The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-10-21
HghSchooLNeUs

What l should know as a repre-
sentative of the general public about
the different kinds of banks and the
banking business"
The following was adjudged by a
prominent banker OF the city the best
paper written on the above subject.
1t was written by Marjorie Spann
Sadie Beasley was given honorable
mention on her paper.
| IL should know The different
kinds of banks and the services which
they render
The different kinds of banks are the
trust company, state, national and saw
ings banks. The private bank may
also be included. The state bank is
controlled by state laws, the national
| bank by national laws and the private
bank by private men. The trust COM
panies lend money, etc. The savings
banks save your money for you. The
state and national banks keep your
/ deposits and allow you to draw mon
ey from them. They also loan and
save your money A private bank on
lily renders service to certain men,
I
strength of different banks
another bank has only $4,000 the
/ fifty thousand dollar bank can be the
strongest. If the 100000 bank has
thief for its president he is liable to
steal some of the money that is de-
posted, but if the $4,000 bank has a
president that is honest it would be
/ the safest or strongest bank. If the
I 100000 bank was careless bank
about lending money while the $4,000
/ bank was not then the, $4,000 bank
would be the most liable to collect
! their money and the other one would
not The $4,000 bank would then be
/ the strongest.
/ $40 borrow money you may see
the president or cashier or any stock
holder. You tell him you want to Dor
row $1,000 to open store and you
would pay it back when the store
brought profit If you were a relia-
Bile man he would most likely lend
it to you.
Al should know how to write
checks of all kinds.
An ordinary check is written by
nutting the number of the check, date
when written and amount of check
in letters and figures, and to whom
the check is payable. Then sign my
name
81 should know what Becomes of
the check from the time | write 1t
until the time it is returned to me.
/ | would give it to the payee, 1t
might be a check to a book company
in Montgomery. They would cash the
check at their local bank, it would
then be sent to the head OF the banks
in this district, which is in Atlanta,
and then sent back to my bank here
as receipt for the debt
! 6.- should know the characters OF
the officers if possible.
| IL should know how to best utll-,
ize the services rendered by each
bank
Senior Class.
The dignitarious seniors. this title
having been previously bestowed by
some individual, again felt its signin-
canoe Friday when the emblems sig
nifying their seniority were given to
them. Notwithstanding, they are all
zealous1y endeavoring to attain re-
markable record to their credi.
| Together with the enlivenment OF
chapel exercises, yell practices were
had in order to animate the spirit OF
the incoming athletic games. On Fri
dav the Americas and Dawson teams
will meet on the Americas grid to play
what will probably be their hardest
game. This game is with Americus
HIGH. remember, the team which did
us up in good fashion the past season.
Let all who can follow the team as 1t
goes for its first game off the home
field. Dawson has a winning team;
let everybody boost it.
The famous Glee club OF the Daw-
son high has been reorganized and IN
the near future its accomplishments
will be the general discourse OF the
people. Dawson high is laboring with
all possible power. Watch, boost and
/ cooperate with it, everybody.
Junior Jabberings.
Louise Bridges, one Of the class
most faithful members, is again with
us after an absence OF two days on
account OF sickness.
The tenth grade is working on
class song, and is hoping to have 1t
by the latter part of next week
We have taken up the new classic
Macbeth in literature, and all have
great hopes of enjoying the reading
Iof Shakespeare's tragedy.
The members of the tenth grade eX-
tend congratulations to the Brown
twins. Clara and Charlie for the max
ing, especially in French, a study
(which they had never taken, making
it necessary for them to cover the
work we had been over the past month