The Alaska daily empire., 1918-02-12
PurpoSed Get to Every School Child as a Mem- Der of the Junior
 Red Cross.
GREAT DRIVE IS NOW ON
Campaign Starts on Lin cOln'S Birthday and Will End With
 WaShington's.

Starting today a nationwide cam
 paign will begin to secure the mem l bership of every school child in the
 nation for the Junior Red Cross. 1 The campaign will last until Wash 1 ington's birthday on the 22nd of the present month Alaskan schools and | school children will do their share
 and secure as many new members as possible and it is hoped that by
 the end of the campaign ninety per cent. of the school children of the | Territory VII have enrolled.
 | Superintendent of Schools, l.. n | Henderson is in charge of the organi-
 zation of the Junior Red Cross 1 throughout the schools of Alaska and
 today stated that at the present ! time over 1500 children are enrolled 1 for this important branch of the
 work 1 At the present time, all the schools i of the Territory. with the exception of a few schools in the Interior
 which it has been impossible to
 hear from by mail, notably Eagle | ] Yukon Basin. are cooperating. There
 are two schools only in the South
 eastern Alaska section which have l not organized, Haines and Chicha
 golf
 The Junior Red Cross is an i'm portant branch of the American Red Cross and is engaged in knitting for 1 he soldiers and sailors and in pre- pairing clothing for the children of France and Belgium.
 Mrs. Mary C. Bradford President
 of the National Educational AssO-
 citation, has prepared and sent out ! circular letter to all teachers in
 he United States urging them to cooperate in this work. The letter follows: To the School Teachers of the Unit ed States: You are hereby called to the col DTS of the American Republic, The teaching force of the United States
 is summoned to serve anew in the great world crisis that is at hand. 1 The war for human freedom can not be won unless the army of soldiers
 of the common good the public
 school army-gives the fullest meas ure of sacrifice and service. Still more important, a new and tairer civilization will not take the place of the one that has broken down un der the stress of conflict unless the
 moulders of the soul-stuff of the
 world-tea eachers-delicate themselves
 afresh to the mighty task of rebuild ing the national institutions as an l expression of the highest ideal of
 humanity.
 The schools are the laboratory of
 good citizenship. The children are
 the little citizens and must be guid I ed in such present experiences as
 will make certain their future dedi | cation to the welfare of the Repub 1 lie. Tn Junior membership of the
 Red Cross, through the School Aux
 Hilary, offers an unsurpassible med
 ium through which the patriotic ac 1 tivities of the children can make
 themselves felt. Beginning with
 Lincolnt Birthday and lasting until Washington's birthday. nationwide l effort is to be made in behalf of in
 creasing the Junior membership. This
 call to the colors is for your service
 in the campaign.
 The National Education Associa tion offers every teacher in the land
 the high privilege of participation in | this great campaign.
 The school organization of each 1 State needs your help in this form 1 of character education. The Presi-
 dent of the United States-the great
 teacher of the world-haS given d
 new content to the term Red Cross.
 Therefore, you may consider that he
 calls you to the colors in this active service for the children of the world.
 You are hereby called to the col
 ors by all the great ideals through
 which today is acting on tomorrow to the end that tomorrow may see the sunrise of world life dedicated to straight thinking, hard work, and
 mighty loving.
 You are called to lHe CoioIo py the Spirit of America, by the needs of childhood. by the Soul of Civiliza- tion. Yours is the privilege of sacri-
 ficing, serving, and loving. I salute you upon your great op-
 portunity I think you for the way in which you are certain to rise tol 1 it's farthest heights.
 Soldiers of the Common Good, Re builders of Civilization Moulders of the Destiny of the world. Your task is ready Assume it.