The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-10-20

ed %, Mr. Hylan and was an answer to
the Tammany candidates communlca-
ton putting forward the Flexner letter
Of years ago as proof that the Rookie
Teller interests control the schools Mr..
Wilcox wrote:
Apparently you admit that you have
no evidence except a letter which one
member Of the Board Of Education
wrote 70 another member urging coop
Grafton among those who were in favor
Of a change 81 administration. You fail
10 present the slightest evidence that Or.
Flexner and Mr.. Fosdick represented
any one but themselves. or controlled
any votes but their own.
las for myself. I do not know Mr..
Rockefeller and have never been con-
nected with any Rockefeller interests.
I have never given or been asked TO give
any pledge or assurance to any one re-
specting Gary schools. or other educa-
tional policies. nor has there ever been
any attempt from any source 10 inter
fere with the free exercise Of my own
judgment IN the discharge Of my respon-
sibilities as a member of the Board or
Education. or as President Of the Board.
"A candidate for public office may
fairly be judged by the intelligence and
reasonableness of his criticisms OF the
Administration which he seeks to super
sede Gratuitous SANDER Of members Of
the Board Of Education conscientiously
giving their time and effort and best
judgment without pay to the service or
the school system. will hardly command
the confidence of fair-minded public
opinion"
Estimate Board Accused
peated much that has been said on the
stump and elsewhere about the Gary
system He says he found parents had
"overpowering objections" 10 the Gary
system and he adds that he has discov-
cred 'weighty evidence" that the Board
Of Estimate is controlling school poll
cies through the granting or withhold
ing of school funds. The committee re-
port viii be forthcoming shortly.
Egged on by grown-ups. said by per-
sons living in the neighborhood 70 be
both Socialist and T. w " agitators
about 1000 Of the 300 pupils or Public
School No. III 1O4th street. between
Fifth and Madison Avenues. went on
riotious strike yesterday morning and
again at noon against the adoption IN
the school Of the Gary System.
Hundreds Of striking children as
sembled III front Of the school in the
morning They howled and paradcd.
screamed and whistled and danced
cheered for Hnlquit and boohed the
name of the Mayor until the arrival or
the police.
But at noon the children crowded
around the schoolhouse IN greater dis
order Two men and few youths har-
angued the children telling them not to
submit. A Young woman addressed the
children Historically. Little girls be
gan marching around with Hillquit
banners Bows bombarded the school
house with stones smashing several
windows. among them those of Princi-
pal wilson's office and the police
swooped down upon the crowd for the
second time.
The two men agitators slid away but
the young woman was arrested and arr
raigned before Magistrate ArcGahan in
the Harlem Court He reprimanded
her but suspended a disorder1y conduct
sentence Three bows over sixteen were
arraigned before MAGISTRATE Walsh. al
so IN the Harlem Court. and two were
fined &c. Ten smaller boys were sent
b. the Children's Court TO the chill
dren's Society rooms.