The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-04-19
Education and Luxuries
Shameful Strikers When Our Public
Schools Are Concerned

SCHOOLS Are CONCERNED
WE SPENT LESS THAN A BILLION DOLLARS
w in the last year, for which have a record, for
education. This takes in all the schools and colleges
Bit we spent for luxurcs in 1920 the last year for
which have a record, nearly $23, 000, 100000
About % times as much for Injuries ms for educa-
ton!
Six billion dollars in this year for luxures
than have spent in the whole history of the United
States for education!
In 1920 we spent practically much for face pow
der, cosmetics and perfumes laid out all our
educational activities.
The fact is we are shirkers when il comes educa-
ton.
We are shameful shirkers.
We say that the schools cost us lot of money when
we ought to be ashamed of the beggarly amount we
spend. We ought to be ashamed to look our under
aid school teachers in the face.
And yet, many Of the teachers get more than they
ca-if possible to less than they get and do
anything at all.
We fail to make the schools what they should be.
We do not give them the right sort of work to do. We
treat them that they become the refuge of people
who are satisfied to do thing of which they cannot
really be proud. We make school teaching stop-gap
for girls between their own school days and matri-
mony.
1t is disagreeable thing to write that last sentence,
when thinks of the many devoted teacher who do
such fine work at such bcggarly salaries but in the
main il is true.
The schools should find work to do of an education
al character, which would make teaching the great
profession for the able and women of the land.
Any who knows the subject knows that there is
plenty of such work for the schools do They should
be enabled to do it
The schools need men. They need able men. They
need ADLER women than they get in any considerable
number.
Even tho consumed less face powder, perfumes
and cosmetics-and other luxurics-we have not
spoken of tobacco-we ought to make the profession
one in which people would be proud to be enrolled
When this is DONE the future of this nation will hold
an infinitely brighter promise
We arc in a mild uproar over the proposed
Roosevelt high school, in Seattle.
The first attack this high school was that the
courses of study il i to offer too elaborate" Il
pointed out that provision had been made for six
science rooms, art and design room and whatnot!
Terrible, isn't il? Our boys and girls are TO learn
something usefuEthngs that will help them in later
life; practical things, to give them better chance to
earn a livelihood than mastering Latin and Greek
perhaps.
The sliness of this criticism was apparent One or
two blats and the education knockers now attack
ing another front They contend that the Roose-
welt high school be built for less than the est.
mated 81 100000.
If can be built for less and yet give the students
the educational facilities they need The Star will
never cease working for such reduction.
Let mistake our intention.
Let build the Roosevelt high school at the lowest
cost possible consistent with the very best in educa
tional facilities.
Nothing more, and nothing less!