Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
additional COLLECTIONS
Of PAPER FROM SCHOOLS
to Date Is SOL Pounds,
81 I'd Netting Schools Sum
of S2G2.O7.
NEXT COLLECTION JANUARY 4
sUr. Chandler Asks All Pupils i'm
schools to Save Wrapping and
Otter PAPER During Holidays.
s High School Still Leads.
More Waste Paper

IS Additional collections OF waste paper
|Sfrom schools not OPEN when the auto
Smobiics called on Thursday were made
yesterday, total OF $3.50 pounds he
ing secured. for which a check for
$a3.eS has been mailed DR.. j. 4. G..
Chandler, Superintendent Of Schools.
The additional collections brought the
tStal for tho week up TO c2,l14 pounds.
amounting to sls4A5 for the schools
to use for various purposes.
Binford Junior High School turned
into the paper accumulation o,75s
pounds. which brought II up next to
] ohm Marhhall High School for the sec
ond collection Binford, however, is
really not entitled to second place. ms
previous week. while Springfield. which
turned In zoos pounds on Thursday,
had more than half that amount the
Previous week.
Navy Hill. one OF the largest colored
schools in the city. had an additional
load OF paper amounting TO 432 pounds,
having turned in 4oS pounds on Thurs
day. This brought Navy IIili up to
&scond place among the colored schools.
Prevocational School collected 100
pounds. Powhatan School, No. which
[ has considerable paper, could not he
reached while the janitor was present.
Its paper was not ready for collection
on Thursday, beinS too loose to han
die.
COLLECTIONS TO DATE
NET s282.O7 FOR SCHOOLS
The two collections OF waste paper,
which include newspapers and maya
zines, were made under the auspices OF
Tho Times Dispatch. which got the
consent OF Dr. Chandler to got the
school children busy. SO successful
was the project. in spite of adverse
I. weather conditions. that another col
lection will he made from tho schools
ron tho Thursday following the Christ
mas holidays.
Z The two collections resulted in near
ly eighteen tons of valuable paper be-
ing salvaGcd from the homes OF Rich
mond. The children in all collected
35.lo6 pounds, which was sold Mt the
highest market price. netting the
schools s262.01. II is probable that
more will he added this week, as at
least one load wiil be donated from n
friend of the John Marshall High
School.
II is the purpose of The Times Dis
patch in the paper-sarins movement to
hiring to the people nj Richmond an
/. idea of the value OF paper which is
wasted in their homes. on account Of
the scarcity OF wood pulp. paper users
ARE facing a famine. This applies to
all lines, the stores in particular feel
ing the strain from the high cost OF
wrapping and packing materials. BY
having the school children raise funds
H. 1 Al.
homes, it value VIII be recognized, and
lesson In thrift taught.
DIR. Chandler has appealed TO the
school children To save all OF the pa
per that accumUlates in their homes
during the holidays, when a mass of
wrapping paper. packing paper and
newspapers and magazines is received.
He is expecting them TO cooperate.
and II is believed that the third col
lection OF waste paper on thursday,
January 4, Will meet the total of the
first two collections combined.