Evening journal., 1917-06-07
THE IMPENDING BATTLE BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL
INTELLIGENCE AND EDUCATIONAL
TcNORANCr
IGNORANCE.

THY IMINGTON voters viii decide on Saturday
w whether there shall or shall not be, a change for
the better IN the administration Of the affairs OF the
public schools In our city.
Those who wish an improvement in conditions will
FOe for the ticket that has been put in the field by the
Citizens General Committee That ticket is headed by
George B. Miller, one of wilmingtOns most popular
and highly respected citizens and an avOwed friend of
twentieth century educational methods.
Those who wish the old and the much.critlcized
methods Of the past continue will vote for tho ticket
that is led by Samuel H. Baynard, tho present head Of
he Board Of Education. That ticket stands for the per.
petuaton OF the Hayward Cooper-Hgh School Janitor
control Of our cty's educational affairs, with It's flag
rant disregard and defiance Of public opinion.
The election win put tho matter fairly and squarely
up 10 the people, If they the ballot properly
Saturday they rid the children OF the handcaps
they suffer under the present Board Of Education con-
troll If they It improperly, they continue to
nflict those thousands of boys and girls with those
handicaps, which are marring their lives.
Friends OF the Baynard-CoOper-High school JanItOr
combination are exceedingly active IN all the wards en-
deavorng to President Baynard from defeat They
may be successful in their efforts because they are
forts save him be crowned with success 1t viii he
because Wilmington parents recreant in their duty
to their children and to the children OF their friends
and neighbOrs.
In short there Is power in the city that can pre-
vent the parents from getting rid Of the Baynard.
CoOper-High School Janitor control of our public
schools and substituting much better control Ii they
be disposed to do it.
IT. however, such parents "lay down on the jobs and
permit Baynard Cooper, the High School Janltor and
their henchmen to the school election on saturday
they will deserve what they get in return for their
civic indifference and neglect.
II is the parents Job.
We know what they ought to do!
We do not pretend to know what they win do!
Their duty to themselves. to their children and to
the city is to to the polls to cast their votes for
George B. Miller and the ticket which he heads and
to put their school system upon a basis which will
make for efficiency and economy and be responsive tC
the public Will.
We would advise those parents that every by-way il
our city is being cOmbed votes to be used to per
peuate the present control Men with friends sery,
and TO grind are marshalng behind The Baynard
Coope-Hgh School Janor ticket every electoral ele
ment possible matter how debased it may be how
little real interest such element may have in citys
educational welfare
In sense, the fight at the polls in all the wards
Saturday win be between the people who desire
educational intelligence and the people who desire edu-
o"uonai Ignorance. Those who favor educational ig-
noranee' are awake and doing They count upon the
apathy and indifference OF those who favor educational
n'eilsence 10 enable educational Ignorance 70 win
~ Is clearly Up to all the parents in our city who
desire iOr 'neir boys and girls the best things pro-
eura0ie Of an educational nature to assert themselves
ut the polls.
Every little bit added to what you've got makes
Just little bit more says General Hag as he take