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Show I JUNIOR RED GROSS I WORKING AT HOME 'a Production of Sound American I Citizenship the First Aim, I Says Dr. Farrand. S On the bndgo of tvery member of H tho Junior Red Cross nro tho words m. "1 Serve." That tells tho story of tho w& school children's branch of the Amerl-9j Amerl-9j can Red Cross and Its efforts to bring K happiness to children throughout tho jgS world m Realizing tliat tho tlmo never was jy so propitious as right now for teach-H teach-H lng the highest Ideals of citizenship, W tho entire present program of tho Jun-H Jun-H lor Red Cross has been framed under R( tho very Inclusive phrase, "Training BR for Citizenship Through Service" for 3 others. Since the Junior Red Cross Is K tho agency through which the Ainerl-HK Ainerl-HK can Red Cross reaches the schoolboys Wi and the sclioolglrls, all Its activities Hi aro designed to come within the regu Wa lar school program, and without crent-p crent-p lng new courses or Increasing the num-Hi num-Hi bcr of studies to lend Us aid In vltallz-ffl vltallz-ffl lng the work of the schools. fH "The thing that Is needed," says Dr. g Livingston Farrand, Chnlrman of the H American Red Cross Central Commit-In Commit-In tec, "Is not a perpetuation of the Jun-H Jun-H lor Red Cross, but the training and H breeding of sound American citizenship Wk inspired by the true, fundamental E Ideals of sound democracy. One of the H great conceptions In making tho Red yHj Cross a contributor to better citizen-H citizen-H ship In our American democracy Is the B realization that after nil the solo hope B of any nutlon Is with tho children of wtW tho country." Bf The plan of organization of tlie Jun- H lor Red Cross makes the school pub-am pub-am lie, parochial and private tho unit, W not the Individual pupils. Mutual serv-fr serv-fr Ice, helpful community work such as clean-up campaigns, care of the sick, promotion of health regulations, par-7 par-7 tlclpatlon In civic and patriotic move-m move-m raents all these creative agencies de- f signed to translate into life and action f the regular school program aro parts S of the machinery which the Junior Red , Cross places at the disposal of the ' school authorities. Graded study courses giving practical prac-tical methods of civic training, supplemented supple-mented by pamphlets and helpful suggestions, sug-gestions, aro supplied to tho local schools by the Junior Red Cross. An elaborate plan for promoting an Interchange Inter-change of correspondence between chll-Idren chll-Idren In different sections of tho United States as well as with children In foreign for-eign lands Is being devised and will take a prominent place in the established estab-lished classroom program. In promoting tho general cause of child welfare, Red Cross courses In homo hygiene nnd care of the sick, first aid, nnd dieting mny bo established estab-lished In nil Junior Red Cross Auxiliaries. Aux-iliaries. The Idonls nnd the objective of the Junior Red Cross nre embodied In the pledge of service which tho pupil takes when he signs the membership roll and pins on his coat the Junior's badge, The pledge which binds together service serv-ice nnd citizenship reads: "We will seek In nil ways to lire up to the Ideals of the Junior Red Cross and devote ourselves to its service. "Wo will strlvo never to bring discredit dis-credit to this, our country, by any tin-H tin-H worthy act. Kj "We will revere and obey our coun- I try's laws and do our best to Inspire n n like reverence and obedience In those aft about us. H "We will endeavor In all these ways, H as good citizens, to transmit America H greater, better nnd more beautiful than m she was transmitted to us." m At the foundation of this school pro- m grnm of the Junior Red Cross Is n H great lovo for America's children. |