Show WHY BUILD SCHOOLS NOW tot by otto ualle Mallery r y 1 the newest ocean liners have queer looking bulges at the water line they lire are tanks when a would roll the ship the stabilizing tanks keep the blimp on a comparatively even keel Str strange angol 1 ships had been rolling lolling for hundreds of yeura years before anyone an yone thought of this simple device to steady beeady them Strange tinge also that ni no Aea readying dying device has been employed to pre prevent vent the heavy rolling of industry which every now and then spills millions of workers iulo into the rough sea of unemployment for the first time in ili history a president of the united skates teS is ay offering leadership leade in ill forg mg a ati steadying adding device si Weding up tj ullie and private vite us general business buhl neba slows down why build that school I 1 now why not wait until business conditions are easier because Bec aue the building of your school and other schools w will bring this about on the other othe r hand ivym if you I 1 and others responsible nible for such decisions do 10 nothing arid and waif lor the busl business sky to clear clouds may gath er isiord more heavily that li Is why the re ie vent funt conferences in the white house laid anch on oil speeding up public and private construction during the pie sent ft business bu ainess ar air construction is 19 a 11 potential balacic ba balance latic e w wheel feel 1 dorall industry when 11 g beneral c 11 er al business is low as at present public cau call mabe make it up private construction lell fell off about 16 15 per cent in ili lya public contraction can an act as a balance wheel for foi all construe tiou tion and loi for industry iu ili general school construe action pon is an important spoke in this balanco balance wheel heuple sire supposed to 0 o here Is a ui pro problem blew toi for you ou public works oils atall of all kinds red fed elal state hatate municipal pal hue been running at the late of a 21 bil 1011 per year jeur suppose in a tear of 0 bust nes n the vollme liui li ui should be hi by 32 bil lluu or 0 per cent economists economist I 1 fab 11 latt gnp cent la the ing abc its VS of 0 the v arkers who inake and trails arans poll materials shows chii 0 ono 1 half of till the wages will be spent within wi thin a few months in retail store I 1 the retable ic kailei deposit dePos lt 14 in th the bank bau deposits turn over on the aberago og 0 twenty five ile times per year twenty tv five times onu one half billion 1 Is twelve and one half billions billion divide tilts ays billions billion by bya 5 to obtain the amount of I 1 1 eliv N va ages g e 4 oaid because the dollar runs luiis around five bases from homo home to homo home the wage earner starts front home und and leaves the d ollar at hist first base with the retailer who aulls with it to the wholesaler at second base the wholesaler whole carries canies it to the manufacturer fac at third base the advances it to the raw law nion man in ili mine or held field or 01 forest foiest ind and lio he carries canies it back to the consumer tit at home on fifth exise ase Y k circuit of five n bases is followed from the hist first group of A workers after they hit tile the collir until they colyle boino to lat 1 at again there loie fole put luto into a year ar results resul tsAn in 2 00 of purchasing power this gives a picture of how far one oile half billion dollars of new credit will go in one 5 year ear it takes only a few lifts hits to break bleak up it a baseball galeand game and it takes comparatively few dollars of new credit to break up a depression the difference between prosperity and le is comparatively small A tall fall of 15 per cent in general production sis as in ili 1920 21 Is a severe enough shock toi tott throw now millions out of work A rise ilse of in 15 per pel cent ceist to 20 por per cent in public conati construction action including schools in ili the first si months of 1910 19 10 will in sure the country against loss and s suffering af towns and school districts ean can sell bonds noir at a laver lo 10 rate of interest than prevailed during 1920 the demand for fora bonds of unquestioned security is better when speculation la Is unpopular the only factor that may cause hesitation Is perhaps an increase lu ili delinquent ent taxes it taxes are not cociu coming w in ili as i well vell a as usual hialit it may liay S seem eem cou conservatives to postpone e school building and the ve sale of school bonds whose interest and sinking fund are to be paid out of taxes caon examination LIAS lails policy Is not conservative but destructive not building because of siow bow tit tint collections will make tax collections i still slower iver also it all public author itic postponed building and public construction came to a standstill I 1 there would be a terrific repercussion in ili the production of raw materials in fit indu itry ary and in ili transportation in many state claims tor for delinquent tax taxes esca cain 6 be sold fr for cash all ama ale aie a I 1 prime investment so fao that a school board is in it a tar far better post position to build than a private company whose custom customers irs are behindhand behind hand whore tax claims cl a ems can not legally be sold it a farseeing far seeing board will und find other ways to join in fly the national campaign for and employment ait the building now is not lor for the sake of the children hut but for the sake qt of the workers of the nation construction wages released gnp ln purchasing power ivill NN buy hats in ney york cotton aptton fabrics in fit georgia and lu ili maine the paper to wrap them Build ift tp ip a town three I 1 tates sules away will creato ra had purchasing 1 power 0 we r for the products ro of your town lind and reg region loti if the reasons tor for building that school were good six blie months ago the reasons reason 9 ari aie better now the interest will he bb less th the building cost may be less tsei the school board now ailts lilts a definite bartto play in a nation a il n jor the stabilization of in r oil and ej employ loyat ment 11 I 1 1 A aai f alding 11 jig the ae war r school ci I 1 building was stopped t to allow tor for other a activities this fact combined with the rapid expansion of school enrolment clment created a serious bill ling shortage much building has been during the past decade but much re remains mAllis W to bet be done millions of children are still housed in buildings that are tempo 1111 crowded unsanitary and poorly adapted to the diot the modern school this conditions obtains both in ill tit the large cities and the smaller country communities the time has now come to net act let every community consider its building needs and take tilt necessary steps to with needed new construction it will help tile the children it will help the workman it will help the in merchant erchant and all the rest it will give the community a part in a great nationwide movement every child is entitled to a school building which will conserve his big health by providing un till abundance of fresh air properly arranged light modern sanitary facilities and generous space for physical training and play every child is entitled to a building that is beautiful howe however small or large it may be a constant challenge to lils ills sense of and fineness all children are entitled to a building that Is convenient for a childs time alme is infinitely n fint tely precious and the notions of ef ll fi clency which ffitch he be gains during his big school lays days aie are likely to remain him throughout life J E M the above items were taken from the journal of the national education association |