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Why So Expensive?
One of the most amazing facts brought out at the Flint Hill ParentTeachers meeting last Friday was the cost of school buildings. Figures showed that it would take $10,000 per room to build a school-house!
That is beyond the comprehension of most citizens—especially folks in a rural community who know a little something about the cost of barns and houses.
The $10,000-per-room doesn’t include any equipment, either. A double Set of window shades, such as is used in schools, costs about $16 per window; and a plain metal chair for an auditorium will cost $525. $8,000 would be a conservative estimate to equip a 15-room school.
That equipment expense is understandable. Black-boards are expensive; desks cost a lot; bells to ring for classes, and all the other many things needed are expensive.
The thing that appalls is that perroom cost—$10,0001 What in the world do they pot into the construction-platinum nails? Or perhaps the door-knobs are 24-karat? What are the walls—Italian pink marble? What ore the floors—Persian rugs? . It seems that something has been over-estimated, or else no fellow can afford to build a wood-shed unless he robbed the mint. Most people manage to get good, substantial, fireproof buildings put up, and the cost is far below $10,000 per room. That
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