Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-12-23
VIRGINEA,S SCHOOLS Are
to BE MORE VALUABLE
Teachers Return From cenfereHee
With Fresh Iseals.-PrineiRIss OF
Wise Savings Discussed
Many New Societies :.
Organized. u

20 their schools from the convention
If the State Teachers association. FREE
GENTLY held in Richmond. imbued with
fresh ideals and renewed hopes for
urther developing the educational life
+ n<the. Old DOMINIQUE Many valuable
IDEAS were exchanged. which, when
put into practical execution, will ena'
ole the teachers to do their work even
more efficiently; in other words, to
eliminate waste, OF dabor and time in
teaching
Two Of the features OF the conven'
ton were the addresses delivered by
0rrin Lester. associate director Of the
Savings Division. Of the United States
Treasury Department. and DR.. ]. A.
c.. Chandler president Of the VIII
liam & Mary College. Both OF thesa
speakers discussed the thrift ana
savings movement, showing how II
can be translated into terms OF every
day life in the school and in the home.
They, stressed the advantages which
Invariably come from the adoption OF
che jsayings habit, which means nos
only; the habit of saving money reg.
ularly,i, but wise spending, sane In
gestment-in short, the best and most
sficient use Of all natural and &C.
quired resources. Z: Z :,
The Savings movement IN the Vir.
ginfa schools, and by this is meant
tho !scbools practically in, every sec.
ton of the Old Dominion. is rapidr,
assuming promising proportions. Al
ready about three hundred new saw
ings societies have been organized
among the pupils in the public and
private schools OF the Old Dominion
J. and #three thousand teachers hayt
prom Used to organize their class rooms
and grades and to teach the principle
of. thrift as a part Of their regular
work
Recent official figures from Wash
ington show that from January / tt.
November l Of this year the sale OF
Treasury Savings Certificates, Wal
Savings Stamps and Thrift 5tampi.
in Virginia. amounted to more thar
s2,o16,700, or a per capita purchase o.
about 90 cents for every man. woman
and child in the state. This mean!
not only that the people are acqulr
ing the savings habit but that the7
are placing their money In govern
mert securities which are. the best
and isafest'in the world i;
During the month OF October. the
Washington figures show, Virgins
people invested more than $4,000 II
savings Securities, an increase OF mor'
than $1,000 over the total Investment
IN September. Much Of this work wa
done in the schools, and. from the
way that, savings societies ara beins
organized, the total amount Of none,
placed in Treasury Certificates. War
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamp,
pTomisesst to be, far greater by the enc
Of the gyear. : =
To encourage school children tfc
save. that is to get the savings habit
in their early years so that 1t MAJ
be sound economic asset in theil
lives. penny and nickel savings books
are being sent out by the thousands
from the Educational Division OF the
War Loan Organization for the Fife
Federal Reserve District. which ha;
headquarters in Richmond. in add
ton. beautiful certificates ;of achieve
ment have been engraved and one VIII
be given to every pupil as soon as he
has bought War Savings Stamp out
OF his savings.
!, A larger one has been engraved 10!
those class rooms and grades OF which
every pupil is a. mem Der of a;ssavings
society or thrift club. j Both Of these
awards, bear the signature Of Carte!
Glass. secretary otathe treastlry-but
soon to become a msmber OF the, Unit
ed States Senate from Virginia-and
George ]. seay. governor OF the Fed
eral Reserve Bank Of the Fifth. Dis
trict
From the Maryland, line to North
Carolina, from the. Atlantic to the
mountainous boundaries Of west Vir'
,ginia, the school children of the Old
Dominion are enlisting with inrress'
Ing enthusiasm in the national army
OF thrift. which is destined to make
this nation even greater than It mas
ever been and which will unfailiugly
bring added prosperity and happiness
to- all it's people. TO-
To make the principle OF SAYING
more positive factor in the lives OF
the children and to show its practical
application many OF the teachers who
have just returned home from the edu,
cational convention IN Richmond, and
also a host OF Others, have decided to
use the Text Books Of Thrift in their
schools. mo. 49,
These books which are adapted for
work In primary grades and IN the ele'
iaentary and high schools, likewise in
teachers institutes. are being furnish
ed without charge by the Educational
Division OF the War and Loan Organ
szation AZ this district. and any super
t,ta,dert nr;rcina1 mr. teacher desir.