Ogden Daily Standard | 1909-03-19 | Page 1 | Inauguration of Penny Lunch at Schools

seated at five long tables covered with plain white oilcloth, with white enamel en-amel plates and cups at each place. Each of the children was served with hot soup, fresh buns and a variety ct fruit The Ann stroet school was selected for the experiment on account of tbe urgent need of something of the kind in that district. Although the food served cost about four cents for each child, the expense to each will be only one penny, and this amount will secure se-cure as many bowls of soup and as many buns as desired. Tho penny payment is to instill a spirit of Independence Inde-pendence in each child. Similar lunch rooms will be established in all other city schools. INAUGURATION OF "PENNY LUNCH AT SCHOOLS EXPERIMENT IS TRIED AT ANN STREET SCHOOL. Each Child Is Served With Hot Soup, Fresh Bum and a Variety of Fruit. Lob Angoles, Col., March 19. Under Un-der the direction of the women of the Civic association, the Ann street fchool children enjoyed their first penny pen-ny lunch yesterday, which from now , on will be served to tho children at j noon. I Tho hungry boys and girls were '