El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-11
SAVING FOOD IS
TAUGHT PUPILS
Simple Problems in School
to Teach Value of Food
Conservation.

I'm the iuterc-t or FOOD conservation.
superintendent Il. j. Tighe. OF the
city schools. IS asking his teachers TO
submit problems to the children in
the Fl Paso public schools that are
calculated 10 make them think before
wasting. Mr. TiEhe's circular TO the
teachers follows:
The following problems were used
i'm northern city at the suggestion
or Herbert C. Hoover. The idea IS
s.motiveite" the slogan OF America to-
day-couservation and economy
ANY teacher can construct simi lar
problems for her grade embodyins the
same idea. Suppose YOU try
saving sugar.
children in France need sugar
VIII YOU help 10 save IT,
Mary needs six taolespJontuls OF
sugar day She eats two taoie-
snOonfuls of sugar on her oatmeal,
four tabIeSpOoufuls OF sugar lu her
cooked food, and two taplcspoontuls OF
sugar i'm her candy. IN one day now
many more tablespOoutuls OF sugar
does Mary eat than she really needs
Each day Alice used two tablespoon
fuls Of syrup instead Of two table
spOOnfuls Of sugar, i'm order TO save
two tablespooufuls of sugar for a
little child ia France How many
tablespoonfuls Of sugar did she save
in seven days.
saving Flour and Fats
People in Europe need flour for
bread
Your waste means their hunger.
Edith wished 30 save bread to help
our soldiers Each day she ate Two
extra potatoes and gravy. instead OF
two slices Of bread. In one week. how
many slices of bread did Edith save
for the soldiers
Soldiers need meat and butter.
If you eat meat and butter every
day. they must 80 without.
Johns family eats three pounds OF
meat each day They plan to eat fish
or eggs. instead OF meat. two days
each week How many pounds Of meat
viii they save in one week how
many pounds Of meat viii they save
in one month";
Helping The Red Cross.
Mary bought no candy or gum for
one week and so saved J. cents for
the bed Cross. The Red Cross bought
Eauze al four cents yard bow
many yards Of gauze did Mary's L
cents buy
John puts two teaspoonfuIs OF
sugar in his oatmeal Johns
father put three teaspoonfuls Of sugar
in his coffee. In one day how many
teaspoonfuis Of sugar could be saved
for The little Belgian children II John
used one Jeasponful of sugar in his
oatmeal and his father used one tea
spoonful Of sugar IN his Coffee
a soldier needs six tablespoons OF
sugar a day. Edith saves tablespoon
fuls OF sugar a day. In how many days
viii Edith save enough sugar 20 feed
a soldier all the sugar he needs for
Uue cay
some More Saving Tips.
4 woman used three cupfuls OF
wheat flour 20 make one ioaf o. aIe 4-
She wishes to save flour for our SOL
diers. so she used two cupfuls Of flOuy
and one cupful OF rye flour for each
OF her loaves- How many cupfuls ot
flour does she save in making eight
loaves OF bread2
Each pupil in your school can save
two teaspoonfuls OF butter each week
by eating jam or syrup on ms bread
instead Of butter. How many tea
spoOnfuls can all the pupils OF your
school save in one month";
BY leaving butter in their plates
and throwing away buttered bread
Alice and John each wasted one tea
spoonful Of butter a day II they
used only the butter they needed how
many teaspoOnfuls OF butter did they
save for the little children OF Europe
in one week