The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-02
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(Contlnued nom page ~
to f. G. Stecker the secretary-treas-
urer OF. the federation, who, in turn
was to send the proposal to the ~
members of the executive council.
An Innocent Quest.
Finding it convenient last Friday,
Backall stepped into the Offices of the
editor of the City News Bureau, I'll
Ashland Block, 155 North Clark ST.,
and interviewed the editor of the pos
sibility of informing the newspaper
reading public of his proposal to the
American Federation of Teachers.
The editor who took copy of Back
all's letter, informed him, however,
that it would be first submitted by a
reporter to the Chicago board of ed
ucationy Then he added, rather as a
matter of pride: ~ 1oi al
Proud of Capitalist Censorship.
u.'Any news of pupils, schools par
ents'n organizations, in fact anydnews
whatever upon the subject, is always
submitted to the board of education,
and always written up from athesangle
of the board of education'aanl Gsns
This, the most complete censorship
Of alb matters educational by, the CAPT
talistfc board OF education, was appar-
emily a. positive recommendation to
the thorolyb prostituted editor, sSwho
could net even understand the VIRTUE
of press service free from constraint
governmental institutions SERVING
he economic and political interests of
one class--the capitalists, and bend
ng the minds of the other class, the
workers, to the acceptance of bour-
,eois rule as holy and eternals
What Do Union Teachers Think?
What the union teachers of Chicago
and elsewhere think of this pollution
of news regarding their activities at
he very source of such news, remains
to be seen. Union teachers could not
be reached yesterday. But since the
case originates in the letter sent the
executive council of the federation,
The DAILY WORKER reprints the
essential sections as follows:
"Mr. F. G. Stecker, Sec'y.-Treas.,
Teachers Federation of America, Chi
oago Illinois.
Dear Sir: A short while ago, ]
visited Soviet Russia, observed the
educational system of the country
and studied their pedagogical meth,
DDS. | made it my business. to &C
quaint myself with the material vel.
fare, as well as the spiritual stand
ing of the. teachers and their pupils
in that country. My happy discovery
is that they make strenuous attempt
70 develop the most modern system of
education in the world. They have il
as their task to develop and often
even modify when needs call the sDal
ton plan of America. 81, ss9s
''The days during which the present
authorities took over the schools were
J perilous indeed. The civil war rag
ing, the remnants Of which are yet tc
be seen everywhere. Out of this, then
schools emerge with the complex ssys
tenn. 1t is. considered as one of the
greatest achievements of modern ped
agogy. John Dewey and his educa
tional ideas are their beacon lights.
Peasant Life Transformed. az
en- lie of the village is being
transformed. Agriculture and hygiene
are being taught to the peasants and
their children. In the city as we'll as
in the country, the school is inter
woven with the activities of every
day life. The children as members Of
school are live participants Of the
unconstitutional work of the country
"The first All-Russian teachers
convention representing 250,OOO teach
ers, demonstrated the spirit prevail
ing in that land. Reacting to the
school shortage yet existing they dis
cussed methods whereby with the
help of the government they might