The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1919-12-13
REWARD FOR
INDUSTRIOUS CHILDREN
Secretary Glass Issues CGTtiii.
Gates Of Achievement.

The Secretary of the United States
Treasury has authorized the issue Of
Certificates OF Achievement" to be
awarded TO those children who
through industry and thrift have laid
foundation for future success by in
vesting their pennies in Government
Savings Stamps.
They are to take the place of the
once proposed hand grenade banks
which were later cancelled by the de-
cision of the Treasury and Wal De
partments. They are also TO serve
who have enlisted on and after No
vember 18th, 1919, the first Armistice
Day anniversary, in the ranks of the
Army of Savers.
Part one of the rules governing tht
award of those Certificates entities t.
a Certificate of Achievement" every
child under ten years of age who purt
chased one Savings Stamp before No
vember IL. A child above ten, bui
not over sixteen, must have purchased
two Savings Stamps before Armistice
Anniversary Day. These conditions
are the same as would have governed
the award of hand grenade banks.
Part two of the provision entities
every school pupil to one Certificate
if he has purchased on and after No
vember 18th, the first Armistice Day
one or more Savings Stamps, and VIII
has Joined a Savings Society of his
school and thereby has become a reg
ular and systematic saver.
AS set forth by the Savings Division.
of the Third Federal Reserve Districl
these rules are as follows:
Rules Governing the Awards of
Certificates of Achievement.
I. Covers Conditions Prior to Novem
Der II. 1919.
In pursuance of previous announce
ments made by the Savings Division.
Third Federal Reserve District, to the
effect First, that by the joint decis-
ion of the Treasury and War Depart
mentS, the distribution of the hand
grenade banks among children who
purchase one w, S. S. Stamp when
below ten years of age and two w. s.
~ 9AtAAiD ~ NAAoN oSSg ~
exceeding, however, sixteen years of
age, has been annulled and, second,
that in lieu of said banks, the Secre-
tary of h Treasury has issued Ger
tiicateS of Achievement" to be award
ed to children Who through industry
and thrift have laid a foundation for
future success by investing in Govern
ment Savings Stamps, the said Saving
Division shall make such awards of
said Certificates in place of the gre
made banks to children as above stat
ed, TO wit One Certificate to every
child below ten years of age who in
vested in at least one Government
Savings Stamp and to every child
above ten years of age, but not eX-
ceeding sixteen years. of age, who saw
ed money and invested 1t in at least
two Government Savings Stamps
said purchase to nave been made
prior to November II, 1919.
A claimant for said Certificate shall
file his application with a teacher who
shall recommend the award in &C
cordance with the foregoing rules.
2. Covers Conditions Subsequent to
November II, 1919.
A Certificate of Achievement
signed by Carter Glass, Secretary of
the United States Treasury Depart
ment, shall be presented to each pupil
enrolled IN the puDllc, p~afocnlal, nor
NAL or private schools, and to students
in colleges and academies, of the
Third Federal Reserve District, who
shall have purchased on and after
November II, 1919, (the first anniver
sary of Armistice Davl one or more
Savings Stamps, and who shall pledge
to save Systematically during the re
naming months of the present school
year, provided, however, that such
pupil or student shall have become a
member, prior to said purchase, of a
regularly organized Government Saw
ings Society-which said society shall
have been duly organized in pursuance
of and in conformity with the require
ments of the Savings Division of the
said Third Federal Reserve District.
The application for said Certificate
shall be filed with a teacher who shall
exercise her best judgment as to the
merits upon which a child claims his