THRIFT CAMPAIGN

Stratford Evening Post, Volume I, Issue 81, 14 March 1931, Page 5

THRIFT CAMPAIGN

CHILDREN'S rGOOQ RESPONSE REPORT gftlfe POST OFFICE •■;■■■.■ SCHEME. ■ 'mi**' . ?;* [n ;■.■; •.., Last year the Post Offices id the a "Thqft Campaign"/wUh the support of the Education. Board, among the children of- the y'aripus. schools. Some details ot the. w.ay in which it is working out were "given the "Stratford Post" to-day by the Postmaster, Mr. J. H. Fletcher?;';,. "When a stiryey was made recently," 6a}ff MrV Fletcher, "we found that no 1,200 children's accounts had been opened as a direct result of the campaign, In addition, as a, big proportion of the chidlren had already had accounts in the Savings Banfc/.cthedmovement stimulated their interest; and/more deposits were made, though in many cases nothing had' been, the accounts for a considerable period." Postmasters start of the campaign visj;te#, tfjje, various schools and gave lectures to the children, with a view to inculcating the spirit of thrift. At the 'and adjacent schools 236 new were opened. "A particularly pleasing feature was the co-operation of the teachers, especially at gtfme of the country schools," stated Mr. Fletcher. As an example of thii-spirit, he said that in some of the schools having an attendance of, 'say, Wi pupils, the percentage of children''having accounts was as high as' 98 "per cent. There was a healthy spirit} of rivalry in evidence, which was'cCrntributing -largely to the success of the scheme. , .