The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-15
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
CALLED HOTBED
OF DISL0YALTY
Startling Charges Made at
Meeting of Board of
Education.
TRANSFER SIX TEACHERS
Investigation Ordered Into
Charges Of Un-Americanism
by Instructors.

| Startling charges Of disloyalty in the
| faculties of New York city's high
schools-charges that went far beyond
! anything that has been printed or ut
! tered in onnection with public school
! troubles of the last few weeks-worked
yesterdays meeting Of the Board Of
! Education up to fever heat. The up
I shot was that the board approved the
transfer of six teachers of the De Witt
Clinton High School stan. scattering
them to widely separated parts Of the
city.
! Arthur s. Somers, a member of the
board from Brooklyn. moved almost be.
yond control by the debate over the
transfers. declared he had positive
knowledge that might after night high
school teachers have been addressing Sc
cret meetings. preaching seditious theo-
ries."
~ have kept still long enough" he
cried after a speaker had referred to
De Witt Clinton High School as a
"hotbed Of sedition." There has been
going on. not for weeks or days, but
for months In the public school system
Of this city a campaign Of seditious
practices. engaged In by students and
teachers as well. The Government has
been attacked. our policy OF carrying
on the war has been attacked and dis.
loyalty has been freely advocated.
I'm some of our schools there WASH,
enough money collected in "a class &c
buy a $50 Liberty bond. In saying thi.
! make certain allowances. but there II
a combination Of such acts. the force oi
which cannot be denied. say that the
Board Of Education has failed in it,
duty to the citizens of this city ant
country II We have not compelled the
. unqualified loyalty Of our teachers"
Transfer Follows suspension.
The action for the transfer OF th,
six De Witt Clinton teachers. pressed
by Supt. John L. Tildsley after a spe
cial investigation. followed the an
nouncement printed Tuesday that thre,
teachers Of the De Witt clinton schoo
have been suspended pending trial OF
charges Of disloyalty.
The teachers named by DR.. Tiidsle.
failed to answer satlsfActorjly ques
. tionnaire put to them Monday The mos
significant questions were upon the Gov
ernments methods OF financing the va
and support OF President Wilson as al
Executive.
II found" said DR. Tildsley. "tha,
number OF the teachers believed Will
La Toilette In tax on excess profits
and that others took a neutral attitud
on the Liberty Loan. I do not attac
the personal loyalty Of those involved
but do find that they are not out an
out loyalsts to the cause of the Govern
n,ent in their teaching
The teachers transfers will take plac
to-day upon the summary action OF tn
board They are:
Morris Barasch. instructor in mathe
MATES. to Commercial High School.
Joseph Jasblonower. instructor |
: mathematics, to New Utrecht Hig
. School.
Israel Morisky. instructor in matht
Il MATES. to Boys High School
g Cornei.a W. Cleveland. instructor
d English, to Bryant High School,
Charles Ham. instructor In history,
Stuyvesant High School.
e Michael kurz, instructor in French. ,
y Boys High School!
e DislOyalty Wont he Tolerated.
=. In this action the board took the star
u that hereafter nothing but outspoke
Is Americanism will be tolerated I'm Il
v city's school system. The principal fau
found with the teachers now transferrt
was that in most cases they had bes
sr half hearted in supporting the Cover
,r ment: they are rot accused Of any e,
,k preston Of disloyalty.
President Wilcox. near the end Of Il
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