Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1920-01-02
VlRClNIA'S SCHOOLS ARE
TO Be MORE VALUABLE
Teachers Return From Conference
With Fresh ldeals.-PrincipIes Of
Wise Savings Dscussed.-
Many New Societies
Organized.

Teachers from all sections of Yir.
ginia have returned to their homes and
to their schools from the convention
OF the State Teachers association, re
Gently held in Richmond, imbued WITH
fresh ideals and renewed hopes fol-
further developing the educational life
IN the Old Dominion. Many valuable
Ideas were exchanged, which, when
put into practical execution, will ena
Bile the teachers to do their work even
more efficiently; in other words, tc
eliminate waste Of labor and time in
teaching
Two Of the features Of the conven
ton were the addresses delivered b5
Orr1n Lester, associate director Of the
Savings Division OF the United States
Treasury Department, and DR.. ]. A
c. Chandler, president of the Wiz
liam & Mary College. Both of these
speakers discussed the thrift and
savings movement, showing how II
can be translated into terms of every
day life in the school and in the home
They stressed the advantages which
invariably come from the adoption OF
the savings habit, which means not
only the habit OF saving money reg
ularly, but wise spending, sane IN
vestment-in short the best and most
efficient use Of all natural and 40
CURED resources.
The savings movement in the Viz
gtnta schools, and by this ts meant
the schools practically in every SEQ
zion Of the Old Dominion. is rapior,
assuming promising proportions. AL
ready about three hundred new saw
ings societies have been organized
among the pupils in the public ant
private schools OF the Old Dominion
and three thousand teachers have
promised to organize their class rooms
and grades and to teach the principle
Of thrift as a part Of their regular
york.
Recent official figures from Wash
1gton show that from January l to
November l of this year the sale OF
Treasury Savings Certificates Wal
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps
in Virginia amounted to more thar
S2016,7 700, or per capita purchase OF
about 80 cents for every man, woman
and child in the state. This means
MOI only that the people are acquir
ing the savings habit but that they
are placing their money in govern
ment securities which are the best
and safest in the world
During the month of October, the
Washington figures show, Virgins
people invested more than $4,000 In
savings securities. an increase of more
than $4,000 over the total investment
In September Much Of this work was
done in the schools. and, from the
way that savings societies are beine
organized, the total amount of money
placed in Treasury Certificates. Wal
Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps
promises to be far greater by the end
Of the year
To encourage school children te
save, that is to get the savings habit
In their early years so that 1t may
be a sound economic asset in theil
lives penny and nickel savings books
are being sent out by the thousands
from the Educational Division Of the
War Loan Organization FOR the Fifth
Federal Reserve District, which has
headquarters In Richmond. In addi
ton, beautiful certificates of achieve
ment have been engraved and one viii
be given to every pupil as soon as he
has bought War Savings Stamp out
Of his savings.
A larger one has been engraved for
those class rooms and grades Of which
every pupil is member of a savings
society or thrift club. Both Of these
awards bear the signature Of Carter
Glass, secretary Of the treasury-but
soon to become member OF the Unit
ed States Senate from Virginia-and
George J. Seay, governor Of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank Of the Fifth Dis
trict.
From the Maryland line to North
Carolina, from the Atlantic to the
mountainous boundaries Of West Vir'
ginia, the school children of the Old
Dominion are enlistin e with increas-
ing enthusiasm in ;thd national army
Of thrift which is destined to make
this nation even greater than it has
ever been and which will unfailingly
bring added prosperity fa.nd happiness
to all its people.
To make the principle Of saving
more positive factor in the lives Of
the children and to show 1its practical
application many Of the TEACHERS who
have just returned home frtpm the edu-
cational convention In Richmond, and
also host of others. have decided to
use the Text Books of Thrift in their
schools.
These books which are adapted for
work in primary grades and inl the efe'
mentary and high schools, likewise In
teachers Institutes, are being furnish
ed without charge by the Educgsational
Division of the War and Loan Organ
ization of this district, and any ASuper'
intendent, principal or teacher dxeSir-
ing them need only make his wikhes
known to the War Loan Organfxa1 3sn
and the books will be mailed innnd
tately. The lessons have bean care
fully prepared SO as to make theM no.
only useful but very attract1Kg Gr
they hay proved unusually suecesz
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