Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-11-23
JUNIOR RED CROSS
WORKING AT HONE
Production of Sound American
Citizenship the First AMI,
Says Dr.. +Farrand.


On the badge of every member '7ot
the Junior Red Cross are the WORDS
II Serve" .Thatstells the story OF Inc
school children.s branch of the Alnes'-
can Red Cross and its efforts to orihs
happiness to children throughout the
world
Realizing that the time never was
so pIopitious as right now for teach-
ing the highest Ideals ofccitlzensliip'
.he.entjre present program OF Jun
.ior Red Cross has been framed Aunaen !
the very inclusive phrase, lfallahs
for Citizenship Through Service ior
others. Since the Junior Red CrosS,ls
the agency through which the lAmefl-
can Red Cross reaches the sceoolposs
and the schoolgirls, all its activities
are designed to come within the regu-
lar school program, and without GREAT
ing new courses, or ncreasing 1hetnufn
Der of studies to lend its aid in vitahz-
ing the work of the schools.
1.-THE thing that is needed" says Dr.
Livingston Farrand, Chairman of the
American Red Cross. Central Commit
tee, sis not a perpetuation. of the Jun
Tor Red Cross, but the training ana
! breeding of sound American citizenshlp
! inspired by the true, fundamental
! ideals of sound democracy. One of the
! great conceptions in making the Red
/ Cross a contributor to better citlEen-
| shin in our American democracy is the
! realization that after all the sole nope
of any nation is with the children OF
the country"
The plan of organization OF the Jun
ior Red Cross makes the school-puD
lie. parochial and private-the unit,
| not the individual pupils. Mutual serv-
ice. helpful community work such as
cleanup campaigns, care OF the SICK,
promotion of health regulations, par
ticipation in civic and patriotic move
ments-all these creative agencies de-
signed to translate into life and action
the regular school program are parts
of the machinery which the Junior Red
Cross places at the disposal of the
school authorities.
Graded study courses giving prac
tical methods of civic training, supple
| mented by pamphlets and helpful sug
cestions, are supplied to the loea
, schools by the Junior Red Cross Al
elaborate plan for promoting an inter
:, change of correspondence between Chill
d4.en in different sections of the United
States as well as with children in for
2 eian lands is being devised and wi!
: esfke Appointment place in the estap
e lished classroom program.
+ In promoting the. general cause
child welfare, Red Cross courses Il
home hygiene and care Of the 3sicF
first aid and dieting may be -estat
Iished in all Junior Red Cross Aux
iliarieS.
= The ideals and.the objective of th
: Junior Red Cross are embodied in til
pledge of service which the pupil take
when he signs membership roll an
, pins on his coat the juniors badg
The pledge which binds together SER
ice and citizenship reads:
k ave will seek mall ways to Ike u
II to the ideals of the Junior Red eros
o and devote ourselves to its service,
: 1--WE will strive never to bring di
credit to this, our country, by any u
worthy act.
d Eve will revere and obey our 'cou
y try's laws, and do our best to Inspire
h. like reverence and obedience. in tho
n about us.
If I'VE will enceayor IL all these way
a as good citizens to transmit Anleri'
~ greater better and more. beautiful til;
she was transmitted to u.s."
- At the formulation of this school pr
e, gram of the Junior Red Cross is
f. great love for Americas children.