The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-04-04

In Every School in County and state
Teachers Doing Good Work

Teachers Doing Good Work
The first part of the work to be or
ganized in connection with the great
War Savings Campaign for this year
I'm the State of Idaho was that In the
schools of the State In every school
and I'm 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. Tney
have pointed out that there are two
great reasons the one is that the Gov
eminent needs to use the money thus
saved In the prosecution of the great
war. and the other Is the Importance
To the individual later on OF saving
and accommodating a capital or surplus
which will be needed and used by MN
in the future 1t was pointed out how
the Government had provided the best
plan vet devised for making the ne
cessary saving, through the purchases
Of Thrift and War Savings stamps,
and the pupils were urged to start a
Thrift card and add the two bit Thrift
stamps as fast as they could save
money for the purchase.
For the most part the pupils nave
taken up the work In connection with
and enthusiasm. Prizes have been OF
fered for the best records in the pur-
chase of Thrift and Savings stamps.
| This of course, stimulates interest
However. it Is well to bear In mind
that the amount of stamps purchased
Is not necessarily criterion OF the
interest and devotion. 1t Is easier Tor
some children to get $414 for War
Savings Stamp than it is for some
others to secure the necessary 20 cents
for 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 necessity of saving and helping
the Government, and helping them
selves is of far greater importance
than the money actually derived from
their purchases After all, the most
significant thing is the number Of chill
dren in q school, or in district, or in
a 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 highest percentage Of the total
number of pupils who have Joined the
War Savers, and are purchasing
, Thrift Stamps as rapidly as they can.
There are in the state of Idaho al
ready number of school districts with
100 percent record there are several
in Bannock, and there are several In
Washington county already reported In
undoubtedly, there are school districts
! in other counties that have struck
twelve in this respect, but have not
; yet been reported to State Headquar
, tiers. There is a strong rivalry be
tween the counties to see which viii
; be the first to reach this 100 percent
. mark If it should be attained soor
in our county, 1t is probable that VIZ
! would be the first county in the United
States to reach this perfect mark, fol
there has yet been, so far as We know
!, no report of any county in the United
= States which has reached this point.
y Several states have assured the Ma
! tional War Savings Committee in ad
: vance that they would have the high
: est percent of any state in the Union
Idaho has not made this boast in ad
vance, but we thoroughly believe tina
= there will be none with a higher record
u And we earnestly hope that Idaho vii
lead the procession in the percentag
l. of school children in the state as
. I. whole who have enlisted as Wa
- Savers.