Show THE MESSAGE By MARGARET 1 RUSSELL I think to today's schools are wonderful And expensive We proudly send Johnny off to Kindergarten and he comes home and says Mom 1 I need needa a dollar You say A dollar What for For lunch money For a dollar a week I get hot lunches lunch lunch- es at school Why that's wonderful you say warmly You shall have your dollar But Johnny isn't finished I also he says need 5 Five dollars You are a abit abit abit bit shaken What hat do you need five dollars for For fingerprinting We Ve all have to have our fingerprints registered Every c citizen i t i zen should hould do this Five dollars Well VeIl all right I II also Johnny continues imperturbably need for insurance In case I get hurt hurton hurton on the school ground You think this over and knowing that if anyone gets hurt on the school grounds it will be Johnny so you agree to provide the insurance fee You wait a 1 minute and Johnny doesn't say anything so you say Is that all Johnny says Not quite and produces the following list Deposit against breakage and other damage 1000 Use of microscope barometer barometer barometer baro baro- meter atom and other scientific equipment 1500 Tennis golf and skiing in instruction instruction instruction in- in Restroom privileges Rental of hand instrument harmonica Tranquilizers for the teacher teach teach- er Revolving fund for presents for birthdays weddings dropouts dropouts dropouts drop- drop outs etc TOTAL three Fifty dollars You look around for a chair and sit down carefully Fifty three dollars for kindergarten ten Ah that's nothing says Johnny You should see Mortimer's Mortimers Mortimers Mortimer's Mor for timers timer's bill Hes He's in the first grade You think this over and eye your son thoughtfully Maybe ul you jou say just dust maybe you'll h to be held back |