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| 34 How many times did you attend the "movies" during the week? How much money did you spend for "movies"? How much money did you for other amusements? How much money did you for candy and sweets? The lower grade children would not hesitate to answer these ques- tions. That the result from older boys and girls might be depended upon, teachers were instructed to] ask every student to write his answers on a slip of paper and hand spend spend | it in without his name. Tt was ex- plained that this was an earnest ef- fort to secure reliable data and all students were asked to be very frank] in their replies. At the same time | they were assured that the informa- | tion would not be used to check on | individuals. The reports were hand-| ed in and the data tabulated as fol-| lows: High school pupils reporting, 970; | dll ed EE 2 RR TT TP Pd 777777077 city appropriation for school pur- poses for 1919. The total expenditur- es of the boys and girls of the city during the period of thirty-nine weeks is within $27,000 of the amount it is estimated will build a modern junior high school. If the grand total of $107,660.67 were available for in- vestment in War Savings Stamps, it would amount to $127,726.67 January 1, 1924. These statements have been made for the purpose of emphasizing the fact that pennies count when saved. WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1919 15 as a basis, the children of the public MARVELOUS TOY VIOLIN Lies e er] WISCONSIN CITY BARES Sehonls woud pen during the| perfect in every detail, and so small oo 00 ' $chool year the following amounts: |, will lie within a space covered by PUPILS EXTRAVAGANCE Movies. ........0c $ 9,865.99 § 14,874.60 wo-half dollars laid side by side, Lon- | Other amusements 31,864.56 14,874.60 don now boasts of having the smallest CRE Candy and sweets 19,643.91 15,113.67 violin in the world. It was made by La Crosse Estimates $107,660 Goes for : Ft = the well-known violinist, B. Vander- Pleasures and Candy In Year; Total .ovve ive. $57,374.46 $50,286.21 meulen, and is exquisitely constructed O U will find th at our Lesson in Saving Grand total"... ln 00 $107,660.67 i as to scale. The exact measurements - ; ' are: Violin body, 1.11-16 inches ; ' . ras To emphasize the problem it was|*ef, Vien 2-38 inches; bow 3.9-16 ||! show room 1s filled with B. E. McCormick, superintendent| pointed out to parent-teacher meet- inches. | of the La Crosse, Wisconsin, public|ings that the local expenditures of Mis PE An ST y s schools, has made a survey of the|the high school pupils for the thir- beautiful things at reasonable schools of that city showing how|ty-nine weeks on the basis of the | . : . much money pupils spend for movies, | data collected would be just $4,000 THE Pp Yice S, which experienced candy and other amusements. The| more than the total amount of money 1 k i Its of his investigation are being| paid to the high school teachers for S i hy A) the basis of a thrift cam-|the same period, and. that the onl New York Gift Shop men wi ta € p casure ;1 n ign among the students and par-| expenditures of the .grade pupils for 5 \ ; . Sg the latter through the Parent|these three purposes would be about offers to the ladies of the North showing to you. Teacher associations. The question-| one-half of the total payroll of grade Shore the most complete and | "naire sent out covered the period|teachers. The total expenditures of i . v from September 25 to October 2. The | grade and high school pupils amount- well-selected lines of Christmas following questions were asked: ed to about two-thirds of the total Gifts in the loop. Handbags Nasegays Bar-Pins Lockets Hand Embroidered Neckwear Colored Linen Handkerchiefs 1226 STEVENS BUILDING 17 North State St., Chicago Hipp & Coburn Co. Serwels. 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