The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-18
Public School Food Conservation
3 Campaign-Help Win the War.
1the Pupils, Teachers and superin-

pull CllS Cali Oh Cu0 oIdI AOOO 0Ss
ministrator, Hon. ]. f. Deems of
Brtlington, a meeting was held at
the state house in Des Moines, We'd
nesdaya, SepA 26. A representative
from the national food administra-
ton, Washington, D. c., was present
at .thls conference.
It is conceded that one of the most
important of Americas tasks IN the
war, now being waged by the allies
in the cause of humanity and democ-
raey is to furnish not only our own
soldier boys with food but to help
feed the armies and the people or the
allied iS, nations Of Europe. uoovor
national food administrator, Food
will win the war; don't waste it,
should become a household motto: a
great national campaign is being
conducted to acquaint our people
ing the supply of food stuffs and to
urge that every home in the gnited
States adopt the motto promulgated
BY MT, Hoover. The campaign is on
iH Iowa. 1t will close October ~:
The goal in this great campaign annsar
T TaS the s nsea qf neses sGRss Of
not only providing our own army
abroad with proper and sufficient food
but to safeguard the people OF our
companion nations against sunerlng
which a food famine would cause
Our allies are defending IggI, On A raets
Oh every American. 1t is not. neces-
sary that our. people shall go hungry
or deprive themselves OF needful
food. The problem can be met by
substituting certain of our food pro
ducts for some of those most com
The Plan of the campaign propos-
es that every family be given an OPP
portunity to pledge its. support. to
this great cause. Our schools are ask
ed to give consideration to this mat
ter of suchsvital Importance by CIV
ing it publicity The s county su ppi4h
some material prepared by the ma
tional food administration to pc DIS
tfibuted by the state food admins
traitor. The county superintendentss
are urged to send this material to an
the schools in their respective coun-
ties without delay.
The department of public instruc-
ton proposes the following plan Tor
reaching the people Of Iowa on the
conservation of rood: That the ques-
ton Of food conservation be given
place on the program OF exercises ~ q
every school on Iowa Day, oct ., II
made of a. state wide composition
contest to be engaged in by the pu-
pills of the public schools on FRIDAY
Oct. IL. The subject OF the compost
tons shall be Food Conservation or
Eow to Save Food" We suggest
that sometime during the few DAYS
preceding Oct. 18th be devoted ~, TO
talks and reading concerning the
food situation.
The method Of conducting the con-
test will be as follows:
list. The pupils should be DIVIDED
into four groups, (a) rural one-roomi
schools; o.. fourth, fifth and Z. SIKH u
grades in towns and conson aiahen
s trades in VI town an dconsolidated
Schools; Cd high school grades.
End Either the teacher, OF a COM
mittee appointed by the teacher;
shall select the best composition ana
J ne composition so selected shall pc,
forwarded by the teacher to the ne
reach his office by Thursday, Oct. IL:
Srd. The county superintendent
should appoint four committees to
fudge the essays of the. four groups
and forward the four best essays,
one from each group, SO t ~ n, 1hGs
instruction not later than Wednes-
day, Oct. "a. 1t is suggested that
announcement of the four Winning
essays be made in the local county
papers. -, 40
superintendent of public lnstructtlon
will Immediately select the four pest Pc
essays, one from each group. me
four best essays so selected from the
state will be announced saturday,
October 9th, and given to the press
OF the state for pubiicafion;,
9Th. The essays from all groups,
except the high school GROUP QUIZ saa al
those from the high school group
tshall not exceed four hundred
eth Essays must be written in ink
and on one side Of theme paper
$ (size. 8kx1D. -
7th Essays I'M must snpervi Meaee Of the
teacher in charge on Friday. Oct ~.
Sth The name of the writer, ms
ppostoffice address, name OF county
and the name Of the school he rep
resents should be placed on the Dack
of each sheet.
9th In cities having more tilan one
high school and moro than ono grace
ehonld eappoint four committees, one
for each group, to select the winning
essays. The superintendent OF each
should forward the. winning essays 1aY:
f 20 ESSAYS. ons from each group.
should be sent 10 the county super
intendent from each city. town or
consoiidated school corporation.
This undertaking Will require fcqaanGen Gs
fort t, on t ned pau pupils viii mean
gratuitous service by the committees
r. select the, essays. Let it be consid-
cred eD patriotic privilege to perform
these duties. We anticipate an n,,e en-
thusiastic response ITO IRON h;,S Ss MY
Jn your best in this educational
drive to help win the war.
Yours Tor educational end
patriotic service,
Albert NJ. DeyOe.
Nv snecial permission from the
st,te SUPERINTENDENT, the essays VIII
S he written in Decatur county en- Fri
dav' oct. IL, instead Of Monday, OCT.