. War service text-book for Indiana high schools . and unreservedsupport of what you are doing. You are now actually en-gaged in meeting the shortage of labor on the farm by thecreation of the Working Reserve, to include the boys be-tween the ages of sixteen and twenty-one who ordinarilywould not be in productive labor, and who can be turned intoworkers on the farm. You have shown, and the farmer hasbeen prompt to recognize the fact, that the strong, healthyboy is a tremendous help at this time, and that if his pa-triotism is appealed to, he will stick to the farm where theneed is great, in sp
. War service text-book for Indiana high schools . and unreservedsupport of what you are doing. You are now actually en-gaged in meeting the shortage of labor on the farm by thecreation of the Working Reserve, to include the boys be-tween the ages of sixteen and twenty-one who ordinarilywould not be in productive labor, and who can be turned intoworkers on the farm. You have shown, and the farmer hasbeen prompt to recognize the fact, that the strong, healthyboy is a tremendous help at this time, and that if his pa-triotism is appealed to, he will stick to the farm where theneed is great, in spite of the offer of higher wages in thecity. The training of boys to prepare for some essential in-dustry where they can take the place of men called to thefront is going to be of great benefit to the country. One of the great benefits you can confer is that of makinga boy realize that he is part of Uncle Sams team; that heis doing his share in this great war, that he holds his serv-ices in trust for the nation, and that although it is proper to. Theodore Roosevelt FOR INDIANA HIGH SCHOOLS 63 consider the question of material gain and the question ofhis ow4i desires, yet that what he must most strongly con-sider at this time is where his services will do the most goodto our people as a whole. I earnestly wish you every successin your wise and patriotic effort. Governor Goodrich Appeals to Young Manhood In a recent proclamation relating to the United StatesBoys Working Reserve, Governor James P. Goodrich ofIndiana said:. / appeal to the virile young manhood of Indiana withthe thought that every American boy at work opposes a boyin Germany, and in all seriousness remind him that he isfacing a mans job, the burdens, hardships and sacrificesof which will increase as the zvar lengthens. To the people of the State of Indiana, I most heartilyrecommend the work of this Reserve as a permanent con-tribution to our economic forces and express the desire thatthe service to the state and na
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