Arizona republican., 1918-01-07
DUNBAR TELLS HOW SCHOOLS GAN AID
 SAV|NCSSTAMP SALE

How the schools can materially aid in the war savings stamp campaign was the subject of an interesting ad- dress by Donald Dunbar Saturday at the meeting of county campaign chair men. MT. Dunbar urged the organiza- tion of war saving societies in the schools, and suggested detailed plans for these societies.
 The results of these school savings societies would be carried home by the children, MT. Dunbar explained, and thus would become far-reaching. The same methods of interesting the chil- dren would be effective with the srown-ups, he declared, and proceeds to give examples of the success of some societies.
 MT. Dunbar spoke in part as follows: War savings societies can and will ne organized in every group of people and within fraternal bodies in every community and the school campaign can be best carried on by societies formed in every school and classroom. The manual No. 116 which the gov ernment has in preparation tells in de- tail of the planning of these societies and gives forms for keeping records of proceedings and war savings.
 This routine information is simple
 
 group of individuals It is difficult to separate the school campaign from the War Savings society campaign We will refer to both in this one paper. One Of the first suggestions brought out by the school authorities was that of having stamps of smaller amount than the present 25c thrift stamp.
 This suggestion can be covered in a simple bookkeeping method. Each child deposits the few cents he has with the teacher. The teacher pur- chases thrift stamps equal to the total subscribed Dy the entire society, or as 1t will he in the schoo, instance, the entire classroom. When the individual child has contributed 25c the teach CT will place a thrift stamp out of those on hand on tue ch;ld's card hold ing the balance paid toward the pay ment of the next stamp.
 The teacher will purchase war sav- lngs stamps with thrift cards of the children as soon as a card is filled. IT tnls Way few cents will be sayci tt inc child on the cost of the war say lngs stamps. The principal benefit however, will be the taking up of the small amounts, less than 25 cents which the children have, and holdins them for the child until the price of 2 thrift stamp is reached The chilt carrying 10c or 15c is likely to spenc same although intending to save it fol thrift but the utilizing of a simpl, bookkeeping method will help the chilC 10 save. This system is not referred 10 in the War Savings Manual
 In school societies friendly competi ton should be initiated A banner fo the school in each county making tn best savings record and number O children considered In each schoo there should be pennant for the room making the best record on a propor donate basis. The school circular sug Sest program for instruction in thrif methods and thrift needs. The rivalr7 for the preparation of the best story essay. or verse on thrift will stimulat the sale of stamps and certificates.
 It might be advisable to recommen 10 people who can find small jobs fo school children, to make payment O reward in thrift stamps or certificate. The school garden might be used t produce joint revenue with which t purchase stamps or certificates fo school prizes or equipment.
 The record of subscription should b be totalled daily and written on tn blackboard in each school room wit the suggestion Are We Savin Enough? Are We Doing Our Share?"
 The quota for the nation is two bil lion dollars or an average of $20 head for every individual in the coun try; approximately cents a day woul be the quota for every school chil, llowing 250 days of school during tn year. The business meetings of tf war savings societies in each schoo room should stimulate the educatio of the younger people along busine: lines. This knowledge will be extreme ly valuable as they grow older It wi give the children an opportunity practice talking before an audient and in this way give them confidenC speaking and teaching them to be bri and to the point.
 The results of the school savins societies will be carried home by ti children to their parents.
 In this way giving the societies f, older people will receive a constal stimulus which will be very helpft All societies will provide splendid m 1lums for publicity for the campaig And friendly rivalry between societi of grown-ups should be encouraged every instance.
 Every fraternal organization as wt as every business and commercial o ganlzation of more than twelve men oers nd employees should have it's w savings society. Every society shou be the nucleus from which other soci ties will be developed. The cost maintaining a savings organization