New Britain herald., 1928-03-15
MACLEOD STRESSES THRIFT IN SCHOOL Local Bank One of First to En.
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 TOW Nisht-I!ain,ilIe Briefs. Pla!uville was one of the first
 towns 10 encourage thrift in the public schools. X. \. Macleod of tn,
 Plainville Trust Co. said last night
 at well-attended meeting of the
 Parent-Teacher association in the High school auditorium. Tho local
 bank began to cooperate with tn, American Bankers association
 adopted this feature as . part Of il:
 national program.
 The meeting was attended by zoe parents. teachers and friends ot tho { schools. Miss Bulklcy of tho statr
 bureau of hygiene spoke on Keep.
 ing Children Well" and showed the
 values Of the different groups O.
 foods. emphasizing in particular the ! beneficial qualities os milk.
 1 Superintendent of Schools Leon C.
 Staples spoke briefly on the Junior High school plan which will be { started hero in the fall, when the
 seventh and eighth grades will be
 moved into the High school build
 ing. He said Plainville High school 1 has a standard high enough to ad
 init graduates to college but that thc school Was not primarily designed l for this small percentage of pupils.
 It is catered 10 the larger proportion
 who would finish their education in
 high school.
 Mrs, Charles R. Clark reported 1 that Slll.b0 had been cleared on tne
 recent whist. After the meeting the
 teachers served crullers and coffee
 10 the parents. The parents gath cred alpha bct!cally and had an op. 1 portunity to meet the teachers. 1 Mir. MacLsods s talk on thrift was as follows:
 MT. Staples had more in mind 1 than merely asking me to give a talk on thrift, because he told mo that the school was finding it diff cult In some instances 10 make plain the object oi the school saving sys- tenn.
 'l 1m glad to do this because the plan ls q mutual arrangement be- tween the management of the local schools and the bank to lend help in the growing idea in this country of ours. as it has been in other coun- tries, that thrift might well be en- couraged and taught to tho ever in creasng army of youngsters. Some twelve years ago it be- came apparent 10 the American
 Bankers association that the plan was one of tremendous importance aiN the association passed resolu- tions recommending that the sub ject Of thrift become q part of our school system. That 1t might be- come q part of the regular school work and he demonstrated in q practical way the local banks were encouraged to include this program of service. Many banks have offer ed the service (the local bank being one of the first In the country 10 cs- tabltsh a school savings system) long before the American Bankers association took part.
 Teaching children the value of money IS a very important part of their education. Too many of us make the gray" mistake of assun- most inpressionable part of their lives in careless disregard of thrift will suddenly become frugal and prudent as they grow up. Thrift does not come at your beck and call. nor can it be slipped on or off as we do our coat. It nIust be practice rather than theory, by example rather than by precept.
 It costs a good deal 10 feed, clothc and educate our youngsters: never theless. there are very few parents who would not do anything in their power 10 pomote the well-being Of their childen. The dollar your child saves regularly out of his pocket money or allowance, voluntarily sac riiicing his desire for candy and other goodies, and places In the school savings book, where each week he can see 1t grow in amount, means more than just Inoney---it will lead 10 the firm establishment Of the habit of thrift Thus. it Is important that we older ones gave as an ex- ample. but VIC must also teach the child to save for himself.
 Thrift means moro than we us- ually think it does-in the first place. it does not mean miscrliness, grabbing. cheese pairing, squeezing and saving every cent, at the ex- rense Of self-respcct. comfort or health. Thrift at once earns and saves, with q view 10 wholesome and profitable expenditure al fitting the actual accumulation of | home or money is the outward and visible sign that q man is really thrifty, and although thrift is more