The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-11-04
EDUCATORS MAP
THRIFT COURSE
FOR SCHOOLS
N. E. A. Head Urges the Need
of Savings Study in
Our Schools.

San Francisco, Cal.-Before the end
OF the year there will be established
standardized course In thrift and say.
ing in every public school In the seven
states of the Twelfth Fedora. Reserve
District, according to plans worked
out by the state superintendent Of
public instruction of the West in CO.
operation with the war loan organiza.
ton. The superintendent Of public
instruction in each state will serve as
state director of thrift education.
1t Is not at all unlikely that as re-
suit Of this move in the West to found
better American citizenship by the
teaching and practice Of thrift in the
public schools that the idea will BE-
taken up throughout the United
States. In this connection, Mrs. Jo-
sephine Corliss Preston, state super4n-
tendent Of public instruction for the
state Of Warrington and president OF
the National Educational Association.
has written as follows to each member
OF the executive committee Of the as
ISOLATION:
Here in the West ve are going to
put in every public school standard.
lied course In thrift and attempt to
teach It on q plane with the funda-
mentals Of the common school
branches. In the nature Of q labora.
tory in connection with the course.
savings societies will be organized in
each school with the idea Of making
the course habit-forminG
Il cannot too strongly recommend
to You as . member Of the executive
committee that every state in the
Onion take steps Immediately to in
troduce similar courses in the curric-
ulum of every public school IN Amer
lea. We have reached q danger point
in the American social and economic
structure and it lies with US who are
charged with the public education OF
our citizens to undertake the RESPONSE
bility OF nesting not only the present
crisis, but the vital need for perma.
nent thrift as a national habit"
First available reports Of savings
work among school pupils this term
come from the San Francisco schools
through Philip J. Lawler, manager OF
the school savings department of the
Bank Of Italy, which Is cooperating
with the government. The report
shows . total Of $2S, 437.90 saved and
invested in Thrift, War Savings and
School Penny Stamps in 70 school
days. The number of students invest
Ing was e5.14s.
Within a short time Mr.. Lawler said
he would have a report on the work in
s75 California schools which have an
attendance Of 10000 school children.
OF this total number of schools 174
are country schools.
I'VE must have the close co-opera-
ton Of the newspapers Of the West
and Of leaders Of public opinion in
this work of turning out better citi.
sens. said Mrs. Preston. I'VE school
superintendsnts, principals and teach.
ers are undertaking this job because
We think It 10 our job. However, It IL
every true Amsrican's job and We will
need all the help and cooperation we
can get"
Attending conference called by
Governor John q. Cabins OF the Fed.
sral Reserve Bank Of San Francisco
1t which the decision 10 introduce the
study of thrift to school carriculas
were the following superintendent
Of public instruction:
w. J. Hunting. Nevada.
q. N. Child, Utah
Kr2 Josephine Corliss Preston,
Warrington.
Miss Ethel Il. Redneld, Idaho.
VIII c. Wood. California
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Forty million dollan worth a en-
~ destroyed in the United States
nah year through careless handing.