Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-11-07
EDUCATORS MAP
THRIFT COURSE
FOR SCHOOLS
N. e. A. Head Urges the Need
of Savings Study in
Our Schools.

San Francisco, Cal.-Before the end
OF the year there will be established
standardized course In thrift and say.
ing in every public school In the seven
states Of the Twelfth Federal Reserve
District, according to plans worked
out by the state superintendent 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.
II is not at all unlikely that as a re.
suit OF this move in the West to found
better American citizenship by the
teaching and practice Of thrift In the
public schools that the idea will be
taken up throughout the United
States. In this connection. Mrs. Jo-
sephine Corliss Preston. state superin.
tendent OF public instruction for the
state OF Washington and president OF
the National Educational Association
has written as follows 20 each member
OF the executive committee of the as
ISOLATION:
Here in the West we are going to
put in every public school standard
lied course In thrift and attempt to
teach It on a plane with the funda-
mentals OF the common school
branches. In the nature OF a labora-
tory in connection with the course
savings societies will be organized in
each school with the idea OF making
the course habit-forming.
Il cannot too strongly recommend
to you as a member OF the executive
committee that every state in the
Union take steps Immediately to in
troduce similar courses In the curric.
ulum of every public school in Amer.
lea. We have reached q danger point
In the American social and economic
structure and II lies with US who are
charged with the public education oil
our citizens to undertake the RESPONSE
bility Of meeting not only the presen,
crisis, but the vital need for perma
nent thrift as a national habit"
First available reports OF savings
work among school pupils this term
come from the San Francisco schools
through Philip j. Lawler, manager OF
the school savings department Of the
Bank of Italy. which Is cooperating
with the government The report
shows total of S2S, 1880 saved and
invested In Thrift, War Savings anC
School Penny Stamps in 70 schoo
days. The number OF students invest
ing was 65,149
Within short time Mr.. Lawler sale
he would have a report on the work II
275 California schools which have al
attendance OF 10000 school children
or this total number of schools II.
are country schools.
I'VE must have the close co-opera
ton OF the newspapers OF the Yves
and Of leaders OF public opinion II
this work OF turning out better citi
Gems" said Mrs. Preston. I'VE schoo
.superintendents, principal and teach
ers are undertaking this Job becaus
we think II is our Job. However. II 4
every true Americans Job and we will
need all the help and cooperation w
can get"
Attending a conference called b.
Governor John IT, Calkins OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank OF San Francisc,
at which the decision to introduce tn
study OF thrift to school curricula
we're the following superintendent
Of public instructions;
w, j. Hunting, Nevada.
q. N. Child, Utah
Mrs. Josephine Corliss Preston
Washington.
Miss Ethel f. Redfield, Idaho.
VIII G. Wood, California.
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