| Show ANYHOW PROGRESS IT IS pleasant to learn that this nation spends more on public schools than on any other government function not excepting the cost of keeping ready tor for war our public schools cost two thousand million dollars a year about one fourth the total amount spent for public purposes two billions a year seems a great deal but it Is not much really public aduca tion on which the future depends absolutely sol costs less than twenty dollars per capita and by the way it costs less than halt hall the money spent on cigarettes ar that last la Is an encouraging tact fact it proves that when the people want a thing they get it somehow or other just now they want the best possible public education then they will spend ten billions and more a year for it instead of two billions |
