The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-20
JUNIOR RED CROSS
WORKING At HOME
Production Of Sound American
Citizenship the First Aim,
Says Or. Farrand.

On the badge Of every member OF
the Junior Red Cross are the words
II Serve That tells the story Of the
school children's branch Of the Amer.
can Red Cross and Its efforts to bring
happiness to children throughout thu
world
Realizing that the time never was
80 propitious as right now for teach
Ing the highest ideals Of citizenship.
the entire present program Of the Jun
Tor Red Cross has been framed under
the very inclusive phrase. Training
for Citizenship Through Service" for
others Since the Junior Red Cross In
the agency through which the Amsri'
can Red Cross reaches the schooiboys
and the schoolgirls al its activities
are designed TO come within the rsSu-
lar school program, md without Great
ing new courses or increasing the num-
Der Of studies to lend Its aid in vitau.-
ing the work Of the schools.
1.-The thing that IN needed" says d.
Livingston Far1and. Chairman Of he
American Red Cross Central Commit
tee, us not q perpetuRdon Of the Jun
Tor Red Cross, bot the training and
breeding Of sound American citizenship
inspired By thu true. fundamental
ideals OF sound democracy. One Of the
great conceptions In, making me Red
Gross q contributor 70 better citizen
ship In our American, democracy II the
realization THAI sfter,au the sole hope
Of sny nation els with the children Of
the country"
The plan sfsorgantzztion OF the Jun.
Tor Red Crosssmakes. the school-pub-
lie, parochial and psivsxs-ths unit,
not the individual pupils. Mutual serv-
Ice. helpful eonnuntE work such as
cleanup campaigns, care Of the sick.
promotion of health regulations. par
ticipation In civic an patriotic move
ments-aH these ereatlks agencies de-
signed to translate int sitfe and action
the regular sehssl pBosxam are parts
Of the machinery which tn Junior Red
Gross places at The disposal Of the
school authoxitie4
Graded study courses giving pfac-
teal methods OF! civic trsiAing, supple
mented By pamphlets and helpful sug-
gestions are supplied 70 the local
schools By the:Junior Red Gross. An
elaborate plan FOR prsmotins an inter
change Of correspondence, between chill
dren In dffrerent sections Of the Upited
States a. veil a. with children In for.
sign lands - being dhvAleA and will
take . prsminnnt pAes In the estab.
iiahed ciassrs@ rrsSran.
In promoting tho; yenepl cause Of
child welfare, He'd Crss6 Spurses In
home hygiene and care Of the sick.
Hrst ala. and distisg my be estab-
ftshed In all yunior Red Cross Aux
iliaYtes
The ideals' and thsi objective Of the
Junior Red, Gross are isnbodied In the
pledge Of service which the pupil takes
when hetsisns Internationally roll and
pins on his coat the Juniors badge.
The pledge whichEbinds together sexv-
ice and citizenship geads:
I'VE viii, seek In all ways to liye 'up
to the ideaas Of the Junisr Red Cross
and devote ourselves 70 its servicA
Eve WILL strive. never to bring dis
credit to tbs. ourkcountry. By any un-
worthy act
1--WE will'reveresand obey our eoun-
tvs laws and dofour hast 70 inspire q
like reverence and obedience In those
about Us
ave will endsavor- In all these ways.
as good citizens, TO transmit America
greater. better and more beautiful than
she was uansmhted to Us"
At the foundation OF this school pro-
gram Of the Junior Red Cfoss 10 o
great love for Americas children