Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-10-31
WORK week FOR
WINNESH|Ek CHILDREN
County Supt. of Schools HI. f.. Miller
Has Asked Teachers and Pupils
to- Set Aside Week Beginning
November 8.
TO DO WORK FOR
THE RED CROSS
On Nov. IL the Money Will be Turn
ed Over to the Winneshiek
County Chapter and Each
One Given Proper
Credit.

. .ou1ty Supt. of Schools H. E..
ailler is doing some fine work in
conjunction with the teachers and
school children of Winneshiek county
in interesting them in a Red Cross
program, particulars from Mr.. Mil
ler which are printed below. The
plan promises to raise lot of money.
aid will be fine education in patri-
otism for all the children The fol-
lowing has been addressed to the
teachers and school children of Win
neshiek county:
I'm order to mobilize the spirit of
service in the Red Cross among the
school children of the country, the
national officials of the American
! Red Cross Association have authoriz-
ed a membership among the school
children of the United States, to be
known as the Junior Membership
Plan. BY this plan every school in
this country as unit may be MEM
Der of the American Red Cross with
fee for each pupil OF twenty-five
cents. The total amount secured by
any one school should represent on
the aggregate 25c for each pupil en-
rolled. This sum is to be called the
school supply fund. When the
amount collected or raised represents
the entire school enrolment at twen-
ty-five cents each, the school will be-
come member of the Red Cross and
| Is entitled to a certificate. This certi-
f.ao 70 mill kx. civ 4 II
neshiek County Chapter of the Red
Cross, and will be suitable for franz
ing AID shall become the permanent
property OF the school. 1t is posi-
BILE that suitable banner in addition
to the certificate will be provided by
the National Red Cross which the
school may display whenever the
school is entitled to certificate OF
membership. The children are enti-
tied to wear a small Red Cross but
ton as an emblem of Red Cross men,
bership. This school membership is
not confined to an entire school, but
may include room, class or grade
within school, SO that even though
the entire school is not entitled to a
membership, class, room or grade
may be entitled to a membership cer-
tificate. Al school entitled to a mem
bership is also entitled to the same
recognition as a unit or auxiliary OF
adults aad will be treated in the
same way.
The school supply fund will be
credited to the school, and If, in the
opinion of the teacher, the pupils are
capable of making articles for the
Red Cross, the supplies will be sent
on request, the articles to be made
within the scope of their workman
ship and in accordance with the most
reasonable bulletin of the Red Cross.
So far as known there has beel 10
action taken in this state as Red
Cross Junior membership, but mas
much as the plan is approved by IA
tional officials, and has met with sue
cess In the schools in the East, and
in few Of our larger Western cities,
the teachers of Winleshiek county
may be the first to start this move
ment in Iowa.
To carrys out this plan I will ask
the teachers and pupils to set aside
the week beginning November 5th as
Work Week." The fathers, mothers
or neighbors will be glad to pay you
for any odd jobs they may want done.
believe that every child can earn at
least twenty-five cents during that
week, but it matters not how much
or how little you earn, your efforts
will be appreciated. This will be q
splendid opportunity to secure mem-
bership to the Wi1neshiek County
Chapter of the Red Cross. Ask your
parents and neighbors to become
members by paying one dollar. The
school will get credit for all the mo-
ney raised. Every school raising two
dollars (not including the one dol
liar membership fees) will receive the
Red Cross Magazine, which will be
sent to the teacher to become the
property of the school. II the school
| is not In session the week beginning
Nov. s, the teacher may set later
date for work Week" as near to
above date as possible.
The money should be brought to
the teachers; Nov. 18th it will be
sent TO this Office and turned over TO
the Winneshiek County Chapter.
Teachers must send the names OF
all the children with their addresses,
who become members, also those
paying one dollar for membership.
The one dollar fee. you understand,
is meant for the adults. An adult
cannot become member of the Red
Cross without paying one dollar.
Let it be the aim of every school TO
become a unit in the National Red
Cross. 1t is certain that the Red
Cross work by children will be no
small factor, and in SO doing you VIII
|learn something OF this noble insti-
tuition.
feel sure that every girl and ev-
cry boy wants to do something 70
help their country. This is a splendid
opportunity for you boys and girls TO
show your patriotism.
Some OF you may he too small or