New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-15
Gary System To B. ri
planned by Non.Part;...
Committee
Parents Indorse Pr,
Educators and Bushes. N.
Praise Mayors EFor,.
for Education

Recognizing that the publ. -.
system, and the Gary plan in n.,.'
lar, viii be an important issu. /, !,
coming municipal campaign.
ment was started yesterday 70 3D.
the voters as 70 the scope and 49,.
Of the school system under n. NJ
Fusion administration. H.n,.
Committee on Public Eluca:ion-,
partisan body has ju-. been orc,,,,.
under the auspices Of the Publ, w.
fare League. for the purpose Of iu,.,.
ing the voters about the con,,,,..
work carried on in the school, A.
city government during the las,
years.
Michael Fried5am, president n Il
Altman & Co, who has been ir,.,.
IN educational problems FOR many ,.,r
is chairman Of the Commi.te.
lie Education. Everett D. Mari,
educational lecturer OF the Peo,r.,.
stitutc, is secretary. and Henri N.
Donald, treasurer. Speakers and =.
urers VIII be sent into all par,, 80.
CITY. among them being WiI;.. =
wilcox, president OF the Re-.
Education; la ;. Vile and Az. !.
rows Fernandez, director Of n. c Sse
School League. Wv ''
A corps OF educational er,s,,,
accompany the Fusion carpaign s,..c
ers on their rounds and eYoi,;l
Gary system from the car.tsl ~
Among the other member, az ,..
formed committee, besides nror:,
educators, are several leader, az ~,
gresslve thought in labor cirtl., H.,
include William Ii. Ashton. Air. I
Boulton, Samuel B. Dornelly Ia.
Morr'ssey. John Pima, Coroner t.
otny Healy. John Collier. Samuel In
sohn, Professor John Dewey. Of csr.
bia University; Professor David g.
den, Of Columbia; 5. Walter Kautnm.
and Louis y. Hammerl.ng. Of "a. r..
eign Language Newspaper Associate,
Committees Statement
Following its Organization y....,.,.
the committee issued the follOv.,
statement.
The school issue has been bro,...,
IN the present campaign By eandld,,s
Tor office and other interested p.ri,
whose apparent object is TO create ,.,.
sion and obscure facts.
Ihis committee has been formed !,
tne belief that the city's educatc,,
policies should be weighed solely i,,-
the standpoint of educational n.rI
and the best interests and welfare 4
the children Of TIE city.
Under modern industrial condi.io,
which exist in the most intense form
the world in New York City, o,,e,
tunity for recreation and the ,Isn.
ence, skill and character Geyelorr,,,
that come from the use of tools e,,n
longer De provided ~ the indinia
parents.
Schools Must Fill Void
This deficit o. opportunity for esIl.
hood must to-day De met By the ses,,
II 1t Is 20 be met az all. During the l,s
three years policies have been ins..
gurated 20 meet this need in New Yor
and many other cities OF this eountr
New York City has experimental b
meet the need in ways economical
practicable and has aimed at the ssz
time to provide seat for every child
The committee regards il as the In,
duty OF the school 70 give the chiltr
access TO the spiritual and cultural hsi
ltage OF our land and nation, and ,h.i
IN addition, TO train the child in uxt:
and self-supportiag work, so tina, n
can render service for what he rs|
celves. Manhood first and then irdl:
trial power"