The New York herald., 1922-06-07
TEACHERS PROPOSE
POPULAR COUNCIL
Insist on One Of Their Num-
ber Heading Body in Re-
organization.
COMMEND SCHOOL BOARD
Disloyalty Inquiry Fails to
Meet as Scheduled, but Rea-
son Is Not Found.

The Teachers Union offered plan for
the reorganization of the Teachers Coun-
ell of the Board of Education yesterday
and congratulated the board on its atti-
tude toward the Advisory Council on the
Qualifications Of Teachers. A letter to
the board said:
"The board has shown clearly that it
understands the force of the public dis
approval of the un-American and un-
professional body which the administra-
tion of the Lusk Law has made pos
sible"
The letter continued to mote the
directness of the statements OF the
president of the Board of Education in
reference to the unrepresentative char
acter T the Teachers Council and the
suggestion he has made that new plan
of organization be worked out for the
body" 1t added:
''The board will be interested to
know that about one year ago four
teachers organizations jointly proposed
to the Teachers Council a new and
more democratic form of organization
than now exists. These organizations
are the Teachers Welfare League. the
Teachers interests Organization. the
Profes sional Elementary School
Teachers Association and the Teachers
Union.
THE Teachers Union urges your body
to submit to the officers of the teachers
organizations the general situation in
which the Teachers Council now stands
/. with the implicit understanding
that before any plan is adopted con-
vention of the teachers be called
Wants Teacher mt Head.
The Teachers Union plan would make
1t impossible for person not teacher
In the public schools to be president of
the reorganized council as Is now the
case. it is alleged.
For reason not ascertained. the
Advisory Council failed to hold its sched-
uled meeting. EARLY In the day, it was
said. one of the members of the coun-
ell telephoned to the Bar Association
canceling the reservation for meeting
room. 1t was said that the meeting
has been postponed indefinitely. Archi-
bald E. Stevens, secretary and counsel
for the body. was not In his office.
1t was said he was out Of the city.
The executive committee of the
Teachers Council held a meeting, but
refused to issue statement regarding
its import. William J. McAuliffe. presi-
dent of the council. denied that the
Advisory Councils work was discussed
George J. Ryan. president Of the
Board of Education said he would make
no reply to the letter from the Teachers
Union until all charges against the
Teachers Council had been investi-
gated.
Council Called Untruthful.
The Teachers Union continued it's at
tack on the Teachers Council by issuing
statement characterizing as untruthful
the latters statement regarding its ad-
vocacy of the Advisory Council on the
Qualification of Teachers. The unions
statement referred to the Teachers
Councils defence of the advisory council
saying that therein "sheer falsehood Is
set down with appalling frankness."
1t quoted those paragraphs OF the ad-
visory councils statement which have II
that:
1.-THE plan provides that whenever in
formation involving the right OF a
teacher to a certificate under the Lusk
law is lodged with the State Commits
siorer of Education. the teacher shall
have the right to elect whether the in
formation shall be investigated In the
first instance by the State Commissioner
or a preliminary irauiry be made by
the advisory council. No teacher is
compelled to appear in the first instance
before the advisory council. Appear
ance is purely voluntary"
The Teachers Union says this state
ment is untrue and cites formal calls
BY the advisory council which was said
to have read:
1--WE desire to give you every oppor.
tunity to assist US in clearing up any
doubt and we therefore direct you to
appear on at the Bar Associa'
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