The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-25
CHARCESPLOT'
TO CUT FUNDS.
FOR SCHOOLS
n. {. A. Head Attacks Effort
To Cripple Education

There is a national, organ
lied campaign to cripple edu-
cation in the United States
thru cutting down funds for
the public schools.
This charge has already been
made by Prof. j. w. Crabtree,
secretary of the National Edu-
cation Association, meeting
here this week. Plans for car
rying on an organized fight
against Anti-Education Propa-
ganda will be taken up by the
educators assembled here.
just who is back of this campaign
to cripple the public schools has not
yet been revealed, but the facts will
probably come out during the sessions
of the N. E. A.
America spends more for candy,
soft drinks, and ice cream than for
education" says Prof. Crabtree.
1T cost about $1,000, 100000 last
year to have good schools" Crabtree
estimated, and then compared this
figure with the money spent for pleas
ure.
"How small that amount is COM
pared to SPILL 100000 for tobacco
and $1,80O,O00,0OO for candy, soft
drinks, and ice creaml
at cost only $780, 100000 for ed
ucation for year, but more than
s3,000,000,00O for Joy riding and
pleasure"
Professor Crabtree said despite
these startling figures, there was or
ganized propaganda against spending
so much money for schools.
The five-day convention of the N.
e. A. opens this morning at the
Auditorium Theater with an address
Of welcome by Mayor William E.
Dever of Chicago.
The National Education Associa-
ton is composed of about $4,000
members, most of whom are ordinary
school teachers. A few years ago
the superior superintendent formed
a separate organization of all super
vising officials of the schools and
they are the people who really de-
eide the questions that are of any
Importance.
Will Hold Separate Gathering.
The superintendent will discuss
and make plans on such subjects as
vocational and part time education,
the education of the immigrant, the
platoon system, shortening the ele-
mentary school course of study and
other subjects that will touch the en-
tire educational system Of America.
The department of class room
teachers who are the real backbone
Of the national education association
and which contains the real
teachers and the rebel elements
will hold a conference during the
course of the convention. They will
maintain headquarters at the La
Sale Hotel, far away from the main
body of the convention.
Such "liberals" as John ]. Tigert,
commissioner Of the United States
government bureau Of education of
the department of the interior, who
advocates the execution of all per.
sons who are red enough to vote
even the socialist ticket, will be
among the speakers.
Fire First; Try Afterwards.
Fred Hunter, superintendent Of
schools in Oakland, Calf, will Speak
on the "Major Detectives of Educa-
ton" On the coast, Hunter is
known as reactionary Of the deep
est dye. He wanted to fire a school
teacher because Of liberal tendencies.
She insisted on trial. Hunter was
willing that she be given trial II
she would consent to being fired
first.
Carl ormond Williams. Of Tonnes
zee, a democratic political leader
among women and field secretary of
the N. f. A., will speak on "School
and Community Possibilities"
Josephine Corliss Preston, former
president of the N. f. A. and state
superintendent Of public instruction
IN the state Of Washington, will talk
on Teacher Training" In 1922 the
friends of public education in Wash
ington were trying TO have a law
passed that would make the big cor
porations in Washington pay their
lust share Of the school taxes. Mrs.
Preston lined up with the Seattle
Chamber Of Commerce, the central
committee Of the republican party.
the kent newspapers and the lumber
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