The Monmouth inquirer., 1919-06-19
THRIFT BANKS
Available FOR
SCHOOL CHILDREN
Cardboard Banks to Aid Pupils
I. in Saving During
Vacation.

The School Bureau of the War Saw
ings Committee, 120 Broadway, New
York city, has prepared for distribu-
ton among children in the schools Of
New York city, New York state and
northern New Jersey little w. S. S.
Thrift banks for use during the vaca-
ton period and to keep up interest in
". S. S. and thrift. Hundred of pack
ages of these banks are already in the
mails.
Children will be asked to deposit
their pennies, nickels, dimes or other
coins in this little bank while on their
vacation, so that they can start in Sep
tember to save as regularly as they
are doing at present.
The Thrift bank is of simple design.
1t is made of heavy cardboard and
when folded into shape becomes a
small box with a slit on top into which
money can be deposited. On the top
is a picture of the United States Treas
ury Building at Washington, ID. G. The
letters W. S. S. (War Savings Stamps)
are imprinted above the building The
words Thrift Bank are directly be-
meath. On one side of the bank is a
picture of a girl and boy. The little
girl is depositing money in Thrift
Bank and the boy is counting the
change The caption is "Saye Your
Pennies NOW.
On another side is a picture of a
classroom, with a teacher sitting at
her desk and two children standing
before her. On the blackboard ap-
pears the truism, "a Penny Saved Is
Penny Earned" The children are
exchanging their money for Thrift
Stamps.
On the third side is a picture of two
children, who have thrift cards. 1t is
lvident that the little girl is telling her
big brother that she has another Thrift
Stamp to paste on her card. The cap
ton is "$4 in Thrift Stamps Plus a
Few Cents Becomes a War Savings
Stamp
On the fourth side are shown two
older children, who are counting their
savings. On a wall is a calendar for
January, 1924 The caption reads,
january. 1924, You Receive Five Dol
lars for Every War Savings Stamp"
The bottom side carries a message
headed Something to Work For" 1t
reads as follows:
'sIt's fun to turn your pennies into
Thrift Stamps and know that you are
helping Uncle Sam.
"But sometimes it's even more fun to
save for some definite thing you want
to buy or to do
perhaps you want to go to college
when you get old enough. Perhaps
you want to buy bicycle or some
roller skates or a tool chest or book.
You can have any of these things if
you will only save for them.
"Think of what you want most in
4 the world, then save for it. Keep on
saving all Summer throughout your va
cation When school opens next Fail
bring your Bank with the money in it.
Your teacher will open it and help you
count your savings You'll be surpris-
ed to see how much you will have"
When the bank is delivered to a
child an honor pledge is signed, which
reads as follows:
II realize thar this Bank is the prop
/ erty Of the United States Treasury De-
lpartment and is loaned to me for the
Summer only. / will use the Bank to
/ help me save during my Summer va
cation I promise to bring it back to
school next September in good condl-
tion, and l will then exchange my saw
ings for Thrift Stamps and War Saw
/ lngs Stamps