The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-01-09
URGES SCHOOLS
TO KEEP CLUBS
State Superintendent Cary
Asks Kenoshans to Con-
tinue Patriotism in
Education.
COMMENTS ON BENEFITS
Eminent Educator Maintains That
War-Work Has Given American
Children Training for
Citizenship.
COMMENTS ON BENEFITS

The schools of Kenosha are going 20
retain their wartime energy and
coloring that is they are If they fol-
low the advice given by State Super
intendent G. P. Carey, in letter to
local school children. The communica-
tion outlines the eminent educator $
ideas relative to war and war-savings
societies and viii undoubtedl. affect
future scholastic policies in Kenosha.
1t reads in part as follows:
~ have been pleased to learn
through your superintendents that a
large number of school societies have
been organized throughout the state.
The work that you are doing will have
a great influence not only in making
your school work better in every way,
but also in enabling you to do your
work as citizens more efficiently in
years to come.
"The influenza epidemic has inter
fered greatly with the school work of
the state, including the work done in
your school societies. 7 am sorry
whenever the schools suffer loss, re-
cause you are the real losers. The time
of school preparation is short enough
as it is for many of you, and, for that
reason, I urge all of you to enter into
the work with the greatest possible
energy, in order that you may in some
degree make up for the time lost.
''The epidemic impresses us with the
Importance Of caring for our health.
Will you please do all you can to help
your parents and teachers to keep your
homes and schools in as healthful con-
dition as possible9 Take good care of
your health personally, and remember
that strong healthy body is necessary,
IN order to do good work of any kind.
ct am sure you are glad that the
great war is won. Let us always APP
preciate what our boys have done for
us. They have fought for democracy
and won the fight. It is now for all of
us to work together, in order that the
democracy may be further perfected.
In this work no one has more import
ant part than you who are now attend
ing public school When YOU prepare
yourselves for citizenship through your
study of the common school branches
you are performing a patriotic duty.
There are battles to be fought in time
OF peace as well as in time of war; and
it IS of the greatest Importance that
the citizen soldiers have minds that
are trained to think and to act.
"The Government will continue the
sale of Thrift and War Savings Stamps
throughout the year. Our boys are
still in Europe and we must provide for
them until they come back to us.
Hence, let us keep up our saving ac-
tivities. A new series of War Savings
Stamps was issued January /. These
stamps are blue and will be payable
January /, 1924. The Thrift Stamps
are the same. as before.
E'War Savings societies for adults
are also being formed in the state, and
/ wish very much that you will do all
you can to help in the program given
in these societies. You can do much to
give the grown people information
on matters that viii help them in their
reading. The pamphlet sent your teach
er will be Of interest to you in your work
in geography and civil government.
La conclusion, I urge you to make
use Of every opportunity to be of
service both Individually and as a
school. Put your knowledge into prac-
tice whenever you can.