Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-10-10
Party Politics and
University Crow d.
Emerge as Leaders,;
Voters Have Import
ant Choice to Make
November 3.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
t>aiiy Dispatch Bureau,
Ry LYNN NISRET

Raleigh. Oct. lO.-Thc welfare .,r
nearly Il million school children :,
North Carolina rests with the mon
and women who will vote Noyrru-
b,r 3 on the proposed amendrCu,
la tn" State constitution providing
one central State board OF cduc.-
lion.
The choice 10 be made by the vot-
crS VIII not he easy. but il is I'M
portant: and each voter individuality
should give serious thought To i,
During In" next three weeks there
Will bU Il great deaf said and writ
ten about the amendment. and pra,-
tically all of ii is subject to discount
The campaign Is shaping up vCry
definitely into II contest between the
politicians and the State University
faculty for control of the public
school system and the thirty million
dollar annual appropriation for pub
lie schools.
The foregoing statement is no.
mcau-.Tnd should not be taken, To
mean every person who Is taking aC-
tive part III publicizing the amcnu-
now before the voters is definitely
aligned with one group or the uthc,
Tor selfish or ultcriOr purposes. Pro-
puncntS and opponents alike come
from all Glasses and strata OF cit
lHcnShIp. There i no reason what
ever 10 ImpuGn the motives OF any
ui Them. Faclual analysis of the com
position OF the organized support ana
opposition III the current campaign
leads IL the conclusion that the leaf
,rHhip il not entirely uuSclfiSh on
either side.
On one point both groups agrc,
the existing situation OF live school
control boards with overlapping. II
not conflicting duties and powers Is
untCndblC and should be changed
mat - ihc sole point Of agreement.
Proponents Ui the amendment now
before the voters contend il will re-
ilCvc the situation: opponents thin;
IL VIII only aGGraVatc and ContIni
admittedly bad conditions.
Here then Is the question posed
for the voters Ia decide. Will this
amendment give the relief desired
or VIII II be wiser ~ wait another
two years and get Il different amcn,.-
mcni that Will better meet the needs
oil North Cardinals public school
.ystcm?
The campaign for adoption of the
amendment now proposed. which III
essence abOlishcS every other school
board and writes the present State
$Choul commission Sct-ulp into the
constitution. is headed by a com
mIttcr of about $50 men and wo-
men from all sections OF the state.
Honor AIRY chairman is former Coy
rrnOr Clyde Il. liucy: active chair
man Is Monroe Rcddcn. chairman OF
the Democratic state executive COM
mIt;cC. More than half the member
ship Of the committee is made up of
DcnciICIaIIcS OF Democratic party
politics. either as federal or state
legislators and office holders.
The opposition is hv/-d by d
committee. not vet complete, but orr
ginally containing about forty name,
NOR" than half of whom are aGfillat-
ed directly with the Chapel Hill unit
OF the State University. but with Dr.
Hubert NJ. Puicat al Wake Forest as
chairman. This committee has named
itself the COMMITTEE for Sound
EduCaiIunal Amendment Prclim-
mary publicity indicates that The
committee Viii not contend that tho