The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-03-04

The thrift and economic exhibits Of
"a large thrift cartoons in colors were
displayed in all schools and in most
cases were accompanied by special
talk.
School savings banks have been in
augerated in nearly all schools.
Hundreds Of pupils are starting
systematic savings. Valley City alone
has already enrolled 100 depositors
with deposits amounting to $101. 1.45.
This banking is all handled by the
student organization. In Spencer the
teachers are handling it with equally
good results. In Lodi G. A. Hostetler,
superintendent Of schools, arranged
with County Supt. Ulery so that the
thrift essay should count as a double
question in the English examination
held that week. Lodi had the largest
total number of thrift essays for the
county.
Thrift Week was heartily indorsed
by the County Ministerial association
and Jan. % appointed as Thrift Sun
day thruout the county. The follow
ing churches are among those which
gave thrift a definite place in their
program either by a special Thrift
sermon or other special emphasis:
Wadsworth Methodist, Wadsworth
Reformed, Lodi Methodist, Spencer
Methodist, Seville Baptist, Sharon
Center Methodist, Remson Corner
Disciple, Medina Methodist, Medina
Baptist, Medina, Episcopal, Medina
Congregational, Medina, Disciple, lie
Roy Methodist, Granger Methodist.
There may also have been others
which did not report. ,. l. III
| The motion picture houses of Wads-
worth, Medina and Lodi ran set Of
ten thrift slides during thrift week.
At the Princess theatre on Wednes-
day, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
there were three-minute speakers in
connection with the slides. These were
arranged by the speakers bureau of
the County Thrift committee and
were given by leading business men.
The newspapers of the county gave
literally Of their space, both in the
news columns and editorially, and
many business houses carried attrac-
tive window displays emphasizing the
thrift idea.
Factories brought the thrift tho't
10 it's employees in various ways
some quite unique, and the Medina
Kiwanis club devoted one of it's meet
ings to a presentation Of thrift week
and it's application. Also many bust
ness men Incorporated the thrift idea
in their newspaper advertising, and
very effectively.
I At the January meeting of the P0-
mona Grange held at Mallet Greek, or
Saturday, Jan. 8, the Thrift Exhibit
was displayed in the town hall and q
special thrift talk given on the pro.
gram. The exhibit and thrift talks
arranged by the speakers bureau were
there offered to any Of the subordi.
nate oranges which wished to arrange
| for same.
Several women's clubs including
such as the Kings Daughters, the
Child Protective League, etc., took ur
| the thrift idea at their January meet
Iings, giving special attention to fam
/ lily budgets. Several of these have
/; been put into operation in families fol-
the first time as a direct result o1
| these meetings.
| Expended for thrift week supplies
counsel from the National headqaar
| ters and prizes awarded to the win
ners in the schools amounted to $162.
54, from the. banks. II
| The time and expense of promotion
was largely contributed by the Coun
| ty Board of Education and the Y. M
| C.. A. through G. B. Ulery, County
Supt. Of schools, s. H. Babcock, ASST
Supt. Of schools and E. W, Barnes
County Y. M. G. A. secretary.
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