Show PU PUBLIC UC SCHOOLS Do you know that the value of all public property used for school purposes in the United States StateN amounts to the enormous sum of or Do you know that the cost of operating operating op op- the public schools of or the United States for one year amounts to a grand total of Do you know that there are enrolled enrolled enrolled en en- rolled in the elementary and high schools of or the United States pupils Do you know that the average annual an- an annual annual an an- nual school expense per pupil in the 48 states of this Union is about The average per pupil in New York being the average average average aver aver- age in Mississippi being 1232 Under date of October 15 the Universal Press Service sent out a report re report report re- re port based upon figures furnished bythe by bythe bythe the United States treasury depart depart- ment mont As you read lead this report which we quote below remember that it is estimated that the public schools in the United States for the same year rear cost between and or considerably consider consider- considerably abl ably less than one billion dollars American women paid for rouge lipsticks powder and perfume during 1919 according to luxury tax returns at the treasury treasur today At the same both men and women spent the enormous sum of or for all taxable taxable taxable tax tax- able luxuries the figures snow Half HaIr a billion dollars was sp spent nt for jewelry but that is only half the amount spent for candy The advent of prohibition boosted AmerIcas AmerIca's Americas America's Ameri AmerI- cas ca's bill for soft drinks to With furs selling at the highest highest highest high high- est prices in history only worth were bought For phonographs phonographs pho pho- and pianos was paid and for automobiles 2 2 Chewing gum cost Here are a few of the other items in the nations nation's luxury bill Jo Joy Joyriding Joyriding riding pleasure resorts and races luxurious foods toads luxurious services toilet soaps ice cream and cake and confection The next time you yon hear anybody talking about the great cost of ot the public schools or opposing increased ed revenues for schools quote a afew afew afew few of these figures Doesn't it seem reasonable that this country countr should pay at least tenth one as much for its public schools as it does for taxable luxuries But one- one tenth of our luxury bill is easily twice as much as the cost of our public schools |