The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-09-23
LEADING EDUCATORS
KEEN FOR Thrift 7
School and College Heads in
Favor Making it Definite
Course of Study.

The cornerstone Of future national
thrift will be thrift study in the
schools and colleges of. America. The
government is requesting all educa-
ional Institutions to include thrift as
definite part Of the curriculum and
educational leaders are supporting
his plan
Four largely attended conferences
we're recently held III Pennsylvania
II which school and college heads
pledged cooperation. Regular studies
n thrift and the providing of facil-
lies In the schools for the purchase
10y students Of government thrift Sc
:urities were advocated. New Jersey
has already put thrift study into prac-
lice and Delaware has sanctioned II.
Such leading educators as ]. George
Becht, Deputy Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction; Dr. Henry a. Apple,
President of Franklin and Marshall
College, and city and county school
superintendents Of Al Pennsylvania
counties attended the recent confer
snces. Orrin Lester, Associate Ma
itonal Director Of War Savings. Wash
.ngton, b. c., addressed the school
men at Altoona, Williamsport, Scran-
ION and Lancaster. Parochial as well
Is public schools were represented.
Ds. Becht, as representative Of the
Pennsylvania Department Of Public
Instruction, gave assurance rhat the
department would cooperate in every
helpful way in promoting national
thrift DR.. Thomas &. F1negan, the
aew State Superintendent, has been
urged by the Treasury Department to
introduce thrift studies as regular
part of the Pennsylvania curriculum.
The plan is to have thrift taught in
GRADED courses of from one-half to
1ne hour each week. Text books for
teachers use have been prepared by
The government.
| Associate National Director Lester
in. outlining the thrift plan for schools
declared that they now have their
greatest opportunity for rendering
nationai service, Regarding the SCOPE
If he thrift movement, he said:
Thrift Is the peoples campaign.
The government Is not simply trying
20 sefl stamps and treasury savings
certificates to raise funds. II 1t were
only a question of raising money that
could be done more quickly and with
less trouble in other ways. The gov
eminent is aiming to stamp thrift as
a permanent habit into the lives of
the American people. 1t is In the in
terest of and for the lasting benefit Of
the people,
IF we can teach thrift through our
schools and colleges we will improve
the financial condition of the Ameri-
can people and go far toward estab-
fishing permanent national prosperity.
The government plan OF teaching the
American people the use of money
how to spend it-save it-invest its
down to the mere selling of govern
ment securities.
There are two things for which
we are arguing. First, thrift in its
broadcast principles ought to be taught
in every school In America. 1t is for
you to say how that teaching should
be introduced. whether IN the arith-
metic course, in history, In English or
in civics. But don't make the mis-
take of introducing 1t as an incidental
course Make 1t positive course
Second. facilities ought to be pro-
v.ded In every school and college for
the purchase Of Thrift apd Savings
Stamps And the aim In selling should
be TO create normal demand for
them. desire Of ownership. just lMe
the desire for any other article pur-
chased" sS&iAs