The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-15
PLAN OF VIC, 7. U.
Introducing a Saving
System In the Schools.
Trial 20 De Made a. San Francisco
The Detaiis-Little Time
Osed-Tacoma.

The WOman'S Christian Temperance
Union OF San Francisco Is now a. work
on the project OF introducing IN the
public ana parCchial schools the schn0'
savings bank system
Mrs. VI. r. Gray. President % tn.
San Francisco County Union. and Mrs.
5. 3. Mccoy. President OF the Central
Union. have the work in hand. II -
their intention to present the ma ,sr
to the Board of Education ar an ear y
date.
''Ihe idea .; this system" said Mrs
Mccoy, lis 10 teach children economy.
self-denial and thrift TIE administra-
ton OF the system occupies hut fifteen
minutes a Week of school time Tns
collection of the children's deposits ar,.
made by the teacher every Monday
morning before the regular WORK 81.
the day is taken up. The roll Is called
by the teacher for the collection OF
these savings. The roll hook + so ar
ranged that a pupil can be given credit
for the amount deposited with "A fig-
ure, and the name of the deposition
need not be written during the session
When the name OF a scholar who has
anything to deposit is called. he places
ON the teachers desk his money and
his copyright card. naming his am
cunt, cents, cents or whatever the
sum may be- The teacher credits the
amount on the roll hook and on the
child's card. returning the card to- him
as memorandum aud receipt The
pupil always retains the copyright
card, using il only on Mondays when
he makes n deposit.
The money given I'd JlPs teacher is
counted and placed in a coin envelone.
which is sealed and sent with de
post slip TO the PrinSipal Of the e:nool.
who has il taken tn some bank with
the Directors of which Arrangement
have been made for the receipt OF the
school children's savings The school
Principal uses a general, fund hank
book in which all the collections as
deposited are credited. This frees him
from responsibility and no teacher or
principal can draw from the bank any
portion OF money without toe sigma.
ture of the scholar TO whom IL belongs
AT the termination of each month
the teacher makes out from lEsr roll
book monthly deposit list. givlnL
every scholar credit for his individual
deposits These deposit lists are sen
TO the bank aud when a scholar ms.
on deposit 81 he is given dVse credit
with zen individual bank book ~
stands in the same relation to the ia ui
as an adult deposition with the excer.
ton that he is the wazt OF the schou
and is favored with an interest or
per cent. whenever his deposit reaches
Sc, The money or any portion Of Z
can be drawn on n check signed by tn,
scholar and the Principal OF the school
The advantage of this SYSTEM I,
the sci liar can readily b. seen. Man,
nickels ;hat would be thrown away D,
| the child on SweetmesttS. and as tn,
beg cigarettes. are saved for a bet
ter use. II instilFs into the child at al
early age practical knowledge OF IN
J value of small accommodations.
The various principals with WHOM
/ have discussed the matter stronEi
favor the introduction OF the system
We hope to have Il in operation at a
early date. The system was adout,.
in Tacoma short time ago. Tn
school children of that city now saw
on as average SOS week.