The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-12-22
CHILDREN TO Be benefited
Exhibit From the Kenosha Post Office
Being Shown i'll All of the Schools
OF the City-Teachers Interested in
Works


la pursuance OF the plan mentioned
in Saturday Evening News, the fol
lowing directions were issued from the
Office OF the Supt. of Schools to all
public school teachers:
Office Of Superintendent of Schools.
Kenosha, Wis.,, Dec. l9, 1910,
10 the Public School Teachers Of Ken
Osha:
Ignorance and carelessness in regard
TO common postal rules and regulations
Is the cause not only Of serious loss
and disappointment to people sending
and receiving mail, but of almost over
whelming trouble and labor to the post
office department, which must attend
to the distribution and delivery of the
mail
Instructors of school children III
regard to postal rules will help in
reducing the number of mistakes.
am sending you this letter with
the request that you impress the les
son as directed. 1t is an act of pat
riotic service to save the postoffice de-
partment, especially at this time when
the burden is so heavy, from as much
as possible of the labor caused by ig-
norance and carelessness; and it is
turning school time to most practical
account to teach children to do right
~ these common and important things.
a. See that every child prepares for
inspection at his home the form of a
properly addressed envelope showing
the return address in upper left hand
corner. Present good model on the
black board wherever the text book
does not give one.
b. Have all pupils above third grade
copy all the following rules Pupils
in second and third grade can at least
copy the first three. Direct pupils
to take rules home and talk about
them with their parents
Directions to be followed in address
ing letters and other mail matter:
l.. Use ink in addressing letters or
other mail matter.
2. Write plainly the name of the per
son addressed, street and number, post
Office and state, as is shown in the
model you have copied
3. Place your name and address in
the upper left hand corner of the en-
velope or package, so that if the letter
or other piece of mail matter is not
delivered it may be returned to you,
4. When sending packages use strong
paper for the wrapper, and tie the
package securely.
). If the letter or package is vaiu-
able, pay ten cents and have it regis
tered If any registered package
worth $500 or less is lost in the mail
the Government will pay for it. Ten
cents is small amount to pay for
such security.
8. To send a post card that has
bright particles stuck on it, you must
put it inside an envelope and put a
2 cent stamp on the envelope and seal
it. If the envelope is transparent, the
address may be written on the card in
side, but the stamp must not be on the
card inside. but on the envelope.
G. Tell the boys and girls that mill
ions of pieces of mail matter are sent
to the Dead Letter office in Washing
ton every year. A large proportion of
these could not be delivered because
OF earelessness in writing addresses or
in stamping the pieces. Ask them to
see to it that by following the above
directions, nothing they put in the post
Office is added to this TO be careful
il these things counts Zone" in good
citizenship.
Mrs. Mary D. Bradford,
Supt. of Schools
Assistant Postmaster Zens supplied
Mrs. Bradford with an exhibit of four
teen cards and letters, each showing
some form of mistake, which made it
Impossible for that piece Of mail to be
sent on. These Mrs Bradford took to
the different schools, showing them to
the children and explaining why they
were wrong. Some Of the mistakes
old not need to be explained, even the
lower grades being able to tell at once
what the trouble was.