Newark post., 1920-09-01
SCHOOL CHILDREN
"MAKE 1T UNANIMOUS"
FOR THRIFT
s,nerintendents and Princi-
pals Laying Plans for Drive
on Quota Plan

NmngSterS IN the pennsylvania,
delaware and New Jersey schools
will have to pass" something else
besides the time-honored 'rithmic,
nDnmunship n history during this
coming school year.
Last year a half million out Of the
two million school children in the
tIlird Federal Reserve District were
on .,usiastlc Government savers and
bought an average of nearly stamp
niece or an aggregate value of
s2COOOOO. This coming school year
tho children, the teachers and the Off
cials Of the Savings Division of the
Tinted States Treasury Department
have Jointly decided that they will
make it unanimous" for saving.
They have set a quota of two big
STAMPS for every child in every school
which means that if lived up to,
total of $4,000 900 face value will be
saved by youthful thrifty scholars,
their actual investment being $16,700,-
600.
The system of sales among scholars
will be the same this year as last
,,,, with the exception Of the defin-
ite quota set in lieu Of the vagu"
"saye as much as you can" plan II
las, wear. "School banks" will be
ag.jn organized in every school class
room, with the miniature barking
svs.em of caring for pennies deposit.
&c, converting them into Thrift
nd the Thrift Stamps into
Savings Stamps costing little over
Sd and worth So on maturity five
wears later The cost OF two Savings
Stamps. averaged over the year, is
sS35. The quotas will be translated
into weekly terms for the children,
Who are to be encouraged to set thir
goal at last 16 pennies every week,
which gives the desired S2O,OOO,OOO
total for the district for the scho-l
year,
County School Superintendent and
'rirclpals VIII, have been laying
Mans for the thrift drive during vaca'
tion months are now confident that
under the quota plan" this goal can
be obtained or very nearly approx
mated. Scores of school children
have written George E. Lloyd, Saw
ings Director of the Third Federal
Reserve District, endorsing the plan
and stating that they believe that
their sales will double or treble under
the quota system.
Teaching thrift and Saving tt
school children in the early grating
in them of those virtues and hablts
that will make for their future well
being and prosperity and that of thell
country. Educators and teachers full!
realize the benefits and are enthuslas
tic promoters of the Savings Plan
Hundreds of class rooms are dali.
sending in their applications to b
organized into Savings Societies AM
the Savings Division is busy distrl
buting attractive and interestln
Thrift lessons and Thrift literature
( Any school, classroom, lndustr1a
place. or any organization whateVe
can be enrolled in the Government
Savings Society by simply commun'
eating with the Savings Division, NJ
925 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, +;
Article % =,
At recent meeting of 1t. }. All
son O'Daniel Post, No. 6, America
Legion. delegates were elected to tf
State convention which will be HI
at Dover.at date in September M
yet fixed. September IA, the da'
originally set conflicts with the DEM
cratic State Convention. A later .da'
will therefore in all probability
chosen
The following were elected del
gates: John w. Ramsey and Ere
Strickland; alternates, Lee Lewis al
Harry Herbener.
At this meeting some changes we
made in the constitution of the loc
Post The dues were increased, Il
meeting night changed, and likewi
the time for election of delegates.