New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-03
TO GET PUPILS TO SAVE THElR MONhi'
STATIONS OF THE PENNY PRovIpENT FUND
OF THE CHARITY ORGANIZATION SOCIETY
TO BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF THE PLAN

sCHOOIS-SUCCESS OF THE PLAN
IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
A, tho meeting OF the Board of Education to-mor-
row Commissioner Charles Strauss VIII oher teSo-
hutton which provides for a system OF savings panks
70 be established throughout the publicsehool sys-
,, ~ this city The matter has been quietly DIS
cusssls1,v a number Of the members OF the Boaru
Of Education. who have expressed their approx" %
Il, and il seems assured that the plan VIII oe III
dorsei by the board at uo-'norrows mFu"s' nc
system has been introduced in many OF the Puo'''
schools of France Germany. England Austria be'-
,,,,, r.alv and Srain and has been emincnuy sue
cessf,l II also has been introduced In NUMBER Oh
tho cities in the United States; chicago beihs uhe
latest to adopt il.
,be matter was brought before the notice or Com
missioner Strauss few weeks ago. ana ne was ~
struck with the pracucability of introducing ue
~, In >-ow.york schools that he called special
needing OF the Board OF Education Committee on
Sracial School Syst. m March II. at which the mat
ter was favorably discussed There aIpedreN pe'"le
this committee ex-Mayor Abram > Hewitt. O''o l.
Rannarl and Miss Marion Messemer, acting as d
committee from the Penny Provident Society MI.
Hewitt presented q memorial showing tha' NS
,o,nv-saving system had been adopted IN ue
schools all over the country and in Europe anu ui-'
IN paris alone there we're 200 schools having pains
attached to them for the reception OF me sdN ne
of uupls The Postmaster General or England "s''.
II. recommended tho scheme saying that IL Wa" 81
the minds Of children while they were FORMING
Their habits Of lifetime.
Down to March, 1893, there were 81 schools IN tie
United States which had adopted THIS Plah anu III
those schools out OF a register Of S2O12 pips ""v''
h,o de,.,g.t.d I'm eight years SS5cH The Commile
an Suncll School System passed - I"-Viu141 . III
d',rsrc ne intro Iuctiln 0r tH!s system IN me NNW
MI Iitlc schools. The following rcSpluiiQ VIII
he presented at the meeting OF the bOaFn % Fuu'i
i 55yrd That permission be granted to pTtnci-
rals and teachers Of primary ana grammar aV'iVD'
Ia establish for the bsncit OF me cnhiI ~ Stt''o9
III ne Penny irOVidrnl Fund OF the Marry VI
isrV and the time 10 De given 10 the matter by tle
te,cSers f. b. before after school hours, ana VIC
same 10 be without any responsibility on 'he par
Of the Board % Education. ,. ...,.
Con,nl..iOner Strauss said 10 a Tribune reporter
v,.teTday: The Board ~ fHucaton, a. q rDr' -
,,pr-y.e - the Introduction ~ any vu'Iur -'te'9
en- rho schools Of city. Wach are IN any way VI-
(la 20 detI.ct the attention OF t1' aD,dl" I'm
matter however has 50 many cDti"GnlID.t P'i'.
In n tina: an sur. 10 T. worth tIdi me iH''t -
mat any ,hoitr having penny IN ms pos h'l
,.ptco ,night .herWs. De .p-Nt Tor c. -"ii+SS'1l
post it with N tcaccr a4i i !rluil t.l = "a " =
which f. pasted O. bon g. 4i.itS 1he !CIi' W.
taat rcicb money iu the bank. Each Chirl hods us
own book and IN this way Il spr. 81 hedItE conn -
baDk H. created among the pupils lac expense :"
uroyiJng these books Jnd stamps - borne ny me
Penny PrJVilent society, - tiit tht emu - rs
f1I amount Of interest due On otips.tS Inc sl7-
tom win in no way Interfere with me guar s'i'' =
. tho aa.,v DEPOSITS d. rccettl ana register 81
. few minutes b. fore or Hittr SchO1i houl1' INC
facue~s being provided with stamps Tor tlit pul-
rose Superintendent Jasper reported mat llr ne"
Sian would nor in any way interfere with the school
work and he recommended IL as d most oAOe''~"'
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