The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-02

before the lessons of the week are taken
up. The roll is called by the teacher of
each division, where the school is. graded,
for the collection of these savings. The roll
book is so arranged that the pupils can be
given credit for the amount deposited, with
a figure, and the name of the depositor need
not be rewritten during the session. When
the name of scholar who has anything to
deposit is called he steps up to the teachers
desk with his money and his copyright card,
more as the case may be-passing the
money, with his card, to the teacher. She
credits the amount on the roll book and On
the child's card handing the card back to
him as memorandum and receipt The pu-
pill always has in keeping this copyright
card, bringing it with him each Monday ne
wishes to make q deposit.
After the roll has been called and the
collection made the money is counted by the
teacher and placed In a coin envelope. Inc
Envelope is SO printed as to require but the
figures of the amount at the teacher mana.
1t is sealed and sent, with deposit slip,
which has on 1t, also, the amount or the
collection to the school principal The prin-
cipal sends the envelopes. accompanied by
a deposit slip, to the bank, where the panK
officers count and credit at their leisure.
The school principal uses general school
fund bank book, in which all the collections
as deposited are credited. This frees him at
once from responsibility, and no teacher or
principal can withdraw any portion or the
money from the bank without the signature
of the scholar to whom it belongs. AT the
close of each month each teacher makes
out from her roll book monthly deposit
list giving each scholar credit with his in
dividual deposits. These deposit lists are
forwarded to the bank, and each scholar,
when he has deposited 81, is given due cred
it with it in an individual bank book pro-
vided by the bank, and stands in the same
relation to the bank as an adult depositor,
except that he is the ward OF the school
and is favored with an interest of per cent.
whenever his deposits reach SO. He is
personal self-responsible bank depositor
under the guardianship Of the school au-
thorities The money can be Withdrawn on
principal. The deposits are all voluntary,
but the scholars are all advised to save
money for higher needs. Many pennies that
would be spent to moral and physlcal Oct
rment are stored up for better uses. Sweets,
gum and cigarettes a. in less frequent de-
mand In several towns where Scnool say
ings banks have been introduced the little
shops near the oohouseS that Formerly
ran brisk trade in cigarettes, gum ana
candy complain that tie savings system mas
ruined their business, and some OF them
have actually been closed. -,
This simple and popular teaching, WhicN
inculcates providence indivdgai+ 9Mners mp
and self-responsibiity; which distributes tho
wealth and ability to collect 1T among the
whole people, conduces to equalization, har,
mony self-reliance. honesty. soDr1e1y d E Tp,
knowledge given the children of the value OF
small accumulations has. been alreaoy re.
Elected in many heretofore improvement
homes. One-fourth of the school savings
hanks in the United States are in Penn
sylvania. where the system is In more tnan
one hundred SchOOlS ana soln6 my olioi
Miss Mary Moore, of New York. read
renort on unfermented wine at sacrament.
The memorial service for the dead took
the place of the usual evangelical nour. MIS-
Ka+herine Iente Stevenson. of MasSachu-
sets. national corresponding secretary, was
the last of the number of speakers who PAID
tribute to the dead, her remarks Delng
hea1,tif,,l euloeillm OF General Neal Dow.
Miss Willard added a few words in memo,
rum, and told of receiving from GeneraI
Dow as a last gift medal presented to him
in New York In 1852 in acknowledgement or
temperance work in that city.
During the session Mrs. Carse reported
FOR the Woman's Temperance Publishing
Association and Mrs. Margaret dnglehart,
Of Illinois. presented the report of the Ma
tional Temperance Hospital both OF wnlcn
were adopted. .1.uo.o
as general secretary. of the ~" branch
20 tolya charge of the w G.. T. u. work in
Europe Mrs. Ella A. Boyle. of Staten is
land succeeds her.