Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1919-10-11
THRIFT TO Be TAUGHT
| IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Soft, silkey lingerie, silk stockings,
shirt waists and other luxuries wear
imp apparel must go; for thrift is. go
ing to be taught in every PUBLIC school
of the west, Superintendent of public
instruction Of the States Of Washing
ton, Idaho, Utah, California and Ne
vada decided at meeting called by
the Federal Government The educa
tors will at once establish in every
public school district throughout the
Twelfth Federal Reserve District a
STANDARDIZED permanent cburse in
thrift graded like any of the three RS
and taught upon ulane with them.
AS laboratory on thrift there will
be organized in every shcoolroom i'll
every elementary and high school,
savings societies and the superintend-
ents of instruction have memorialized
the Federal Government at~Washing
ton not only to continue the Thrift
and War Savings Campaign at per-
manent policy, but to elaborate it by
the introduction of penny, nickel and
dime thrift stamps.
We are living in period of ex-
ceptional extravaganza and very high
prices. Never in the history OF the
nation has there been such waste of
time, labor, money and materials.
During the war the people of A1neri
ca were told that thrift would win the
war, that we should save food cloth
ing and money. The people respond
ed to the drives that were made and
saved until it hurt. It is evident, how
ever, that the practice of thrift is not
carried over. On the contrary, there
has been a reaction that has now very
nearly reached the point of danger.
We therefore feel that concerted
affort should be made to check ex-
tfavagance and promote thrift as a
life habit.
Thrift is the. saving of four things,
time, talent, health and money.
1t needs no argument to show. that
those four things are essential i'll the
life of nation. The world will not
be safe until there is greater conser=s
walton OF these things. Our nation
is fading winter of unpreparedness.
Unless the price of shoes, hats,
milk, butter, eggs, potatoes, flour, fuel
and other necessarics are reduced
the children of the nation will suffer.
At such time it is alarming that the
people of small means should make
extravagant and unnecessary pur
chases, and even anticipate their in
come by making such purchases on
time.s Children growing UP under
such conditions are certain to de-
velop false ideals and form cxtrava-
giant habits.
In the interest of the true citi-
zenry of America, We the state super
intendents of public instruction in
the Twelfth Federal Reserve District,
appeal to our people to do everything
in their power to discourage and
check extravaganza, and by precept
and example to aid the schools in
the teaching of thrift. We urge up
on school officials and teachers the
necessity for the teaching of thrift,
as patriotic duty and as means of
meeting this great social and eco
nomic crisis.
The following resolutions and de-
claration of principles were adopted
at the meeting
First, the teaching of the princi-
pies of thrift as a regular part of the
school program.
Second the setting up OF suit
able administrative school machinery
to enable and encourage children to
invest in thrift and war savings
stamps.
Third, the checking of extravag-
ance in dress among school boys and
girls manifested in many ways, but
especially in the purchase OF silk hose,
siW shirts, neckties and expensive
footwear To this end we recommend
that school boards and teachers in
sist upon reasonable economy and
modesty in dress and we appeal to
parents and pupils to cooperate in the
effort to check such extravaganza.
Fourth, that thrift education be
regarded as continuous process in
volving habit formation that must be
directed and controlled outside OF the
school as we'll as during school at
tendance