Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . various interscholastic events. These events have usu-ally included contests in spelling, declamatory contests, andathletic contests. Such an event has been held at Terrysince 1918. Within the short period of three years thePrairie county interscholastic roundup has been extended toinclude almost all of the rural and town schools of the successful contestants have received gold, silver andbronze medals, valuable gifts, and a large number of educational roundups and school events have been a
Biennial report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, state of Montana . various interscholastic events. These events have usu-ally included contests in spelling, declamatory contests, andathletic contests. Such an event has been held at Terrysince 1918. Within the short period of three years thePrairie county interscholastic roundup has been extended toinclude almost all of the rural and town schools of the successful contestants have received gold, silver andbronze medals, valuable gifts, and a large number of educational roundups and school events have been alarge source of profit and pleasure for parents, as well astheir children, and have been instrumental in interestingboys and girls from rural schools to continue their educationin high school. Pupils Savings and Thrift Education The survey of 1920 included questions regarding theamount of money children in the public schools have savedin the form of thrift stamps, liberty bonds, and bank ac-counts. The amount of savings reported up to June, 1920. 64 SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT. New Culbertson High School Building, Typical of the Progress in Many ThirdClass Districts in Montana was $230,444. Of this $124,325 was in thrift stamps and$106,119 in bank accounts. The savings reported were al-most all (95%) made by pupils in elementary schools. Thereports on the amounts saved were, however, very incom-plete. Montana children have saved very much more thanthe present inadequate reports show. In a rural school inPowder River county, for example, several hundred dollarsnot reported are known to have been saved by the sevenchildren enrolled. In several of the larger high schools of thestate as much has probably been saved by students enrolledas was reported for the entire state for high schools. Mon-tana has, in fact, taken a leading part among the states inteaching and encouraging thrift education thru the savinghabit. Lessons in thrift have been given to many childrenand its practice has
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