The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-14
FREMONT C0tjIy.s s,%
SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE PATRIOTIC


Isles Red cross and Contributions
Various Funds Have Boon Freely
i~rs-The Flerenee Schools Alone
fsuy $3.50 Worth Of Liberty 5ends.
The teachers and pupils In the pub
fic schools al over Fremont county
are enthusiastically enlisted in the
various patriotic mevemcnts designed
to help the government win the var
and hundreds of them are joining the
Junior BED Cross and the Red Star
society. whose object IL is to provide
funds for the proper care OF horses
and dogs actively engaged with the
Allies in the lighting ones, and In the
purchase Of Thrift Stamps and Liber-
~ honda. Thousands e dollars have
been subscribed by them for these
purposes and The work lie going on
with an Increased ferver from week
~ NftAs --E *1k8[-A <4tnoaat vi AAOatf
raised by the school cbiidren OF Ere
mont county "a not yet available as
TO complete reports have. been made
60 Mss Garwood. the county superin-
fonGent. bu; IL represents In the ag
s;reeate n very considerable sum.
il is estimated by Niss Garwood that
something like sixty per cent OF the
school children of this county. be
tween four and five thousand In mum
ber. viii have become members OF the
.prnior Red CroEs before the close of
the present month. In come OF the
rural schools all Of the pup.is are
them. especially in the lower grades.
have Joined the Red Star society and
are DOING their bit for the comfort
of dumb animals in France and Rei-
pecini force 10 the smaller children
and they are anxious TO do everything
they Gao to ncip Il along. In many
schools the older girls and boys are
knitting for the Red Cross and their
work compares favorsbiy with that
OF their scniors. Sweaters. socks.
wristle,s and other articles by the
score have been made by them for
the soldiers in the training campo
and with the expeditsonary forces In
Europe.
AZ an indication of what the school
children have done. and arc doing.
IN the purchase of Thrift Stampe. Miss
Garwood stated this morning that the
pupils OF one room In the Howard
schools numbering between fifty
and sixty. had suhscribed for more
than three hundred dollars worth. One
boy sold two hundred dollars worth
alone. Reports what ;he other pupils
In the Howard schools have done in
the matter OF buying Thrift stamps
to be large
The pupils OF the Micanite school
only seven In number. have $44 worth
Of these stamps. They have contribu-
ted In addition the sum Of s2.sl to the
Hcd Cross society.
The children of the Cotopaxi school
have raised sls for the Junior Red
Cross. the average subscription for
each pupil being 60 cents. or IS cents
more than was asked from each pupil.
The children OF the Iirookside school
subscribed TO q $50 Liberty bond.
which thcy have paid in full and given
10 the school. They have also bot
many Thrift stamps and are Joining
the Junior Rcd Cross BY the score.
During tho campaign for the sale Of
the second Liborty bond Issue the
teachers and pupils Of the Florence
public schools purchased $3.50 worth.
OF this amount the $4,000 worth was
purchased by the pupils and $1,000
worth by tho teachers. Besides their
subscriptions for Individual invest-
ments tho pupils bot a $500 bond which
they gave 20 the schools as memorial
Of their patriotism.
The Canon City. South Canon. LIN
coin Park and schools Of other COM
munities are doing almost as we'll.
Tho pupiln OF the Fremont county
schools. It is safe to say. are doing
quite as well US .hosc In any portion
of Colorado.