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CLOSE DAYTONPUBLICSCHOOLS More Than 34000 Children Sent SentHome Home Because of Lack of ofFunds Funds to Continue DAYTON Ohio Oct 28 More than 34000 school children cleaned out their desks today and went home to an unexpected vacation of at least six weeks For 1300 teachers and employes of the city schools system it was not a joyous occasion because the checks they receive tomorrow will be the last until some time in December and then only if Governor Davey calls a special session of the legislature and finds some way of liquidating Ohios 17000000 school debt debtThe The Dayton board of education ordered the schools closed after refusing to borrow more money to keep them open Board Mem ¬ ber Wortman declared the citys school debt is so high it takes a million dollars a year just to pay the interest interestMeanwhile Meanwhile parents of the school children started a movement to petition Governor Davey to call a special session of the general assembly and then appoint a committee to work out some method of financing the schools locally
