The Washington herald., 1916-10-14
CITIZENS COOPERATE
ON Paper SAVING Plan
viii Assist Schools to Swell Play
ground Fund.

Citizens of the District are co-operat-
ing with the school children for the con.
servation of print paper and Assistant
Superintendent OF Schools Stephen e.
Kramer said last night that letters and
telephone communications from those
who indorse the plan will aid materially
the fund for Fairgrounds and parks.
A number Of those who have offered
to assist the school authorities, have
quantities Of issues of the Congressional
Record which Is printed on paper Of the
choicest quality and brings a greater
amount than that realized from old news
papers.
Te assist these residents, the schools
have appointed committees OF boss and
girls who win call for the papers and
bring them to the collection centers.
The movement will be a success be-
cause of the interest manifested by the
pupils and the fact that they realize what
has been IN the past considered waste
material has a marketable value" said
Mr.. Kramer. I'VE use the utmost care
to see that none but clean papers are re-
ceived and have instituted safety meas
ures that reduce the possibility of a fire
from the accumulation"
Directions Issued.
Directions were yesterday issued for the
school janitors for the care of the papers.
The directions follow:
Newspapers should be brought by the
children on the day preceding the date
set for the collection of papers from a
school, and at no other time. Only clean
newspapers should be brought.
THE papers brought by the children
should be deposited in the basement of
the school, not in close proximity to the
stairway Do not allow papers to be
brought into the classrooms. Request
the children TO bring such pieces OF cord
as may be Of no further use in the home.
This cord should be left In a place desig-
mated by the principal Of the building,
and should be used in tying bundles.
''At the earliest possible moment aft
er the papers have been deposited In
the basement the janitor should tie them
in bundles OF approximately fifty pounds
each, and then place them in the part of
the basement deemed safest by the prin-
cipal.
Statement of Weight.
When the papers are called for they
should be weighed and statement made
In triplicate. This statement should give
the name Of the school. the date. and
the weight OF papers delivered. II should
be signed by the principal and one copy
should be retained by the principal, one
copy given to the driver and one copy
sent to the Franklin School, to the office
Of finance and accounting.
"All collections OF money from the con-
tractor will be made by the office of
finance and accounting and the proceeds
will be divided-three-fourths for the
benefit Of the individual school and one
fourth for the general playground fund
The schedule giving the days for COL
lection must, Of course, be a trial one
in the beginning and there NAV he soroe
need for readJustment. Do not allow
children to bring to the school a second
collection of papers while any previous
collection is still in the building and
not called for by the contractor In case
OF collections scheduled for Monday
papers should be brought on Friday Your
supervising principal can inform you of
the day set for collection from your
school