The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-10-07

StructiOn or oregon and Arizona, the
other two states in the twelfth fed
eral reserve district. telegraphed that
they were unable TO attend the con
ference. Full reports of the action
of the conference, however, were
mailed them and the organization OF
the work in the schools throughout
the various states was begun at once
by the educators from San Francisco
before they left for their homes.
While here, they took occasion also to
resolve 'That teachers in elementary
and high schools having equal train
ing and equal experience shall re-
.reive equal salaries" This action was
brought about through a shortage of
elementary teachers, due to the at
traction of higher salaries paid in
high schools. Another resolution
favored "A larger unit of local school
administration, based upon natural
social and economic grouping"
The Declaration of Principles" and
the resolutions in full follow:
1--WE are living in a period of ex-
ceptional extravaganza and high
prices. Never in the history of the
nation has there been such a waste
of time, labor, money and materials.
During the war, the people of
America we're told that thrift would
win the war, hat we should save
food, clothing and money. The
people responded to the drives that
were made and saved, sometimes un-
til it hurt. II is evident, however,
that the practice of thrift has not
carried over. On the contrary, there
has been a reaction that has now
reached the point of danger. We,
therefore, feel that a concerted effort
should be made to check extrava-
gance and promote thrift as a life
habit.
Thrift is the saving of four things
time. talent. health and money. 1t
needs no argument to show that these
things are essential in the life of a
nation. The world will not be safe
and stable until there is greater con
servation of these things. Our nation
is facing a winter of unpreparedness.
Unless the prices of hats, shoes, milk.
butter. eggs. potatoes, flour, fuel and
other necessaries are reduced the
children of the nation will suffer. AT
such a time it is alarming that
people of small mean should make
extravagant and -nnecessary pur-
chases, and even anticipate their in
come by making such purchases on
time. children growing up under
such conditions are certain to develop
false iedals and form e~xtravagant
habits.
I'm the interest of the future citi-
zenry of America, we, the state sup
erintendents of public instruction in
the twelfth federal reserve district,
appeal to our people to do everything
in their power to discourage and
check extravaganza, and by precept
and example, to aid the schools in
the teaching of thrift. We urge upon
school officials and teachers the ne
cessity for the teaching of thrift. as
a patriotic duty and as a e OF
meeting this great social and eco
nomic crisis.
AS a practical plan of procedure.
we advocate the following steps:
First, the teaching of the principles
of thrift as a regular part of the
school program.
Second, the setting up of suitable
administrative school machinery to
encourage children to invest in thrift
and war savings stamps.
Third. the checking of extravaganza
in dress among school boys and girls
manifested in many ways. but es-
pecially in the purchase of silk hos
iery. silk shirts, neckties and ex-
pensive footwear. To this end we
recommend that school boards and
teachers insist upon reasonable econ
omy and modesty in dress and we APP
peal to parents and pupils to coop
crate in the effort to check such ex-
travagance.
Fourth, that thrift education be re-
garded as a continuous process in
volving habit-formatlon that must be
directed and controlled outside of
school as well as during school at
tendance.
Whereas. the savings of children
are made in pennies, nickles and
dimes. rather than in coins of larger
denominations,