vocational teachers and
other school officials. Under its di-
rection patterns of articles to be made,
and other instructions for use in the
vocational classrooms, will be pre-
pared and sent to all the schools.
The plan has been developed by
President MacCracken of Vassar. in
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and the National Red Cross. DR.. Mac
| Cracker said today:
II believe in the Junior Red Cross.
not only because of the great sums of
money 1t will earn and the immense
amount of supplies which the school
pupils. especially in our technical
schools will make. but because Of its
educational and patriotic value for the
children.
The work for the Red Cross will
teach service for others and unselfish
giving; 1t will stimulate interest in
our national government and its pou :
cies during the war; and it will az
ford useful release for the youthful
energy which Is stimulated by the
violent and morbid aspects of war
conditions. and II undirected. may
cause Under WRONG conditions great
increase Of juvenile delinquency and
crime.
1T is the success attained in many
schools last year which has decided
tie Red Cross to undertake this i'm
portant new STEP The vocational
classes in New York State alone last
spring made over 10000 articles dur
Ing the last few weeks of the school
year for the Red Cross.
Universal testimony from the
chapters showed that these were in
every way up to the rigid standards
Of the organization. Mrs. Talbot, di-
rector of vocational education for
girls in the state. saws that in MANY
cases she was told that their work
was. if anything, better than that in
the adult work" ~