Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-03-03
CHILDREN BUY
SIO70l9 IN
THRIFT STAMPS
PROGRAM DEVOTED TOTHRIFT.

PROGRAM DEVOTED TOTHRIFT.
The Federation program Monday,
was devoted to Thrift" and was ar
ranged and codnucted b ythe organ
ization's Thrift Committee, COM
posed of Mrs. M. r. jackson and
Mrs. Sam Sharp. Cooperating with
this committee were the committees
from the Central and South Side
Schools Parent Teacher Associations
composed Of Mrs. F. w. Llewellyn
and Principal e Bufford and Miss
Hatcher from Central and Mrs., G. F.
Clark, Principal Houghland and Miss
Perkins from South Side. Under the
direction Of these committees and as
sisted by the teachers Of the two
grade schools, as intensive educational
campaign for Thrift was conducted
during the week ending February 10.
Talks were made to the pupils on the
value Of Thrift and the practice of
economy. Under the direction Of the
teachers essays were written and IL
Illustrated posters made by the pupils.
A feature Of Mondays meeting was
the display Of posters from South
Side grades /, 2 and s, and Central
grades 6 and z; illustrated essays
from South Side grades A, 6, z and 8,
and essays from Central grades 6,
z and 8.
CHILDREN BUY $1O7O.19 IN
THRIFT STAMPS.
The reports from the two schools
showed that during the past week
81, 070.79 was invested by the pupils
in War Savings and Thrift Stamps.
The report from South Side School
made by Harry Scott was that $252.87
was invested in savings stamps dur
ing the past week and that the regular
buying of these stamps would con-
tinue throughout the school year.
The reports from the Central School
were made by the representatives OF
the the Thrift Societies of each room,
total being $817.32:
Joseph Gamble for Grade /, Miss
Wright, teacher, $500.
Hazel Green, Grade l., Miss Same
beck, teacher, $1.25.
Emily Carter, Grade 2, Miss Pryor,
teacher, 1925.
Mary Elizabeth Jones, Grade 8
Miss Craddock, teacher 1893.
Glen Hatfield, Grade 8, Miss
Hatcher, teacher SLIPS.
Josephine Butler, grade 4, Miss
Bernard, teacher, $4.75.
Mabel Brown Jackson, grade A,
Miss Karnes, teacher, $12.s8
Lorraine Ford, grade 5, Miss Cauth-
orn, teacher, $57.56.
George Adams, grade s, Miss Sher-
man, teacher, $347.50.
Donald Owen, grade z, Miss Van
I1OTuS SdSucI, YLII.tU. .-
Marion Dry, grade 8, Mr.. Bufford,
teacher, $251.50
It was stated that the total sales Of
thrift and war stamps for the entire
school year Of last year was South
Side, $390.24 and Central, $855.46.
Mrs. w. R. jackson was in charge
of the program. Mrs. j. F. Llewellyn
told of the Federation's plan to make
Thrift fashionable. Mrs. c. F. Clark
read an interesting paper on econ
structive Thrift" and Mrs. Fred
Llewellyn an instructive paper on
THE Teaching Of Thrift in Schools"
Postmaster Jackson explained the
operation and the value of the United
! States Postal Savings Bank and, in
: cidentally, spoke of the Mexico Saw
ings and Loan Association as a local
institution promoting thrift. Inter
esting items on Thrift we're given by
a number of members.
nterspersed through the program
were the following musical and liter
airy numbers:
Ukelele Duet, Janice Emmons and
Virginia Ellen Wilkins.
Recitation, Thrift Stamps" Helen
Van Matre.
Quartette, Mesdames W. G. Will
kins, E. R. Locke, Bradford Sapping-
ton and Stiddim. :
Reading, Mrs. r. N. Henderson.