Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-20
MUCH MONEY NEEDED
FOR EDUCATIONAL WORK
More Money Spent for Luxurics III
Ono Year Than for Schools
In Three Hundred.
TEACHERS SALARIES LOW
To Carry On These Places of Learn
ing Requires Considerable Ill
nancinS - Facilities I'm United
states Arc Inadequate.

nancinS = Facilities In United
States Arc Inadequate.
Despite the low salaries OF teach
ers and the meaeer and inadequate
equipment of schools. many people
believe the support OF the public
SCHOOLS elementary secondary and
opinion sccms To be very common
about state legislatures and other
tax -lcvytnE bodies. Pcopl" other
wise we'll informed sometimes fall
ncnt professor in one or our great
universities expressed the opinion
thai the support Of the stat" in!vcr-
stiles was about 10 bankrupt some of
tho states. what are the facts? How
do expenditures for the schools com
pare with other expenditures public
ana private? The truth is public
education is not "a burden. Its cost IL
almos, negligible when compared
with other expenditures.
In 1915. tho las, year for which
we spcn, in the United States for
public education. elementary and
secondary. {762.253,l5i. for normal
schools FOR IN" training OF teachers.
S2p.ili.cS9. for higher education in
colleges. universities and professional
and technical schools. whether sup
ported by public taxation or privately
endowed. si37.O55.4i5. The grand
total was 3'Ie.72s.25s In the nifty
years. from 1870 to 1920. we paid for
public elementary and high schools
sl2,ih7.5G3: for normal schools. S2ol.-
lll,232. for higher education In tax
supprtcd and privately endowed coll
leEcs. universities and technical
schools. fl.sni, .r0.272. a total of sit,-
552,7?G.O31 for the nifty years.
For the years preceding 1870 So,
00o.oc0.060 for public elementary ana
secondary schools: s3,0Go.oco for
normal schools. and $50. 100000 for
gx.,, a N.ar IA.
orai estimatcs Adding these To tn"
totals given above viii make a grand
total OF about $4,000. 600. ooo' for
public elementary and secondary
schools. ard i.15" 0oo.O0 for higher
education approximately &lG.6i5.-
ooo,0o5. for public schools. eiefnen,
tary. secondary. normal schools. and
higher education In schools of all
kinds from the beginning OF our his
tory until 1920.
Expenditure. Included.
In all cases the figures includ" oN-
p"ndI,ur"s for buildings and eqnin,
other incid"ntais as we'll as cxpcndt-
lures for teachers salaries.
Tho total amount paid In salaries
20 teaclcrs in public elementary and
secondary schools in 1913. was only
SiN2,2os .5lG. Salaries Of teachers in
schools COLLEGES normal schools
universities and technical schools
amounted 10 approrima'-ly 3sn 80
1?t: making total OF Si'Z .'@,-f"
fcctivc returns. tho total amount
spcu, FOR public cducntion in isIS in
ending current expenditures for pr.-
vn,c and endowed college. and uni-
vcrsitics and AL expenditures for
capital Investment IN buildings and
equipment Was loss than $1,000 600
00r According 20 government re-
turns for 1920, tho pcoDle 81 the
United states snent for uxurics in
tina, wear s22.Tao. oo.ncn. moro than
tyycn.v two times ny much as they
sprut for education only two years
before. and t6 600 moo 600 or 20 per
Govt moro tina" We Nav" spent for
cd~cnuor IN MI Gus history
rxrr-dl,urrs fN- luNu-i"S In 1920
Included arr,r'- other Items:
Fo- fncc po'vdcr cos
r7"'icS. perfumes. ctc- 80 "oh non
r-u-e " goo ono 600
:or. jrIrIS e-nhnn 600
TOLL, scons ann roo nan
,'i.o-.n,s 500 non nnn
CEvars SO 0on nnn
roh'cco ana snur III. so "no 90
r.nxu-'' e"rvi". .... 1000. 900. 200
lov tides pleasure rc-
sorts and races . 3"hn nnn "nh
C'Nnvt,,r -rru 81 nnn 200
Ice c-0r-, " o50.nn0 nno
ro"~. ,-tIc,"- E,rrr,s,-.
u ie i-f"-"eiir~ Z" cornnnr some
ri those i'""'S With tho "Nr"rdifu-"s
Tor education Tho amount pail for
face noN''~- c0s-lo'frg aud p"rfun,os
is orlv SO GOO onO. loss thnn tho total
amount ."yr"nd.h fcr pmhlic ciimen-
'arv ana secondary oducrtior in 1915
and within s5n.n0o.nno Of twice the
total nrr curt NJ sFln rios p1id toach"rs
in nubiic elementary and scconda ~
schools
Tho amount paid for iew~lry is
nearly fnn.onn.nnn moro than tho sal
aries ~ teachers in elementary and
high schools in lhIS and Is NOR. than
the total productive funds Of all en-
dowed colleges and universities in
that wear.
Tho $4,000 ono for chewing gum is
two and on" sn'r times the total cy-
pcnditurcS for normal schools. and nj
most exactly tho same as all state
ard city appropriations for higher
cdrcation.
The 100000. 600 maid for rnrs is
more than twice tho total cost NJ all
higher education. and the S350 0On nnO
nhid for soft drinks is more than
two and onc-half times as much II
is more than tho total value of col :
l"rcs and university buildings. in
cIrdinr dormitorics in inlS
strangely enough, the cost Of toilet
SOAPS IN 1o2n and tho total salaries
OF elementary and secondary teach
"rs in 1918 arc almost exactly tho
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