The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-18
THE POLITICAL ATTACK ON
 THE SCHOOLS
ON

stupid thing that done in politics Democratic platform the public schools made by the con venon persons who know nothing about the school system and who care ess with purpose Ill mn to the votes of the dsgruntled teachers
 There votes in this These political teachers sent delegations in every direction
 They went to the various elements in both primary fights virtually pdgng support in return for political cooperation
 They approached veness when it was not known would the primaries lose them They went to Cornell, head of the winning faction
 They Republicans conveying in each who be delivered the little clique which operates the Bridgeport Teachers Asoca ton may direct.
 Nothing be further the truth Most of the Bridgeport teachers feel humaed by the noisy umutuou greed conduct of these few The to dodge duties which according to the leading the United States teachers should be willing to perform
 Bridgeports 700 conscientious They know that the schools exist for the children that the ch time and they willing the teachers of Fairfield willing, to teach little longer.
 Most of these intelligent enough to know that high for teachers cannot exist with school day that is always shortening They know that public sentiment is not upon of the Teachers Association, which. tries to force up the children 900 hour year
 The of Education asks for eleven hundred hour year. Is this unreasonable? Most people work 2OO hours year. Many work longer
 The larger sort of educators those with vision and intel lec believe the all round school with provision for children and teachers who physically unable to for
 The Bridgeport Teachers Association clique Its off not inrequeny named than votes It not of the body of real 2 Hlo Association thrive by politics
 leading members clamoring Board Education, while abler until their ability recognized voces in the political the voices of teachers who have sought undesrved promotion and have been denied
 The welfare of the children of this city imperavely quires a longer teaching year.
 The small number of children get along the short but they will do better the longer year.
 It is the thousands of children who the Ahave been suffering through the constantly decreasing voted to teaching
 It not necessary because schools crowded upon half time teaching policy To teach full time it , merely necessary to little longer.
 The schools of Bridgeport cost the taxpayers eatng charges close to two millions dollars Hundreds thousands of this has been wasted This the The lives of children have been wasted
 board education consists ofpersons. persons it. with good will to children without it. they prefer the good will of the Teachers Association with its political aions to the good of the pubc the well being of the and justice for the youth of Bridgeport
 This question: then each parent should ask:
 Do Bridgeport system politically oper- aed by of political teachers and po ticians for their mutual benefit do want school system operated expert educators for the good the ciren
 political control to creep the schools promotion is for political teaching ability hen indeed will Bridgeport be dsgaced its children condemned.