The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1919-11-08
EDUCATORS MAP -
THRIFT COURSE
FOR SCHOOLS
N. (. A. Head Urges the Need
OF Savings Study in,
Our Schools.

San Francisco, Csl.--Before the end
o. the year there VIII be established 4.
standardized course In thrift and saw.
ing IN every public school In The seven
states OF the Twelfth Fcaera, Reserve
District. according TO plans worked
out by the state superintendents OF
public instruction OF the West In CO.
operation With the war loan organiza.
ton. The superintendent of public
Instruction In each state will serve as
state director OF thrift education.
Il is not at all unlikely that M a re-
suit az this move in tho West To found
batter american clt.zenship by the
teaching and practice OF thrift In tie
plblic schools tAat the idea will be
tsten up throughout the United
sta,cs. In th.5 connection. Mira. Jo-
fcpiiue Co. liss Preston. state superin.
tendeut OF public inEtruction Tor the
state Of Washington and president Of
the National I'D dIcational Association.
has vriiten ~ follows to each member
Of the executive committee OF the az
soc alton:
Here in the West We are going to
put In every public school a standard.
lied course In thrift and attempt 10
teach Il on n plane with the funda.
mtn,als Of the common school
tranchcA In the nature OF a labora.
tory, in connection with the course.
ra,ings societies viii be organized In
each achool With the idea OF making
TIC course habit.fo:ming.
i cannot too strongly recommend
10 yen az member OF the executive
comn.ttce that every state In tho
rr'-r take steps Immediately 20 IN.
,rodace SIMILAR courses In the cnrrlc.
rlln OF every public school IN Amo-.
lea. VIC have reached a danger point
IN tie Amerfcan social and economic
structure and II lies with us who are
charged with the public education OF
cur CITIZENS 70 undeitak, tic -csp-s-i.
bility Of meeting not only the present
crisis, but the vital need for perIna-
nent thrift as u national habit"
frSt available reports OF savings
work among school pupils this term
come from the San Francisco schools |
through Philip J. Lawier. manager Of |
the school savings department OF The
Bank OF Italy. which In co-operatins
WITH the government. Tie report
shows q total OF SIS, ,i31g0 saved and
Invested IN Thrift. War Swings and
3ehool Penny Stamps In 70 school
days. The number OF Students invest.
Ing was 65.i4s.
Within a short time Mr.. I.awler said
10 would have report on the work In
s15 California schools which have an
attendance Of 10000 school children.
Of th.I total number OF schools I7i
are country schools.
We must have the close co-opera-
lion Of the newspapers OF the Mest
and Of leaders OF public opinion In
MS work Of turning on; better cIli.
IsnS, aaid Mrs. Preston. I'VE school
Ddents. principals and teach.
irs are undertaking this Job because
We think II 10 our Job. However. II 10
tvery true Americans Job and We win
heed all the help and cooperation We
an get"
Attending . conference called By
Governor John ". Caikins of the Fed.
'ral Reserve Bank Of San Francisco
4 which the decision To introduce The
dady Of thfn to school curricuias
sere the following supsrintsndents
Il public instruction:
W. J. Hunting. Nevada
q. n. Child. Utah.
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston.
ashington.
Aiss Ethel T. Redneld. Idaho.
WIN G. Wood. California.
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