Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-24

the largest band of boys IN the world.
marched in the Washington prepared
ness parade, leading the House OF Rep
resentatives contingent. Not only were
the musicians in evidence at this time
but the scouts from the ranks did po-
lice work in the streets.
The boys have wrapped bandages for
the Red Cross, and though course in
Red Cross first aid is part of first or
second class scouts training, they have
gone into the work with doubled en-
thusiasm this season, helping to wrap,
pack and ship for the different chap
ters throughout the country.
Everywhere provisions are being
made for mastering the children into
the service of the country and letting
them feel that their part is signifi-
cant one, worth doing well. The food
administration has recently addressed
a letter to school authorities announce
ing that a part of it's work in the fu-
ture will be to issue through the bu-
reau of education a series of bulletins
which will contain Lessons on Com
munity and National Life" to serve the
very urgent purpose of calling to the
childrens attention the necessity of
conserving food and the other resources
of the nation. Mr.. Hoover says that
these lessons will serve at the same
time the broader purpose of training
pupils in the schools to recognize their
rights and obligations in the co-opera-
tive society in which we live, and he
urges all school officers to promote
with V1ROr tnlS plan TOT the more COUl-
prehensive teaching Of democracy.
The bureau of education is also plan
ming to have the issues of the war pre-
sented to the children In their history
lessons in such a way that they VIII
understand the Significance of the great
task in which the country is engaged
and so they will better realize their OBJ
legation in performing some duty to
help.
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All of this matter relates to the serv-
ices which >children themselves have
performed and will be able to perform
for the country since war was declared.
The country is also awake to its extra
responsibility in regard to it's youthful
population at this time. The federal
child labor law became effective on
September l, 1917. 1t provides that no
child under fourteen may be employed
in any factory. mill workshop or can
merry whose products are shipped in IN
terstate commerce., and no child under
| sixteen in any mine or quarry. The
| law will release many children from
work and make it possible for them to
| go to school.
The woman's committee of the Coun-
Gil of National Defense is working to
| see that these children who are set
! free are given a better chance in the
world. Miss Julia Lathrop, member
| OF this committee ana Jne CnltI Oh llo
| children's bureau, is urging that there
shall be no cessation in Americas ef-
| forts to keep the children In school.
She points out that after three years
, of war England is urging a new law to
keep children n school until fourteen,
allowing no exemptions and including
all rural children. Miss Lathrop says
that no words can be strong enough
to express the Importance of giving to
the nations children nurture and edu-
cation nnSEihla
as war protection of our last re-
serves.
This same committee is recommending
measures for the protection of children
In war time, child welfare work
through day nurseries. recreational IA
| cilities, attention to defective and de-
! llnquent children, especially because of
the increase of Juvenile delinquency in
| Europe since the outbreak of war, and
! such other lines of attention as will
| guide the nation toward a conserva-
tion of its infant and child welfare dur
ing the present emergency.