El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-29
CLASS BAT TIES
NOW RAGING
IN ENGLAND
Who Should Attend Public
Schools is Debated
Question.
LABORITES URGE
FEE ABOLITION

7 ONDON Eng. Nov. 2s.-Consider
II the number Of automobiles parked
alongside the high schools IN thou
sands OF progressive American cities
this morning. Consider the other
thousands who come TO high school
in machines.
Recall that Wickedly wealthy Amer
lea is now reputed to contain 10000
nilionatress and 100000 OF more
others who can be said 20 be more
than wen to do" Remember how
many Of these children Of the rich 60
TO high school daily to sit alongside
the children OF the day laborer
There IS nothing remarkable in all
tlis. is thsre2
But there is Bearing IN mind the
democracy end universal use Of our
pubic nigh schools, turn your eye
toward England and consider this.
City councillors OF Wea1dstone nro-
test in unmeasured language because
lr. Addison, minister Of health in the
cabinet Of Great Britain, drawing
$4,000 q year. sends his daughters to
tle public high school The coun-
cilors are angry, moreover, because
ne has them taken 70 school each
morning ln his own automobile. From
the rank and Tie. from the so-called
lower classes has come a protest
against S15,0oo a year man sending
children TO public school where
ices are only SO year when he can
a1Lurl 70 send r1em 70 private schools
where fees may be 100 or 200 times
that much Use o. a motor car 10
carry these children TO q school built
Tor the children OF the POOR is a fur
Their cause OF protest.
against Class Distinction.
@ddison has issued statement !
saying II IS the best school in the dis I
rrict which his children can attend Z
while living at home and that he be- /
lieVes there should be less class dis !
tinction in the schools.
The incident is typical OF a battle I
which IS raging In ENGLAND TODAY,
and which. 70 an American. seems 70
be 100 years behind the times.
The war proved 10 at least one man,
David Lloyd George, that this ma
ton. holding an Al position in the
world and Al responsibilities. was
rearing millions who were CO phys
icallr and mentally. new educa-
-iQual schema was drawn up which
would provide for the first time IN
l-ngiish history q system OF free high
labor TO-DAY IS having 20 prepare
plan for a serious battle 70 prevent
the defeat OF this educational plan Z
in the general slashing OF expendi-
ture which q being forced on the
government % prevent England going
bankrupt Leading among the oppo-
ueHts Of the measure to give Eng
laul its first system Of free high
schools IS lord Rothermere, brother
cf lord Northcliffe-
Urge AbOIIshfnE FeeE.
While q man Who makes $1,000 a
YER writes 70 the newspapers an &C
counting Of his poverty under present
conditions. listing ar item OF 5000 a
year school fees for his children
Ituthermere bemoans the expense 10
the various communities OF a sTs-
ten OF public high schools. In res !
taurant 7 overheard business man
talking OF the necessity for running
down TO HaVerf0rd TO see about get
ting his boy into school They we're
'full up' for three terms ahead DUG
the bursar was personal friend OF
his Yet Rothermere speaks or tnel
proposed public high schools as use
less expense. no earthly use 20 them
The classes which have comtortaoleI
incomes can see no reason why high
schools should be built for the edu-
cation OK the "lower classes
IL may not be proper brotherly
& ean-W0rk or courtesy, but the Eve +
ming News, published by Northclif1es /
declares that in the United states the /
public schools are good enough Tor :
erervbody's children" Z
The Labor party, forseelng heavy !
support for the stand which lord
Isothermere voices. is opening a cam
paign for secondary education Tor
let thu electors see that all fees
at public secondary schools (Which /
Is the British term for what We know &
as private schools are abolished ]
and that the local educational author {