SCHOOL CHILDREN TAX THEMSELVES
ZURICH, March 20. The pupils of Geneva are paying a little tax -of their own free will, the so-called “ Sou du mois ” (ten centimes), collected by cashiers elected in thw classes and intended for the embeffishment of the schoolrooms, purchase ’olj books for the school libraries, etc J this manner the insufficient grants made by the State are supplemented, ahd the little taxpayers are quite enthusiastic about their idea of going without c roll for lunch once a month in order to offer their .little bit of help.
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Evening Star, Issue 20140, 3 April 1929, Page 6
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92SCHOOL CHILDREN TAX THEMSELVES Evening Star, Issue 20140, 3 April 1929, Page 6
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