The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-02
Start Accounts Under Super
vision of Teachers.
70 WORK OUT A PLAN.
4 Committee Is Appointed for
This Purpose.
Has Already Proved a Success
in Oakland Schools.

Will DC GnEOuIaBGQ 10 save lllCAA AAOiACJ
under the supervision of the teachers
and start accounts in savings banks.
A special committee consisting of the
members of the finance committee, J.
w. Gleed, c. c. Nicholson and E. H.
Anderson, and L. D. Whittemore. city
superintendent of schools, was appoint
ed at the meeting of the board of
education last night to look into the
matter and report to the board at its
next meeting. Mr.. Whittemore ex-
pressed himself last night as of the
opinion that the plan was good one,
but said that he would like to CORE
spond with the superintendent OF
schools in other cities where similar
systems are in operation with view
of finding out just how they worked be-
fore he arrived at definite deternllh-
alton in the premises.
The question was brought to the at
tentiOn of the board last night Tor the
second time within the course of as
many months by MIS- Colilhs OF Ca N.
land. and William Macferran, cashier
of the State Savings bank Such a
plan is in vogue in the Oakland scnooIs
and according to Mrs Collins II mas
operated with great success she salo
that the children in the schools there
were enthusiastic over it and that 1t
took little time for the teachers on
one day of each week to supervise the
making of the deposits by the puplis.
She said that some of the young Doys
in Oakland had quit cigarette smoking
since the opportunity had been given
tn EN- to start a savings account under
the supervision of their teachers, ana
she pointed out that this in Itself was 4
great recommendation for the system
for as she said, THE smoking Of cigar
cites by BOYS is the starting point IN
the forming of all bad habits. she
added that while the money saved oy
the pupils might not amount 70 any
great sum nevertheless the haDlt that
fhev would acquire Of saving money
would be of inestimable benenl 10
them. c,,,.-
Mr.. Nicholson asked Mrs Collins
about the system pursued IN permit
ting the children to Withdraw thelr oe-
posits. She replied that it was GUS
tornarv for the boards of education,
where the plan was adopted, to nx an
amount say SIS, which the children
should save before they would De per
mitted to Withdraw any 1t was the
idea though that the children should
let their deposits accumulate unth
they left the school. She said in some
cities where the system was IN opera
tion that it was not unusual for some
pupils on graduating from a grace
school to have funds to the amount
of $3.50 or 5000 saved up and that this
gave them a good start in pursuing
their studies higher, or providing
them with a fine nest egg if they went
to work
Nr McFerran stated that there
we're one hundred and sixty-nine cities
and towns in the country principally
in the eastern states. which had adopt
ed the system and that the. aggre-
gate deposits of the pupils in these To-
calfties amounted to $4,000, 600 with
$500. 600 in Withdrawals. He explain
1 cd the operation Of the system. The
,of nick
els or dimes with their teacher one day
each week and this is turned over to
the principal of the school, who is
sues slips to the children showing the
sum of their deposits. When their
slips show that they have saved UP
one dollar they are given a certificate
which is taken to the savings banks
On presentation of this certificate they
are given a dollar. which they deposit
in a regular fashion and deposit
| book is issued to them. In this way
they become familiarized with meth
DDS of banking and they make other
! deposits as fast as they have saved VI
/ other dollars On the question as tc
when the children should be permitted
to withdraw their savings Mr.. Nc
Ferran said it was his idea that wher
thew actually became depositors in the
savings banks they would be treated
like any other depositor and permitted
to withdraw their savings at will.
After Mrs. Collins and Mr.. Meier
ran had spoken Mr.. Nicholson sug
gested that perhaps as the question
would come up under the head of new
business the speakers would not carr
to wait until that order of business
was reached. They took the rathe
pointed hint and retired
When the matter was considered
again later in the evening Mr.. Nichol
son moved that it be referred to Su
Iii f4e,r,7 aY
he approved the plan 1t be estab
ushed in the schools. Mr.. White
more suggested that committee b
appointed to act with him as the ques
ton was most important one and tn
finance committee was given the jor
Replying to a question from one Q
the members of the board Mr.. White
more said that he thought the piai
was a good one. It is likely that
| Will be adopted.
Authority was given to the specia
committee, of which c. F. Hardy
chairman, to make a preliminary dra1
Of a measure to be submitted to tn
next legislature which will permit cit
les Of the first class IN the state to lev
3 a maximum tax, II it is needed, of 2
mills for general school purposes an
buildings as the cities of the secon
class are now permitted to do. Unde
the present laws the cities Of the fir:
class. except in some special instance
are not permitted to levy anything Xix
the tax that the cities of the secon
class are, Topeka's levy for gener'
school purposes being limited to
3 mills.
Mr.. Hardy submitted the Tollowin
report Of progress from this specs
committee:
THE special committee which w
l. appointed at the August meeting Of II
hoa I'd to confer with boards of educs
= ton in other cities with reference to
:. revision Of the law governing the t.
levy for the maintenance Of Il
schools. submits the following repo
of progress:
"a preliminary investigation di
closes the fact that the present law
confusing aad unsatisfactory and tn
it does not provide adequately for Z