Show statistics As to earnings show that education brings Finan financial kial returns 1 by REV AUSTIN HUNTER jackion boulevard Chrit christian tian church Choi cli chicago in no age is the value of an education more apparent thou than the present our ago age hns has been described as utilitarian and materialistic the possession of gold has been regarded as a dominant force in the worlds progress yet the greatest benefactors of the world have not been men of large financial means education has a financial value A table prepared by the massachusetts Ilass achu state board of education shows the weekly earnings of children who left school at fourteen until the end of their twenty fifth year those who loft left school at fourteen began tit at 4 1 rl a week and at the end of their awen twenty ty fifth year were receiving 1275 a week those from the high school began at 10 a week and at twenty five were rec receiving biving 31 a week the total e earnings awnings i of ilia elementary schoolboy in ilia twelve years were while those of the high school boy in the eight years were education increases our happiness it brings a capacity for enjoyment which money cannot purchase liase it opens up tip the ilia facilities of the soul so eo that life becomes full of meaning moreover it increases our usefulness the pathway to real greatness is found in service |