Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-01-22
ENROLL BOYS in
WORKING RESERVE
Supt. r.. VI. Fleming Of >orah High
School Appointed Co<S> Snroii-
ing Officer FofAT
BOYS f8 TO 20 I< NJ
WILL BE ENROH
This Week Has Been Designated as
Enrolling Week From January
20 to rs.

Last year, as Is we'll known, the
Boys Working Reserve in Decorah
was a pronounced success. We nave
a rlew year before us and with it the
danger that because the great war has
been SO happily terminated some peo.
pie think that the necessity for con-
tinuation OF this work has in whole
or III part ceased, Such is not the
case. The Boys Working Reserve fur
nishes the opportunity for boys to be
OF real service to their country and to
themselves in times OF peace as we'll
as in times of war. Chairman Flem-
ing OF Decorah is i'm receipt of her
c0ansnis Son as County Enrolment
Officer for 1919 and with 1t an urgent
call on tho part OF the site director,
R. I'll. Bliss, that we give this matter
renewed attention.
The boys who labored so faithfully
on the farms of Winneshiek county
last year have been presented with
official badges from the government
in appreciation of their work. The
same method of reward will be in
effect next year. The badge is given
at the close of six weeks and the SER
vice bar at the close of twelve. The
only change in the coming year Will
be that the service bar will bear the
numerals 1919 instead of those given
last year.
The rules governing eligibility will
be the same as in the past, covering
the ages f6 to 20 inclusive in all in
dustriaI lines of work. The main en-
deavcr Is to get all physically cap
able bo7s OF the above ages into pro-
ductiye work
Enrolment week has been design
ated as January 20-26. During thar
time every boy in Winneshiek county
will have the opportunity TO enroil
for the coming year, A questionnaire
will be filled out by each boy at the
3imea 5se earolls. The town or Decoreh
has been assigned to a committee
whose names appear at the close or
this communications This committee
will endeavor to get in touch with
every eligible boy in the city during
this week Any OF them will be glad
to answer any questions put to them
by boys who are expecting to enga ge
in such work during the coming SUM
mer.
These purposes of the campaign
have been especially stressed by the
State Federal Director:
4. The production of more food.
2The larger education of the boy
that comes thru getting in touch with
productive work.
8. The building of better citizen
ship.
There is no demand that boys leave
school before the end of the present
school year. Rather such action Ii
discouraged. In the words OF Mr.
Bliss, 'the second object Of the re-
serve is to see that every boy not only
completes his school year and returns
to school again the beginning of the
year, but the Boys Working Reserve
will help him thru the cooperation
of the school organization to procure
productive work of some kind during
vacation.
Committee for Decorah-.G. r
Baker, Chas. Valdez, o. A. Tingelstad
A. c. Lynch. Frank Cratsenberg,
William Baker, Albert Anfinson, Ed
Haines. J. j. McAndrews, ]. A. Mel.
son. Il. NJ Fleming. Chairman.
The County Committee includes the
preceding names and in addition the
following: II, o. Watrud County
Agent; Fl. f. Miller, County Supt
Mrs. A. w Griswold, Librarian. Wei
fare member to be appointed later