The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-02-27
EDUCATIONAL.
(By j. w. Voboril)
SCH OOLS WILL INCULCATE
THRIFT

| THRIFT
The United States government is
continuing the sale of Thrift Stamps
and War Savings Stamps during the
present year. The same kind of Thrift
Stamp is being sold this year as last
but a new series of War Savings
Stamps commenced January /. The
series for this year is blue in color and
bears the picture of Benjamin Frank
lin, the great American apostle of
thrift. The prices Of the stamps are
the same as last year and they will
mature January 1, 1924.
The great aim this year of those who
are managing the W.S.S. activities is
to secure the incorporation of the
teaching of thrift with the general
scheme of education and thus incul-
cate in the young people habits of
frugality and economy, The need Of
emphasizing this phase of education
has long been felt by the people of the
country, but it has been difficult to
introduce the work The war has
furnished the occasion for saving and
with it has come the plan which the
Federal Government itself has inau-
gurated, The opportunity is with us
as never before and should be well
coined by both the school people and
the general public.
The plans for the Seventh Federal
Reserve District Including Wisconsin
Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan)
have been formulated and the activi-
ties will be somewhat similar in the
five states. The general plan is to
have the activities of the school in
such a way that it becomes a part of
the child's education. Simple lessons
in thrift are being prepared and tried
out by Professor Macy Campbell of
Teachers College, Cedar Falls, Iowa.
These lessons will be sent out by the
State Directors of War Savings to the
teachers who will use them as supple
Imentary material in the regular classes
in language. arithmetic, etc. Simple
Thrift cards specially prepared to take
care Of the small savings (cent, nickel,
and dime) have been devised and will
| be furnished the children through the
teachers. BY this scheme It will not
be necessary for child to begin saw
ing until he has twenty-five cents for
Thrift Stamp, but he may secure his
card and begin as soon as he has one
cent. The Thrift Lesson and the pur-
chase of the stamps will go hand in
hand as part of the school work.
In Wisconsin, particularly in the
country schools, the savings activities
are already a part of the regular school
society work. In most of the country
schools, these societies have been or
anized to train the young people in the
management of public meetings and
CONSTITUTE ~ utllhtlt part Vi llt IIdlu-
ing in civics. Regular weekly or bi-
weekly meetings are held at which the
committees on savings make reports
of the work done by the school These
societies also manage through com.
mttees the Red Cross and other spe
cial activities taken up.
A pamphlet giving instructions re-
garding the organization of these so.
cieties was prepared in the office of
the Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tions in August and copies were sent
all teachers in country schools as well
as to the cities making request for
them.
The teaching of thrift is thus In a
fair way to be incorporated into our
education in an effective way. The
adults should do all they can to encour-
age the movement at this time in or
der that the good habits and teuden-
cies inculcated during the period OF
the war may not be lost but
may be further strengthened by the
proper training of the growing gener-
alton
w. II. Larson.