Milford chronicle., 1919-10-17
LEADING EDUCATORS
KEEN FOR THRIFT
School and College Heads in
Favor Making Il Definite
Course Of Study.

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thrift viii be thrift study in the
schools and colleges Of America. The
government is requesting all eduea-
tlonal Institutions to include thrift as
definite part of the curriculum and
educational leaders are supporting
this plan.
Four largely attended conferences
were recently held In Pennsylvania
at which school aud college heads
pledged cooperation. Regular studies
la thrift and The providing of facili-
Ties IN the schools FOR the purchase
by students of government thrift Sc
curities were advocated New Jersey
has already put thrift study into prac-
tlce aud Delaware has sanctioned ii.
Such leading educators as j. George
Becht, Deputy Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction; DR. Henry II. Apple,
President OF Franklin and Marshall
College, and city and county school
superintendents of 47 Pennsylvania
counties attended the recent confer
ences. Orrin Lester, Associate Ma
tional Director Of War Savings, Wash
iugton, D. c., addressed the school
men at Altoona, Winiamsport, Scran-
ton and Lancaster. Parochial as well
as public schools We're represented.
DR. Becht, as representative Of the
Pennsylvania Department Of Public
Instruction, gave assurance that the
department would cooperate In every
helpful way In promoting national
thrlft Or. Thomas T. Finegan, the
new State Superintendent, has been
urged by the Treasury Department to
introduce thrift studies as a regular
part OF the Pennsylvania curriculum
The plan is TO have thrift taught in
graded courses Of from one-half to
one hour each week. Text books for
teachers use have been prepared by
the government.
Associate National Director Lester
in outlining the thrift plan for schools
declared that they now have their
greatest opportunity for rendering
national service. Regarding the scope
of the thrift movement, he said:
Thrift is the peoples campaign.
The government is not simply trying
to sell stamps and treasury savings
10 raise funds. II it We're
only a question of raising money that
could be done more quickly and with
less trouble in other ways The gov
arnment is aiming to stamp thrift as
/ permanent habit into the lives Of
he American people i is in the in
crest of and for the lasting benefit OF
he people,
III we can teach thrift through our
schools and colleges we will improve
he financial condition Of the Ameri
an people and 90 far toward estab-
ishing permanent national prosperity.
The government plan OF teaching the
american people the use of money
ow to spend it-save it-invest it's
lot a narrow thing. It is not bound
own to the mere selling of govern
nent securities.
There are two things for which
We are arguing First, thrift in its
roadest principles ought to be taught
q every school In America. II is for
GU to say how that teaching should
Q introduced, whether in the arith- ,
letic course. in history, in English or
i civics. But don't make the mis-
Ike OF introducing It as an incidental
purse Make it a positive course.
Second, facilities ought to be pro-
dad in pvpFy ccbool and coIfaoa FOR Il
le purchase Of Thrift and Savings
lamps. And the aim in selling should
, to create a normal demand for
lem. desire OF ownership, just like
Ie desire for any other article pur-
lasod"