The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-11

Every single school in the city and
state Will he over the top" today
= in the big war savings stamp cam
paign, and when the fnal totals are in
il viii be found that some schools
have raised double, triple and even
htc. eight and ten times as much in
the campaign as was set for them,
Last nights reports showed that
every white school in the city had
done Itself nroud-every white school
having raised its fun apportionment
set in the campaign. All the coiored
schools except two sold their full
quota The two who did not sell their
fuH apportionment were sidney and
Monroe The former raised s20.2a.
with quota of $50 and the latter
sold So worth With a quota o. $50
However IA rs believed that all Of
these wtn have passed the mark nv
MIDDAY The schoolhouses VIII be
open unttl ii o'clock and the pupils
r. port their sales until that time, II
Is believed that the total FOR the week
$3.50 sea- viii mount much higher.
make Great Record.
II is useless to emphasize that the
schools have made record and have
PASSED the sales made in the former
campaign. The mark made 50 far has
greatly SURPRISED the school leaders.
although they are highly grained and
pleased The readiness and accord
with which the students have en-
tered into the work has emphasized
their patriotism.
The mark set for the Richmond
SCHOOLS was $4,000 but this much
had been ra lsed within two DAYS
after the campaign started II seems
that the total Will reach at least sls5,-
Boa tonight.
John Marshall High school made the
highest mark OF all the schools. The
mark set at the beginning Of the cam
paign for the high school was s. Noo,
vat when the returns had been made
yesterday they showed sls.l+75o VIII
liam Fox school came next with a
total of &s,ssT. Ru-ner, one OF the
district schools with sfs students, sold
stamps amounting TO sS.2sl Is This
vas about sas per pupil Madison
school also made a fine showing. The
principal teachers and students were
untiring in their efforts to raise ss,-
ssT.
Jefferson school. attended for a large
part by children OF Jewish and italian
parentaEe, also has done remarkable
work. Aided very mach nv their booth
Tn front OF the postofrice they sold
s1.&s&s5 worth OF stamps The Vo-
cational school, located in the, old
and Broad streets. sold ss4I.e5 worth
Of stamps. although there are only
thirty 1--WE boys there. The maximum
allotment was only sise.
The Grace Arents' school with no
large children on it's rolls. scld stamps
amounting to s1,r4e.75. Rawlings Per-
eival, of the A grade at the city
Normal school. attracted great atten-
ton YESTERDAY afternoon Al Eighth
and Broad streets where he de}iS-
cred i speech urging the purchase OF
war savings stamps He is a mem her
Of the junior four men, COM
posed of the children Of the pubic
schools.
I.sth~rsn school ae."e. ov~~.-
The pupils Of Bethlehem Lutheran
school Sixth and Clay streets also
went "over the tor" IN the thrift cam
raign. On Monday morning the com
ntttee in charge axed $500 as the
quota for this school and bv Wednes-
day noon. 10 OF The amount had
been raised
with the close ~ the campaign yes
tcrday at noon. their cards had reached
q total Of s'7tb25, or an average OF
ss1sl per pupil, The school went
over the top 400 ner cent
AZ the end Of the last lap of the
race between the Whites" and the
.Blues' ice cream was served to the
contestants on both sides. and a large
box Of CANDY was distributed as a
pr{ze among the Whites" for having
made the largest sales of thrift and
war savings stamps. their total being
sa3ssn against the Blues total
OF ssns.Ts
Adelaide Nolde led the whites"
with a record OF s41fes to her credit
and George r. Nolde Jr.. headed the
"Rlues" with total of s13s.25.