Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-04-05
The Schools in the War Savings

The Schools In the War Savings
The first part Of the work to
be organized in connection with
the great War Savings cam
paign for this year in the state
of Idaho was that in the schools
of the state. In every school
and in every school room in the
state of Idaho the teachers have
taken up with their pupils the
need of thrift and saving on the
part of all American citizens
both young and old. They have
pointed out that there are two
great reasons; the one is that
he government needs to use the
money thus saved in the prose-
cution Of the great war, and the
other is the Importance to the
individual later on of saving and
accommodating a capital or sur
plus which will be needed and
used by him in the future. II
was pointed out how the gov
errment had provided the best
plan yet devised for making
the Lecessary saving, throug,
the purchase of thrift and war
saving stamps. and the pupils
were urged to start thrift
card and add the two bit thrift
stamps as fast as they could
save money for the purchase.
| For tie most part the pupils
have taken up the work in con-
ncction with this campaign with
real earnestnest and enthusiasm
Prizes have been offered for the
) best records in the purchase of
thrift and savings stamps. This.
/ OF course, stimulates interest.
! However, it is we'll to bear in
r mind that the amodnt of stamps
} purchased is not necessarily a
: criterion of the interest and de-
: votion. 1t is easier for some
= children to get $4.14 for war
: savings stamp than it is for 9TH
= ers to secure the necessary 25c
Tor a thrift stamp. After all.
the educational part of the work
Is the most valuable of ALTO
= teach the children TO think
). about the Importance and neces-
e sity of saving and helping the
$ government. and helping them
a selves is of far greater impor-
: lance than the money actually
derived from their purchase.
. After all, the most significant
n thing is the number of children
Z IN school, or in a district, or
n IN county who are doing their
part to the best of their ability
: IN this respect. In other words,
the finest record made in any
county will be determined by
the percentage Of the total mum
l. Der of pupils who have Joined
q the War Savers, and are pur.
y chasing thrift stamps as rapid
1t ly as they can.
l. there are in the state of Ida
o no already number of schoo
r districts with a 100 per cent
ID record; there are several in
is bannock, and there are sever
is al in Washington county al
K ready reported in; undoubtedl,
tnere are school districts in 9th
IL er counties that have strucl
r twelve in this respect, but hav,
h. not yet reported in to STATE
is headquarters. There is q stron,
U. rivalry between the counties t.
en- see which will be the first t.
or reach this 100 per cent mark
h. II 1t should be attained soon il
to our county, it is probably tina
ps we would be the first county il
ng the United States to reach thi
his perfect mark, for there has we
he been so far as we know, no re
'e- port OF any county in the Unit
en- ed States which has reache,
ey this point.
Id Several states have assure
IA the National War Savings com
III mlttee in advance that woul
We nave the highest per cent of an,
state IN the union. Idaho ha
IN not made this boast in advance
lu- put we thoroughly believe tina
at tnere will be none with a highc
Dol record. And we earnestly hop
ge mat Idaho will lead the process
he sion in the percentage of schoc
children in the state as a Who'll
ire VINO have enlisted as War say