Show I 1 THE TEACHERS opportunity ay 11 iy william mather lois director savings DirL division sion treasury department tho the strength of tho the united states depends upon the practical patriotism and sound economic thought of her I 1 future citizens these characteristics must be developed in the daily life of the school economists agree that the universal adoption of habits of intelligent saving will strengthen our nation tremendously when every wage earner has a reserve fund of money the country will be sound economically socially and politically the teacher who encourages pupils to earn money and to invest in thrift stamps and war savings stamps is doing much tor for their economic strength and practical patriotism each child who buys stamps feels a partnership in the government he be learns tho the wisdom of investing his bia money in suri securities ties that are absolutely safe ho he becomes familiar in a practical way with compound interest and as he sticks stamp after stamp upon the card he has a visual demonstration of how savings grow faith without work is dead thrift without sate safe investment such as government savings securities is robbed of its benefits its virtue lies not mot only in its principles but in the actual practice of investment each year thousands ands of 0 boys and girls in ili the united states slates are deprived of a college education because they lack money you can call remedy this situation among your pupils by starting them on the road to saving early in life and encouraging them to safeguard these savings in government securities tol you are rendering a real service to your country and your pupils by pro sale of these stamps add to your influence as a teacher promote sound economic thought practical patriotism and prosperity by encouraging your pupils in the regular purchase 0 of f thrift stamps and war savings stamps |