Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — PUT COLLEGE SAVINGS CLUBS IN ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS [ARTICLE]

PUT COLLEGE SAVINGS CLUBS IN ALL THE HIGH SCHOOLS

Seventh District W. S. S. Organization to Aid Children Build Up Fund for Education. College Savings clubs in all the high schools of the. Seventh district is the aim of the War Savings educational committee, of which Shailer Mathews Is the chairman. This new plan was decided upon at a recent meeting of the committee at the Chicago headquarters. The object is to get high school students to prepare for a college education through saving and investment in War Savings stamps. To secure special training in a college, technical school, nonnab school, professional school or university costs money, but regular saving by high school students will open the way for any boy or girl of determination. Money can be earned after school, on Saturdays and during the vacation periods. Some boys and girls have an allowance from parents. Frequently they receive cash gifts. This money put into Thrift and War Savings stamps will work for the high school students while they are getting their preliminary education. • Mrs. Alfred J. Benson, manager of the division of schools and churches for Illinois, strongly urged the keeping of a personal account by children. She points out that there are three sources of income for the school child. They are individual earnings, allowances by the parents and gifts. Some system of individual accounts for school children may be worked out by the committee later. The normal schools and teachers* colleges of the district will receive the attention of the committee. An effort will be made to have Thrift courses put in both these classes of educational institutions at once. At the meeting of the committee were: Shailer Mathews, chairman; E. U. Graff of Indianapolis; J. V. McNally, Detroit; Thomas Boyce, Milwaukee ; Mrs. P. O. Altman, Detroit; Mrs. Alfred J. Benson, and Albert Boswell, manager of sales. (TO BE CONTINUED)