Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-19
j. S. SPENDS MORE FOR
SMOKES THAN SCHOOLS
Commissioner of Education ClaX.
ton Gives Gripping Statistics
in Talk Here.
ADDRESSES COLLEGE noDY
Opposes Idea That, because Man
Does Not Usc institution, He
should BE Exempted From Pay
ing Taxes.

More money was thrown away in
cigarette s,umps last year than was
extended for education in the Unitod
States"
Win ,h> aud many other equally
gripping statistics. Commissioner OF
PUbl, EiNca;icu rhilaudcr T. Clan
;on vest crtHy held his audience in
rapt attention at the evening scs-
sion o. the Association OF Virginia
colleges in the palm Room OF the
jefferson Hotel
-Four times AZ much.' hr said.
was spent on luNurics than was en-
pended on education. and onc-third
as much Was spen, for pas wars and
iu preparation FOR future wars than
states within tho iast NIFTY years
Optimistic for Future.
MI CihNton said that b" meant no
=, Election on any person OF trade. but
merely wanted ,o show that what
was cXunudcd on education was NOW
4 ncglicihl" quantity He was very
optimistic for ,hc future II education.
In 1870. he said. We spent on pub
al, ana high schools $4,000. ooo. Last
YEAR w sp"ut Sl0l5.n0u.0oo. In 1870
Nc spe"t ON higher education <a;pv";-
COO Last year NC spent $4,000 eco.
We hav. spent on education two or
three million dollars moro than the
rrst OF the world put together. We
have come 10 look upon the public
school a. our creates; co-opcratlN"
undertaking and the rest Of the
world regards IL as the most char
.c;e~istic oc our institutions. u Is
Impossible to have democracy WITH,
out preparation in the form OF pun
lie "ducAticn'
entirely opposed 10 the idea prevail
iac in some places that because II
man did not send his son I" tn" pun;
~, school ne ought 20 b" "Nempicu
II -
.ln,ir wealth" 70 declared $50 that
am children, whatever their means
ir..y il. prepared through education
more. nut no untion ever grew
uoorcr hy making its people more
Iicicnt
polyteuhu!c Institute, presided az the
I'm. chief speaker was Dean John IL.
l,ttaur, al Johns Hopkins university.
Nvh1sc subject was tn" purpose. Allh
course in Liberal Arts. which was
fo.lcwed by an open discussion Dean
II y Campbell. of WASHINGTON anu
Lee University. ais" Spok. M ms
III. Julian \. Bnrruss. president o:
tho Virginia Polytechnic Institute
smoke on the subject Gan the IN
flwcncc Of III. War lie Properly IN,
Vote Against Merger.
Members OF the Virginia A.socia-
ID on of Womcn's Colleges ana Sch"ptS
voted not To merge with the Asso,
citation Of Virginia Colleges. and
''erted pr. ! y. { Chandler, OF MI
am ana Mary president for the
coming year.
O,her officers chosen ARE: Dean w.
!. ShachlcGord. az Virginia Christian
COLLEGE. l.ynchburg. FIRST NICc-pr"Si-
don't: MESS NJ T.. Higgins. of Mary
baldwin Seminary. second vicc-pre>i-
Sn'tm third vice pr Sid"ni. ana Mrs.
.tda lIiil head Of stuart Hall. Staun-
ton. secretary and treasurer H. ..
llunstnCcr. president Of Virginia In
iermout college. bristol. was APP
pointed chairman 81 the COMMITTEES
Ing ~. ORE Latham hatcher. dirc.'-
~ Of the Bureau al Vacations for
Women. the Rev Asbury Christian,
y. -, OF EiAckStOh" College. Miss
Matte !. Cooke. ~ iioliins College,
and 4: l. crooks. Of Randolph Ma
That Tho annual convention Of both
should take plac"--in the same city
"ub within thu same week. was de-
termlncd. TWO talks Viii Ice given
this morning, after which The asSo.
citation will adjourn. Al $50 o'clock
iiampdcu sidney Coijcgc. viii dis
cGsS should th" Content OF the UiEh
school Course Completed hv q stu
dent lie tScd ;ei. - E4His az Deter
lNthlh- us '.lssl .cJiiOn and Course
~ study IN college" Pres idcni
~" colleges Co-pp,ratc in Conduct
ln: Extension CourscS?' Iaier there
Wi! hr - business session. and IN.
ASSOCIATION VIII adjourn a, noon.