Show this year or never you as an adult can postpone plans plan readjust to a changed economy but in the education of children it is a matter of this year or never the education that is denied to childhood today is irretrievably lost we cannot say to a child next year we shall provide a new course in citizenship which fits you for socie tys pressing problems we shall buy you some fine new library boo boalts its new maps new laboratory apparatus pa ratus next year next year we shall furnish you a wonderful textbook in geography or history or arithmetic for tho the chud child this years schooling is at least a twelfth perhaps an eighth a half yes even all of his remaining education it is this year or never many things for which we spend public money may be postponed roads bridges new pavements new lights light i but not the education of youth are you helping people to see thia the fine educational opportunities enjoyed by children today have not come about by accident are we to allow 1 V them to be dissipated at the first st financial exigency from the illinois teacher |