Show SUPPORT OF EDUCATION Amerl American an business must support American ica 1 education for the simple and f incontrovertible reason that American is absolutely dependent upon pon the product of American education This sentiment as expressed by MatheI Math Math- I eI er et Lewis LeIs of the Chamber of Commerce of z the tho United States before the Rotary lub lub of of Chicago elicited spontaneous 1 ous applause e. e economical the most businesslike thing we can do said Mr Lewis is to train the rising generation of Americans to think ana and to think straight t I tWe We must provide our boys and girls with Bound sound economic knowledge Th The l thing ing which American youth needs to learn more today than anything else is the tho value of a dollar the dignity of honest labor the Joy of a workmanlike workmanlike workman workman- like Job to understand that you OU cannot cannot cannot can can- not both eat your cake and have it It would strengthen the moral fiber and th the Industrial value of or our youth If Sf f In all 11 our schools there were shops the students produced articles Whoso osa whole hole value depended upon the skill and care with which they were made bade The value of this custom would Ie Increased if if the children re received pocket money but that which they gained from this productive labor It is significant that in in ina a certain cit city in Wisconsin the students pay a year more for sweets and movies ies les than the entire public education system of the community costs and that in one of the commercial centers ot of the Northwest the per capita dally daily exp expenditure of children for trifles is 1 in 10 O 10 a f 1 i r n V lo for that extravagance which is the greatest weakness of American youth In a real democracy every worker Isa is isa isa a capitalist every citizen has a financial financial finan finan- cial margin America if it is to perform perform perform per per- form its dut duty to the world fr in the creation creation creation crea crea- tion of capital must turn from its habits habits hab hab- its of extravagance The majority of young people toda today drift Into the first Job that presents itself The only requirements generally are that it be a white collar COnal job and not too strenuous Proper economic training will bring in its wake a more careful consideration of ones one's life work and a more Intelligent prel preparation 4 fn It D i 1 |