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

apparel must 90; for thrift In going
to be taught in every public school
of the West, superintendent of pub
lie instruction of the states of WASH
inston, Idaho, Utah, California and,
Nevada decided at a meeting here
called by the federal government.
The educators will at once establish
in every public school throughout
the twelfth federal reserve district
a standardized, permanent course in
thrift graded like any of the three
RS and taught upon a plane with
them. AS a laboratory Of thrift there
will be organized in every school
room. in every elementary and high
school, savings societies and the sup
e~rintendents of instruction have
m~emorialized the federal government
at Washington rot only to continue
the Thrift and War Savings Cam
paign as a permanent policy, but to
elaborate it by the introduction of
penny, nickle and dime thrift stamps.
In a Declaration of Principles"
containing suggestions of a practical
plan of procedure upon which the
thrift course in its initial steps will
be predicated, the western educators,
one of whom was Mrs. Josephine
Corliss Preston, president of the Ma
tional Education Association and
state superintendent of schools in
Washington. had this to say:
Extravaganza in dress must be
checked among the school boys and
girls, manifested in many ways, but
especially in the purchase of silk
hosiery, silk shirts, neckties and ex-
pensive footwear. To this end we
recommend that school principals
and teachers insist upon reasonable
economy and modesty in dress and
We herewith appeal to the parents
and pupils to cooperate in an effort
to check such extravaganza"
The conference Of western school
superintendent was called by Gov
ernor John u. Calkins of the San
Francisco federal reserve bank, who
is also chairman of the war loan or
ganization for the Twelfth Federal
Reserve district. The first sessions
were held in the senate chambers at
Sacramento and in the offices of Will
c. Wood, superintendent of public in
struction for California. The closing
session was held in the federal re-
serve bank here. All of the sessions
were attended by Robert E. Smith, di-
rector of the war loan organization
for the twelfth federal reserve dis
trict. and C. A. Farnsworth, associate
director. The government officials
went before the educators frankly adj
hitting that they had no program and
that they wanted the superintendent
of instruction to work out the prob
lem of training, not only the children,
but the adults of the West away
from extravaganza and into habits of
thrift. To this end the courses and
laboratories in thrift will be estab-
lished under the direction in each
state of the superintendent of public
instruction, who. as a government off,
cial, will bear the title of State Edu-
cational Director of Thrift.
In the opinion of the various educa-
tors attending the conference. the
meeting was an historical one and
was considered such a success that
a permanent organization of western
states school superintendent will be
formed. For this purpose, Mrs. Pres
ton was named temporary chairman.
1t is planned to have the new organi-
cation. when it is formed. meet at
least once a year. The Declaration
Of Principles" drawn up and signed
by the following instruction superin-
tendents: Miss Ethel F. Redfield,
Idaho; G. N. Child. Utah; ". z.
Hunting. Nevada; Mrs. Josephine
Corliss Preston. Washington; and w.
C. Wood. California, attacks the pres
ent high price situation as a dagger
point" in American social and econo-
mic development and declares: Our
nation is facing a winter of unpre-
~paredness. Unless the price of shoes,
hats, milk. butter, eggs. potatoes.
flour, fuel and other necessaries are
reduced the children of the nation
will suffer. At such time as this it
is alarming" the educators declare.
that people of small means should
make e~xtravagant. unnecessary pur-
chases and even anticipate their in
come by making such purchases on
time. Children growing up under