Douglas Island news., 1919-10-17
THRIFT COURSE
 FOR SCHOOLS
Eiuoatou Meet and Resolve to Teach Thrift m Schools to
 Check Extravaganza

apparel must E0; for ihr.li "A sQ'nh to be taught In oycry public school Of tho West uporutondcnia Of public instruction of Che siotca Of Washington. Idaho. Utah. California and Noyada decided at a meeting here called by tho federal govern ment Tho educators win at once establish n every public school
 lrouehou, tho Twelfth Federal Re-
 arye District standardized. por- nanont course In thr.ft graded iikc any or tho threo Ra and taught upon n plane wlth thcm As nbora- tory of thrift thoro win be organized In every schoolroom In cycry oic- monnry and high school savings ao- ,Iodos. and thc supor.utcndcnH Of instruction hayo mcmor.alizcd Che .cicrui government ot Washington not only .o continue Che Thrift and War Savings Campaign as a por- monont policy bu, Co elaborate t by Ono introduction Of penny nicklc and dlmo thr.ft stamps
 In a "noclurauon of Principles containing suggestions of pracu- cal plan of procedure upon which ,hc hrift course In la Initial steps vn bc prcdlcatod thc Western cdu- .ators. one of whom woa Mrs. Jo- sephno Corl.m Preston. president of ho National Education Association and state superintendent or schools n Washington. had this Go say:
 "Exlravaeaucc n droa mus. be checked among Che school boys and girls. manifested n many ways. but especially n Che purchase of a.lk hosiery suk shirts. neckt.cs and cN- pens.yc footwear TO thH end we recommend chat school principals and teachers insist upon reasonable economy and modcsty in dress and witch appeal to parents and pupils to cooperate iu mn effort to check such extravaganza"
 The conference Of western school suporIntoudDns was called by Gov ornor John U. CalkIns oi tho San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank who is also chairman of One War Loan organization for the Twelfth Federal Reserve District Tho dut sessions wcro hold n Che senate chambers ot Sacramento and In the onlcos or WW CWool. rupcr.n,eud ont of public instruction For Cau- lornio The closing session was held I'm tho Federal Reserve Bank horc Au or Che sessions were attended by Robert F Smith. director of tho War Loan organization for Che Two.fh Federal Reserve District and c. A. Farnsworth. ossoc.otc roctor The government officials wont before Iho educators frankly admitting that they had no program and thot they wanted Che uper.ntondouu of u- nrucuon to work out tho problem of training not only One children. but the adults Of Che Wcsl away from oxtravaeonco and into habits of hrift TO hs ond Che courses
 and laboratories I'm hrIft win be established under che direction n each state of Che superintendent or public instruction. who. aa govorn- mont on.ciu win bear tho utlo of soto Educational Director of Thrift
 m the opinion Of Che various odu- cators attending Che conference Che meeting was am historical one and was considered such a success Chat a permanent organization Of Western States School suner.ntendcnt win be formed For ths purpose Mrs. Preston was named temporary chair man. lt is planned to have thc now organization, whom it s formed. meet at least once a yoar The "Doc- lmation Of Principles" drawn mp and
 signed by Che following instruction euper'ntcndonts Miss Ethel E Rod- Held. Idaho. e N Child. Utah. w. E. Hunting Nevada. Mrs. Josephine Coruw Preston. Washington; and win c. Wo0w. California attacks thc present high price situation as a danger point" in American aociai and economic development and dc- clares.
 "Our Nation is facing 70 winter of unproparcdncss Unless One price of shoes. hats milk. buttor oegs. nota- toes. flour fuel and other necossi- ues are reduced Che children Of hc nation win suffer At such a time as thIs it Is alarming" Che educators declare "that people Of small means should make oxtuvamnt unnocos- ary purchases and even anticipate their Income by making such pur- rhasce on time. Chuirou growing mp under such conditions pro ccr- tain to develop faiao ideals and form oHuayaraui habits We therefore feel concerted c0ort should be made Go check exravaeauco and promote thrift as a iifc hah.t"
 Tho superintendent Of public m- siruction Of oregon and Ar.zoua Che other two s.atce .n tho Twelfth Federal Reserve narict tolegraphod chat they were unable to attend Che nnnlnr.urn uuI r.nn-L- u Lln nr-