Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-02-14

Early last summer Congress passed
a bill providing for a detailed farm
survey. That survey will be made
within a few weeks. The rural school
teachers are asked to get the survey
for each farm in her or his district.
1t is expected that the older pupils
will do the work, but that the teacher
will direct it and enlist whatever local
help is needed ION a voluntary basis.)
to see that not a single farm in the
district is omitted in the survey. The
rural school teachers are or trial. Let
us make this survey so promptly, so
completely and so accurately that
the rural school system of Missouri
may be recognized as the synonym
for efficiency.
In order that you may be thinking
about this good piece Of work, / am
submitting herewith a leaflet outlin-
ing the plan OF the survey. The card
mentioned in paragraph two of the
plan is inclosed. Unfortunately the
Government printing is so deluged
with work that we could not get
franked cards as originally contem-
plated, so we are compelled to ask
each teacher to place a two cent
stamp on the card she mails in. This
card should be filled in and mailed i'm
mediately. 1t requires no further ad-
dresses. You may have to ask your
district clerk to help you fill it out.
A small tract oftwo or three acres de-
voted to fruit raising, gardening, or
poultry raising should be regarded as
a farm for the purposes of this sur
vey.
This is our call to go owe the top.
Let's do it the real American way.
I'd like to write each teacher of the
county a personal letter on this i'm
portant subject, but for lack of facili-
ties to do otherwise, l must ask you to
let this circular suffice. Very sincere
ly yours, W. Clyde johnson.
One campaign follows right upon
the heels Of another. But true patri-
OTIS are afwaysa glad to do what they
can for their country. Our part is a
very easy one. Only the boys that go
/, over to France make any sacrifice
!, that is worthy of name. In a few
days, the teachers will receive the
above letter. Then they will begin the
survey. | hope that no one will mis-
understand the matter. This survey
has nothing to do whatever with the
assessment of property or the collec-
ton Of taxes of any kind. 1t is a
, real attempt to get at the true situa-
1 ton with respect to the food supply,
so that the Government may know the
; fact in the case, and may take any
steps necessary to protect the people
of Aemerica and of the world.
WAR SAVINGS COMMITTEE OF
|, MISSOURI.
The War Savings Committee, with
a view of reaching every school
child in Missouri, has arranged a
Statewide competition in the class
, rooms, The pupils are to write es-
. says on How to help Uncle Sam to
win the war through Thrift Stamps"
Five prizes of Baby Bonds complete
4, ly filled with $500 War Savings Ger
%tificate, which on maturity will be
worth 800 each are to be rendered
to the successful contestants. Five
: classes are defined:
e Glass Includes all high schools.
Glass 2-Grades 1, 2, 8, and A,
d town schools.
Glass S-Grades 8, 6, 7 and s,
: town schools.
Glass 4-Grades /, 2, 8 and 4,
. country schools.
Glass 5-Grades 5, G, Z and 8,
country schools.
/, The object of segregating the
classes, IS not to place the children
in the lower grades in competition
= with the pupils of the higher classes.
= Also the rural school child does not
compete with the boys and girls in
= the larger cities.
. The essays in grades 1 to 4 are not
to exceed $50 words. In other classes
/ the composition should not exceed
IS 500 words.
5 The plan outlined by State Super.
. ~intendent Of Schools, Uel w. Lam
kin, is for each teacher in every
/ school to voluntarily give a prize Of
n a 25-cent Thrift Stamp for the best
essay submitted in her class. In the
- case of the rural teachers, this will
mean two stamps, one for each class
I am asking each County War Saw
ings Committee to arrange for som'
one to give a SIS War Savings StamI
to be awarded for the best essay sub
IS mitted in the county. This prize
winner will compete for the Crane
q Prize.
The essay winning the 25-cen
Thrift Stamp in the class room will
10 be the one submitted for the Count,
/ Prize. In turn only the winninI
n tCounty Essay can be submitted TO
r the Grand Prize. Essays must be sub
- mitted by the teachers to the Coun
/ ty Committees no later than April
n The county award must be made an
submitted for Statewide contest b
~ June +. The prize winning count
essay must be submitted to Superin
tendent Lamkin at Jefferson City b
h; June Is, and his committee wi
make the. final awards July 1.
Your County War Savings Con
tv mittee will please arrange with you
County Superintendent Of Schools I
select the Judges to make tn
awards for the class room and tn
County prizes in your county.