Show Time For Class MONEY FOR FOB OUR SCHOOLS These schools were good enough for tor forme torme forme me they were good enough for tor my father tather and they are good enough for tor I our children says Mr Brown Why tear down old buildings Why not use them as long as they will stand Why Wily add new v rooms with frills asks Mr White Why didn't we wo build when prices were low Now when prices are high we want wont to build more rooms than the whole town ever had before argues Mr Black Dlack Such cross currents are blowing about In many California communities today In some somo places they become Hood flood tides r and actually kill school expansion In order that such complaints do not check I bond drives In communities where the number of children have Increased several hundred per cent there should bo be answers responses from those many who believe CHILDREN ARE OUR BEST INVESTMENT Mr Brown were your schools good goodenough enough Why then did so few of or you get through school It was free Why are over 50 per cent of or our children In ira need of or glasses before they reach adolescence Maybe the buildings you built were Inadequate not only In size but also nIso In lighting and other I necessities o nece S1 tics Why Whys Mr l Brown If 1 your schools were were- r so good have you made such a mess of ot this century with your wars and depres depres- depressions depressions depressions and waste of resources Mr Black why didn't you build your own home j when hen prices were low Do we not have havo more more money now than we ever had before Dont Don't we have more chil children chil- chil children dren now than ever before Mr White what would happen If 1 your school fell tell down next Tuesday morning at 1029 What If It your child did not get out when the fire signal blew be because be- be because because cause there were not enough doors When we have ha found out more about how children learn In the last 20 years than In all recorded history why do you want us to stick to the methods of limited offerings and monotonous drill you hated so much Maybe your so call ed frills are Nare necessary tools today We raise ralso money for tor guns for more government for tor old age for tor vacations for luxuries We have money for tor every every- everything everything thing and we want more But some of or ofus orus ofus us grumble about money for tor our schools Mr l Brown Brown Mr Black Mr White White- what would happen If 1 we spent as much for tor our schools as we do for tor war Or even as much as we spend on whiskey cigarettes and lipstick In these times the number of ot digits between and frequently marks our affection Let these symbols represent our affection for humanity growing In terms of our Ideals Ideals for for our children ours and our neighbors |