The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-05
JUNIOR RED Cross
FORMED TO BIND
SCHOOLS OF LAND
Henry p Dawson Announces
National Project Of
Interest

Henry P. Dawson, chairman Of the
Red Cross War Council. announces
the launching of Junior Red Cross
open to all school-children tn the
country. The new organization hopes
to become channel for patriotic SER
vice and interest to the 22.0oo.oo0
boys and girls of school age In the
United States.
Mem bership in the Junior Red Cross
is to be by schools. Whenever there
has been placed in the local school
fund an amount equal to 25c for every
pupil, the school becomes a. school
auxiliary of the Red Cross, and is en-
titled to display a special Red Cross
banner. At the same time every pu-
Pill becomes a Junior member, and Is
entitled to wear the membership but
ton.
The school fund can be raised By
the school, or collected by subscrip-
ton. In some states 1t will be raised
by cities to cover all schools in the
Icity districts In other states the
campaign will be for statewide fund
and the enrollement of all the pupils
in the state. In every case, however,
the schools are to be- associated with
the local chapters of the Red Cross
through a teachers committee Of the
chapter.
The school fund will be used for
the purchase OF materials which the
children will make up into Red Cross
supplies, and for other uses in which
thef children will have a personal
share. No part of l. is to go for chap
ter or general expenses.
Membership in the Junior Red
Cross will be developed by states. Di-
vision managers will appoint mem.
bership committees and school activi-
ties committees for each state. The
membership committee stimulates in
terest and raises funds for the School
Supply Fund. It will besccmposed 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
direction patterns of articles to be
made. and other instructions for use
in the vocational classrooms. will be
prepared and sent to all the schools.
/ The plan has been developed by
President MacCracken of vassar, in
i consultation with; school Authorities
4 and the National Red Cross. DR.. Mac
i Cracken said today:
i ST believe in the Junior Red Cross,
4 not only because of the great sufas
of money 1t will earn and the inn
nense amount of supplies which the
/ school pupils, especially in our tech-
& meal schools will make, but because
of it's educational and patriotic vae
e. .r rhs e work Eli the Asascros. w,ll
teach service for others and unseifish
i giving; it will stimulate interest in
our national government and its poli-
cies during the war; and it will af-
i ford a useful release for the youthful
/ energy which is stimulated by the
4 violent and morbid aspects OF war
:; conditions. and IL undirected, may
cause under wrong conditions great
/ increase of juvenile delinquency and
crime.
| cit is the success attained in many
schools last year which has decided
l the Red Cross to undertake this Inn
/ portant new step. The vocational
classes in New York state alone last
spring made over 10000 articles lur-
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.7
hrector of vocational education for
girls in the state. says that in many
cases she was told that their work
J was. If anything, better than that II
the adult work"