War savings programs for schools at war [electronic resource]: a handbook of dramatic material / prepared by Education Section, War Finance Division, U.S. Treasury Department.

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Title	War savings programs for schools at war [electronic resource]: a handbook of dramatic material / prepared by Education Section, War Finance Division, U.S. Treasury Department.
Alternative Title	A handbook of war savings school assembly programs.
Item Number	t0004
Creator (Corporate)	United States. War Finance Division.
Government Publisher	U.S. Treasury Department; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1945
Physical Description	74 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes	WFD-978--cover.; Schools at war: learn, share, conserve, save, serve.--cover.; Tested plays... program ideas--cover.; Title from cover.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents	What makes a good War Savings Program? -- Points a good War Savings Program should make -- Sell war stamps instead of charging admission -- How to write a script -- Some ideas for short plays -- Where to find ideas -- Some suitable sources -- A few books on playwriting -- Government material -- Private material -- School theatre publications -- A few books on play production -- Play publishers -- Wel will do our share (elementary school play), by Mildren Hark and Noel McQueen -- The squander bug mystery (elementary school play), by Aileen L. Fisher -- The booby trap (high school play), by Helen Louise Miller -- Vacation: limited (high school play), by Walter Hackett -- Keep it flying (15-minute school radio script), by Vivian Fletcher -- Danny the demon salesman (5-minute school radio script), by Vivian Fletcher -- Suggestions for classroom programs (poems, songs, dialogs).
Summary	For greatest effectiveness, a good War Savings program will not only inspire its audience, but will also cover (within the main attraction, or through supplementary appeals) as many as possible of the following points: (1) An appeal to patriotism. (2) An appeal to self-interest (it is easy to forget that money invested in War Stamps and Bonds is not given, but lent - and that bonds pay an excellent rate of return.) (3) A review of the three-point importance of the War Savings program to the winning of the war and the winning of the peace. (a) Bonds and Stamps help pay for the weapons which will help win the war and speed the peace. (b) Money put into Bonds and Stamps will keep prices down - the prices of food, clothing, and rent, as well as the prices of weapons. Everyone wants to be Uncle Sam's partner, not his competitor. (c) When the bonds mature the money Americans have put into War Bonds will help keep our economy on an even keel. Insofar as our national debt is owed to all of us, repayment of it will help everyone - help everyone buy the cars, housing, conveniences, travel, etc., we are now doing without - help insure that there will not be a post-war depression. (4) An opportunity for immediate action on the part of the audience.-p. 4.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Drama.
Gov Doc Classification	T 66.6:P 94/945
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	t0004.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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