The Owosso times., 1922-04-14
ON EASTER MORN THE CHRIST is RISE
OWOSSO CHAMBER
MEETS At ARM0RY
Questions of Tourists Camp,
and Education Were Lead
ing Topics.

OWOSSO, April 13.-The week
ly meeting of the Chamber or
Commerce was held at the Armory
Tuesday noon.
The meeting was in charge or
the civic committee. Mr.. White
head the chairman spoke for
short time on the action the COM
mittee had taken on the PROPOSE
ton of having state tourist
camp.
Mr.. Whitehead said the commit
tee conferred with Mr.. Omar of the
Shiawassee Automobile club who
is also working on the same propo-
sition.
The land that is being considered
by both parties is that back of the
waterworks
This land if chosen will be
decided over to the state he de-
clared. They will furnish the nee
essary funds for the landscaping
and equiping it into a state camp.
1.-THE only bad feature of this
land is the city wells which may
lead in the states refusal, said
Mr.. Whitehead. The question was
left for further discussion.
Mr.. Willmen, superintendent OF
schools, also spoke on the school
situation of today, and of the petit
tions that will be circulated
throughout the state for the ap-
pointment of a committee to ma
an efficient man to put at the head
of the schools of Michigan.
The committee or board as 1t
will be termed will consist of six
men. they will receive instructions
to find a man suitable for the posi-
ton, no matter where he may be
declared Mr.. Willmen.
He also spoke on the money
raised for new schools, and of the
taxes levied upon the people of
the United States for schools, Civ
ing for comparison the money
spent, in 1913 for different unnec-
essary articles.
In 1918 $762,OOO,OOO was spent
on tobacco alone.
In 1920 $500, 100000 was spent
on cigarets in the United States,
also in the same year the women
spent over $750,000,000 for cos
metics. Besides $50,000,000 was
spent for chewing gum.
There was over S2,100, 100000
spent in the United States for ci-
gars, cigarets and other tobaccos
during 1920.
This Mr.. Willmen said is twice
the amount of money spent on
education the same year.
The total amount of money spent
on luxuries during the year of 1920
as $22,7OO, 100000.
Besides the large amount spent
through evil, that no record is kept
Of He also spoke OF Massachu-
sets as a state boasting of good
schools and still the federal taxes
collected amounted to ten times the
amount spent on schools in the last
SO years in that state.
Still people kick when they have
to pay taxes for education he said.
Mr.. Willmen spoke of the tax
rate in Owosso, giving his own
home, and family as an example.
The assessed value of his home
is $4,000, and the school tax
amounted to $45 for the past year.
With three children attending
the public schools, it only cost me
7k cents a day for their education
for q school year. Now where can
anything be bought as cheap, as
education he asked?
budget, and what narrow margin
it was figured out upon.
With a budget of $4,000, what
is going to be left after the salary
of 95 school employees Is paid
rs of them college graduates and
35 or 40 technically trained, also
the amount spent in the buying OF
new text books each year.
The schools of Owosso he said
are amoung the best in the state
because of the salaries paid to the
teachers. For proof Of this state.
ment he gave the college credit
marks of 23 graduates Of the high
school last year who are freshmen
in college this year.
The marks he said are not only
just passing, but above passing
which is a credit to the schools OF
Owosso and to the teachers also.
At the conclusion of Superin-
tendent Willmen's address, Calvin
Bentley gave report to the
Chamber of Commerce on the pro-
gress of the committee appointed
by the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs
combined to petition the town fol-
I. those favoring eastern time.
A short canvass among the bus
mess men resulted in SO favorable
and five unfavorable.
From a petition taken through
some of the factories of the city
500 signers were added In favor