The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-13

try recruiting grounds for indus
The bureau Of education OF
is already flooding the country "
ment of the schools on the
basis of more production"
This propaganda aims at the
perpetuation Of the capitalist
system and the use Of the
schools entirely in the interests
of the business men and indus
trial exploiters.
Issue "The Broadside"
The bureau of education has sent
thruout the entire country sheet
called 1.-THE Broadside," boosting edu-
cation week and appealing for the
continuation Of the present profit sys-
tenn. A statement by President Cool
idge in this leafet sounds the key
not for using the schools as a means
of teaching increased production. 1T
is impossible to conceive that there
should be any increase in agricul-
tural products, in the production of
manufactures, OF any other increase
in our material wealth thru ignor-
ance," says Coolidge's statement.
1.-THE reaction to using the resources
Of the country to develop the brains
Of the country thru education has al
ways been greatly to stimulate and
increase the power of the people to
produce"
Then Coolidge, who made the same
statement in an address to the 1924
convention to the National Education
Association, pleads for the upholding
of the present profit system. Our
popular government could only be pre-
dicated on popular education" says
Strikebreaker Cal. "For all changes
which our people may desire, for all
grievances which they may suffer, the
ballot box furnishes complete method
and remedy" Cal neglects to add that
1t required a little something more
than the ballot box to establish our
GLORIOUS democracy"
Out to Eight Communism" :.
has been fred to Eight Communism"
during education week, urges the
slogan, in bold type, that Education
produces wealth. 1t will be good bust
ness to change the 100000 illiterates
into literates."
Even the teaching of homework
is to be put on a business basis from
now on, we learn from the "educa-
ton week" propaganda. Scientific
training for the home is one of the
striking expansions of American edu-
cation" the "Broadside" tells u.s.
Business recognizes that the home
economist is an indispensable asset
because she can furnish the scientific
Information, good judgement, and
knowledge of household utilities need
ed for the billboard and advertising
columns. She represents the home in
business.
"The home economist in business
can disseminate directly to the TWEEN
sy-two million homes of our country
the underlying principle Of satisfac-
ton for value received which con-
tributes to the peace of mind, which
Is so essetial to the ultimate goal of
ducation-namely better citizenship"
In other words, education week is
meant to teach the American people
that they cannot be good citizens un-
less they are contented with their
lot, and until they are willing to ac-
cept the idea of the profit system on
which business is now run as the
Dnly possible course.
"Schoo Life" Helps.
The Education Week Broadside,"
however, goes deeper with it's propa-
ganda. We are not only to be con-
tented with our small salaries, but
we are supposed to worship the hard
labor we perform to obtain that small
salary. We are to salute the flag as
a symbol of hard work in return for
little money, and we are to smile
while doing It and say we like it. II
we don't smile, 1t will displease the
American Legion, which, we are told
by the bureau Of education, lis one
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